Arizona republican., 1910-06-10
NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE
Met Rebuilt At the White House But a Delegation of Jewish Rabbis Who Accompanied Him Re ceived By President

Washington, June 9.-President Taft today 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 chatted with its various mem bers for fifteen minutes or more. Rep resentative Goldfogle of New York act ed as spokesman for the party and SD adroitly had the situation been han dled by Secretary Norton that not one of the callers knew of the incident un- til Representative Harrison returned to the capitol and there stated that he had been rebuffed by the president.
 Mir Taft based his refusal % see MT. Harrison on statements attributed by newspapers to the representative in connection with his resolution in the house calling upon Attorney General Wickersham for full information as to the connection of his office with the Ballinger- -Pinchot episode.
 Mir Harrison. according to the White House version of the matter, charged the president and the attorney general with having wilfuIly attempted to mis- lead congress in the k-dating of the attorney generals summary of the Glavis charges.
 MT Norton asserted that the presi- dent had not previous knowledge that MT. Harrison was to be one of his callers today. The engagement had been made in the routine way some ten days ago through the secretary's office
 Representative Harrison tonight made the following statement: Tt is unfortunate for the president that he cannot stand criticism; it is unfortun- ate for the country that he cannot stand the truth. The newspaper state ment at which he takes offense was merely an exposition of the scandalous fact that the president had sent to the senate an official document on the Ballinger- Pinchot controversy, of which the date had been wilfully fal- sified by being pre-dated. My reso- mtion of inquiry drew out this infor- nation in a written confession by the attorney general
 Tt is of no concern to me that I am not welcome at the White House, but it is of concern to every American citi- zen that a statement of the truth may make it impossible for. a representative to discharge his duties. 1 went to the White House today, not as a matter of pleasure, but in the execution of pub lie duty by appointment made by the president on May 24, to present a dele gation of distinguished Hebrews on an important public mission. After a de- lay of forty minutes, at the very door of the presidents office. I was told that the president would not receive me
 Tt is not surprising that he did not care to face anyone who was instru mental in bringing to light the desper- ate attempt to bolster the administra- tion's case in the Ballinger- Pinchot matter by manipulating public docu ments. If everyone who is justly criti cising the Taft administration is to be barred from the White House it will become a lonely place"
 Representative Goldfogle stated to- night, as did Representative Kelifer, that had he known MT. Harrison was not to be received at the White House he also would have refused to go in.