The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-02
He Did Give Pinchot Permis.
sion TO Furnish Informa.
tion 10 Senator.
Ballinser Charge Based on
Another's Letter.
MANY WRITINGS INTRODUCED

Washington, March 2.-After the
most exciting day of the hearing, the
Balhnger investigating COMMITTEES ad-
journed until Friday.
Clifford Pinchot and Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson clashed dramatic
ally before the allinger-Pinchot in
vestigating committee. Mr.. Pinchot
asserted that he secured Secretary
Wilson's permission to write to Sem
ator Dolliver.
Secretary Wilson. taking the stand
declared with great emphasis he new
er did and never would have consent
ed to the writing of such letter. He
never saw the letter or heard of II
until read in the senate.
II was a surprising development
when Clifford Pinchot announced to
the committee that he based his
charge that Secretary Ballinger had
been guilty of making statements to
the president that were absolutely
false in three essential particulars"
not upon letter from Mr.. Ballinger
himself. but upon a letter written by
j. T. Roland, a former law partner
of Mr.. Ballinger. to DR.. Lyman Alb
bott. Mr.. Pinchot said copy OF This
letter, with ,annotations, was for
warded by Mr.. Ballinger to the presi-
dent. .Df
Covered by BaIlinger.
Mr.. Pinchot admitted that the
three alleged false statements in the
Ronald letter had previously been
covered BY letter written by Mr.
Ballinger himself to the president, In
which Mr.. Baliinger had made what !.
the witness admitted was a true
statement OF the facts.
Mr.. Pinchot said he did not at
tempt to reconcile these two facts.
Attorney Pepper began to question
Mr.. Pinchot as to the sequence Of
events following July 1, 1909. when
the former forester said he first
heard OF the Cunningham claims
through forest officials In the west.
When he heard what his subordi-
mates in Washington had done at
CLAWS request. looking to a post
ponement of the hearings OF the Cum
ningham claims, he approved thor
oughly.
Asked II there was anything un-
usual in the interference of the for
est service, Mr.. Pinchot read a letter
signed by President Roosevelt on
May IT, 1905. directing the secre-
tary of the interior to co-operate
with the forestry service as to lands
in forest reserves and to adopt the
services findings as far as possible.
Interview With CLAWS.
The witness next told OF his inter-
view with CLAWS at Spokane, on Aug
ust 8, 1909. The meeting was not
by appointment, and Mr.. Pinchot
said he possibly had met CLAWS once
before, he was not sure. CLAWS laid
all his evidence before him. Mr.. Pin
chot said, and spoke OF publishing
the whole story.
81 was deeply impressed by what
CLAWS said and urged him to go to
the president. l did this because I
thought a scandal would arise, as it
has since arisen, and I thought the
president ought to have an oppor-
tunity to protect himself and his ad-
ministration."
Mr.. Pinchot read In evidence the
letter of introduction he gave CLAWS
to the president. In this letter he
said he had known CLAWS for several
years. The witness explained that
he thought he had met CLAWS once
before-at any rate, he said he had
known him for several years
CLAWS Had One Idea.
As to Law Oficer Shaw going to
Chicago to assist Claws in the prep
aration OF his statement to the presi-
dent. Mr.. Pinchot said the impress
sion had gone forth that Shaw had
assisted CLAWS in preparing an arti-
Gle published in weekly paper. This
was not true, the witness declared,
for such an article could not have
been in contemplation when Shaw
was with CLAWS.
The witness read into evidence the
full text of a letter written to him