Evening star., 1921-10-29
APOLOGY TOULOUSE
MADE BY BLANT0N
Intended All Objectionable
Language to Be Omitted
From Published Speech.

Representative Thomas L. Blanton
democrat of Texas, who escaped eX-
pulsion from the House Thursday by
IL margin Of eight votes. apoiogized
to the House yesterday for his action
in inserting obscene language In the
Congressional Record, which mas
caused the effort to unseat him.
His letter of apology was sent to
the Speaker. read to the House and
warmly applauded, especially by the
republican members who had led the
effort to expel him.
The Texan. occupying the same seat
from which he arose to defend him
self against the charge that ne haa
had printed in the Congressional RECORD
AN obscene affidavit relating to CON
versation between two printers tooh
10 part in the brief discussion pre-
reding the presentation or the apoi-
oSy. ,.. ,h.
uouse by Representative Walsh, re-
publican Massachusetts. actihs III
speaker CiillettS absence
Text Of Letter.
1T read:
II am involved in no issue now be-
fore the House. hence what ! now Sa!
is not a sacrifice of any principie.
when I expressed Il wish of being
able to place before the country inc
record expunged ] was misunderstood
hy my colleagues. who believed tina
| would circulate the Objectionable
language. My intention was not 10
,Io This. but to circulate the eXpunged
record with all the ob5ectionaoie
words and abbreviations contained IN
the employees affidavit eliminated ana
circulated only to show 10 the couii
Try the honest bona hoe pupose VI
my remarks.
"I realize that the judgment OF no
human is infallible. / bow TO the
collective judgment of my c0ileasues.
against none of whom haroor
malice. and offer this. my apology 10 10
their decision determined was an
error.
Further ExpunginE Refused.
sneakinr IN behalf of Mr.. Blanton.
REPRESENTATIVE Garrett OF fennessee.
acting democratic leader. prior to the
reading, asked that four words useo
by the Texan in answering Represeh-
. tatiye I.ongworth. republican. ONO. De
, stricken out of the permanent RECORD
had been uttered in-the stress OF de-
hate and were not Intended. Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming. the
republican leader. objected
Mr. Longworth had asked Mr bian-
ton if there was any truth IN the re-
mort that he had expressed an intention
of sending out 250.e00 copies OF ms
speech expunged from the record last
Monday. and he had replied that II
financially able he would put II IN
rhe hands of every nsiie voter in the
country, Just as it is" 1t was agreed
among republicans that Mr.. Long.
worth had put the Texan on a hnD.
and that probably two score or more
, who had been in doubt voted for en-
pulsion simply because of the men,
ber's own statement.
Had "OyerIoOked'' the Words.
Given the right to edit his speech.
Mr.. Blanton said he would have ellml-
mated the words Just as 1t is" before
printing, but in the distress that fol-
lowed vote of censure by the House
and a public reprimand by the Speaker
he had overlooked them. These were
the words Mr.. Garrett had asked TO
lie eliminated upon the insistence OF
Mr.. Mondel1.
Mr.. Blanton told members he mere
ly wanted to say in reply to Mr. Long
worth, that he would reprint and cir
culate his own speech. without includ-
ing profane and obscene words, alb
breviated. alleged to have been used
by employees of the printing ofice ana
put into the form OF an affidavit and
filed with the public printer.
The Texan was in his seat when the
House convened, and stayed there most
Of the day.
ppoposEs INUESTIG ALTON