The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-02

attitude on the ranger sitea, the Cunning
ham clAims and water power sites led him
20 that Cancellation.
Nj Pinchnt said among other things
that the President was laboring under a
uIiaapprehenaiOn Of the facts when he
sAid that Secretary Rallinger hRd on.v
formal knowledge OF the Cunningham
claime he said the evidence already
lntFoduced would show that halltnGer
knew more about the CUNNINGHAM claims
than any other man IN the Government
service.
Referring 20 Ballngers consultations
With the Rid agsnts and the subseousnI
clear ltaaing % the claimA Pinchot sad:
III subordinate IN the forest service
had acted aimilmriy ! would have dis-
missed hum etther for corruption or in
competency: wouldn't care much which.
IN the norntng secession . letter was
,ntsoaleed winch had been written TO
Praaidsnt Taft by JameA A. Garfield. sx-
Secretary Of the Interior Department
The letter was dated November =. leoo,
and said that M GAFfisad felt called on TO
Juatsfy his administration in view 81 the
attitude % Secretary nallingsr's admins
trASon- Mr.. G@rtlsAd sAbd he had acted
IN q supervisory capacity IN the interests
% ths people. while Secretary HallinRer
had refused 10 act except when expressly
directed TO do 90 by law Referring To
the Pr1sldents support Of tho hallinEer
ylew of thu handling % water power sites
Those who advised Won in this matter
sNoided FRANK statement ~ the factr
I'M Garfield letter pointed out further
thai IN revoking the withdrawal Of certain
water power sites Secretary Ballinger laid
ne withdrawal had bssn made without
sp~oiho authority in law. Not withstand
Jog this s'ontent ION secretary BRllinger. so
his predecessor IN ofice charged. later
ordered sorne of the sRsne sites Withdrawn
after Mr.. Ptnchot had protested. alt hough
he hsd no more specific authority IN law
than had existed before
There was introduced IN evidence
letter written nv President Tart "a Mr.
Pinchot On aspasmber ~ Liant. in which the
President talked to Mr. Pinchot N a father
world to a wilfIh how. Here 10 the letter
Nv DEAR GIPPoBD, I enclose hereSitn
. letter vhICh | am about "a SEND 10 Secrs-
'Rry hailinger for such he secs ~
IN reference to he char ge~ made bv CLAWS
ara inst Secrrearv Rsilinger PieVce D~nne''
and SrhwsrtE. ! have reachsd hrs ron-
cluston only after very full "onsiisrat inn
Of GaViss statement and their answers
10 ~. hat I never reached = CONCLUSION hs -eSi
ON a stronger ooRvie'iOn han hts one -
CLAWS -eesns To he a man who has
uuired hut one idea and who has allowed
hts suspicious 70 grow - such point az
to no aiioRefh~r dtstnRruuous IN ne state
msnt NJ evidence which he adduces 20 s,I--
have made no referen~e 10 YOU in thi~
lestsr. which will prohsbI ne made public.
because I do not wish 20 bring vou into me
controversy ~ all I have advised Mo
nslllnser and his snbordina tea hat ! wish
your name left ont ~ inc matter m their
answers ahd references ShouId u h~roms
Ber~.sRrv. 90 10 not unllkelv To send the
whole record to Congress. AIn aware from
tho tone Of your letter and from YOUR con
N ~ ha "A n mi "a IN
Mr RSilinger he confidence and trust
which do. sud in this respect think Won
DO VIZ BailiRsex uiustice I think vou
have allowed vonr enthusiastic interest in
the cause ~ conservation. and vouF i'm
psaIenes az LEGAL oh~sarles ami dificuIile~.
20 mislead vou in thS< regard. and that
CLAWS himse has led Won 70 regard a.
suspicious . number ~ things which whom
weighed IN The light Of all the circurn sta nC.,-
nv shown. are lacking In evideutial force
IN snatain snrh grisvons charge 80 that Of
Ind fHtfh gRinst orhcsrs who ne " hereto-
fore shown then ~sives TO be entirely trust
worthy
write ihiS - urge upOn vOu that YOU
do not make Glavi-'s cause yours You
had no access to the records which CLAWS
had access tn. AID YOU did not know the
explanation for ~Osns ~ rbe things that
he pointed out - siispic iou-. which he
ought "a have made known To YOU and ~
me. ! cannot for . minute permn him 20
remain a. q subordinate in tho Interior
Dspartmsnt or in the public service Ia
would he fatal TO proper discipline On
the other hand ! wish you 70 know that
. have tho utmost conndence in your con-
soientiOus desire 70 ssrve he Government
and the puhllc in the Intensity ~ youT
purpose IN Achtsvs suoce~s IN tho matter
of conservation of national resources aud
IN the Immense value OF What you have
done and propose tn do with Feferenrs
to forestry and kindred methods 81 ron
servation. snd that Z am thoroughly IA
sympathy with all ~ these policies and
propose 70 do everything that I "Bu 10
ma intaIn them. insisting only that the
action for which ! becoms responsible
or for which my adminisi ration be-ome-
responsible. shalt be within the lsw
wrote this letter in order To prevent hs-,v
action on your part in taking up Claws
cause. or In obiectinR ia my sustaining
BallinReg and his subordinases within the
Interior Department. a. a reason for your
WitbdrawtnR nom the public service
I should consider 10 one Of the greatest
lo~sss that my Administration could su--
tain U you were to leave "a. and I -incerey
hope that you will not think that my action
In writing the enclosed letter 10 Secretary
BAllingsr h reason for yOuT taking a step
q this character When a man has teen
untustiy Yeatsd. a. SeCretary balltnger
has bseB. In tho manner pointsh out in the
lsttsr. . coVy Of which send you. Il - my
duty 90 his chief. with the knowledge that
| have Of his oenctaI integrity and his lack Of
c'llpabtsity. To declare It 70 the public and
do him justice. however great inconvenI-
encs may arise IN other rsppects
] have ben greatly disturbed nv the
public discussion carried ON In the pre~s.
IRON whsch " - inferred that your burean
n Arrayed against the Interior Depart
msnt and that material h being furnished
for both sides from ohfcial sources
vas especially distressed by McHargs
reported interviews. though I believe he
nov repDdtstss any criticism or suTrinR
rensvhs Conserving President Roo~ev~it.
Re was an efficient oficer bur he 10 ked
too much and wildly. and his Withdrawal
relieved me ! must bring public Discus
sion bea wcsn departments and bureaus
To an end IL - most demoraItzinx and
snbvsrsivs Of governments! discipline and
esictency. ] want YOU 10 help me IN this
I oan enforce team work Il can keep public
servants ont Of newspaper discussion
Very sincerely vours.
WHLIaN n TAPT