The Washington herald., 1910-06-10
PRESIDENT REFUSES
TO SEE HARRISON
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stituents. waiting TO be ushered into the
inner Office. He so Informed the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Taft. it Is said. informed his Sec
rotary that he did not care TO see MI
| Harrison.
Harrison Had n Suspicion.
Mr.. Norton returned to his own Office
and sent one OF the White House door
keepers. who asked Mr.. Harrison to leave
the line which was about TO enter the
Presidents own office and come into that
OF Mr.. Norton. Mr. Harrison went with
the doorkeeper, and Mr. Norton, in the
best way he could, told him the plain
| truth-that the President did not care TO
see him.
MIR. Harrison IS then reported as hav-
ing said that he could guess why. He
suggested TO Mr.. Norton also, II is re-
ported. that there was no need OF making
the story public; certainly no need of
| allowing the men who came 10 the
White House with him to learn or the
unpieasantness. Mr. Norton acquiesced.
and later, when he learned that Mr..
Harrison had spoken. gave his version
of it.
Interview at Bottom OF II.
Mr. Norton was not positive just what
had caused the President to refuse Mr..
Harrison an audience. but he knew that
It concerned the Ballinger-Pinchot In
quiry.
When a suggestion was made. he felt
sure that It was over an interview given
out by Mr.. Harrison on May u, charging
bad faith on the part of the President
and the Attorney General. in connection
with the latter's memorandum on tht
CLAWS charges. In that interview, Mr.
Harrison said:
THE President had transmitted TO thu
Senate, in answer to a request for all the
papers on which he reached the conclu
sion dismissing CLAWS and giving Bal
linger q clean bill OF health. an officia
review of the evidence, with the sum
mary and conclusions by the Attorne!
General dated September II, 1903. TIT
Attorney General has now admitted tn
truth Of the charge that his report, witt
its summary and conclusions. we're writ
ten not on September II. 1909, the day 0
its date. but weeks later
This is one Of the most serious admis
sions ever made by a Cabinet officer
The Attorney General offers a staTtlingl,
lame excuse. I doubt whether the coun
try will receive il with even respectful
consideration
Warm Statement from Harrison.
= Representative Harrison Issued a war;
statement last night. in which he de
clared that the White House will be
lonely place If every one who is Justl
critlcising the Taft administration is
] be barred from H. Said he:
1T is unfortunate for the Presider
that he cannot stand criticism; 1t is UT
fortunate for the country that he canno
stand the truth. My newspaper state
I ment at which he takes offeuse we
merely an exposition Of the scandalou
fact that the President had sent 70 IN
Senate OF the United States an offici5
document In the Ballnger-Pnchot cor
troversy Of which the date had been vii
: fully falsIhed by being predated. NJ
n resolution OF inquiry drew out this IL
s formation in written confession by II
: Attorney General.
1T Is OF no concern 10 me that I az
:. not welcome at the White House. but
= Is Of concern to every American citize
mat statement OF ruin ABOUT kue EESl
u ident may render it impossible for
! Representative TO discharge his duties
II visited the White House not as
s matter of pleasure, but IN the executio
q of a public duty. I went by appoin
:, ment made with the Presidential offlC
on May 81 to present a delegation Of a.
= tinguished Hebrews on an important pul
: lie mission. After a delay OF forty mil
= utes. at the very door Of the President
~ Office, was told that the President wou
not receive me. II Is not surprising thu
he did not care 70 meet face TO face an.
= one who is instrumental In bringing
~ light the desperate attempt 10 bolst
- the administration fl the BallingeT-Pi
50 chot matter by manipulating public do
~ uments. If everyone who is justly crit
u cising the Taft administration is 20
barred from the White House. it will b
q. como lonely place.
VI Some OF Mr. HarFisOn's friends are sa
ing that at least the Democrats OF q
= House will resent the treatment accOr
AZ ed him at the White House These Der
IL ocrats. IL is said. will take the attitu
outlined by Mr.. Harrison In his stateme
IL that IL is one of their duties 10 preSe
40 visiting delegations to the President. a.
10 that the President ought to disregard /
y personal likes and dislikes IN the matt
7 OF members OF the House fulfilling Il
dl duty.