Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-15
Counsel. in Declaration, Deny State
ments Regarding Mr.. Mclean,
EDWARD BEALE MCLEAN,
Post Building,
Plaintiff,
PHILADELPHIA RECORD Co.
A Corporation,
Defendant
DECLARATION.

PHILADELPHIA RECORD Co,
Corporation,
Defendant.
DECLARATION.
The plaintiff, Edward Beale Mclean,
sues the defendant, Philadelphia Rec
ord Co, corporation, for that hereto
fore. to wit on the thirteenth day OF
May, AID, 1929. and for a long time
prior thereto the plaintiff was and now
is resident of the City of Washington,
District of Columbia. and was and al
ways therefore had been, a good, true,
honest and law abiding citizens of the
United States, and until the committing
by the defendant of the grievances
hereinafter mentioned was and always
heretofore had been a person of good
name, fame and credit in the District
OF Columbia and elsewhere; and where
as the plaintiff, at the time aforesaid,
was and heretofore had been engaged
in the newspaper business as president
and publisher of the Washington Post,
newspaper published in the District
OF Columbia, and also as trustee of the
estate OF John r. Mclean, actively par
ticipated in the management Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer. a newspaper pub
lished in the City of Cincinnati. State
of Ohio; and whereas the plaintiff did
not attend a dinner at the Belgian EN-
bassy referred TO in the article herein
after complained of and did not at such
dinner dine too well" and did not an
noy any guests at such dinner nor shock
said guests and did not subject the Bel
gian Ambassador to embarrassment by
reason OF his conduct and was not
requested to leave such dinner; and
whereas the said Washington Post
did not print any outbursts against
Prince de Ligne at the instigation
or request Of the plaintiff nor as a
result of any alleged conduct of the
plaintiff or action of the said Bel
gian Ambassador at said alleged
dinner; and whereas the plaintiff
was not "squelched" by President
Hoover by reason Of any misconduct
or any action on the part of the plain
tiff and was not by any action of said
President Hoover put I'm his place;
yet the defendant on, to wit, the 18th
day OF May. A. D., 1929. well knowing
the premises, but greatly envying the
happy state and condition of the plain
tiff, and wickedly contriving and falsely
and maliciouSly intending to bring him
into public scandal. scorn, injury, In
fanny, shame and disgrace, and to in
jure him in his good name, fame and
credit, and to injure him in his pro-
fession as the publisher OF the news
papers aforesaid, and to cause 1t to
be suspected and believed that he
attended a dinner at the Belgian
embassy in a disgraceful and drunk
en- condition. and that at such a din
ner he had annoyed and shocked
guests of the Belgian Ambassador,
and that the Belgian Ambassador
was perplexed and ordered the
plaintiff to leave in order to save his
other guests from further embar-
the
action of the Belgian Ambassador
at such an alleged dinner, the plain
tiff as publisher and party in
interest of the Washington Post. o
newspaper published in the District OF
Columbia, caused to be printed articles
in said newspaper attacking the Prince
de Ligne, and that as result thereof
the said Prince de Ligne became be-
wildered and sought information from
the State Department as to his status
with the United States Government
and that AS a result of all of which
President Hoover rebuked the plaintiff
bv giving dinner to the said Prince
de Ligne as a sign that the latter was
persona grata with the President, and
that the President Of the United States
Herbert Hoover, had "Squelched" the
ulaintiff in a blunt manner, and
further to cause it to be suspected and
believed that the plaintiff was guilty
of disgraceful conduct, and to vex,
harass and Cypress the plaintiff, did
at the time aforesaid, falsely, malici-
ously and wrongfully compose and pub
fish, and did then and there falsely
maIiciously and wrongfully cause and
procure to be composed and published
of and concerning the. plaintiff and of
and concerning the conduct of the
plaintiff in his said business and pro.
fession, and of and concerning the
plaintiffs character and reputation in
his said business and profession, in
certain daily newspaper called The
philadelphia Record" published by the