Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-06
KNOX PRAISES TAFT WILL SUE ROOSEVELT
President Leader Without Denied Apology Judge Baldwin
Desire for Personal Power. to Go to Courts.
APPEAL TO OHIO VOTERS AS SOON AS HE HAS TIME
Impresses Belief That State Elec Regards Duty Bring
tion Will Be Far-Reaching President to Justice
JPH0LDS REPUBLICAN POLICIES OBJECTION STATEMENTS
Tie Between National He Jews
to Him
AS SOON AS HE HAS TIME
Regards It a Duty to Bring Ex-
President to Justice.
OBJECTION TO STATEMENTS
Candidate for Governor of Connecti-
cut Denies He Holds Views At
tributed to Him.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. November s.
Judse Simeon L. Baldwin. democratic
nominee for governor. tonieht announced
hat he Will bring suit against former
PRESIDENT Roosevelt on account OF certain
s atements said to have been made by
AIR. Roosevelt in a speech in New Hsmp-
shire relative to Judge Baldwir's atti-
tuGe cn labor LEGISLATION.
Mr.. Baldwin said he had asked Col.
Roosevelt 20 reiract the statement and
that the latter had failed to do so.
The statement referred TO was reported
to have been made In spee,h at Con-
cord. y. H.. by Mr.. Roosevelt and was
to the effect that the position taken by
Judge Baldwin on the employers liability
question was retrogressiye.
Letter Signed by Secretary.
Mr.. Baldwin was asked If he had re-
ceived Mr.. Roosevelt's letter Of November
2. He said he had received cne bearing
that date, signed Theodore Roosevelt"
inclosed in a letter signed Frank
Harper. Secretary in which the latter
stated thar the letter had been dictated
to him by Mr.. Roosevelt and that he was
signing and sending 1t on November 4.
Judge Baldwin then said:
Assuming this letter to be authentic,
the matter stands thus:
II have asked President Roosevelt to
retract @ statement which he made In
speech In New Hampshire, as to my
holding a certain view OF point OF
law.
He denies he made the statement in
the form In which IL is reported by the
stenosrapher and widely published.
"He also, IL understand his letter OF
November =, has written me that the
statement. If made. was true.
Il shall waste no more words upon
him. but intend. when l have leisure to
attend to II, to bring suit on account or
his making ths Statement which i have
no doubt was.- In fact. correctly reported.
Il should have been better pleased IL
he had made frank retraction. AS he
refused to do this 1 regard it as my duty
to bring him to justice"
Charge in Concord Speech.
In his speech in Concord. N. H.. Octo-
ber %. former President Roosevelt. dis
cussing the workmen's compensation
measures, was reported as saying:
THE democratic party OF Connecticut
has nominated for governor a man who.
while Judge, occupied the most retrogres-
live position possible on this question of
yorkmeE g compensation-a man who took
men, when driven to accept any employ
ment. to bind himself not to be compen-
sated for the loss of life and limb In
that occupation"
Wnen tnlS statement WIS cdll6u 10
Judge Baldwins attention, he denied that
he had ever occupied such a position, and
sent q letter to Col Roosevelt making
such denial and asking for a retrac-
ton OF the statement.
The reply from Col. Roosevelt Judge
Baldwin did not regard as complying
with his request. He repeated his de-
mand for a retraction.
His announcement of his intended
action against the former President fol-
lows the receipt of another letter from
Mr.. Roosevelt. which Judge Baldwin does
not regard as satisfying his demand.