Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-06
President Sends Apology to
Senator When Inadvert-
anCe Is Discovered.
HOOVER DEEPLY PANIED
BY ACCIDENTAL SLIGHT
Californian Says Incident Is Ended
With Letter From Chief
Executive.

Failure OF Senator Hiram johnson
Of California to receive an invitation
to a dinner party at the White House
last night in honor of Ambassador
Dawes, to which all other members of
the foreign relations committee except
Senator johnson were invited, today
brought an apology from the White
House and the explanation from Presi-
dent Hoover that it was only an over
sight.
The President was greatly distress
ed" to learn from the press that the
California Senator did not receive an
invitation to the dinner party, as he
had no intention Of leaving out the
latter in the list of members of the
foreign relations committee. He in
formed the Senator that directions to
send out invitations we're given on
Monday and, according to his explana-
ton. through "he hurried telephoning
to Senators and settlement Of other
details an inadvertence occurred some
where"
Presidents Letter.
The Presidents letter of explanation
to Senator Johnson was dispatched to
him at noon today, and copies of it
were shortly afterWard made public.
The letter follows:
1.-THE Hon. Hiram johnson,
United States Senate,
Washington, D. c.:
''My Dear Senator: was greatly
distressed to learn from the press last
night that you did not receive an invi-
tation to the dinner given at the White
House for Ambassadors Bames and
Guggenhein, to which the members OF
the foreign relations committee, who
were in the city, or available, were In
vited. Directions to send out the invi-
tations were given on Monday, and In
the hurried telephoning to Senator'S and
settlement of other details an tnadver-
tance occurred somewhere.
"I am most deeply panied that such
an accident should have happened,
with such an apparent lack Of courtesy,
and I hope you will accept my aSsur-
ance that it was due entirely to q mis-
take which is most deeply regretted by
all of us. Yours faithfully.
HERBERT HOOVER"
JOnnSOnS comment.
Senator johnson issued the follow
ing statement after the letter had been
made public at the White House:
"Under no circumstances would
have commented upon or discussed the
incident. In the present situation, of
course, it is wholly ended"
The failure of Johnson to receive an
invita- tioT1 tho fal< pf fha Senate fO.
day and prior to the Presidents letter
there were efforts on the part of some of
JohnSon'S friends to have the foreign
relations committe take official notice
of the affair.
The regular meeting of the COM
mittee was called for today, but before
the members went into session the re-
port that an explanation might be
forthcoming from the White House be-
came current at the Capitol
Every other member of the Senate
foreign relations committee now in
Washington was asked. and why the
President passed over his fellow Cali
forntan formed a question the answer
to which had been sought by officials
and politicians and social leaders as
well.
Hypothesis Rejected.
Some who speculated professed to see
an effect of the Senator's opposition to
the administrations policies on legis-
lation. But others quickly rejected such
an hypothesis.
Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman of
the committee. who had stood along
side of Senator johnson in supporting
the export debenture and opposing
presidential authority in tariff rate
making, was invited to the dinner and
attended.
Another Republican-independent who
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