Show o v ro U 86 00 DRI BAilEY STICKS J TO C CHARGES AR ES Reaffirms Statement Breck enridge Told Him President Press dent Eliminated Postscript From Lusi Lusitania tania Note When Cabinet Members l Objected 4 SAYS LODGES LODGE'S STORY IS NOT EXAGGERATED 1 i Challenges Garrisons Garrison's Ai Aide id da to Deny He Said Wilson Added Postscript Telling Germany First Note Was Wag Not to Be Held Seriously LODGE MAY l SAY MORE l B BOSTON OSTON Mass Oct A 29 A reaffirmation reaffirmation reaf reaf- of the truth troth of his statement that Henry Breckinridge former assistant secretary of war tar had told him that President Wilson had eliminated a postscript from the gec second I d Lusitania note after ter several members o of f his cabinet threatened to resign if it were included w was made today by Dr Charles H. H Bailey a a. a professor at the Tufts medical school Dr Bailey was quoted last night In Ina Ina a letter read at a political meeting In Somerville by Senator Lodge as barlag having bar hav lag ing had a conversation with Mr dir on a n. train from San Francisco last July In which the for for- former former former mer assistant secretary of ot war made mado the alleged assertion regarding regarding- the postscript According to a statement issued by bythe bythe bytho the tho Republican state committee Dr Bailey replied tonight to an Inquiry ho has received from tho the Philadelphia Public Ledger that his letter as read by Senator Lodge was a fa fair and not at all exaggerated story of ot his conversation conversation con con- with o. o The Tho committees committee's statement added D Denials Denial laLl Expected Dr Bailey said Bald In his reply that h he expected there there- would be bo denials allaround all allaround aroun around but that bat he affirmed the truth of ot his letter and and called attention to tho the fact that Breckinridge had made made no denial of the most important feature feature fea fea- ture of ot tho the letter which said that President Wilson without the knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge edgo of ot any member of ot his cabinet c except Secretary Bryan BIan had bad added L a a I postscript to the note saying Bay Bay- BayIng BayIng Ing that the the- German government waa not to put too serious an Interpretation tion on tho the words omit no word or act Dr Bailey Balloy was 1 Introduced to BreckInridge Breck Breck- on tho the tram train He He- had neverseen never neverseen neverseen seen tho tiro gentleman before he said sold but finding they were occupying compartments compartments compartments com com- In tho the same sleeping car naturally conversed considerably with him ilm on tho way east This talk on politics did not occur until the tho second day after they left San Francisco after an acquaintance of oC about thirty thirty- six hours Senator Lodge said tonight that If It ho he had anthI anything further to eay say on the subject he would do so at an address In n Fitchburg tomorrow night Is I. Vehement N New New Nw w York Oct 23 23 Emphatic denial of having stated elated as aa charged by Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Lodge of ot Massachusetts Massachusetts' that President Wilson had eliminated a postscript from the second Lusitania note only when members of ot his cabInet cabinet cabnet cab- cab Inet net threatened to resign if fC it were included Included in- in was made mado by Henry C. C Breckenridge Breck- Breck enridge former assistant secretary of ot war var in a 0 telegram sent to the Philadelphia Phila- Phila delphia Public Ledger r and made mado public here lore tonight b by tho the Democratic national national na- na lonal committee President nt In Is Sll Silent nt Long Branch N. N J. J Oct 29 Renewal 9 Renewal of oC f claims b by Senator Lodge of oC Massachusetts Massa- Massa that President Wilson Ilson had eliminated a weakening weakening- postscript from the strict accountability bill ty noto note noton In n connection with the sinking of or the brought forth no statement from President Wilson tonight officials of- of here acre t taking tho the lo position that denials by cabinet members were suf BUr Tho President was Informed that former former former for for- mer A Assistant S Secretary of oC War ar had denied tho the truth of ot otan an Interview with him which Senator Lodge gave ac as M tho the authority for tor- his hla charge |