Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-05

detail my business to him before l could
see the President. That far the story is
correct. Now. l did not want to talk over
the matter with any one We have for five
years refrained from making any public
mention OF the difficulty, and | told Mr..
Barnes that | would rather say what L
had to say direct to the President. He said
that : could not see the President in that
way. Then 7 told him the matter in just
as few words as | could. l was not talk
ing loud. l was not excited. In fact,
was talking low because, though there Were
only a few people present, | did not care
for any one to hear what | had to say.
The only consolation l got was to be
told to go TO the War Department. Then l
said:
Mr. Barnes. that is what we have been
told for five years and that is what we
have done. The matter never gets to the
President in that way. and | want to put
the simple facts before him
AT that Mr.. Barnes told me brusQuely
that could not see the President. and
that that the end of it.
Then what l said has been entirely mis-
understood. | pleaded with him for just a
few minutes of the Presidents time and
said: 4 have nothing else to do, and am
perfectly willing to wait here all day, if
necessary, till he is ready to spare me just
few minutes. l am perfectly willing to
wait any length OF time till he can spare
just little time to see me-
Directed to Leave the Building.
Then Mr. Barnes glowered and said:
We'll. YOU can't wait here, and you will
have to leave the building
81 was astonished at the tone. and re
piled: Certainly this is public building.
and | am an American citizen who wants
to see the President But he raised his
hand and 1t seemed TO be a signal for two
officers to seize me.
1T is untrue that l screamed or resisted.
/ u m httl n
anything except Don't lay hands on me.
Don't force me- But was showed toward
the door. and then it was that l fell. |
did not throw myself on the ground. l
tainted. and then it was that | was
dragged I'm that condition by those supposed
Officers Of the law, VINO were simply
cOwardly ruffians. Some one came behind
and pushed me at the same time.
They got me to one of the exits and
there / came to. l did resist and struggle
then, and l appealed to the bystanders.
said, Is there not an American here to
help me-? But no one moved. In the SER
wants quarters some of the women APP
pealed to the policemen. | heard them say.
oh. don't treat her that way. Don't do
that But the rutfians that had hold of me
shut them up harshly and paid no further
attention 10 them, simply bundling me into
"a vehicle of some sort and carrying me Off
Origin of Husbands Trouble.
Mrs Morris went at some length into the
origin of the difficulty over which she
wanted to see the President. It was a long
and somewhat involved family history. and
had to DO with the disposition of her
fathers estate, Of which her brother, Rep
reseutative Hull. was the executor. She
said In regard TO this:
1T was a small estate; too small by far to
have any trouble over. And my husband
and / have tried all these years to avoid
any publicity over II. But l rather think
1t has come to a point where silence is no
longer a virtue.
Mr.. Hull has followed my husband and
succeeded III securing his removal from
the army on charges. He used all the
tricks and expedients that he would use in
one OF his political campaigns. There was
not word of truth in the charges, and
never has been. We have tried to have
the matter rectified at the War Depart
meut and the smirch removed. but it has
never been possible to do II. And | wanted
as a last resort to bring it to the personal
attention of the President.
Now those are the facts. l would have
been glad If all notoriety and publicity
could have been avoided. but the matter
has come out. 1t has been discussed in
print and / want 10 set the matter straight,
as far as l am concerned. | would just
like TO ask if you think act or talk like
wild or eccentric person. ! did not talk to
Mr.. Barnes any louder than l have talked
to you. / was not as excited then as L am
now, for l am so shaken that II is hard for
me to say anything at all.
81 do not know what the result OF ii will
be for me. But II has been the most heart
less, violent outrage Of which / ever heard"
Mr.. Barnes Statement.
Assistant Secretary Barnes, who yester-
day directed the removal from the White
House Of Mrs. Minor Morris. today gave the
following statement to the press:
Mrs Morris called at the executive office
yesterday about l O'Clock ard asked 10 be
allowed to see the President. At the time
Secretary Loeb was engaged with the Pres
ident and Mr.. Barnes saw her. Upon in
Quiry as TO the nature OF her business. she
stated with considerable reluctance that her
husband had been unjustly dismissed from
q branch of the War Department. that she
did not propose to have anything TO DO with
the Secretary of War concerning it. but
that She wanted the President to take IL up
and see that justice done. She was IN
formed that the President could not give
personal attention to such a matter and
that the decision OF the Secretary of War
would lie final. She insisted that she must
see the President, and when told that that
was out OF the question she asserted in
bolsterous manner that she would not be
prevented from seeing him and that she
would remain where she was for month,
II need be- unless she saw him sooner She
was allowed to remain for some moments
when Mr.. Barnes returned to the recep-
eNcltedly up and down the room and IN
formed her as quietly as possible that she
could not see the President and that Il
would be useless for her to remain longer
She replied in a loud voice that she would
see him and that she would stay there until
she did. She was then advised to drop the
matter and 10 go away quietly. This in
still louder tones, she refused to do She
was then told that she must either leave
the office at once voluntarily or IL would be
necessary TO have her put out of the build
ing. AT this she shrieked at the top of her
voice: 1 will not be put outr rushed TO a
chair. threw herself in It, and shouted:
Don't you have any hands laid on me- /
am going 70 stay here until see the Presi-
dent
Refused to Go Quietly.
Mrs. Morris piercing shrieks were heard
throughout the building and IL became nee
essary, In the interest of order, to have ner
removed She was accordingly taken in
charge by a police officer who had witnessed
the whole affair. He asked her to go with
him quietly. She refused, and told him
that IL she was removed she would have
to be dragged every step OF the way
Before applying force the officer asked
he three times 10 leave the Office quietly
q Nv refusal to each request
.s@s sAsn ,se ;soas - room. She strug-