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251 [[symbol checkmark]] CONFIDENTIAL. #33 Ferry Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, November 6th, 1905. Dear Truman:- Your good letter of the 2nd instant is being carefully considered. I have had a telephonic chat with both Ryan and Hargreaves and they have requested me to defer answering your letter for a few days. I go to Chicago to-night to be gone two or three days. And after my return I am to have an evening with them for a full discussion of the matter. You know, perfectly well, how I feel about T.D. The very fact that he never has, and never will take a positive position on any subject, is one of the many reasons why I would be tempted to give him a series of continuous kicks. However, I will write you more fully after the interview. Colonel Hecker joins me in kindest greetings. Very sincerely yours, Charles L Freer Hon. Truman H. Newberry, Care, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.