Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-14
TAFT DECLINES TO
SEE representative
BURTON HARRISON
New York Democratic Repre-
sentative Is Rebuffed by
President for His Remarks
Made in House

WASHINGTON. June Io-President
Taft yesterday declined to receive Rep
resentative Francis Burton Harrison,
Democrat. OF New York. who called at
the White House in company with two
other representatives 20 introduce num-
Der OF Jewish rabbits who took up with the
president the question OF the expulsion
o. Jews from Russia
The president received the delegation
and chatted with its various members
for IS minutes or more Representative
Goldfogle. OF New York. acted as spokes-
man for the party. and so adroitly had
the situation been handled by Secretary
Norton that no one OF the callers knew
anything OF the incident until Represen-
tative Harrison returned to the capitol
and there made a statement to the ef-
feet that he had been rebuffed by the
president
Mr. Taft based his refusal TO see Mr..
Harrison on statements attributed by
newspapers TO the representative. in con-
nection with his resolution in the house
calling upon Attorney General Wicker
sham for full information as to the con-
nection OF his office with the Ballinger-
PInchot episode. Mr.. Harrison, according
10 the White House version OF the mat
ter charged the president and the attor-
ney general with having wilfully at
dating OF the attorney generals sum-
mary OF the CLAWS charges against the
secretary OF the interior. Mr.. Harrison
vas first quoted as having declared that
he could assign no reason for the pres
dents action He said he had made
the enEa cement with the president some
ten DAYS ago and had received no inti-
nation that his presence at the White
House wes undesirable.
SECRETARY NORTON TALKS.
Secretary Norton was at first unwilling
TO discuss the incident in any way. Later,
when he was informed Of the positive
statements made by Mr.. Harrison, he
told the story of what happened He de-
cIared that the president had no pur-
pose OF publicly humiliating the congress
man. as had been charged. and that
nothing would have been said regarding
the affair IL Mr.. Harrison himself had
not made the matter public Mr.. Norton
said IL was indeed his understanding that
Mr.. Harrison expressly desired that moth
Ing should be said
Mr.. Norton raid that during the con-
rressioual receiving hour this morning
he noticed Representatives Harrison ana
C,oIdfozle. OF New York. and Representa-
tive Keuiher. of Massachusetts,. with the
nartv Of rabbis at the head OF the line,
awaiting admission to the presidents Of
Zee He smoke to all OF the members OF
the party and a few minutes later IN
formed the president of the presence OF
the delegation Mr.. Taft announced tnat
he would be glad to receive every mem
her OF the delegation, but Mr.. HARRISON
He declared that because OF the neWspa-
rar statements made by Mr.. Harrison ne
did not desire to speak with nim-
Secretary Norton thereupon. inVlteo
~ Harrison into his office. saying ne
RAJ some affairs to discuss with MIN
Meantime he had the party shown into
49, Incidents office at the appointed
49, and asked Mr.. Goldfogle TO intro
auca the callers In Mr.. Harrisons ao-
sence. 49,, had
n was the first time Mr.. Norton haa
evar met Mr.. Harrison, an when the Two
ever met Mr.. Harrison, ana Wheh ne We
extremely sorry that the first meeting
sbo,,Id be the occasion OF disagreeaole
duty. He told Mr.. Harrison the presi-
dent would not see him
NJ Harrison. according to Mr.. Nor
ton- said he thought he knew why IL was
The statement he had made regarding
the connection OF the president and the
attorney general with the Baliinger-Pin-
chot controversy
statement and consequently was some
What in the dark. He asked Mr.. Har-
rison 10 send him a copy Of what nc
Esd said.
WHO MADE ENGAGEMENT?
Mr. Harrison asked IL Representatives
C;oIdfoRle and KeIliher and the others in
the party knew that the president had
barred him out Mr.. Norton replied tina;
no one knew but the two Mr.. Harrison
said he thought II unnecessary for the
others 10 know anything about IL. and
thereupon left. saying that he was going
20 the capitol
Mr.. Norton declared that the president
himself had no previous knowledge that
Mr.. Harrison was TO be one Of his call
ers today. The engagement had been
made in the routine way some ten days
ago through the secretary's office.
Mr.. Harrison was quoted on May Is
as having said OF the back-dating of the
Wickersham summary:
This confession Of the attorney gen
cal amounts 10 a conclusion that the
president and the attorney general had