The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-19
Ex-President's Letter to
st. Louis Paper Starts
Old Feud All Over
TRAITOR SAYS W. W.
81 Shall Never Willingly Con-
sent TO Further Associa-
tion With Him." Adds

40 Woodrow wilson TODAY
lie issued lengthy statement To
tho effect that Mr.. Wilson's letter 10
% H Louis Newspaper, in which the
cy-preailout expressed his opinion or
fho senator iu mo- uncertain terms,
was grossly iuaullng' 10 him. sou-
afor Reed also expressed doubt rs 20
NT wilson's power NJ memory.
pointing out that tho formor pTesi-
dent bad denied writing letter
which has now boon produced
GROSS Insult From - Great Man"
Those who know tho ainicable
and peaceful Wilson OF 1913" mid
Reed. "wll hardly credit him with
having personally insultod a senator
representing great state however
humble that senator might be.
Those who Nuow me wen will
scarcely believe that ! will tamely
submit 10 gross insult from oven
$50 great man me- Mr. Wilson was
az that time
Senator Reeds statement was. In
part pa follows:
Here nrc tho facts:
MY opponent I'm tho senatorial
race is the Hon. Brockinridgo Long,
third assistant secretary OF state un-
dor President Wilson.
MI Longs campaign manager IN
W. ". llOlllster.
shortly prior 10 April ~ Mr. Hol-
lister gave out 10 statement 70 tho
effect that Long would sweep tho
state ana that Longs issue would be-
that h." represented President VIII
sons principles aud ideals.
"On April ~ Mr., Leo Moriwothor,
acting on his own notion and with
out my knowledge, wrote n letter TO
the So Louis Globe Democrat.
Former President Wilson makes
Mr.. MeriwetheTs letter the occasion
Of his attack upon me.
ANY controversy with former
President Wilson under existing cir
Cumstancos II necessarily painful.
but ~ much as | regret the necea-
fity nevertheless feel that tho pub
lic 10 entitled 10 know tho truth ana
tho whole truth.
"Mr. Wilson. I'm referring 10 the
Merlwcther letter. says. Statements
such NJ the one quoted from Mr.
Meriwether appear TO no intended
10 create tho impression that Mr.
Reed ana have held the same prin-
Ciples and advocated the same poll
cies, and that he II entitled to and
may be assumed TO have my In
dorsemcnt as n candidate for re-
election 20 the senate
NV hNlANfNllfI NIIltlt MlN not
Intended to create tho IMPRESSION
that former President Wilson and
myself held the same idenls or that
] claimed To have his indorsement.
ON the contrary, tho Meriwether ar
ticlc plainly sets forth that I had
differed from the president on many
occasions and that had pursucd an
Independent course.
"Merlwethors letter, however.
contained the following statement:
In so far as Wilson stood for
the fundamental principles OF dem
ocracy, he had tho ardent support
OF Senator Reed. ] myself have
soon a letter which Mr.. Wilson
wrote TO Senator Reed formally
banking him for tho great service
tho senator rendered IN perfectlng
ana passing tho federal reserve bin
The Photographic Proof.
ITO that statement Mr., Wilson re-
piesi i have no recollection OF
having ever written such n letter, On
tho contrary. I clearly remember
that MIR. Reed, ~ a member OF the
hHn6ing and currency committee, In.
terposed every possible objection 10
ne completion ana adoption OF the
Former President w!Ison'a rec
ollection il sadly deficient. Here is
fac-simile, sllghtly reduced IN slse
by tho photographer. OF President
WILSON'S letter aud signature.
The White House. Washington.
oct. 90, 1919.
MY Dear senator: I hesitate 10
hsk YOU 10 break I'm upon what must
20 one or tho busiest weeks YOU
haNo had by requesting you to come
"a the White House In order that /
may say what N perfectly possible
Tor me To- say In n letter want 10
ihank you very warmly and sincere.
" Tor your statement made through
a New York newspaper. ] have felt
al along tho sincere honesty and In 4.
dependence OF Judgment Won ware
exercising In this whole matter, and
YOU may he sure that there has never
been In my mind any criticism OK
cept an occasional difference OF
Judgment. | think that things arc
now shaping themselves admirahly
ana ] am quito willing to admit that
tho processes upon which YOU have
insisted haye contributed TO tho re.
SUIT. ] feel that | can count on YOU
from this time out TO play n leading
lart IN bringing this whole matter
10 satisfactory issue. and I wani
YOU TO know what satisfaction a
Cordially ana faithfully yours ''
tSlEnedD WOODROW WILSON
"'P. s.: Pray. call upon mo nj
any time that you would liko tr
CONFER about any feature on any mat.
ter.--W. w ~
49," Hon. James A. Reed, United
states Senate
mot only is this true. hut In IN,
campaign OF 1915 permission wa,
asked and granted for the use OF
lllh letter In my campaign when
wac running ON the same ticket wifi
PRESIDENT Wilson and ardently sun.
rorung him. Tens OF thousands of
copies Of tho letter were circuIated
t t,at time. II was. in fact. scat.
tered broadcast.
49,, Banks Almost In Revolt.
Mr, Wilson states that / imposeg
every possible objection 10 the com.
pleuon or tho adoption OF the bank
lng ana currency bill. The fact h
mo point disputed between the preg
ident ana myself regarding that bil
arose over the question whether m,
financial and business intcrests q
the country should be given m,
privilege OF coming before the son
ate committee on banking ana cur
rency and express their views "a
sarding the pending legislation.
AZ this time the national han.
were almost In revolt. Manv
tnem were preparing to surrena,
their ghaTtnra 4 NV