Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-31
Senator Lodge .. .,. .aCks Statement
ABOUT ELIMINATION OF LUSH
 TANIA NOTE POSTSCRIPT
QUOTES HIS AUTHORITY
John Temple Lloyd Jeffries of Boston Writes Former Secretary of War Breckinridge Made Similar Remarks to Him.

Fitchburg. Mass, Oct. 30.JSenator Henry Cabot Lodge in the course of a campaign speech here tonight. read letter from John Temple Lloyd Jeff fries, Of Boston, in which the writer stated that Henry Breckinridge, for mer assistant secretary of war, had several times made to him remarks similar to those attributed to him by Dr. Charles H. Bailey, of Tufts col lege, concerning the alleged elimina- 1 ton by President Wilson of a weak en1ng postscript from the strict ac- countability' note to Germany
 A letter from Dr. SBailey regarding a conversation he had with MT. Breck- inridge on the sNbject was read by Senator Lodge at public meeting Saturday night and the senator, in his address tonight. said he presented the letter from MT. Jeffries. "as addi- tional evidence"
 The letter follows:
 Letter from Bailey. Dear Senator Lodge:-I have noted in Boston papers your remarks con- meeting President Wilson with a post script to one of the so-caIIed Lusi- tania notes. According to the papers l you state that the effect of this post script was to vitiate the force of the l note, or purposely to inform the i'm 1 perial government that vtgor displayed l in earlier parts of the note was de- 1 signed for Anglo-American consump- l tion solely. According to the press ac- | counts this postscript was added ra- l ther surreptiously and under star chamber proceedings and was with drawn only because the few manly members of the cabinet happened to discover its existence by luck and na- l turally threatened to turn the govern | ment upside down.
 T assure you. sir. I deeply regret l being drawn down into this affair. | hut I eit o,y called a liar when I know your state ] mentS are true.
 My friend. Major Breckinridge several times made to me remarks similar to those reported by Professor 1 Bailey. l cannot swear to every min ute detail. for my memory is only hu- ] man; but the general substance ot your statement is correct to my per sonaI knowledge.
 'As I have, telegraphed to Major Breckinridge to tell him of my pro- Lposed action, and as his remarks were | not, secret and as Professor sI5ailey 1 has already involved the major. I fee. | obliged to state that I know your statement is true. With regard tc 1 Major Breckinridge, he is one of the finest examples of the American gen. i tleman and his distinguished family 1 has been famous for it's chivalry ir 1 the south for years. His statement also is unquestionably true beyond
 any possibility of doubt.
 Believe me. dear Senator Lodgs
 yours truly,
 John Temple Lloyd Jeffries.''
 Comments by Lodge.
 "The writer of this letter. MT. Johr
 Jeffries." Senator Lodge said. lis 2
 member of @ very well known family in Boston, a gentleman of honor anG | of the highest character and wei | known to me personally. The evi- hot iIrra f1a lk l statement to him about the postscript 1 therefore think cannot be success
 fuIly controverted and if MT. Breck- | inridge made the statement. it car be absolutely believed.
 MT. Breckinridge has published one or two telegrams in which he refers to Dr. Bailey and myself in a very ! angry manner, which is not impor- | tant, but he characterizes his owI ] conversation, which Dr. Bailey re- ported, as 'backstairs gossip He does ! himself a great injustice by this. be- cause he was a member of the Will son administration and a most excel ] lent assistant secretary of war. Ht denies that there was any threat o- i resignation by Mr Garrison or others but he entirely fails to deny the es-
 sential point. which was that the 1 postscript was written and that he
 and MT. Garrison saw it. MT. Garri-
 son said yesterday in Washington: :
 am not. being interviewed on any sub i ject. I have no statement of any kinG
 to make
 "So that he also refuses to deny
 the existence of the postscript. whicf he certainly would have done If it hat
 been a mere fabrication by Dr. Bai- | ley. Dr. Bailey is a gentleman o1 the highest character. standing ant veracity. I have no doubt that he
 stated the conversation in substance with absolute truth"