The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-03-12

| did not know the explanation for
some of the things that he pointed
out as suspicious which he ought to
have made known to you and me.
II cannot for minute permit him
to remain as a subordinate in the In
terror Department or in the public
service. 1t would be fatal to proper
discipline.
"On the other hand 1 wish you to
know that l have the utmost conf
dence in your conscientious desire to
serve the government and the public.
in the intensity of your purpose to
achieve success in the matter of con-
i servation of natural resources, and in
the immense value of what you have
done and propose to do with reference
to forestry and kindred methods of
conservation, and that 1 am thor
oughly in sympathy with all of these
policies and propose to do everything
that l can to maintain them, insisting
only that the action for which 1 be-
come responsible, or for which my adj
ministration became responsible,
shall be within the law.
81 write this letter in order to
prevent hasty action on your part in
taking up Claws cause or in object
ing to my sustaining Ballinger and his
! subordinates within the Interior De
= partment as a reason for your with
9 drawing from the public service.
r 81 should consider it one of the
: greatest losses that my administration
t could sustain if you were to leave il
- and sincerely trust you will moi
. think that my action in writing the
] inclosed letter to Secretary Balringe
a is reason for your taking step o
v this character.
: when a man has been unjustl,
It criticised, as Secretary Ballinger ha
/ been in the manner pointed out in tn
letter, a copy of which l send you, i
is my duty as his chief, with tn
IT knowledge have of his official integ
rity and his lack of culpability, t.
B. declare it to the public and to do hin
e Justice, however great inconvenience
o may arise in other respects.
h Il have been greatly disturbed b
e the public discussion carried on il
: the press, from which it is inferre
d that your bureau is arrayed agains
n the Interior Department, and that ms
n terial is being furnished for bot
l. sides from official sources. wa
especially distressed by McHargs re
l. ported interviews, though believ
he is now repudiating any criticism O
is slurring remarks concerning Prest
Is dent Roosevelt. He was an effcien
IN officer, but he talked too much an
n wildly, and his withdrawal relieve
&c me.
TX Il must bring public discussion b,
tween departments and bureaus to a
III end, 1t is demoralizing and subvel
De sive of governmental discipline an
to efficiency. want you to help me i
H. this, l can enforce team work If
is can keep public servants out of new
ne paper discussion. Very sincereI
n yours,
e. civilian IT TAEr
to Pinchot also read his reply to IL
President, dated November 4, 1909,
ur which he renewed his criticism
on Secretary Ballinger.
lr. GARFIELD SCORED BALLINGE]
list Pepper read letter written Mover
nix Der 9th last to President Taft by 70
mer Secretary of the Interior jam
ST. R. Garfield in which he, too, sharp
nd criticised Ballinger.
es "The claim that / acted illegally
lis said Garfield, sis based entirely upC
PHI the fundamental difference betweC
NJ my policy and that of Mr. Ballinge
III l felt free under the supervisory pov
Nv er and executive discretion of a Ca
ce met officer, to take action in the i
as terest of the people so far as the
no was no prohibitory provision of la
to Mr. Ballinger seems to take the pos
ton that he will not act even in Il
lat interest of the people unless there
rs a specific permissory or mandate
DIS provision of law"
GU There was next read Secretary Re