The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-03-07
DENOUNCES SHAW.
President Taft Says that Form :
er Officer of the Forestry
Bureau is a Traitor and an
Migrate.

Bureau is a Traitor and an
Migrate.
Wilmington Cor. 3d. Charlotte Observer.
SHAW is a damned traitor, an
migrate, and be shsll not practice
before the executive departments
while | am President" is the
way Mr.. Taft is said to have an
sWered Senators Overman and
Simmons and Representative
Page when they called on him in
behalf of A. C. Shaw, former
law officer of the forestry bu-
reau.
This declaration was made
several days ago, in the White
House reception room, in the
presence of a number of callers.
The North Carolinians have not
referred to the matter except in
private conversation, but some
body else talked and the Wash
ington Herald Of today carried a
soy that set thousands Of
tongues wagging. The incident
has teen the topic of conversation
IN congressional and other official
circles.
Press correspondents have tried
to get Senators Simmons and
Overman and Representative
Page to make statements. To a
Times man, Mr.. Overman said:
Senator Simmons, Representa-
tive Page and myself went first
to see Secretary Ballinger, when
Shaw made it plain to US he was
being deprived Of the right to
make living by his profession.
The Secretary gave no satisfac-
ton, but replied that the Presi-
dent had taken the matter up
and that the decision in the
premises would be given by him.
We then called on the Presi-
dent. We presented to him the
situation as it appeared to US.
We told him that neither the
Secretary Of the interior nor the
President himself had any right
to disbar Shaw. He has a con-
stitutional right to practice his
profession, having obtained his
license from the district and
United States Supreme Courts.
No executive official has the au-
thorlty to say to man We don't
like you, therefore you cannot
pursue your profession before an
executive department. Aman's
license is his property, and this
fact has been established by the
United States Supreme Court it.
self in the case Of Garland Of
Arkansas. 1t was held in that
decision that no man could de.
prive a holder of a license of his
right to practice under it unless
charges are made against him
and sustained. We presented
these facts to the President, but
he did not take our view of it.
I'VE have not taken any fur
| ther steps in the matter, hopine
that the executive department
would reconsider. This does mo-
mean, however, that we shall
not take some action. Senator
Simmons and myself have no
anticipated what course we shall
take before the Senate. Iunder
stand, however, that Mr.. Page il
determined to lay the question
before the House unless Shaw j,
reinstated in his rights as Mr.
Page sees them"
| President Taft made the al
blue with profanity at the sug
gestion of the Tar Heels. II,
swore so, it is said by those VIII
stood around, that hardened Con
gressmen ducked their heads
He talked as if he thought tina
Shaw had more to do with tn,
controversy than any one of tn
nchot-Glavis-Shaw trio. On
thing cerain the North Carolin
lans are not going to desert SHAY
until they exhaust every resource
They tried to suppress the stor