The Washington times., 1922-05-18
RULING MAY INSUL TED
T REE 200|bY: WILSON,
NOW|N JAIL SAYS REED
Senator Replies to Statement
BY Ex-President
Fac-Simile Of Letter.

Senator James A. Reed. Of Mis-
souri, today replied to President
Wilson's letter to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat In which the ex-
President declared he had no
recollection Of writing the Senator
warmly thanking him for the
great service the Senator render
ed in perfecting and passing the
Federal reserve bill"
Memory bad, He Says.
Senator Reed issued lengthy
statement TO the effect that Wilson's
letter was grossly insulting" to
him. and expressing doubt ~ to
Wilson's powers Of memory. i.
In connection with the statement,
the Senator made public q facsimile
Of President Wilson'S letter and sig
nature.
Text Of Disputed Letter.
This letter. written on October "a.
1914, follows&
The White House, Washington.
October 70. 1919.
MY dear Senator:
IT 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 may
say what II In perfectly possible
for me to say in a letter. I want
to thank you very warmly and
sincerely for your statement made
through q New York newspaper.
have felt all along the sincere
honesty and independence Of judg-
ment you were exercising In this
whole matter, and you may be
sure that there has never been
IN my mind any criticism except
an occasional difference Of judg-
ment. think that things are now
shaping themselves admirably, and
I am quite willing to admit that
the processes upon which you
have insisted have contributed to
that result. I feel that can
count on you from this time out
to play a leading part in bringing
the whole matter to a satisfac-
tory issue, and I want you to
know what satisfaction II gives me
to feel that I can do this.
Cordially and faithfully yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
"P. spray caIl upon me at
any time that you would like to
confer about any feature Of the
matter. w. w.
Hon. James A. Reed,
United States Senate"
Those who know the amiable and
polite Wilson Of is13." said Senator
Reed. will hardly credit him with
having personally insulted a Senator
representing a great State, however
humble that Senator might be.
Those who know me well will
scarcely believe that will tameiy
submit to- a gross insult from even
30 great a man as Mr.. Wilson was
at that time"
Text Of Statement.
Senator Reeds statement in part
follows:
Here are the facts. My opponent
In the Senatorial race is the Hon.
Breckenridge Long, Third Assistant
Secretary Of State under President
Wilson.
'Mr. Ions campa,Gn manager IL
W. r. Hoillster.
Shortly prior to April ~. MIR.
Holiister gave out n statement to the
effect that Long would sweep the
State, and that Longs issue would
be that he represented President Will
sons principles and ideals.
IN April IL Lee Meriwether, acting
on his own motion and without my
knowledge, wrote al etter to the 81.
Louise Globe-Democrat. Let me say
4. L.. ~,
ing Mr.. Meriwether for his letter. I
simply say that, did not know he
had written Il until after II was pub
lished.
Letter Used I'm Attack.
Ex.President Wilson makes Meri.
wether's letter the occasion for his
attack upon me.
Any controversy with former Pres
ident Wilson under existing circum-
NConttpV~A on pa@e Coiunnn II