The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-09
III" snap Verdict la ia" Baliing'r
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Representative EpNONp n MADISON
II kansas IN. In~urgc't Republican
Who joined in the snap verdict - a
minority ~ the BalHuGrr I.,'.'r,at.ug
committee -, uu.u"rdiug that o." SO
r,tarv Of the Interior ID" dl-rur --,,l from
me cabinet has Nh" gra." &" say.
rOUa' action "a, not ncra r-er 40 -r-.ar'
b, teen adopted and a % . nr.'. rlr -r. r-.-
70 %, acton - ' go,
Habit seems - hav" mad" lIr MAD
ISnN fair after the act For six wears
he AT on the b.nch M the ThIr'v-f~-t
Judr,lal district ~ Kansas Ri' why iui
n" take part IN the trick II - .mi'l'ir -
S..rrrtlrl BAIfINUIR 4 b." knew that e
ma luritv can rrV.r-, tu-iIv.~ act .uu p
~ sr-'- ~
The explanation Il ougr~.. = that rrlr-
t,. W.T. too much fur NJ" "N-.ludlsc. \
conservation congress was IN -''-~luu
IN m" nc,ghb"r,uR city IT ~ Paul and
| u was the psychological moment To-
strike telling blow for IA" PluChut
methods Nothing els" could bc cH-
pected Of the Hon OIIIEJ'MFS and the
OF her Democrats on the CON m.t'e". they
are interested m ~" conservation hChr
IN the Republican party only - they can
make IpulItiCll capital "ur Of thc Interior
Department and IA" Forestry S"rNi'"
10 hartman NTlSONS ubfr,t,uu tha'
no quorum was present when the snap
verdict was found Nr IANF~ made IN"
subtle rripud"r that nobody had raised
~" point CERTAINLY no IN" - Nh" lu-
dl,idl minority would have raised o.
IN" deliberations 81 IN" little packed
Jury 81 Democrats and uU" lr-urE"Ht
Republican bring Z" mind o." t"-'t-
monv # Director GEOHGE OTIs SMITH
- the G,'Dlogical survey ~ IA" hearings
Of IN. committee ~ Washington. ~"
had had "A talk about the great cuntro-
vrr-y with OvERTuN " PRICE. former
assistant ~ Forester PINCHOT. and ~
III. course II II Mr. PRICE saii Accord
ing 10 the Director IL the G.DlugIcal
survey II "" don I get hun iNecrc-
tary BSLrINDFRl on" way We II get him
another That seems 10 have been fh"
PURPOSE ~ lnsiIrE"nt MADISON and IN"
four Democratic members If the com
mttae, they must b" i,Idg"i bv their
snap verdict tn" cond"mnar ion Of
Mr. BAIIINGER nv 'he~" resOurccfIl
POLITICIANS will have long start Of a
favornbl" judgment II u should To-
rendered bv a majority of IN" commit
tee probably too long a start ever to h..
undertaken
When Secretary BALIINGF u demanded
an invest Igatlon h" certainly did not
mean an invest gnt ION by partisan Dem
ocrat- aud a Pinchot Krpubioau No
far minded man would hav" asked hat
the Secretary b" turned oVor 10 their
lender mrrCi"S Mr. BNIlINGER sub
m,tted himself 10 the conclusions Of "A
Inn Ioritv oil III" commiti"" upon m"
| testimony "a collected by II and by their
Judgment h" must abide should u b.,
! "A, h.c--, We supIOs.. that h. would re-
tive from the cabinet ami not wait to
~. ordered Ou' bv the President
! Earlv IN August senator NILSSON chair
man of the committee and an honest
man II reputation counts for anvthIng
said that hc did not know " hat any other
/ member of the Conmitte,. might thlu,
/ 81 the cvdcn," hat had b,-'u prr-.'ut. /
and nn other member knew " hat b..
/ thought 81 it. No one therefore. knew
what the committee would do 1t has
been d,cidel SAID Senator NILSSON
that the committee shall convene "a
Minneapolis on September : cousrrva-
ton week. "" have six large volumes
~ evidence to consider, and that means
lot IL work Not 10 the minor
| ny. evidently. They were tempted by
conservation week AMI --wattcd~ the
Secretary.