The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-04
Bryan Voluntarily Assu1 Ss Responsibility for Att
 on Alabamian
CHALLEN,.
 GIVEN UNDERWOt
One-Time Democratic Standard Bear CT Asserts He Will Give Under wood Something Further
 to Discuss" Shortly

Chicago, August 3.--yoluntarily as- suming full responsibility for the edi- toriai recently published in his weekly paper which caused Congressman un- derwood of Alabama to brand him as falsifier on the floor of Congress, Will liam J. Bryan today replied to the at- tacks and declared that he intended to give the democratic leader of the House an early opportunity to discuss some other things.
 MT. Bryan granted Congressman Un- derwood's request that he make public the information on which the editorial was based. He declared that the in- formation on which the editorial was founded was taken from a Washington dispatch published by an Omaha news paper.
 If that report is incorrect" said MT. Bryan. T take 1t for granted that MT. Underwood will read the report before the House and deny it.
 If the report is correct, I have noth- ing to withdraw. If 1t Is erroneous I shall withdraw my criticism of MT. Un- derwood so far as it is based on his ac- ton in that particular case. Whatever the outcome in this particular instance. do not withdraw my criticism of MT. Underwood on other occasions. and I intend to take early opportunity to give him some other things to discuss.
 Yes. I read the report of MT. Un- derwood's speech in the morning pa- pers, said Mir. Bryan; the criticism to which he refers is contained in an editorial which I wrote myself
 "The report on which the editorial was based contiued MT. Bryan, "ap- peared last week after the House eau GUS of July 25.
 Underwood Opposed Clark
 T am not sure of the exact date. but 1t was not earlier than Wednesday of last week and not later than Sunday morning. The dispatch from Washing ton said that Speaker Clark offered | resolution--a modification or d su6sti | ute for a resolution by another mem ber--instructing the ways and means committee to proceed with the prepara- 1 tion of other bills. The dispatch stated l that MT. Clark was supported by number of members, but that Repre- 1 sentatives Underwood and Fitzgerald led | a fight against the resolution and de- | feated it.
 The report also quoted Congressman Kitchin as insisting upon the introduction | of bill reducing the tariff upon iron and steel and quotes MT. Kitchin as call l ing attention to MT. Underwoods hold l ings in the steel company and as express 1 ing the fear that in case of failure to pro- ceed with the reduction of the tariff on iron and steel such failure might be att tributed to MT Underwood's interests in the business.
 My editorial was based upon this pub lished report"
 Mir Bryan was in the city between trains and is now on his way to Iowa.
 Washington. August S.-Democratlc Leader Underwood of the House stood squarely today upon his answer to Will liam Jennings Bryans attack on him in connection with the iron and steel tariff schedules. He had little comment to make upon MT. Bryan's interview in Chi eago today in which the Nebraskan again challenged his position.
 MT. Bryan says I ought to give a fuii report of the caucus to the House. said Mir. Underwood. q did give such re- port yesterday and my statements confirmed by the other members of my party as to what took place in the caucus. have not seen the newspaper dispatch upon which MT. Bryan based his criticism of me, but judging from his statements 1t did not agree with the facts"
 MT. Underwood would not discuss MT. Bryan's declaration that he had other points of difference with him.
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 Washington. Ah, 'ust 3.-Republican Leader Mann, in Nthe House today twitted the democrats over the Under wood- Bryan incident of yesterday He declared apparently MT. Underwood was now the whole thing" and that Will liam Jennings Bryan had no. single defender in the House.
 When Oscar W. Underwood of Ala bama, in parliamentary language. called Mir. Bryan a liar said MT Mann, not a man rose in this House to pro test Oscar ". Underwood is not only the leader of the democratic majority. he Is the majority. He is not only the chairman of the ways and means com mittee; he is the ways and means com mittee. The speaker used to be high mogul in the House. Today the speaker is the servant, not the master"