The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-30

Virlman from financial embarrassment" But tm is not bravery is lain insnenty.
Mr. Pollard knows the meaning of the English language. md knows all the details connected
with this case, which he realizes to be OF such Importance that he puts up bold front But
a @mparsno of the language vii. show that no such charge wa made and Mr. Pollard knows
nc. such charge was made and this lasts statement fh nis just as much a lodging of that issue
as is his sudden dninchnahon to attempt to prove thec charges which he had made privately
and publicly against Dr. Cannon.
Dr. Cannon ated on July 27 concerning that letter: = s
Mr. Pollard ot only did nothing to assist us; he ddn even show me the
courtesy to reply to ~ kMr either orally or in writing, but thtl letter Of mine
appealing to him for asistance in that critical time was seen in his Office by
reporter of the News Leader, and that reporer was permitted to take copy of
my ter to Mr. Pollard from Mr. Polrds Office to the office that antagon-
isc "wt" newspaper, and that "wt's sheet printed front age article dehr-
brought the creditors of the paper down uponi it. and The vnGnian would have
died within a week had it not been for the indignation that the conduct of the
wet News Leader excited among tel loyal nendso of The Vrgnian.
It has been IMPOSSIBLE for me to undertandh w any genuine nnd of the
seen by a reporter of hostile wet paper like the News Leader ant mot only
seen, but allowed to be copied andc carried the office of that paper for inspection
by the management thus giving them information that any intelligent man knew
was intnded for the eyes of prohbihonissI alone. I am ware of the fact that
Mr. Pollard claims thathe declined to give permission for the publication Of my
letter. Why should such an appeal for assistance from the prohibition workers
who had founded and maintained TheNignin for thu good of the prohibition
causes at great personals sacrifice be shown by genuine proMbhonBt to report
er of a hostile "wet'n newspaper Md that reporter be allowed to take q copy
of that same eter and carry it to the thce ef The Vrnnnnsm osth bitter and
vicious enemyy Mr. Pollard certainly is man 81 sufficient intelligence to klow
that such conduct could not possibly have been of any help to The VuHnian,
or to the prohibition workers who had made such sacrifices to establish md to
maintain that paper He must know What if his action had any efmt at ALL it
would have resulted ng great damage to The Vigman and it would have de-
stoyed the paper, but for few menw who came promptly to the rescue
An examination Of the above language will show what MI. Pollard very we'll knew
when he so boldly pronounced as" absolutely false the charge that I Nj. Polard) gave ont
It is declared that the letter in question was seen in MI. PoNnds omneh BY !
reporter Of the News Leader, and tat reporter wasp permitted to take a coy Of the letter III
ohcef the News Leader for the inspection of them management Of that hostile paper.sA
That IS the charge that vas made and Mr. Pollard knows that ito b the chag.a nd
charges. declare to be Absolutely ais" a charge whch he knows nobody era ads
thus BY this bold declaration produce the Impression n the minds Of those III ala ~
Dr. Cannns statement about; that letter and who will ndss Co. Dr. Caunonh rsH,fhok
BE- lAr. Polaal 80 saE declared acha1gsn made ~ pn Canned ~ ~ AsoahkfM