The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-01
Very truly yours.
TAYLOR. ROBERTSON.

The VirEinian prints above letter
received yesterday from Mr.. Taylor
Robertson. member OF the STAFF of the
Richmond Evening Journal of this city
This letter The yirginian is perfectly
willing to publish, although It does not
consider this action necessary. either
In justice to Mr.. Robertson or other
wise.
Mr.. Robertson makes the statement
that he wishes to correct "the erroneous
impression conveyed by that article
that he was not in Durham or did not
prepare the statements printed In the
Evening Journal. The Virginian con-
siders it's article sufficient reply to Mr.
Robertson's objection. It was specif-
cally stated therein that Mr.. Robertson
had been to Durham and had prepared
the articles in question. 1t was also
stated that he was wanted by the city
attorney of Durham to give the evil
dence on which he based his article
The virginian also quoted the state
ment of ono OF the witnesses who said
that Mr.. Robertson was the man who
obtained the article. but that no had
skipped out" of Durham before any Of
the articles appeared in the Journal. II
there Is the slightest intimation that
Mr.. Robertson did not write the Jour-
nal articles Of last Thursday and Fri
day. The virEinian Is unable to dis
cover X.
The virginian has commended all
along that a great deal of rnieinforma-
ton has been given out through the
columns OF the Journal concerning the
city OF Durham.
This contention has been backed up
by the testimony OF the mayor the
city officials. and responsible citizens,
That the impression concerning this
transformation IL widespread Is evil
denced by tho fact that the man who
wrote the latest articles about the
city has himself felt II necessary to
reassure himself that what he wrote
Is really his---------
Mr.. Robertson also objects to the
statement that "the representative OF
The Journal" had photographs made.
He evidently fails to recognize that an
other alleged representative of The
Journal has been to Durham. and that
this man Allen has stated he was the
man who secured the interviews pub
iished In The Journal and for which
that paper stands responsible. Every
one OF the interviews secured by this
man were fatty denied by the people to
whom they were attributed. The man
stated that he was working for a Chi
cago bureau. but as a matter OF fact
1t Is pretty well understood that the
original Durham statement was fur
nished The Journal by the Local Self
Government league. Just what Chi
cago bureau" this organization got the
statements from The Virginian does
not undertake to say. Neither is 1t
responsible for the multiplicity of rep
resentHtfves Oft he journal VIII ar-
pear In Durham. The Journal states
II did not have the Durham pictures
made. II also states that 1t now has
the pictures and will use some of
them. Just how It made so quick a
transaction with the Chicago bureau"
Is not revealed
The facts remain as stated in The
Virginian's article Of Yesterday The
letter Of Mr.. Robertson is printed gladly
II he can secure any satisfaction there
from.
One significant point Is that The
Journal signed statement by Durham
photographer IL dated two days before
The Virginian published anything
about the pictures taken in Durham by
| the Journals Chicago Bureau-L Local
Self recommendation representa-
tive. and before It had received infor-
nation that such pictures had been
made