Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-18
FAMOUS LEAK" OF
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
SIMPLY ONE MANS DOPE
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ing over the question o. the attitude
OF the German element IN
the forthcoming campaign.
When | told Tumult.' that you
probably might make a visit to Wash
ington shortly and | should, want to
have himself, you and two or three
others at luncheon, he said that it
might be embarrassing all arounA
should he be seen with you"
Wilson Inquired of yiercck.
Another letter from Dickinson 10
Niereck, dated October "a, 1916, de-
scribed an alleged interview with
President Wilson at Shadow Lawn, in
which the president was said to have
inquired particularly about Viereek,
his mental equipment. etc and to
have discussed his apparent sense of
fairness"
Il related to him briefly the gene
sis of your statement for the press,
the letter continued. 81 told him that
you had brought 1t to my office, that
my first composition was for our pub
Lefty bureau, but that you had sug
gested that it might not be as effec-
tive through that distribution as ii
would be If you should assume full
responsibility for the distribution
This seemed to pie ase him, | told him
further that you had said TO me that
II | did not think 1t was strong
enough and fair enough, for me to
make it stronger.
The foregoing is about all of his
conversation concerning you that |
can recall. II embodies all of the es-
sential features of his inquiries and
comment.
II infer--and my inference may be
wide Of the mark---that he has deter
mined to appoint some sort of neu-
trality board after the election TO aid
him in reaching some new judgment
in regard to our international rela
tons in order that he may act within
the new lights which may be thrown
upon the subject. do not mean to say
that he intimated any disposition to
change his course. All | do mean to
say is that he left me under the i'm
preston that he is searching for the
proper material to constitute such Il
board should he finally decide to APP
point 1t. )" -
Ifiu Not rear hyUhcndtt.
"On the subject of hyphenates he
seemed wholly at ease He said he be-
lieved year ago that their blood had
been so heated against him that they
were violently against him en- masse.
He added that he was convinced that
their blood had cooled and that only
their explanatory leaders were the
only element that perssistently took
an unfair view Of his conduct. He
talked as If he were convinced that
the poll in November would surprise
the professional politicians, in the
large proportion OF so-called hyphen
ates vote that would be cast for him
HE had on his desk a copy OF the
statement you had prepared for the
press in re the Rider statement con
corning Stone and Burleson. He re-
marked upon the fairness of its tones
as illustrated by your assertion that
you did not regard his Americanism
as inferior to that of Hughes. Be-
fore ] left him he looked around and
said that he was sorry no stenogra-
pher had been present while he was
alking to me so that what | said
you might have beer talk
N down.
II remarked again that / was sor-
y he had replied at all to that crazy
nan O'Leary and he said that he had
lot dictated that statement in haste
)r hea', but that 1t was the result of
fery cool and careful thought on his
part
81 had almost forgotten to tell you
hat during the conversation the
president said in effect that he want
ID to know about you and others,
Who, like yourself, have individual
zed themselves in these troublesome \
lines because you might be useful
when settlement time comes "
A letter on June IS to Viereck
laid:
Rumblings Tn White House.
There are low rumblings at the
White House premonitory of happen
ngs of interest affecting the British
question. | have been unable as yet
o get an accurate line on what they
mean. There is much being said, too
the reports of the advent
II n new German submarine In Amer |
can waters, coupled with. the asser-
ion In some quarters that it's real
destination is Mexico. All assertions
If this character, OF course, come |
ion Of good relations between us and |
Germany or rather hostile to the re-
toration of these relations"
The following letter was dated on
Tune "a. 1915:
II dislike to entertain such a low |
lew of any president as is indicated |
" these observations and especially |
II Wilson, but | am convinced that |
lis desperation for reelection Is so |
apidly growing upon him that he
viii do anything this side of positive i
coundrelism to save himself at the
'olls in November
There is no sincerity on either side
{ the German question though the
wilson crowd is likely TO attempt TO
AXE more than the other side II |
wilson could only he held down to a
enslble and strictly America first /
curse 1t is my firm conviction that
e would get a bigger German vote
han was ever before cast for dem
cratic nominee, | frankly confess,
owever, that his desperation is H.
BILE to cause him TO throw away this
hance."
There was more than score of let
Ars and Dickinson admitted writing
u or them except the one describing
ne alleged interview at Shadow
avn He said he thought viereck
lust have framed up that letter and
gned his name TO It,
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