Show BOSTONIAN GIVES MORE PROOF TO LODGES LODGE'S CHARGE BRECKINRIDGE ALSO TOLD HIM OF POSTSCRIPT John T. T L. L Jeffries Writes S Senator e n a tor Declaring He Knows Knos His Statements About Lusitania Note True BAILEYS BAILEY'S STORY IS CONFIRMED BY HIM I HIlIS S Senator Declares That Neither Neith Neith- er Garrison Nor His Aide Has Made Denial of Existence Existence Existence Exist Exist- ence of the die Postscript I AD ADHERES HERES TO CHARGE Mass Oct 30 30 L Senator Rent Henry Cabot Lodge in in a campaign speech here herc tonight read rend a aletter aletter aletter letter from John Temple Lloyd Jeffries Jef fr fries es of Boston in which tho the writer stated that Henry Breckinridge former former for for- mer iner assistant secretary of war h hac d several sc times made to him remarks similar to those attributed to him by Dr Charles H H. Bailey of Tufts college concerning ng the alleged elimination bv by President Wilson of a n weakening postscript from the strict ct neutrality neutrality neutral neutral- ity it note to Germany r r A letter f pl a n conversation he had with Mr Breckinridge Breckin kin kin- rh ridge ge on tho the subject was read by S Son sn ator alor Lodge at nt a n public meeting Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day dar night and the senator In hit his a address address ad ad- dress tonight ht said ho he presented the letter letter letter let let- ter from Mr Ir Jeffries ns as additional In In- In formation This letter follows D Dear ar Senator Lodge I have noted In Dost Boston n papers your our remarks connecting connecting con con- fleeting President Wilson with a postscript post script to one ono of the so-called so Lusitania notes According to the tho papers you state that the effect of this postscript was to vitiate the force torce of ot tho the note or 01 purposely to Inform the Imperial government government gov gov- that vl vigor or displayed In earlier parts of ot the tho notes was designed for Anglo-American Anglo consumption only According According Ac Ac- cording to the press accounts this postscript postscript postscript post post- script was added rather surreptitiously surreptitious surreptitious- ly and under chamber star proceedings and was withdrawn only because the few manly members of the cabinet happened happened hap hap- to discover er Its existence by luck luk I and naturally threatened t to te turn the government upside down I r assure you OU sir I deeply regret being drawn Into this affair but J I a cannot cannot cannot can can- not sit Idl Idly by and see you ou called a n. liar when I know your our statements statement are arc true My l friend Major Breckinridge several several sev soy eral times made to me remarks similar to those reported by Professor ProCessor Balle Bailey I cannot swear to e cr every minute detail dotan for tor m my memory Is la only human but the general substance of ef l your statement Is correct to m my personal knowledge to Major I As As I have telegraphed Breckinridge to tell him of ot my proposed pro pro- posed action and as his remarks were II not secret and as Professor Ballo Bailey has already alread Involved In the major I feel obliged to state that I know your statement state state- men meat ment t is true VI With th re regard t to te Major Breckinridge he Is one of or the finest examples of ot the American g gentleman and his distinguished tam family 11 has been famous for tor Its Ita chivalry In the tho south for tor His statement also Is unquestionably unquestionably unquestionably true beyond any possibility of ot doubt Believe me dear Senator Lodge yours ours truly JOHN TEMPLE LLOYD JEFFRIES The Tho writer of ot this letter lotter Mr Ir John Jeffries Senator Lodge said Is a 0 member of ef t a a. very known wull-known family in Boston a gentleman of or honor an and of the highest character and well known to me personally Tho The evidence that Mr fr mado made the statement statement state state- ment moat attributed to him about the tho postscript post- post script I therefore think cannot be bo successfully contro and l If Mr Ir Continued on rage Page 6 8 t r I J JOSEPH JOSEPH OSEPH secretary to toU j i U J President ent Wilson Vilson who vho is I credited with having haying been instrumental instrumental mental in eliminating the thc weakening weakening weak 1 weak weakening ening instructions to Ambassador f Gerard I w I I It I LODGE OFFERS MORE PROOF Bostonian Avers Breckinridge Breckinridge Breckin- Breckin ridge Told About Wilsons Wilson's Lusitania Postscript Continued from Pa Page e 1 Breckinridge made the statement It Itcan Itcan itcan can be absolutely believed ed Mr e has ha sent one ono or two telegrams In which he ho rotors refers t to Dr Balle Bailey and myself in a cr very ery angry manner which Is not Important but buth buthe h he 10 characterizes his own conversation which Dr Bailey Daller reported as ns backstairs backstairs back back- stairs gossip lIe He does doos himself a n great I Injustice by this because ho he was a a. member of tho Wilson administration and a n most mot excellent assistant secretary score secre- tary ary of ot war Ho lIo denies that thal there was any o threat of resignation by br Mr Garrison Garrison Gar Gar- I rison or others but hut he entirely falls fails to toden den leny the essential point which was that hat th the postscript was written and that hat he and Mir Mr r. r Garrison saw It Mr Ir Garrison said yesterday In Washington Washing Washing- ton on I am not bring being interviewed on onan an any iny subject I have no statement of or any kind to make So that ho he also aleo re refuses reuses rofu ro- ro fu fuses uses to deny the tho existence of the postscript postscript post- post script which he certainly would have o done if it had been a n mere fabrication b by Dr Bailey Dr Daile Bailey In Is a a. gentle- gentle nan man of tho the hl highest heit character and standing landing and voracity I have no doubt that hot ho stated the conversation in substance sub- sub stance tance with absolute truth Long Branch N N. J. J Oct 30 lent dent Wilson tonight characterized as untrue the tho statement made by Son- Son ator Henry Ca Cabot ot Lodge Lode of otts t to ti the effect th t the President had iad seriously considered adding a weakening postscript to his Lusitania note San Mateo Matco Ca Cal Oct CO When O. When Heny Henr Hen- Hen 1 r y Breckinridge c who arrived here to tonight tonight to- to night from Delmonte was Informed that hat President Wilson lIson had termed as an untrue the thc statement made b by Senator Iod Lodge odge E. E regarding the Lusitania note noto ho he 10 said eald Since SInco the President has lias denied Senator Son Son- ator Lod Lodges Lodge's es e's statement I shall havo ha nothing more to sa say about it ft |