The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-02

| which lie ought to nave male KNOWN TO
YOU and to me.
Il canno, for a minute permit him 10
remain as subordinate in the interior
department or in the public, service. 1t
would be fatal to proper discipline.
ION the other hand, ] wish YOU TO know
] that | have the utmost confidence in
your conscientious desire TO serve the
government and the public. in the In
! teDsity OF your purpose to achieve sue
| cess in the matter OF conservation OF
natural resources and in the Immense
| value OF What you have done and propose
10 do with reference 20 forestry ana
kindred methods OF conservation. and
| that ] am thoroughly In sympathy with
all OF these policies and propose TO do
everything ] can TO maintain them, in
sisting only that the action for which I
become responsible. or for which my ad-
ministration becomes responsible. shall
be within the law.
IL write this letter IN order 10 prevent
basty action on your part In taking up
! within the interior department as a rea-
son for your withdrawing from the public
service.
No Personal Animosity
81 should consider il one of the great
est losses that my administration could
| sustain II you were TO leave 1t. and |
sincerely hope You VIII not think that my
! Secretary Ballinger is reason for your
taking step OF this character.
When a man has been unjuslly crlti-
cised Secretary Ballinger has been in
the manner pointed out in the letter,
copy of which | send YOU, it is my duty
as his chief. with the Knowledge have
OF his official integrity and his. lack of
culpability, To declare II 10 the public
| and TO do him justice. however great in
convenience may arise In other respects
II have been greatly disturbed by the
public discussion carried on In tho press
from which il is inferred that your bu-
! reau Is arraycd against the interior de-
partnent and that material is being fur,
nished for both sides from official
sources. l was especially distressed by
McHarc's reported interviews. though
believe he now rcpudiares any criticism
or stirring remarks concerning President
Roosevelt. He was an efficient ofticer
bat he talked TOO much and wildly and
his withdrawal relieved me.
Il must bring public discussion pc
tween departments md bureaus to an
end, II is demoraliZine and subversive
of governmental discipline and efficiency,
want YOU TO help me in this. ] can
enforce team work If ] can keep public
servants out of newspaper discussion.
Very sincerely. yours.
civilian II. TAFT
Mr. Pmchot declared in his preliml-
nary statement that BalinGer IN his let-
ter had been guilty of three misrePresen-
ta,ions 10 the president He wished ,, TO
point out the first OF these, he Sald, by
The declaration that the letters and the
exhibits don't match,
Mr.. Pinchot said the letter referred to
reclamation withdra walls whereas the eN-
hibits cited by Alr BallinGcr referred
wholly 10 Withdrawals made under SUI
pervisory power. Mr. Pincbot next read
from the letter this statement oE MI
Admits One Error.
'.'rhe only error / made in Ihe Whole
matter was in not making restorauons
and rewithdra walls (of power site lands
concurrently. which | would have done
had | been as conversant with the iacts
then 8 now
DO YOU consider the. course taken by
Secretary Rallinrer in restoring All these
lands without investigation looking TO re-
Wit thdrawal a proper one? asked ALtor-
;.Certaniy not" replied Mr.. Pinchot,
Il will give you an Illustration suppose
lot of my neishhors chickens had got
mixed up with mine. ] wouldn't have
driven the whole flock out into the road
and depended upon setinG mine pack.
while they were i'll my yard. picked OUT
those belonging to my neiGhbors and
thrown them over the fence.
Mr. Pinchot declared former Secretary
Garfield often had told him that he Iad
told Secretary I5allinger he believed ele
Cunningham claims to he iraudulent,
witness sought TO Sive the impression
that Mr. Garfcld had not made any such
statements.
Basis Of Change Made.
\ decided surprise came At this point
i'm ihr DEVELOPMENT that Ma PiuChot
charge that MI EnlIirgcr had IN his re-
ply To the president made statements
absolutely false in three essential par
tcnlars' WIS not based ON Mr. BAL
ilnscr's letter. but on a letter written by
Mr.. i!aIIinger's former law partner. -
T. Ronald to Dr. Lyman Abbott. MT
EsiIinC"r he'd sent this letter 10 the presl-
dent "as a part OF his defense according
TO Mr.. pinchot.
without knowledge Of tho records he fclt
no hesitation i'm contendlBe in behalf oi
Mr.. RaIIinser that ln Special Agent
Jones never made a report dealing WIN ,hn
tho Cunningham claims; that % 1he
order rcvokiug the clearing list 9i INC
Cunningham claims was not based upoh
protest by CLAWS. and that 90 Mr.
Hailingcr never appeared before con,
crcssiunal committee In the interest pl
any Aiaska claimants
Mr Pinchot said il appeared from 4
CORY Of Mr. Ronald letter which nc
read that Mr. Ronald based his. state
mcnts on a mazaSme article containing
charges against which were noted INC
marginal notes NO in MI BalinSel
Mr m plnchot said Jones in his testi-
mony showed he had reported on The
Cunningham claims; that ehUlns,r 40
mittcd in a letter to tho president mat
tho cloar-Iisting order Was revoked on
the protest OF CLAWS. and that hilinecr
In his testimony before consresSionai
three claims. which could have meant
only the Cunningham Interests.
Senator Fletcher-Why do you naSr
charges Of falsehood against Mn Ba'-
lincrr on a letter written by some one
else
Reason for Conclusion.
MIR. Piuchol-Bccausc he annotated the
letter and transmitted IT, so annotated.
to the president as part ot his hc-
frnsc Ia charges made by INC In my let
tor of November A.
Senator Fletchcr-fou mean 10 say
thai Secretary BalllnCer vouchcd for this
letter?
Mr Pirchoi-I could draw no other
conclusion.
Senator Neson-Dont, you know that
n month before transmitting inns Ronald
letter Ia The president Mr.. Ealiinger
himself had made a statement to tht
president in which he covered In" thrcc
points and in which he stated the actual
! facts?
| Yes"
Then how do YOU say tha, he WilfuHy
attempted to deceive the president ny
! Transmitting this letter..
Il do not know tho workings OF Mr.