Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-10
TAFT REbUFFS
CONGRESSMAN
HARRISON
NEW YORKER GENTLY
BUT FIRMLY SNUBBED
Presidents Action Result Of
Utterances of Offending
Member Charging Attempt to
Deceive Congress,

TBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington June 8. - President
Taft today declined to receive Repre-
sentative Francis Burton Harrison
democrat of New York who called al
the White House in company with
two other representatives to intro
duce a number Of Jewish rabbis who
took up with the president the ques-
ton of the expulsion of Jews from
Russia.
Tho president received the delega-
Mon end chatted with its various
members for fifteen minutes OF more.
Representative Goldfogle Of New
York acted as spokesman for the
marty, and so adroitly had the situa-
tion been handled by Secretary Nor
ton that not one OF the callers knew
of the incident until Representative
Harrison returned TO the capitol and
there stated that he had been re-
mffed by the president.
MI Taft based his refusal to sec
MI Harrison on statements attributed
nv newspapers TO the representative
in connection with his resolution in
the house calling upon Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham for fun informa-
ton az to the connection of his Of
flee with the Rallinger- Pinchot row.
Nh Harrison, according to the White
House version of the matter charged
the president and the attorney gen
eial With having wilfully attempted
to mislad congress in back dating the
attorney generals summary of the
GlaNis charges
MI Harrison was first quoted as
having said that he could assign no
reason for the presidents action to-
day He had made the engagement
the president some ten days ago
.-.. mad received no intimation that
his presence VT the White House was
undesirable.
Secretary Norton was at first un-
willing to discuss the incident. Later,
when he was informed of the state
ments Of MI. Harrison. he told the
story lie said the president he'd no
purpose Of publicly humiliating the
congressman, as had been charged.
and that nothing would have been
said regarding the affair if Mr. Har-
rison himself had not made the mat
ter public. MIR. Norton said ii was
his under standing that MI. Harrison
expressly desired that nothing should
be eald.
Mr. Norton said that during the
congressional receiving hour he no.
ticed Representative Harrison ana
Goldfogle Of New York and Repre-
sentative Keliker of Massachusetts.
with the party Of rabbits at the head
Of the line awaiting admission to the
presidents office. He spoke to all
the members on the party and few
moments later informed the president
of their presence. Mr.. Taft said that
he would Be glad to receive every
member of the delegation but MI.
Harrison. tie declared that because
Of the statements made by Mr., Har-
rison he did not desire TO 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 al
the appointed nour and asked Mr. |
Goldfogle TO introduce the callers in /
Mr.. Harrison's absence.
1t was the first time Mr. Norton |
had ever met -s-f. Harrison, ana when /
the two were alone the secretary said /
he was extremely sorry that the first /
meeting should be the occasion Of q /
dlsagrecable duty. He told Mr.. Har- |
rison the president would not see |
him
Mir Norton asserted the president |
himself had no previous knowledge |
mat Mr. H2r1ison was to be one of /
ms callers today
The engagement had been made in
the routine way some ten days ago |
through the secretary's office.
Nj Harrison was quoted on May
l3 rs having said of the back-dating
o. tho Wick n, e11 m mary
This confession of the attorney
general amounts to the conclusion
mat the president and attorney gen
eral had oereed to furnish to congress
misleading information---to supply
an official document us of one date
which was really prepared many
Weeks later
Following the incident Mr. Harri-
son made the following statement;
When | reached the White House
with the delegation, / informed See
4 ttaly Norton that we desired to see
IN" president. The secretary went to
'he presidents private office and re-
.ufned with the infolamtion that the
President could not see me. l then
'oid AIR. Norton that / had made an
nsa cement ten DAYS ago for the
delegation.
Whom he returned he informed
lr mat the president would see the
ieb cation ACCOMMODATING me. but
would not see me-"
representative Harrison tonight
made the following statement:
j., II IS unfortunate for the president ,
Ilat he cannot stand criticism; il is
Unfortunate for the country that he
-aHhot stand the truth. My news I
'eper statement at which he takes I
'l'ehse was an exposition of the !
'ea loaious fact that the president had 3
,"i o. the senate of the United States /
.u eillcial document in the Ballin {
inchot controversy of which the ]
-1,e mad been Wilfully falsified by :
ing pre-dated. Ny resolution OF T
=" inquiry drew out this information ]
F" written confession by the at
hey general. C
IL IS of no concern To me that ! 9
,n u't welcome nj the White House d
~ ~ IL IS Of concern TO every American i
i..1sh ,i.-h that q statement of the truth
''ont The president may make it i'm ! i