The Washington times., 1906-12-08
TELLS WHY
IN A LETTER
to SPEAKER
Thinks He Deserves ltfOr
Not Bothering Members
Seyenty-one Years.

With the thermometer down to- twcn-
~ degrees above zero. Mark
Twain today discarded his white fan
mel clothes. which were the attraction
at the Capital yesterday. and Journeyed
To the White House IA "a heavy dark
suit.
ITS too bleak" he said
Mr. Twain arrived at the White
House at lI;30 He was accompanied
by his private secretary, and both were
evidently very green at the White
House Where do / go2" asked the
humorist Then Congressman Serene
Z. Payne Of New York grabbed his arm
and introduced him 10 O friend from
Albany. "I remember listening 10 your
address before the Sanitary Committee
several years ago" said the albany
man.
Il don't remember it." said Mr.. Glenn
ems. looking peruleXed.
Not IN Washington. 1t happened in
Albany" explained the man from the
Empire State capital.
'Oh, yes, l do remember that" said
the author of Tom Sawyer. But you
see this is the first time 1 have been IA
Washington for twenty-five years.
dor't often come here on depreciation
expeditions Ike the one I'm on now
I'm here on this copyright business and
want to see the President about it,
Then he walked over to Major Loeffler
the Presidents doorkeeper, and ex-
claimed: "I want the usual thing ia
like 70 see the President
"The Presidents With U.s."
Mr.. Clemens was not in the Presidents
office more than five minutes. When he
came out he said: The President is
one with US on the copyright matter"
Just ar this moment the correspond
ent of q Boston paper asked him If he
would not give his views on simplided
spelling. well. as ! have written an
article on that subject for a certain mag
azine. l do not feel that it would be
fair to the magazine 70 tell you what
think OF it, Besides that I doubt If
your paper will pay me so cents word
for the matter anyway"
After his call on the President the
distinguished novelist went to the Capt.
toI where he took possession OF Speaker
Cannon's private room. From his head
quarters there Mark will conduct
vigorous campaign in the interest Of the
new. copyright legislation Speaker Can
non. in addition 10 turning over his Offl-
ciaI quarters to twain, has designated
his private messenger to act as scout
for the novelist in running members iatO
the room. there to undergo the lessons
in the needed copyright reform that
Twain IS prepared to preach
When the humorist arrived yesterday he
presented to Speaker Cannon a char
acteristic letter demanding the thanks
Of Congress so ne could go on the floor
and there lobby for the copyright meas
ures. Explaining that such a course
ives impossible. Speaker Cannon then
made the concession OF his private room
and his messenger.
"Get Busy, Uncle Joseph"
The letter which Mark Twain address
ed to Dear Uncle Joseph" reads as
follows:
please get me the thanks of Con-
sress-not next week, but right away. II
is very necessary. Do accomplish this
for your affecuonate old friend right
away. Bv persuasion if you can; by
violence. If you must. for IL is i'm
peratively necessary that l get on the
floor for two or three hours and talk 10
the members. man by man. In behalf
OF the support, encouragement, and pro-
Continued on Third PaEel