New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
RAL[INGER INQUIRY ENDS.
coanseI for All Parties Make
Final Arguments.
Az ENUMERATION ASSURED
u.-trees Declares Conspiracy
prcved-Pepper and Brandeis
nesend Pinchot and CLAWS.
IRON The Trinun. Bureau.1

IRON The Trfhun. Bureau.1
..,r4an MAY ss-The Baliinger-Pin-
..arius closed to-day and the COM
c. c. adjourned for two weeks. BY that
-. h-iefs on both sides viii be fled
tAe -. committee will begin IT'S task of
s..as.inr a report. Every effort Will be
- -,repa-e q report for submission
" -,,e-ass AZ its present session That
al, ,,e q divided report goes without
II is apparent that a ma jcrity Of
..-,-,i,tee is convinced that the critics
-s,.-x.arv BaIlinger have failed TO make
o case. 1t Is equally apparent that
%. ~ the Democratic members will make
scr. 80 70 p-epare minority report which
!. -,sed in the approaching campaign
attack on the Taft administration.
.he minority members Of the COM
-,.,se say there is nothing In the testimony
s-x 20 show corruption on the part of
=. officials OF the Interior Department.
- the tangled web OF circumstantial
.,sssuce they believe il is possible 10 sug-
-. motives and 10 draw differences which
- serve TO promote the Democratic pro-
.-s-,-,e 10 gain control Of the next House.
y.rtrees's Closing Argument.
vo.- If the time to-day was occupied by
=, vs-trees. counsel for Secretary Bal
- IN reviewing the history Of the Cum
..-rha-u coal claims. He took Up the tes-
.,-crv chronolosicaily and asserted that
- -lesr listing order was a perfectly
,.-,,,nste ana proper transaction. that IL
based on a favorable report after a full
al, investigation by Special Agent Love
- YES recommended by Mr. Schwartz.
4~~ea
-. ,,o,,csed for by Claws. Judge Vertrees
,ss,red that Mr.. Brandeis. by his refusal
= --oss-exau1ine Schwartz, admitted the
-,r-larity and business Of the proceedings
,sss,ne ID TO the clear listing order He
6.,lsred that all the charges growing out
!, ire Cunningham claims fell 70 the
,-ovnd when the propriety and honesty Of
y. clear listing order was established
Sees knti-Tsft Conspiracy.
-,ars vertrees then directed attention to
,s charge that q conspiracy was organized
~ Pinchot. Garfield, CLAWS and others 10
Nscken the good name OF Secretary Bal
Hnser and force him out of official life He
s.olsrsd that this conspiracy was aimed at
President Taft. who had committed the I'm
,x-densble sin OF failing to retain Mr. Gar
sel6 ss Secretary o. the lnlcllOf-
He caused a laugh when he said that Ar.
Garfield had not been reappointed becaus.
he was not big enough for the Job. He
SAID the Office Of Secretary Of the Interior
uss 10 Mr.. Garfield like 500 saddle On a
.se horse. In the development Of the con-
spirscy Ny Tertrees said, efforts had been
MADE 70 "seduceN Mr.. Schwartz and Direc-
nv Smith OF the Geological Survey. When
.bsse efforts failed Schwartz and Smith
beca-,e marked men" Tracing the his
ts-v Of the alleged conspiracy, Judge Yer
trees said that after persistent efforts Di-
rector Newell, Of the Reclamation Service
hsd been brought into the conspiracy, and
lster the seduction Of Kerby. Mr. Balm
re-'s confidential stenographe-, was accom-
plished'
lie paid a high tribute to Mr.. Pepper.
counsel for Mr. Pinchot, and said il was
significant that when the night conference
was held al the home Of Mr.. Pinchot, when
Kerry told his story. MI Pepper was not
resent. but instead Mr.. Brandeis Was
called in as temporary counsel" He said
Il came with q bad grace for Mr.. Pfnchot
70 question the propriety Of the action or
NJ LAWYER in preparing a memorandum Tor
the President on the CLAWS charges, mas
much as he had virtually admitted that be
P1nehot) prepared President Roosevelt
veto MASSAGE Of the James River dam bill
Mr. BaIliuger." he said, accepted Office
WITH reluctance. When II was rendered him
he declined il. which. il seems 70 ne, Ut
ts-iy precludes the idea that he entered II
tor any improper purpose He had no IN
tsnest Directly or Indirectly. in any OF these
Claims He entered the office with the sin
gle idea 10 the discharge OF his duty
II the committee should decide against
Secretary Ballinger said Mr. Eertrees. they
would have TO cast an inputation upon
every man in the Interior Department VINO
had anything 10 do with the Cunningham
Claims They must proceed upon the as
sumption that these men are not 10 be be-
hsTed," he said.
Guggenhein' seems 20 be the boyle OF
TIE West said NJ Eertrees. with en-
Fhssis. y assume he is like other men
he has his virtues and his faults he built
railroad II Alaska without any stock or
tond issue, and with his own MONEY, sno
a.2t seems to De a good thing to me-