Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-28
AsNEY AND THE RED CROSS
Bio Stir Over Alleged SIur BY Well
Known Attorney.
Charleston American.

.In i:Ilway. when approached for a
contribution TO III" Red Cross her"
this week, IN" Columbia Record TINS
afternoon r"puhlish"s almost In iuli
thu. artiCl" carried 10y the Cha;l's stOn
American this morning and also
statement from the two gentlemen
who approached Mr.. Ahncy. Aft"r tn"
Record WAS issued this afternoon. Mr..
Ahncy gave the American correspond
.nt a further statement. going iuiIy
into the matter.
Following is the report published 10y
the Columbia Record this afternoon:
~. II. McMastcr. president Of IN"
Columbia chapter OF the Red Cross
was asked Thursday il hr had any
statement TO make with reference 10
the statement Of B. l.. Ahn"y. pub
Iishcd in a Charleston newspaper Mr..
McMast"r had nothing to say. except
TO offer Tor publication the following
statement from the subcommittee:
We called upon Il. l.. Ahn"y. meet
ing him al the entrance Of the Carolina
National bank building, on May Il, in
the afternoon. Mr.. ls"amcr being tho
Spokesman. said. Ben. ar" you in n
good humor% His reply was About as
usual MIR. R,amcr then said: w"
are calling on you Tor contribution
for the Is-d Cross fund His reply
WAS: i will not give damn cent
Thrr" WAS some additional convcrsa-
ton, hut Mr.. .Ahn"y did not change
his attitude. Among other things said
WAS that OF Nlr. f'ahcr, who said. Lei
mo tell YOU something about this war
TO this Mr.. .\hnCy replied: i know
a damn sight NOR" about the war than
yOu do In tn" cOurS" Of the con-
vrrsatiun something WAS mentioned
about his owning Liberty bonds. Mr.
Hrnmcr said: Wei. Ben. give uS u
Liberty nond.' To this Mr.. Ahn"y re-
piled: DO you think am damn
enough fool TO Civ" you Liberty
hond?'"
This is the substance of the "ntir"
conversation. Til" Record further
stated in part: "In view of the some
what indclinit" statement published in
tn" 'harI""'oh American """ '''''""'-
"d To Mr. Ahh'E' WHICH S'''hs ''i'''''''
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taken 10y the i'o'r"''o'' DIS 'e"u'' VI
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10y fitZ huSh McMaS'cr' p''s'o'i' VI
the 'oliimhEi i''" ''oSS e'''p'''. wv
damn cent 10 the i''u NrosS' r-"
gene X. Fctncr secretary ol inc Sou'h-
crn shops federation VIII scnu 'hc "l'
gram Thursday afternoon TO Director
General Mchd"o. Us TO any md'iihi'
statement IN 'hc CharI'S'oh N'''''e'''
the report oI the .\i''Iic"h CUT
respondent speaks Iof hsrl' IL WIS
really the Only news arlicIe "ri''eh
here In regard 10 IN" intense scnS''-
tioh whlch WIS crea''" u! ''' '"''' ~
Drought u! MI M'Mas''r' ''H '"''''
oi the 'ol'imha "'a''' ana p""hsi''"
10y the Record. inc American pu"''S"-
ed MIR. McMastcrs quoted REMARKS anu
also MI Ahh"Es > S'a''''ich'' MI '"'
Master ana not III HIS OWL ''"Sp'p"'
TINS morning pu'''isn 'h' s'''! anu '"e
RECORD had 10 'aIi 'i'ch 'r'S "'''' "o'''
upon Il rcplhiica'lon ol inc Nhieric"h
article.
Mr.. Abncy tonight dictated the loI-
lowing statement:
Mr.. Ahney said: i nave as matter
of course. read IN" articl's' Which'
'hihk aioh' constitute Inv r'e''' ''"''
IL Is necessary 10 e'''' '''''i'''o'' " III
the ha'''r III oisp''''
N'''r que co"S'"'''''""' ~ ''''"' w
me lhal III present any "''"'''" "'"''
mrnt OF circumstances surrounding
this matter would hr useless TO the
public: however much on" may mere
after develop the true motives ana
purposes Of Mr.. McMastcrs hcroics.