Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-19
WILSON COMING BACK
MEANING OF FIGHT
friends SEQ in Contention With
Senator Reed His Return
to Politics.
Now York World.

New NpFk Npriu.
Washington. April lS.-Woodrow
wilson's attack on Senator Reed OF
Missouri. IN which he stated that 30
FAR from having his Endorsement for
recollection. the Missouri Senator was
incapable Of sustained allegiance to
any person and any cause" Is taken
to Indicate the former Presidents re-
entry into politics.
Reed replied today to Mr.. Wilson's
declaration that he had no rccollec-
ton OF having written "A letter in
which he thanked Senator Reed for
his assistance in perfecting and pass
Ing the Federal Reserve Bin. by pro-
ducing the letter.
The Democrats in Congress received
the news of the row with dismay.
They had concluded that Reed would
win the nomination in Missouri and
Intended to support him and felt as
sured that ho would be reelected
They had meant to forget the League
OF Nations fight SO far az the Mis-
souri, election was concerned.
Now they are all up in the air and
fearful that the loss of a Democratic
Senatorship will be the result
Reeds supporters say that the In
reference of the former President In
State politics will he resented and that
the resentment will he visited on
breckenridge Long. whom Wilson ia
vors. Reeds foes say that the popu-
larity of the former President is so
great IN Missouri that his disciples
out there will rally in sufficient num-
bcrs to defeat the man he arraigns
In any event the incident has turned
what looked like Democratic ccr-
1inty into b rough and tumble fight,
the outcome OF which nobody can
forecast
Any controversy with former
President Wilson" said Reed today.
until existing circumstances is nee
essarily painful. l nevertheless feel
that the public is entitled to know the
truth and the whole truth. His rec
election is sadly deficient"
Here Reed produced a Photographic
copy OF the letter referred to. II read !:
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington. Oct, 2S, 1918.
My Dear Senator: | hesitate to ask
you to break In upon what must be
one OF the busiest weeks you have
had by requesting you to come to the
White House in order that l may say
what is perfectly possible for me to
say In "A letter.
Il want to thank sou very warmly
nnd sincerely for your statement made
through a newspaper. l have felt
all along the sincere honesty and in
dependence Of judgment you were ex-
ercising in this whole matter and YOU
may be sure that there has never been
In my mind any criticism except an
occasional difference of Judgment.
think that things are now shaping
themselves admirably. and am quite
willing to admit that the processes
upon which you have insisted have
contributed to that result.
feel that I can count on you from
this time ont to play leading part in
bringing this whole matter to a salts
factory issue, and want you to know
what satisfaction il gives me to feel
that | can 90 this
Cordially and faithfully yours.
WOODROW WILSON.
l.. S.-pray call upon me at any
time that you would like 70 confer
about any feature OF the matter
w. w.
Hon. James a. Reed, United States
Senate.
Not only is this true" added Reed
'but in the 1918 campaign permission
was granted FOR the use OF this letter
one Of the things that stuck in Mr..
Reeds craw was President Wilson'S
statement that ne had told the Senator
that he reminded him Ct an indi-
Nidual who mounted several horses
and rode of IN every direction.
Again the ex-President's recollec-
tion is in error said Reed. Just as
he had completely forgotten a letter
which he did write, he remembers q
conversation which never took place
This would seem to leave il Mr.
Wilson's move, but no comment OF
Reeds reply was obtainable from him
Owing TO the absence from Wash.
.F II