New-York tribune., 1910-06-10

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of the delegation but Mr.. Harrison he
declared that because Of the newspaper
statements made by Mr.. Harrison he dld
not desire 10 speak with him.
Secretary Norton thereupon invited
Mr.. Harrison into his Office. saying he
had some affairs to discuss with him.
Meantime he had the party shown into
the Presidents Office at the appointed
hour and asked Mr. Goldfogle TO intro
duoe the callers in Mr. Harrison's abb
sence
II was the first time Mr.. Norton had
ever met Mr. Harrison, and when the
two were alone the secretary said he
was extremely sorry that the first meet
ing should be the occasion of dis
agreeable duty. He told Mr.. Harrison
the President would not see him.
Mr. Harrison. according to Mr.. Nor
Ton. said he thought he knew why it
was-the statement he had made re-
garding the connection Of the President
and the Attorney General with the Bal
linEer- -Pinchot controversy. Mr.. Nor
ton said he had not seen the statement,
and consequently was somewhat in the
dark. He asked Mr.. Harrison TO send
him q copy Of what he had said.
Mr.. Harrison asked if Representatives
Goldfogle and Keliher and the others in
the party knew that the President had
barred him out. Mr.. Norton replied that
no one knew but they two Mr.. Har-
i-ison said he thought il unnecessary for
the others 10 know anything about it,
and thereupon left the office, saying he
was going to the Capitol.
Mr.. Norton declared that the Presi-
dent himself had no previous knowledge
that MIR. Harrison was TO be one of his
callers to-day. The engagement had
been made in the routine way some ten
DAYS ago through the secretary's Office.
Mr.. Harrison's Statement.
Representative Harrison was indignant
when he returned TO the Capitol as. he
said. he had made the appointment with
President Taft ten days ago and had
received no warning that he was TO be
publicly Inundated.
When I reached the White House
with the delegation said Mr.. Harrison,
II informed Secretary Norton that we
desired TO see the President. The secre-
larry went 10 the Presidents private
office and returned with the information
that the President could not see me. I
then told Alr. Norton that 1 had made an
appointments ten days ago for the dele
cation accompanying me TO see the
President and Mr. Norton again con-
ferred with the President When he re
turned he informed me that the Presi-
dcnt would see the delegation accom-
pauving me. but would not see me.
admit I WAS surprised almost beyond
expression. l Immediately left the White
House"
IF I had known said Mr. Keliher
after reaching the Capitol. that the
President declined TO see Mr.. Harrison
] would not have gone in myself
Mr.. Harrison made the following
statement tonight:
1t is unfortunate for the President
that he cannot stand criticism: it is un-
fortunate for the country that he cannot
stand the truth. My newspaper state
meut al which he takes offence was
merely an exposition of the scandalous
fact that the President had sent TO the
senate OF the United States an official
document in the Ballinger- Pinchot con-
troversy ef which the date had been will
fully falsified by being pre-dated. My
resolution Of inquiry drew out this in
formation in a written confession by the
Attorney General
II is of RO concern TO me that | am
not welcome at the White House, but it
L. Of concern TO every American citizen
1liat a statement Of the truth about the
President may render it impossible for
= Representative to discharge his duties.
I came to the White House to-day
not as matter OF pleasure but in the
execution of public duty. I came by
appointment made with the Presidential
Office on May 81 TO present delegation
OF distinguished Hebrews on an i'm
l,oriant public mission. After a delay
uf forty minutes at the very door of the
Presidents office ] was told that the
President would not receive me. 1t is
not surprising that he did not care to
meet face TO face any one who was in
strumental in bringing TO light the des-
pcrate attempt 10 bolster The admin
istration case in the BaIlinger-Pinchot
matter 10y manipulating public docu-
ments. II every one who IS Justly criti-
cising the Taft administration is to be
haired from the White House it will be-
come a lonely place"
Representative Goldfogle said tonight
that ha6 he known Mr.. Harrison was
not 10 be received at the White House
he also would have refused to go in
AIr. Harrison wss quoted on May Is as
having said Of the back-dating 81 the
Wickersham summary:
This confession Of the Attorney Cen
eral amounts TO a conclusion that the
President and the Attorney General had
agreed 20 furnish 70 Congress misleading
information-to supply an official docu-
rsont as Of one date which was really
prepared many weeks later"
The members Of the delegation pre-
scented TO the President by Messrs. Gold
fogie and Keliher were the Rev DR. IL
Pereira Mendes, Of New York, represent
ing the Union Of Orthodox Jewish Con-
Sregations OF the United States Judge
Leon Sanders. OF New York, represent
ing the Independent order of Beth
Abraham. OF fourteen thousand men,
bers: Louis Morris. representing the In
dependent order Of Ohvass Israel. Of
fWentv-three thousand members: s
Fer-frou-ffz grand master ~ the TD1p-