The sun., 1907-04-12
PARTING SHOT AT ROOSEVELT.
MRS. CLAU SSEN ANGRY BECAUSE
HE DECLINED TO SEE HER. ,

usfars IN Him M ''Thls BOmbAsttc. Spec
,acuIar Exponent or Bis stiCSGAsm and
the Much Wanted Tenet Of the square
Dear'-NO justice at white House.
WASHINGTON. April IL Mrs. Ida Won
Claussen Of New York who has been after
the scalp Of Charles H, Graves. United
States Minister 10 Sweden, for his refusal
10 present her 10 King Oscar, left Wash
inRton for New York on the midnight train
Ao-nieht Mrs. Won Claussen is very angry
a' President Roosevelt for declining to hear
her list OF grievances against MIR. Graves.
She had something to say this evening
about the Presidents treatment OF her.
Her criticism of him was contained In
statement which she gave to the news
papers She intends to keep up the fight,
she saws in the statement. and serves notice
on the President that her cause will be
victorious Incidentally Mrs. Won Claus
sen CONNIE nts on the big stick and the
square deal" This is her statement;
Il have concluded that have no chance
~ redress at the hands Of President Roose-
welt or the State DepaI tment, and l shall
leave Washington for New York tonight.
But | want to say with all the emphasis
that the wounded spirit Of a resolute woman
is capable of commanding that | shall
pursue this issue TO the end, and that end
has not yet been reached by any means.
| demand reparaton for the insult offered
me at Stockholm, and shall certainly have
II,
Il want 10 say that il ia indeed sad
commentary upon American manhood.
as represented by President Theodore
Roosevelt-held up to the world by his
friends as the paragon OF manliness-for
an American woman TO have been shame
fully treated as have been by the Roose-
Welt Administration.
Il sholrd think that Americanism, as
reflected by this bombastic, spectacular
exponent of Big Stickism and the much
vaunted tenet of the square deal is in
deed in a sad plight when a woman asking
simply for Justice is not even able to get a
hearing at the White House. All l asked
for was an audience, but even that was
denied. The President will not even let
me state my case. Now ask in all candor
and all earnestness. is that a square deal?
However. thus far have at least won a
moral victory. l shall supplement- il with
a complete one. When left Sweden was
Informed that the incident was closed.
Now I am informed that il has been re-
opened Is not this latter development an
indisputabe evidence that have gained
a moral point? 1t is plain, therefore.
that the State Department is protecting
the President. The 'reopening Of the case
simply stated il a lie intended to deceive
me into non-action; into the supine belief
that they are going to do something for me.
They do not intend to do any thing for me
but l shall force them to. President Roose-
welt holds high and powerful office but
shall demonstrate to him that even with all
the oflcial power clothing him he cannot
deny Justice to a woman who demands
only what 10 fair and reasonable.
Had resOrtsd TO political pull in the
FIRST instance-And I could have had all
that wlshed-I would probably have been
granted an audience Immediately. But
from the outset have planned TO pursue
this case only upon its merits az one OF
Justice. had been under the impression
rhat any AKneYican woman with grievance
such az my case preeents could get Justice.
But it Is all a mistake. There is no Justice
at the White House, at least none but ROOse-
velt Justice, and that is a brand OF the
article that think 10 pretty generally
understood to be a farce and an outrage,
lust az I regard my treatment here as q
farce and an outrage.