- New York World publishes Paderewski’s response: “I don’t understand why I should be forced to play an instrument of manufacturer strange to me and untried by me, which might jeopardize my artistic success.”
- In the same issue of New York World, Steinway & Sons adds a short message, stating that Ignacy Jan Paderewski has no contract with Steinway & Sons, and is “at liberty to follow his artistic inclinations”. That statement is true: the contract is between Paderewski and Charles Tretbar, and Steinway & Sons functions only as a financial guarantor.