The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-17
into THE RECORD.
President Taft's Recent Letter
OF Explanation
Will Be Adopted by Ballinger-
Pinehot Committee.
BRANDEIS DIGS DEEP.
He Will Now Go After the Law
ler Memorandum.
He Is Not Satisfied With the
Carbon Copy.

Washington. May 1T--Presidenc
Tzf1s explanation q The ctrcuu-
stances under which his Letter exo1er-
artng Secretary BaIl1uger from the
G-zvIs charges and disuissing L P
Claws w& prepared and presented ~
Chairman NzSou 70 The B4uinger-
PIucnoc investigating committee when
r1e hearing was resumed today Il
VII &c printed IS = 0arr Of the record
C The committee
Attorney Brzntaiz- counsel for
Claws 1as laid zreG emphasis 0u the
presidents letter o. eLouzratfou and
tiszlsszL co1rs1dI1g that the mem
c-a-tc- ou which II ~@ based vas
prepared II Secretary B4uInger's de-
pz-CD=C- By Assistant Attorney Gen
e-zL Lawi=r- The president II Z le--
Ter which he zd6reSse6 u Senator
Nelson last Saturday. says he had t6e
LzE-zr UeE1raC6Un before hin vTl=1
h prepared 11s communication. but
-1z- he also had notes and memoranda
gLve1 hin - the attorney general
w1o had zZzed with rh= president II
the conclusion he lad reached n the
matter
While C0uul lssio1er De1uer- o. Chs
general land office was under cross
examination LAST SATURDAY Mr. Bran
dz-s Indicated that he 1rsE6eC 20
raise the question why the LzWIe-
u=1C-zu6uu was furnished the COM
ruf-res ~ Attorney General wicker
shan co11cite1- with the publication Z
OF -1z statement OF Erzd=rIcs NJ hsr-
b. then z s-eC1Erzp pher IN Nr- Bal
Il-gar-s Office that he had assisted
M LawI=- II p-s pairing the document
and that L was similar II many re-
speccS % the presidents ls-rer-
M W5-ke-sEzm se1C al =xp-z17-
tory letter % the effect that the 60cu-
uzr- had been overlooked IN previous
zzz--rzs Of -he Gzoarrue1r EIzz- =
e expected M Braudets VIII sCdezv-
or % locate the original u1sr-o-z -11r---
1rr. Deune-r co1tiuu=d uud=- cross
exam -tuztto- when the public hearing
q the committee was resumed
Kerby L Called
F-sciz-5ck " Ksr5y. formerly a So
r1Erzpt-z- IN NJ Bzl1zEe-'s Office. Who
-zzs dismissed yesterday o tHz ground
t-ar he 5fvuIze co1dts1-izI trf0ruLa-
ricl bearing on the preparation q TIE
"a Eler 1-=-C1rzC1rI--1- vas CzL-s1 - E1a
stand soon after the hearing began
-r-er Chairman Nelson had lai1 TIE
rrzs15z---s litter Il hin before The c0EI-
o.t-tee NJ Brzudets sad Il CLCUgEE
Nj kerby's statement and r1e pres1-
cents ceurzI o. Lzst Saturday S1o-l1
g t--1 the record With II M Ns-=o1
zzI5 10 statement oF EzroT vas before
t--= cou--rtttee. Wl1ereupou M Rrs16eii
szlE NJ Eercy vas present and was
wiling 70 testify
NJ Kerry appeared confident ~1er
r took MS seat OF the s-zCC- A-L=r
giving Ms name and age Attorney
T-s--rszz- counsel for zlr- B1lL1Ee-
questioned him about the position =
r=-5 in ths interior deparCueur-
You were i confidential clerk % NJ
-
7 c=-- myself Z confidential clerk .
-1s gcvsrurusE-. replied kerry -zrE-
e. r1z- % NJ BaLf1g=r
Taking u the subject oE Mr- keroE
e zt=C=1r- Nr- Terr-ees asked hin Z n
lad ever 1eEors given cut couf6sn-tz
tCf1r--zC1oC-
I Rave never considered = before. ID
vas cE= reply Eeroy said this vas the
only instance he could recall II Vy1ic1
- rad done 50
Es-ov said n wzs friendly 10 Nj
Carried ard 1e had exchanged one q
Two letters with the I2rter since he Jset
the government ssrElE1- He said u=ICE-
= CE these letters related To the mat
ter which he Ezs szuce made pubic
but sucseCu uz1-Iy he had Z COuversa-1
with NJ. Carried At which he aad told
h-- so1ur IL
He Met Garfield
Eerby said he met Mr. Gar6=I6 =
r1z rGc1 and L5-h O Fsb-uzry about
I0-3Q &C night and told him about tEz
Irspzra-t51 q the LzWI=- memorandum.
H SAID that Mr- BCz1deLS also wA
present and that he related the mat
ter - him IN detail
C1ss-t1Ced further ~ Nr. EzrCraes
H=roy said he had first mentioned th=
--z--zr 70 Hugh a Brov-r- formerly 2rI-
-zrs secretary 70 M GerEeId 7v7E740 =
VOW private secretary 70 Director Du-
-aCd q the census bureau 4 few dayz
scc=r President Taft gave o-r- his IeE-
said Re had met Brown IN MS 0fics
and the -atrsr had asked him what Il
knew about l1e presidents letter
tod him knew eo1sidera Z
about it said the witness. as ne
practically wrote It IN the secretary
Ee said he told Brown IN the strict=st
confidence. but that subsequently,
Brown called him OF the tsIephoue. ard
E-1l that he himself was likely 20 be
called zS Z witness IN the matter and
--zC Ls thought II would D. fzIrer Tor
he-5y 70 take the stand and testify
directly.
E=roy said he told Brown that he
You'd prefer 70 tax drsr 10 NJ Gar
fed about the uatrer and that B-ozu
replied that Garfield would De II town
Il 4 few days He went 70 PIzchor-=
home he said one night wheu ha
learned Garfield was there and. Il
Glanced 70 ind Mr- Pfuchot and Bran
ceis tEsre also He said GzrEelE az
psarsd surprised 70 see him AFrsr
EeroE had told Garfield his story the
latter -old him he did not want him tr
e1tzEEer his position and would not
have him called as 4 witness unless Il
vas necessary
NJ Denly Why did you assume
rhzr giving testimony would us,esSi-
tate your dismissal -
He Remembered Claws
Mr- Kerry 7 knew what happened
% GIzvis"
The witness added he had not entered
into Al analysis q the Importance Il
t1s EzEtz-- He said he believed a
proved 20 be the case rrsr -Fz --7z-r--
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