Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09


assume that confidential ronlmunica- -
tions between the prss,dcnt and nv
sclf are not a. part OF the iuoulty. /
can give YOU phvsical history of the
note. The draft of the note WAS re
cciNcd by me from the White House
at O'Clock Monday afternoon. /
called Mr. Polk, counsellor for the Dc
| pnrtmont, ana Mr. Wooloy. law ad-
/ WISER attached 10 my office. and dis
Cusscd the three forms in which the
note had ~ be prepared and sent
| forth ! then handed il 10 Mr.. Wooloy.
enJoluing the strictost secrecy, that he
Knight take IL 10 three confidential
stcuographcrs. There II was to be
prepared ana delivered to Mr.. salmon,
chicf of the index bureau.
'Thc index clerk" continued the
Isccronrv was 10 enciphcr the note,
ana said that it would take so long to
,ph', 'nt thIto hoies that he would
th.t h. cnp,gn bis ,n".t "a ,,ii,,,,'i
MN cnr tIn ,,,ri IT," a., ,,'.., ,',''
given Tho ronics and mo w." ,,' "' ,,' m'a
locknd tbctnsaIvca in tho room, NJ,
were Given tbc coutos A. & n'rinol, a'rI
at . 9o rucsdov npor"i,o ,iocd,,i 'i''', ia,.
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COURTESY reason
ON Tucsday afternoon ! discussed
WIN me president the time when the
not" Sh' uld be made public. The roa-
son for secrecy was the courtesy due
] 10 thr h"uuhs VINO were To receive tho
''te ihal u should not hc published
mere pct're lhey received II. We de-
rlded II would take two days at least
ipI u 10 T'a'h austria ana humdnia.
20 we decided IT should be made pub
nc on IluIsday inorhlhS. Tuesday
'N,nIng aIout cIock copy of the
note was hnnded to Mr.. James, chief
"i I"e lIInrinauon bureau. lie az
Gnce took 1t up with the printing Of
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' "uh read ny one man ana then
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then ,yn,ld hay, '',,"1n,S ~, "nu doIu
rnnmicat,on 1,,' ,,,a, a. a','Po' nI 'iio I'm
be- rel"oscd me nnvt ' ,1nrn,n "' y ''oTH of" !"
NON IN cnnfidcncc ns i'',,S u.s., ,,tJ ."tJ
its contents might c"ne t,ci, "'1 f,",'' ,',"
Europo In parblnd form L'u,,hnr
1 moi il cnlrtenus nnt to ni,'a !,
public until II had been received nv
the countries To which il was nd.
dressed. told them IL did no, CON
tain any proposal of peacc nor offer
of mediation.
THAT evening at my house Am.
bassador Willard Cof SpainD told me
hc had been advised of the contents
of the note by the president and we
discussed the advisability of HIM ad-
dressing Spain on the subject The
next morning the note was made pub
lie in the press"
MIR Lansing said he could not re-
call the name of any newspaper man
VINO was present at the conference
ANA ana not know any details Of who
h'hdled the note at the government
printing Office.
w non was the ilist intimation you
ha' th"t 'here had neen disclosure
or the c"hl'ns or the noteF' asked
]" sentative 'AnppeiI
h'u none uhtlI II was stated m
, n,,NSp"poIS, MI ailSlhE Sald. Mr..
'..'.S '|'',9l"S auu'I ne n'u ni'ue inquiries
H .'",,u nus uTp"' ''"'ut i"' a Ieak'
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No knowledge of Leak
"lIaye YOU any information as to
the leak on the note about II o'clock
wednesday b. asked AIR. campbell
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