Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-01-18

Democrat maznate of the immediate
cause Of her husbands precipitate re-
tirement from the cabinet. 1t was
tat. Tumulty told prominent Ger
man.American, that Bryan was the
sole cause of the administrators
anti German policy.
"Pickford went to Tumulty with the
story and the atmosphere OF the
White House was blue with curses
OF the Bryans at the time Pickfofd
was there. Pickford has since writ
ten TO Mrs. Bryan full account OF
his interview with Tumulty.
This matter could be SO worked up
as to force Wilson to rid himself OF
Tumulty. What suggestions have you
to make as to its handling. I believe
it is too big an opportunity to be ne
elected. Mrs. Bryan possibly would
be willing to come cut in an open
statement. She is a very determined
woman. She loaths the whole Wilson
outfit, especially Tumulty. the Tu-
multuous The following was said 10
have been written June 5. 1916. by
Dickinson to Eiereck.
Il showed Tumulty this morning
your very interesting statement IN
the New York Evening Post Of
Wednesday. He manifested an unus-
ually keen interest, asking me II
thought you would support the Re-
publican nominee at Chicago if ne
were other than Roosevelt. OF course.
l could not answer SO pointed n
question This only demonstrates how
anxious the administration people
are growing over the question Of the
attitude of the German American ell
ement IN the forthcoming campaign
When l told Tumulty that you
probably might make visit 10
Washington shortly and that should
want to have him meet you and :Wo
or three others at luncheon. he said
that it might be embarrassing AL
around should he be seen with YOU. ;"
Another long letter from Dickinson
to Viereck dated Oct. "a. 1916, de
scribed an alleged interview with
President Wilson at Shadow Lawn
in which the President was said to
have inquired particularly about
VieTeck. his mental equipment. etc.
and to nave discussed his apparent
sense Of fairness
Il infer" said the letter-"and my
inference may be wide of the mark
that he either has determined to ap-
point some sort of neutrality board
after the election to aid him i'll
reaching some new judgment in re-
gard to our international relations liz
order that he may act within the
new lights which may be thrown W
on the subject. do not mean to say
that he intimated any disposition to
change his courses. All l do mean to
say he left me under the impression
that he is searching for the proper
material to constitute such a board
should he finally decide to appoint
it. On the general subject Of hyphe-
mates he seemed wholly at ease
He talked as if her were convinced
that the poll in November would sur
prise the professional politicians, in
the large proportion Of the so-called
hyphenated vote that would be cast
for him.
He had on his desk. while talking
TO me about you, full copy Of the
statement he had prepared for the
press in re the Ridder statement
concerning Stone and Burleson. He
remarked upon the fairness of its
tone as illustrated by your associa-
ton that he did not regard his Amer
icanism as inferior TO that Of Hughes.
Before | left him he looked around
and said that he was sorry that 10
stenographer had been present while
hn fafly;vo n n nh
had said concerning You might have
been taken down. l remarked again
that l was sorry he had replied at all
to that crazy man. O'Leary'. and he
said that he had not dictated that
statement in haste or heat. but tha,
it was the result OF very cool and
careful thought on his part. 49,
Il had almost forgotten to tell you
that during the conversation the
President said in effect that he wanted
to know about you and Others who
like yourself have individualized
themselves in these troublesome
times. because you might be useful
when settlement time comes
The following letter to Niereck was
dated June IA. 1916. 4 dislike TO en-
tertain SUCH low view Of any Pres
ident as is indicated by those OBJ
servations and especially of Wilson,
but l am convinced that his DISPOSE
tion for reelection is so rapidly
growing upon him that he Will do
anything this side Of positive scoun-
drelism to save himself at the polls
in November. There is no sincere
ity on either side of the German
question. though the Wilson crowd is
likely to attempt to fake more than
the other side. If Wilson could only
be held down TO a sensible and strict
~ america first course, it is my firm
conviction that he would get a big
ger German vote than was ever be-
fore cast for Democratic nominee.
frankly confess, however. that his
desperation is liable to cause him to
throw away this chance
There were more than n score o.
letters and Dickinson admitted writ
ing all OF them except the one de-
scribing the alleged interview at
Shadow Lawn. He said he thought
Viereck must have framed up that
letter and signed his name to il.
Under date OF July 90. 1915. Dick
inson wrote Niereck another letter
in which he said Our navy has been
secretly instructed to work against
the interests of the Central Powers
4 considerable element of the navy
whom I happen to know. personally
is opposed to discrimination between
the nations, but most of the element