Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-28
Secretary of Interior and De-
posed Forester Alternately
Attacked and Defended by
Attorneys Before Committee,
CLAWS DESCRIBED AS
IDEAL PUBLIC SERVANT
VertreeS For BaIIinger Takes
Occasion 10 Criticize Repre-
SentativeS of Newspapers for.
MiSrepresenting Proceedings

ny Morning journal speeinI Leased wirel
Washington May Win the at
torncys on one side scoring Secretary
Eallinger as q man unfit to he at the
head Of the interior department and
With the leadiag attorney on tho
other side defending him and de-
nouncng his accusers. whem he
termed the CLAWS -Garfield- Pinchot
group" the Dalllnger pinchot investi-
eating committee listened to summing
up arguments BY counsel today. The
Arguments probably will be concluded
tomorrow.
Attorney Brandeis and Attorney
Pepper told the committee they had
produced evidence which they said
established that Rallinger was not
"vigilant" and "resolute" in resisting
the ageressiVeness of special interests
and that his course had been charac-
tcrized by - lack of fidelity to the
public interest
Attorney Vcrtrees' reply was that
MI Ballinger WAS as much OF Il CON
scrVationist as any one, IN a proper
sense, but that he did not belong to
the "Pinchot brand of thirty-third
degree conservationists who have
gone to seed on conservation.
The lawyers for the prosecution
finished their speeches, but Mr. Yer
trees was moi nearly launched IN his
argument Wien the colnmluce 8d~
joWned and he viii conclude tomof-
row. BIandeis ana Pepper win make
short arguments in rebuttal,
1t was his constant yielding under
pressure that Brandeis thought most
untitled Ralinger to carry forward
the broad policies of conservation.
4.
lingcr should be supplanted MS secie-
tary" was that during his regime
there had been no administration |
worthy the name. but that a series of |
acts unwise in themselves reierable |
to no principle of action and the |
cause Of embarrassment to the presi- |
dent and of injury to the public"
Vcru ees said Ballinger was to be
commended for the so-called Gar
field policies" he had reversed, and
rcntlasted former Secretary Garfield
with Mr.. Pallingcr. He said the for
mer thought he had the right To do
" hat ne WIS not specifically prohib- i
ted from doing by law. while Nj.
Ballnger always was guided by law
n his official acts,
Defending MI Ballingers action In
restoring water power rights with
Drawn during the last days of Mr.
aaifield's administration and In sub
'cqently Withdrawing them, Yer
rees said Ballnger had merely car Il
led out the wishes Of the president
md that he was fortified IN his con
OF the law py the opinion I
# the law Officers of the govern Z
neni.
when the ambitions of Pinchot {
nd Garfield were shattered" eX
laimed Nertrees, then revenge tool. :
he place Of that which before was I
ood intention and they endeavored II
o drive down the man that WAS do !
ng the thing he thought WAS right. I
Nertrees indulged in "A Scathing 7
of CLAWS and Kerby, re- l
errlng To the latter rs that creature d
,eiby."
He said Pinchot had testified that /
e knew of nothing himself TO sub q
tantiate charges he preferred against
Ir BallingeI.
1T remained for this hireling Of the !
ilaVis- s-Garfleld-Pinchot group 10 In j
nuate and intimate what they did
nt dare to charge and could not 2
rove" exclaimed Ncttrecs, shaking 2
bony finger at Brandcis i
Brandeis smiled in reply