Show COO COOLIDGE LID G E EXPLAINS EXP LAIN S WIRES ES I o o- o I i TELEGRAMS NOT RELATED TO OIL DEAL 1 March Marc 6 Submission to the oil I i WASHINGTON co committee corn com vy today pf two telegrams sent b by President Coolidge Coolidge Cool Cool- idge to Edward B McLean at Palm Beach ea h led the president j ent to issue three formal forthal statements in explanation n. n I I After the first of the messages had been read into the public record the White House gave out a statement saying It related to a government appointment In the District of Columbia I The reading of the second message was followed by a White hite WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House statement sa saying Mr Coolidge merely had thanked the publisher publisher pub pub- lisher usher for a message of congratulation on his Lincoln birthday speech Later it was was announced that the second statement had been in error and that the second message really related t to a congratulatory telegram from McLean on the presidents president's reply to the senate demand for the resignation of Secretary Denby The statement said Bald The telegram sent to o Mr McLean IcLean under date of or February 12 was In answer answer r to a t telegram legram received from McLean IcLean congratulating the president on ott his hi's statement with res respect to the senate resolution resolution resolution tion calling for the resignation tion of Edwin Denby as secretary of the I navy Owing to the date of the telegram It was at first tho thought It related to the tEe presidents president's Lincoln day address at New York An examination of he the White hite House files flies after Issuance by the president president president dent of his statement disclosed however that the McLean message related to the Denby matter A number of congratulatory messages were received In connection with both the statements on the Robinson Robinson Robinson Robin Robin- son and the New v e York speech A previous statement given out by President Coolidge relating to the tho second telegram sent to E. E B. B McLe IcLe McLean n Washington publisher under date of February 12 read The he he telegram sent to Mr tr McLean on on February 12 was In re regard regard regard re- re gard to a message from Mr McLean congratulating the president on his Lincoln birthday address In New York The telegrams ms exchanged were similar to others received aid sent out in ii that connection It amounted simply to an exchange of amenities I |