Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-20
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hAn as DAScAy EhASCs
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Nov. 2O.-
plying to chages made in a maya
e, Secretary r. A. Ba1Iinger OF
interior department today denied
ny reports recently circulated con-
ming the conduct of his depart
mt.
To say that ever have advised,
dered or lent support to any effort
perpetuate fraud upon the gov
ment," he said. sis not only false,
is intentionally so, il made by
one who has taken the trouble
Investigate the facts"
In explanation of the charges in
Injection with the Alaska coal
Ids he went into the history Of
esident RooseVelt's withdrawal
Pm entry of all coal lands of Alas
in 1906, SHOWING that the order
S SO modified by Secretary Garfield
to validate all applications made
ior to May Is. 1907. He then call
attention to the fact that in his
nual report of 1907 as commission
of the general land ONCE he had
commended action by congress to
event any formation OF combina-
bns or trusts by claimants to coal
nds and adds:
The antitrust clause of the Alas
coal act as finally passed, May %,
OS. was not submitted by Clifford
nchot, but was submitted as a
question to Secretary Garfield by
representative Parsons of New York
his letter of May Z, 1908, and
vorably considered and indorsed by
e secretary in his report to con-
Fess."
Has No Alaska Petroleum Stock.
Mr.. Ballinger then stated that no
askan coal claims have been pat
hted and that the investigation of
such claims with a view of deter
lining their validity has been vigor-
hsly prosecuted. Mr.. Ballinger de-
punced as "a plain, ordinary falsi
fation" a report that he was inter-
ted in $4,000 shares Of the Alas
Petroleum & Coal company.
The statement that / or my for
er firm was attorney for this COM
hny or ever advised or couRseled 1t
its efforts to acquire title to pub
lands is also without basis in
lct," he added
Never Advised Frauds.
Mr.. Ballinger said 1t was true
lat, in his private practice after he
I'D resigned as commissioner Of the
md office, he had been counsel in
e preparations of articles of incor-
pration under the law of 1908.
hich had been approved by the
resident and which permitted the
Atry of as much as 1850 acres of
pal lands, but not true that either
this or any othr connection he
Ad given any advice looking to q
audulent act against the govern
ent.
Asked about a statement that he
hd said that the proper course to
Ike with the public domain was 70
divide 1t up among the big eorpor-
ions and let the people who know
pw to make money out Of it." Mr..
allinger replied: so assinine a
Eatement hardly merits denial. OF
Purse l made no such statement.
hch a thought could not be enter
lined by any normal intelligence. "
hat really think in regard to the
public domain and the conservation
natural resources may be found
my Official reports as Commissioners
the general land once and in my
resent annual report. soon to be
published. / have not only been
onsistently in the vanguard Of the
observation movement. but l have
ought to give 1t permanence along
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