Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-09-15 | Page 7 | Roosevelt's Strong Words

in condemnation of an unscrupulous newspaper man oyster bay N Y sept 13 president roosevelt has announced as a fabrication and wholly without foundation in truth the report bean interview with him regarding the terms of peace between russia and japan published today in the petit Pari senne of paris and cabled to america and published here this morning As soon 03 the purported interview was called to his attention the president directed secretary loeb to send to the correspondent of the petit Pari senne who was received at sagamore hill the fol lowing telegram oyster bay N Y sept 13 gaston richard hotel la fayette new york the president directs me to say to you that the alleged interview with him published in this mornings papers Is not only an absolute fabrication wholly without basis of truth but that your conduct in obtaining permission to see him under false pretenses la thoroughly his honorable when you came to see tho president you informed him hat you were the grandson of marshal augereau that you had been at the battle of mukden with the russian army and with the japanese army afterwards that you understood thoroughly you could have no interview of any kind and that you simply wished to pay a respect to him under these circumstances the president received you and listened to your account of your experiences with the japanese and russians and spoke to you of the deeds of marshal augereau and of napoleons other generals the president had no conversation with you about the terms of peace and your account of your alleged interview with him la a fabrication from beginning to end without any foundation in fact and both your untruthfulness and conr manner of obtaining permission to see him under false pretenses tho president considers highly dishonorable signed william loeb jr secretary new york sept 13 gaston richard correspondent of the petit paris annc sailed tor europe yesterday