New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-18
Reed Is False
To Amy Cause,
Wilson Says
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has never been in my mind any criti-
cism, except an occasional difference
of Judgment. | think that things are
now shaping themselves dmirably, and
| am quite willing to admit that the
processes upon which you have insisted
have contributed to that result. feel
that | can count on you from this time
out to play a leading part in bringing
thus whole matter to n satisfactory
issue. and | want you to know what
satisfaction it gives mo TO feel that
can do this.
CORDIALLY and faithfully YOURS.
WOODROW WILSON,"
"P. S. Pray call upon me at any time
that you would like to confer about
any feature Of the matter.
"W. W.
Senator Reed declined to make any
statement regarding the personal part
of the Wilson letter to the editor of
the est. Louis Globe Democrat
Bitterness of Long Standing
Bitterness between Woodrow Wilson
and Senator Reed dates back really TO
the Baltimore convention, at which
Champ Clark. Relations between the
two have been patchmed up from time
to time since, but never on n lasting
basis.
No surprise was occasioned in Wash
ington at the news that MIR. Wilson
had written a letter, the natural effect
of which would be to throw the Will
son support behind breckenridge
ong, who is running in the Democratic
primary against Reed.
The Reserve bank fight was one of
the first clashes between the two men
after Mr.. Wilson entered the White
House. Reed was rather viborous in
his attacks on the bill, but finally,
after the bill had been amended and
changed from beginning to end, per
mltted it to pass. The generally ac-
cepted theory in Washington was that
would have two Federal Reserve banks
before this compromise was reached
Certainly Missouri is the only state
in the Union which got two banks.
The next fight in which Reed en-
gagged with the then President was over
patronage.
First Democratic IrreconciIable
Senator Reeds attitude on the peace
treaty was the last straw. He was the
original irreconcilable on the Demo
cratic side, and for long time he and
Borah stood alone as Senators who
would be satisfied with nothing short
Of the absolute killing of the Versailles
treaty.
The Wilson followers in Missouri
became exceedingly bitter, and when
the 1920 Democratic national conven-
tion came, resorted TO rather an ex-
traordinary action to prevent Reed
having voice on the convention floor.
where it was known he would oppose
the Wilson policies and particularly the
League of Nations.
Although the Kansas City Congress
sional district selected Senator Reed
and one of his friends as delegates to
San Francisco the state convention re-
fused to approve them and referred
the question back to the district for
further action, Kansas City stood on
her choice of Reed, whereupon the
credentials committee of the national
convention, and later after passionate
fight, the convention itself denied Reed
a seat.
Missouri not ory repudiated the
nominee of that convention, when the
election rolled round, by a majority
Of more than 100000, but elected a
Republican as Reeds colleague
There is no doubt that President
Wilson would be delighted to see Mis-
souri, now reverse herself again and
repudiate Reed, but the best Judgment
Of those who know the Missouri situa-
ton is that Mr. Reed will win smash
ing victory over Long