| Show MR TILLMAN IS TURNED DOWN President Withdraws His Invitation to t Attend Dinner r to be Given Prince Henry HenrySen Sen Cockrell at ton tion ton Suggested He Withdraw Acceptance I He Refused Ref s d dI I Washington Feb The president lifts has withdrawn his hlA Invitation extended to Senator Ro n of ot South Carolina to attend time the dinner to be I given Riven Ilven tonight In honor of or Prince Henry of or Prussia nt at nt at House H It I Is II stated sin tell that this action on aim tho the f tart of 01 the president nt was vas made fO necessary from rota the tact fact fiet that ow owing log ing Ilg to occurrences on the time floor of or tIme the senate last the senator from rout South Smith Carolina wn Wil declared d In con contempt contempt contempt tempt of or the tim senate Jenat Senator Martin of ot Virginia a of ot the tIme committee on naval affairs Has accepted nn an Invitation I tuitIon tation In Mr place lue The In invitation wan extended ed originally to Mr lilt ll owing to the tact fact fiet that hi hit Is II tho time ranking minority member of tho the affairs committee a sensational sequel to There Thore was n the time decision of ot the time president to cumin of uto Senator from the list l t dinner guests quel Is This The Tie president sent fur for fo Senator Cockrell krei of 0 oi Missouri Misouri and nl asked him hini friend and Democratic cal col asa as n a league of Mr Ir to o suggest to time the tHe Hie propriety of ot withdrawing his acceptance l of othe the he dinner Invitation The president his hil attitude In Inthe II the matter mater and Int said that In view of ot tIme the th contempt proceedings Mr Ir presence would not nel only be he an nn to tho tIme senate but a n discourtesy y to t Prince Henry Mr Cockrell accepted tho the commission and litter Inter telephoned to the president that at Mr lr absolutely refused to withdraw his hil accept acceptance ance alice In response to the presidents president sug suggestion The president Immediately geston cancelled tIme the Invitation In a n not note he tie dispatched directly to 10 Mr lir lr Tiilman shortly short before be foro noon non today In this note Iole formal the time which was very vor brie brief f and und president elt stated he regretted that he ho was WIS obliged to withdraw the Invitation Simultaneously Senator Martin of at Vir Virginia ginia I Invited to 10 take Mr place itIn nt itt the tIme dumper r PH cue 11 the th next ranking of ot time the senate naval Democratic member tie affairs committee S COMMENTS co Washington Wl F Feb eb b following Is I the time letter from the White House withdrawing Mr dr Invitation to dine there thore tonight White Wilie House Houle Vet Fob president president dent regrets that he lie hO Is he II compelled to 10 tIme the Invitation tOU to I I tonight ht at nl the Hote Very t ery 1 truly trul yours OKO G O U It I Secy Ser ecy to 10 President Commenting upon the letter leler Mr lr Ti said sall sa hi The hf president t of ot course has his the mItt right t to 10 Invite any I one aims OlO he hI hi chooses to with wih him him or am otherwise amid huts Ims to withdraw such Invitation As All 1 i urn ama not conscious of having hn done lone anything per personally cr 01 Ilona 11 or which gives II II the tho president the right to 10 Insult 1 I nm tim stir sur surprised at his action neilan The Tho Invitation to the dinner came caine to 10 o me unsought un imn unexpectedly expectedly so BO far tar ns as the time withdraw withdrawal al at Is concerned It is n a of at absolute absolute lute Indifference to 10 wo ue It Is tIme the ma Ino II behind It II which seems seem II to put me meIn III In the condition of to meet tIme the president and his guests be before before before fore final action by tho time senate Prince Henry tIme thu presidents guest comes from main n a country where custom makes U it obligatory upon uny aim man who regards himself a gentleman to promptly re 10 resent resent sent any Insult and time the method Is II by b challenge to 10 0 a II duel That fiat win once onre the tho custom hut but It Is now obsolete In him till this United States null amid wo ve have been forced no ns a 11 people here he to 10 clinIC cling to the tho old rule mule of or considering the tho lie ns us the first blow 1101 no itO man could hold holdup up ul his hIli head hend In decent society should he hc being near enough to a answer the tho lie with a n blow riot mint to give A II for tOl my being loin In contempt of or the senate which I 1 resume Is I the ex cx excuse cuse for or this insult at the tho nf ot the time that I deny den deli That I have been hecim guilty gull I of n a breach ot or time the rules and the tho privileges of the he senate I admit The senate was not sitting ns all u ii court but ns as a I legislative assembly It has hils the right to expel me mao III If It U fl fees ee fit und flail andI I 1 nm lun ready renil to 10 abide Ie Its judgment t and action It has ha tIme the right to nf ure rest t mo 1110 and to hold me mo In custody until It makes disposition Ill of or my m case cae I but It hRS no right rl ht to gag me time and the president line hRS no right to Judge me imme guilty or of conduct unbecoming H a gentleman un tin unless less he lie h belles all nil his hl antecedents which lend lead me nie to believe e he would have ha lion domm Just Juat as 1 I did under tinder time the cir dr circumstances Aa An 11 to which of 01 it I its Is Ie th lh the gentleman In this matter m In vIsa view V of 01 the unsought Invitation to cc 0 dinner dillner at nl atthe the White HoUde und tumid Its It Indecent with withdrawal I am willing to abide by b the Judgment of or all 1111 brute brave br e and elfre Ing III men p i 1 |
