Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-27

which was especially distressing to noe
was a suggested reflection on southern
hospitality. The in,imation that some
where 10 the south board WAS charged,
has no foundation in TACT, and | never
heard iptima,ed until saw 1t 10 this
mornings papere. In all my experience
and I have enjoyed the hospitality oil
many sections and countries of the
world, I never had a more cordial, gen.
erous, open and lavish welcome than l
hsd In the southern states during my
trip and the sligtt,st hint thatl tut me
In the a,tilu lie OF u critic of that hos.
pt'lity gives me great pNir.
81 am going to take tie liberty OF
making this letter t, you public.
"Vsry sincerely yours,
"WM. Fl. TAFT"
Shortly after the letter vas made pub
lie Mr.. Bullet hurried into the White
House. He had q talk with the presi-
dat, who showed him the letter he had
written to Tawney aud reiterated his dis
pleasure thst the incident had occurred.
Bartlett on leaving the White House
expressed warm approval Of the presi.
dents letter, and said chat he w,uld
read it in the House today.
Mr.. Tswney was tine Fl rat caller at the
White House today. Hs was on baud
beicr the president reached the executive
Offices. When the president arriv d he
and Mr.. Tswpey spent half an h' ur In
conference. After Mr.. Tswney lett the
president took up the framing Ct TIE
letter along lines which had bsen suS-
pested in his talk with Mr.. Tawney, and
the Letter was given out at the White
House at the same tine tina! copy was
dispatched to Mr.. Tawney.
Mr.. Tswney declared today that on
log to Misrepresentation aud m'sunder-
aadipg OF his remarks on the floor o.
the House yesterday, the entire debate
on The item of $25, 600 for the travelling
expenses OF the president, has been dig
nitied With, graat deal moro attention
than it deserved. sit is ridiculous Il
suppose" said Mr.. Tawney today, "shs
| would II A act privately, much less pub
licly, upon the aoor OF the House o.
Representatives upon southern hospitali
~, which is proverbial and wbich--ss
can say from experieucs-there is nutb-
inc more cordial or more generous to be
inasiusd. And go YVES CAREFUL In my
remarks OF yesterday TO absoVe the peo
ple of the soatb from opposition t. the
item Of appropriations for the prssidett''
travelling expense" !,
Before a crowd that packed every Incl
of seating space and oVe' h,1ed crb ut;
the corridors WAS enacted today the be-
ginniug Of the end 10 The B illinger cor
gre.sioual investigator. Attorneys L.
o. B.sndeis and George Wharton Pep
per began their closing ar. nents fol-
The "proaecution" in The behalf OF l.
II, CLAWS and G ford Pinchcs respec
lively q sunming up OF the evidence, t:
date and oltats OF points which they
claim that their CAGE against SECRETARY
Bsllspge. has been proved.
Charges OF Wholesale corruption o.
witnesses and jurymen, it Vas learned
today, have been placed before the SUBJ
committee of the Senate committee on
IL iiciary by Delegate Wickershsm and
bis colleagues ia the fight against the al
legged cosruplIve iC flu ,nces Of the Glgeb'
helm syndicate 10 Alaska. Wickershan
has presented to the COMMITTEES photo:
graph of a letter and expense account
The letter is sent by John A. Carson
toruey for the Gugenheims In the de
Tense of Ed @. casey, charged With Re
sault With intent to kill. II is address
ed to Captain D. II. Jarvis, treasurer Of
the Gugenbeim Company, a, Sss tile, Ii
Washington, and trausnits The cxpsnss
| account OF M. B Morrisey, an employee
| OF The G1genheims, who STOCK care
Of the witnesses fer the defense In the
Hssey case and entertained" the jury
men.
The direct chsrgs frat the Morgan.
lGogepheim syndicate csused The appoint
| ment of the federal judge, the prosecus:
| ipg attorney aud the United Safes mar.
! shaI, who will represent the government
in cults ever Cunningham coal land
claims, made to the Senate committee
90 Judiciary were too starting to be KEPT
secrst and congressmen arc discussing
them todsy With smazement. The
charges, II sustained, now promise to
cad to decisive movement 10 Congress-
to force an Investigation Of Alaskan
affairs that will not be limited to any
special phase of The tangled silu'tion and
will be open t, the public, Judge James
Wicketshsm, congressional delegate t:
Congress fer Alaska, Eade the direct
charge to the committee that the Alaska
syr dictate, otherwise the Morgan.Gugen
helm interests, have set out to control
federal courts. T. R. Lyops, one OF the
attorneys who defended Ed. Hasey, q
Gogeuheim employee, charged With
murder committed in 6ght for his enc
ployefs. recently, has been appointed
United Ststes district judge. II, wsH
assigned to Fairbanks but trans
ferred to Juneau where he will ar.
rive in a few dsye. Judge Lyons,
Mr.. Wickersham alleged, will have
charge of the coming litigt ton over the
Cunning ham cosl lands, claimed BY the
Morgan. Cunningham syndicate. John
Rustgsrd has been nominated fnr dis-
trict attorney and Herbert L Fsu kner,
for U. S. marshall through the IN.
Auence of TIE Cunningham interest aud
will be under obligation to them, Mr..
Wichersbsm charged. He points cut
that 1t will be RustgRrd's duty as dis
trict attorney to represent. the govern
ment in suits including, of course, those
involving the Cunningham claims.
It will be Fsulkuer's duty to select the