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Show U. S. SECRETARY REBUKES BRTTON Author Who Said Yankees Were Crooks Can't Address Ad-dress Cadets WASHINGTON'. Nov. 11 Brig adlor Gnernl Stnydrn. commandant of the military academy at West Point, has been directed by Secretary Secre-tary Weeks to recall an lnvltatlor frlwn to John Fortescue. president oi the Royal Historical society, to nd-drc.es nd-drc.es th' cadets nn Armistice day. A formal statement issued Friday by tlu war secretary Hald the reason for hit action was found In statements contained con-tained In a rrn nt book written by Fortescue entitled. '"British Statesmen of the Great War " The secretary quoted this passage: '"Americana esteem a gnod bargain even If gained by dishonorable means, to mark the highest form of ability. The I'nlted States cannot engage !n any form of rompeltlton with us. from athletlrs to diplomacy, without using foul piny. Thfy must win. If not bj fair skill, then by prearranged trickery trick-ery or violence; If not by open negotiations, then by garbled maps and forged documents There is the fact. It may bo unpleasant but it rannot be denied." "An author entertaining these sentiments," sen-timents," Mr. Weeks said, "13 not considered con-sidered to be a proper person to address ad-dress th" students of a government academy " |