Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-20
WILSON At TACKS
SENATO ]. A. REED
IN NEWS LETTER.
Former Presidents Return to
Politics Draws Warm Re-
ply From Missouri Senator
Under Fire

WASHINGTON, April l9.-De-
claring he had been personally in
suited" by former President Wilson,
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
in formal statement today asserted
Mr.. Wilson's memory was shown to
be sadly deficient" by his etter to
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat, saying
the Missouri senator had opposed
passage of the federal reserve act.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal)
Copyright, 1929
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Poli-
tics no longer is adjourned with
Woodrow Wilson. Publication of his
letter to the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat, denying that he had ever writ
ten a letter commencing Senator
James Reed, of Missouri, for his part
in the making of the federal reserve
act, has been followed by the circu.
lation of Photographic copies offthe
communication itself.
Although it had been supposed
that the former president would stay
IN Seclusion and that his letter to
the New York Times repudiating a
message read at the Cox dinner was
prompted by a desire to remove him
self from present hour politics,
scarcely week has elapsed and the
former president has issued a let
ter which will be used in the pri-
mary campaign in which Brecken-
ridge Long. a close friend of MIR.
Wilson, is endeavoring to wrest the
Democratic nomination from MIR.
Reed
Mr.. Wilson'S letter to the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat states that he
has no recollection of ever having
written any letter warmly thanking
Senator Reed for the great service
the senator rendered in perfectinG
and passing the federal reserve bill"
Mr.. Wilson adds that he CLEARLY
remembers that Mr.. Reed interposed
every possible objection to the com.
pletion and ADOPTION of the BILL"
Letter Photographed y
Something is wrong with Mr.. Will
sons powers of recollection. For the
text of the letter written by Mr.
Wilson on October 23, 1913, was pho.
tographed and widely circulated in
the campaign of 1916 when Mr.. Reed
was candidate for reelection In. N
deed the latter was used with thu
permission of the White House. Here
is it's text:
My Dear Senator:
l hesitate to ask you to break
in upon what must be one of the
busiest weeks which you have
had by requesting you to come
to the White House in order that
may say what it is perfectly
possible for me to say in a let
ter. 1 write to thank you very
warmly and sincerely for your
statement made through a New
York newspaper. I have felt
all along the sincere honesty and
independence OF judgment you
were exercising in this whole
matter and you may be sure that
there has never been in my mind
any ccjticism except on, an oc-
casional difference Of judgment.
L think that things are now
shaping themselves admirably
and l am quite willing to admit
that the processes upon which
you have insisted have contribute
ed to the result. feel that I
can count on you ff0m this time
out to play leading part in
bringing this matter to a salts
factory issue and want you to
know what satisfaction it gives
me to feel that 1 can do this.
Cordially and faithfully yours
WOODROW WILSON.
P. S.-Please call upon me at
any time you would like to con.
fer about any feature of the
matter. (Signed with the ini-
tials w. W.