The chronicle=news., 1913-05-28

Ito show th" abst"mlous habits OF til"
paiintii WIS resumed today In the
libel suit Of Theodore Roosevelt
against George A. N.w"',. publisher
oi tn. Iron ORE. !shp.ming. Ml.hI-
gan. who charged him with drunk
.hncfst.
John caiinn OI.au.hiin. "a Wash
inEton correspondent. wis III" first
lwitu"H.
Although Colonel Roosevelt on rn-
uurniuE to Europ" from his African
hunt WAS Obliged To attend banIu.iE
and receptions rendered him by the
monnrchs h" never INDUCED IN cham
pagn" To an imoh"-at" degree. which
tn. testimony of O'i.iughiin. who
Eaid h" had been associated with tn"
colonel for twenty years. I'll" wit
hess said h" met the former pr.sI-
dent On III" MI" after tn. African
hunt and accompanied him aE faf
as Paris. acting as secretary To col
on.l Roosevelt. Oi.aunshlin also
accompanied III" colonel ON yarions
campaign trips In ihi. country.
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pcri.nc. with Colonel Roosevelt hay"
sou ever seen him In III" slightest
degree under tn. inIlu"n.. OF Ii
ouor'"
II not only never saw him under
tn. infiu.no. of liquor bm, II seems
absolutely silly to me tn have any
on. suggest that Il" ever wa,." re-
piled OLaughlin. "mphaiicaiiy.
At banqnc,s have YOU ever seen
him drink any liquor"
Al banpu.,s lie some times toos
u glass oi whit. wine. I never saw
him drink more than one glass of
champagne.
/. Ol.auxhlip said CY,one, Hoanccelt
ihad appointed him assistant sc.rc-
tary OF the treasury md Ii. had gone
ON a mission to Japan for the Roosc-
welt administration. He said h.
Colonel Roosevelt; ordered the Al
iantic fleet to the Pacific.
Now you mention that Colonel
Roosevelt sent thy fleet to tue Pa
oinc. Was that a mc,sur. ,aL.n be-
cause OF tn" relations bctw.Ec this
country and Japan: Was II to pre-
vent wal -
We'll. yes: II was perfectly cvi-
dent that Japan would no, go to
war with this country II IL was ar
parent that this country YVES NOR.
powerful. II was one OF the meas
nrcs taken by Colonel Roosct.l, to
pr"v.n, war
RcfCrcnc" was brought In OI.nu-
Colonel Roosoyolts visit to Rome
with regard to th. Pope. O'Laugh-
lin explained he had been acting ns
the colonols secretary after the
colonel left Egypt for the tour OF
the continental capitals and he com
man at Rome to arrange for the re-
ccption OF Colonel Roosevelt; by the
King of Italy aud the pope.
you wrote to Ambassador I.cish-
man to arrange Tor Colonel Roosc-
vclt's reception by the king and tho
rope. was that your purpose
Yes. II was to arrange those re-
Icsptions."
Here objection was entered by
Colonel Rooscvciis' attorney on tho
ground that this line of questioning
was material
II regret that this subject came
up said the court.
l,I. L.,
right where 1t is
Quest tiohing along this line. ac-
cordingly was dropped.
81 will ask you IL in 1912 and for
some time prior If there was not
general report among newspaper
men that Colonel Roosevelt drank
to excess" asked attorney Beldcn.
OLaughlin shaking his finger at
the lawyer replied:
There was not reputable cores
pondcnt in Washington but who
thought the report was silly. too alb
surd to be regarded or repeated.
| An argument followed regarding
the admissability of evidence re-
garding general reports of intem-
Ipcrancc.
In the declaration to this suit
the plaintiff not only included the
question of his use or non-usc of
liquors but also that of his general
Reputation. said Mr.. Belden.
The attorney read from the decla
ration quoting that Colonel Roose-
welt never had been suspected OF
drinking alcoholic liquors to OK
cess" On this basis, he said, the
defense would claim the right to
bring out testimony on Colonel Roo
sevelt's reputation AZ it existed in
various parts of the country. The