Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-18
DISSENTING CONCLUSIONS
WILL ALSO BE SUBMITTED
1nsurgent Republican and Democrats
Criticise the Secretary.
OUTLINE OF THE FINDINGS
Supporters Of Pinchot Are Greatly
Surprised at Verdict, Which VIII
Be Officially Announced Before
the Elections.

That a majority Of the members OF
the Ballinger- -Pinchot investigating COM
mittee has already vindicated Secretary
has been drafted already by Senator
knute Nelson OF Minnesota, chairman OF
the committee, is report that has been
widely spread In Washington today. 1t
is also reported that two minority reports
VIII be made. one by the democrats on
the committee and the other by Reprs-
sentative Madison of Kansas, a repubu-
insurgent
None OF the members of the committee
could be found in Washington today.
Paul Sleman. clerk of the, committee. de-
clared he could throw no light on the
situation.
The committee is scheduled to meet In
Minneapolis in September. That is al
that l can say said Mr.. Sleman
1t is expected. however, that the COM
mitteemen will have their reports ready
by that time. and that they will be made
public. The administration, it is said.
does not wish to rest under the charge
that 1t is not ready or is unwilling to
make a report in the matter until after
the fall campaign.
A dispatch to the Chicago Tribune from
its Washington correspondent, John Cal
Ian O'Laughlin. published to6ay. deals
with the matter as follows:
Vindicated by the Majority.
Richard Achilles BalIinger is a wise.
honest conservative official. entirely
qualified to discharge the duties Of Sec
retary of the Interior and Mt to be in
trusted with the interests Of the people
of the United States.
This sums up the findings Of the ma
jority Of the joint congressional COM
mittee, which for five months made an
exhaustive investigation of the conduct
and affairs Of the entire Department OF
the Interior and also Of the bureau Of
forestry of the Department OF Agricul-
ture.
The investigators who concur in these
findings. which constitute a condemna-
ton of the course of Clifford Pfnchot, for
mer chief forester; James r. Garfield,
former Secretary of the Interior, and
Louis R. CLAWS, former chief of field
division of the general land office, will
be found, when their report is made pub
lie. to be the following
Senator knute Nelson OF Minnesota.
chairman.
Senator Frank P Flint Of California
Senator George Sutherland Of Utah.
Senator Elihu Root of New York.
Representative Samuel w. Mccall OF
Massachusetts. vice chairman; Represent
ative Edwin DENLY Of Michigan, Repre-
sentative Marlin E. Olmsted Of Pennsyi-
vania.
ha
above findings, will be made by Repre-
sentative Edward H. Madison of Kansas
and by Senator William E. Purcell OF
North Dakota. Genator D. Upshaw
Fletcher of Florika, Representative Ollie
NJ James of Kentucky. Representative
James NJ. Graham Of 1llii.ois.
The four last-named men are demo-
Gratis.
At Work During the Recess.
The Tribune correspondent has learned
that since the adjournment of Congress
members of the investigating COMMITTEES
have been drafting the reports and their
conclusions In this famous cause. BY the
time the committee reassembles on Sep
tember 10 it will have In practically
final shape the three reports which 1t
will make 1t is intended to give the
report to the press without delay In order
that the charge shall not be uttered that
the republican party uthpeTdi0iy SuP
pressed the findings because of fear OF
the effect upon the impending congress
sional campaign. 49,
The report of the majority win be
what the friends Of Clifford Pinchot hsve
expected for some months. It VIII be
found to be a long resume OF the testi-
mony of the numerous witnesses and
deductions therefrom. 1t will declare:
That Mr. Ballinger is a wise, honest.
conservative officer OF the government.
That Mr. Ballinger acted entirely with
in the record and displayed proper judg-
ment In his attitude with respect to the
Cunningham coal claims.
That Mr.. Ballinger was justified In his
criticism of the reclamation service.
That nothing was developed to prove
any monopoly or improper granting or
water power sites.
That Mr. Ballinger was justified In
abandoning the policy Of Mr.. Garfield, ex-
pressed in a cooperative agreement.
whereby the absolute control manage
ment and direction of certain employees
in the Indian service was given over TO
the forestry bureau of the Department OF
Agriculture.
Two Questions Answered.
It will be In the way stated above that
the majority of the committee Will an
swer these two questions which counsel
for Mr.. CLAWS and Mr.. Pinchot in
serted IN their brief:
Have the conduct and associations OF
Mr. Ballinger been such, are his charac-
ter and conceptions such. that he may be
safeIv continued as q trustee OF our vast
nubIic domain and the manager OF the
exclamation and other services. the ad-
of which will SO largely de-
term,ne the welfare of the present and or
tha future generations of Americans?
as Mr. Ballinger a man single-minded.
ahle- enlightened, so zealously devoted TO
the interests Of the common people SO
nd
sidious aRgressions of the special inter-
ests that to him may be safely intrusted
HE carrying forward of the broad policy
Of conservation OF our national re-
The answer Of the ma ajorfty of the
committee to these two questions may
be expressed In two words:
He Is
democrats will be:
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