The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-10
BARRED FROM
WHITE HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON OF
NEW YORK NOT ADMITTED.
CAME WITHOUT APPOINTMENT
Congressman Who Had Issued a Vic
ious Newspaper Statement, ImpIi-
eating Wrong Motives to President,
is Given a Rebuff.


is Given a Rebuff.
Washington, June 1O.-President
Taft declined to receive Representa-
tive Francis Burton Harrison, demo-
crat of New York, who called at the
white house in company with two
other representatives to introduce a
number of Jewish rabbis who took
up with the president the question of
the expulsion Of Jews from Russia.
The president received the delega-
ton and chattcd with its various mem
bers for fifteen minutes or more. Rep
resentative Goldfogle of New York
acted as spokesman for the party and
so adroitly had the situation been
handled by Secretary Norton that none
of the callers knew of the incident
until Representative Harrison return
ed to the capito. and there stated that
he had ben rebutfed by the president.
Mr. Taft based his refusal to see
Mir. Harrison on statements attribut-
ed by newspapers to the representa-
tive in connection with his resolution
in the house calling upon Attorney
General Wichersham for full informa-
ton as to the connection of his office
with the Ballinger PinChot episode.
Mr.. Harrison, according to the white
house version of the matter, charged
the president and the attorney gen
eral with having wilfully attempted
to mislead congress in the back-dating
Of the attorney generals summary of
the CLAWS charges.
Harrison Makes it Public.
Secretary Norton was at first un,
when he was informed of the state
ments made by Mr.. Harrison, he told
| the story. He said the president had
no purpose of publicly humiliating
| the congressman, and that nothing
would have been said regarding the
affair if Mr.. Harrison had not made
the matter public.
Mr.. Norton said that during the
congressional receiving hour he motto
ed the party of rabbits awaiting ad
mission to the presidents office He
| informed the president of their pres
ence. Mr.. Taft announced that he
would be glad to receive every mem
Der of the delegation but Mr.. Harri
son.
Secretary Norton thereupon invited
Mr.. Harrison into his office. Mean
time he had the party shown into the
presidents Office When the two were
alone the secretary told Mr.. Harrison
the president would not see him.
Mr. Harrison asked if others IN the
party knew that the president hat
that no one knew but they two. Mr.
Norton asserted the president himself
had no previous knowledge that Mr.
| Harrison was to be one of his callers
| The engagement had been made il
the routine way some ten days age
through the secretary's office.
Representative Harrison made the
| following statement:
| Congressman Issues Statement.
ut is unfortunate for the presiden
that he cannot stand criticism if un
fortunate for the country that he can
not stand the truth. My newspaper
statement at which he takes OffensC
was merely an exposition of the scan
dalous fact that the president haC
sent to the senate of the United States
an official document in the Ballinger
PinchOt controversy of which tn dat,
had been wilfully falsified by beinl
pre-dated My resolution of inquir.
drew out this information in a writ
ten confession by the attorney gen
eral.
1T is of no concern to me that
am not welcome at the white nous
but it is of concern to every Amel ical
citizen that a statement of the trutl
about the president may make
impossible for a representative t
discharge his duties"
Il went to the house not as a matte
of pleasure, but in the performance G
public duty. l went by appointment
made by the president on May 81 t
present a delegation of distinguish
Hebrews in an important public mis-
sion. After a delay of forty minute!
at the very door of the presidents o
flee | was told that the president woul
not receive me. 1t is not surprisin
that he did not care to face any on
who was instrumental in bringing t
light the desperate attempt to bolste
the administration case in the Ba
lingerPinchot matter by manipulatin
public documents. If everyone who
justly criticising the Taft ADMINISTERS
ton is to be barred from the whit
house it will become a lonely place
Representative Goldfosle stated, a
had Representative Kelliher, that ha
he known Mr.. Harrison was not I
be received at the white house he ais
would have refused to go in.