The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15
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however, IN MS recent letter 10
Chairman Parker of the House commit
tee on judiciary, Mr.. Wickersham said
the President had before him, when
he acted on the charges, documents
and rough notes. He said that he had
afterwards compiled, at the Presidents
direction, the summary which the reso-
luton of Representative Harrison of
New York, If adopted. would direct
him TO furnish. Mr.. Wickersham wrote
Mr.. Parker that the resolution seemed
to be an inquiry into details Of inter
course between the attorney general
and the President which it would be
neither competent or seemly for either
House to attempt
Mr.. Wick ersham said he had received
three requests for information bear
ing on the subject in his possession,
and that he thought they had been
complied with to the full extent that
propriety would admit He said that
he, nevertheless, instructed his private
secretary to make another search of
his files. and today the Lawler draft
was found.
Had Been Overlooked
Mr.. wickersham said the memoran-
DUN had been entirely overlooked in
his previous communications to the
committee. AS soon as it was found
Mr. Wickersham said he sent the let
ter to Senator Nelson
The attorney general said the Law
Ter letter had been handed to him by
Lawler on September II, and that he
left il with the President at Beverly
the next day.
Assistant Attorney General Lawler
said that as the matter involved his
relations with the President, he could
not discuss it without the Presidents
permission. Personally, he said, he was
perfectly willing to make reply, but
he did not consider such an action
would be respectful to the President
n obtained consent.
Assistant Secretary OF the Interior
Pierce and Don NJ Carr declined TO
comment on Kerbys statement
e c. Finney, assistant to the secre-
tary of the interior, declared that Ker-
by's assertion that he (Ffnney) took
part in any conference on the subject
of the Lawler memorandum was
The draft prepared by Assistant At
torney General LAWYER, and the letter
actually written and made public
by President Taft are now matters of
public record in the testimony OF the
investigating committee.
Comparison Made.
President Taft's letter begins as fol-
"0n the 18th day of August last Mr.:
L. r. CLAWS, chief of field division OF
the general land office, with headquar-
ters at Seattle, Wash, called upon me
here and submitted a statement or re-
port relating to the conduct or the IN
terror departme nI, ana particularly u
the action of yourself, Assistant Secrs-
tary Pierce, Commissioner of the Cen
eral Land office bennett and Chief OF
Field Service Schwartz in reference
to the so-called Cunningham report OF
coal land claims in Alaska"
The first paragraph of the Lawlei
memorandum is substantially Identical
The seventh paragraph of the Presi-
dents letter and the second OF the
| LaWler letter are those referred TO BY
Attorney General Wickersham as alike
Both read as follows:
| 1.-THE great responsibility of the cab
/ met positions demanSS the selection o.
men of the highest character and in
! tegrity. Possession of these qualitie:
as well as an ability and experience
which especially fitted you to direc'
| the affairs of the department of th'
! interior. warranted your appointment
| as secretary. Duty to the country, L
| you and myself requires that any as
persioh upon the propriety of your act
| or those of your subordinates b
| promptly met and carefully considers
! to the end that II justified, prope
| remedy may be applied and if not, tina
! IT be publicly refuted-"
The last phrase in the Lawler memo