Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-22
May Choose Judges

FUttf tuUiIlltttt " tut itouNn uVs
pointed IN tho regular way.
Second. you may select commit.
tee of ten members al, the House; ! will
aak the privilege of Choosing angle
member tn investigate the matter.
Third. n committee from the Texas
Press Association.
-Four. n committee from the Amerl-
can Legion. ~
'flf the COMMITTEES which you may
choosc finds that ! told the truth In
your letter Of thu 9Th. instant TO the
Texas papers. or that you had good rea.
sons 10 believe that you were telling
the truth nt the time you sent the letter
10 tho Texas napers. I win forfeit
thousand dollars to tho American
Legion 10 i,o usod In its work for dis.
ablcd soldiers =.
There would be no difficulty In get.
tlng the matter In motion n you should
should choose a committee from tho
House.
II believe the Texas Press Associa.
ton would cooperate " you should
select II because I imagine its members
would like 10 know beyond any possi.
blll,y of doubt whether they have been
imposed upon. u
II Imagine the nme would b. trus
Of tho American Legion. I understand
that organization n trying 10 preserve
the strength OF this government during
thla crisis. II your charges are true.
then we. your colleagues, ara doing
moro harm To the vital interests of thls
country than all tho red aeitators In
tho country.
III. on the other hand. you have
made n false charge against your cob
leagues regardless of whether the
motive was n deliberate purpose 10 hurt.
or from consuming desire 10 give
yourself a greater relative status. by
cutting down the reputation and good
name u your colleagues. from your
position of prcstage. you have done
a hurt 10 your government which no
ordinary anarchist could do.
"lf you accept this proposition. !
respectfully suggest that you designate
at your earliest convenience some one.
preferably a member OF the House. 10
act with rome member Of tho House
selected by myself. TO arrange tho do
tails
Tho personal features injected last
week In your statement 10 the press
are not 10 bc involved In this proposed
procedure. For the immediate present
| decline to he diverted from that un-
doriaking which felt on last Thurs
day from selfrespect and public obll.
cation II was my duty TO begin. I
promise you. however. that the new
matter raised In your letter 10 the press
last week viii receive very early atten.
tlon.
Il hope you win agree with mo that
the responsibility which you assumed
In making the charges referred TO and
the responsibility assumed by me IN
challenging their tru,hfulness. the pub
lie interest involved. and the difficulty
Of exact ascertainmont by more or less
ex.parics statemcnta. strongly indi.
cate that some lmpartlal tribunal should
investigate as tn the facts and make
report ~ its findings TO the public.
Il believe you will agree that could
compel the submission of the issue
raised 10 committee u the House.
Regularly appointed and l am sure
hat such committee would do you
Justice. However. that may be. I am
sure you cannot hesitate to make n
selection from among the committee
Indicated.
II am sending herewith copy OF a
lcticr which am addressing 10 the
American Legion Of Texas. and also
copy of letter addressed 20 the
Security National Bank Of Dallas.
Texas. showing that am this day
requesting that the afore mentioned
one thousand dollars b. deposited In 4
special account Tor the purpose indi.
Gated"
Representative Blanton gave out the
following statement today:
Il ask the people of Texas to kindly
suspend Judgment ON the recent attack
made upon me. until can find time
from my legislative duties 20 assemble
the facts which prompted my appeal
10 the press. | intended no offense 70
any delegation OF member but wns
earnestly endeavoring 60 stop the pas
sage of the proposed salary increase.
shall continue my efforts 10 cut out
of appropriation bills by points OF order.