The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-13
"Want Me Removed From Pub
licLife, Says Secretary
LETTERS ARE in EVIDENCE
DOCUMENT, SAID TO HAVE BEEN
WRITTEN BY UNDER sEcRE-
TARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
INTERIOR, PUBLISHED IN Ar
KANSAS NEWSPAPER is OFFER
ED IN EVIDENCE.

Washington, May 13.-In concluding
his cross examination of Secretary
Ballinger today Attorney Pepper, ex-
counsel for Clifford Pinchot. introduced
letter written by Don M. Carr. Bal
fingers private secretary, and printed,
as an advertisement in The Montgom-
cry Times of Mount Ida, Ark, reading
as follows:
1T is suggested that as congress
probably will at an early date make
an examination of the management of
the forest service you might with pro-
priety secure such affidavits of char
acter referred to in your editorial and
submit them both to the committee,
having charge Of the investigation OF
which Hon. Knute Nelson, United
States senator will probably be chair
man."
Pepper also offered the following
from the same paper:
I'VE would call homesteaders' atten-
ton to the letter from the department
of the interior published in the upper
right hand corner of our editorial page.
This letter is from an under secretary.
In addition we have a personal letter
from Secretary Ballinger himself. You
are requested to send us your affida-
Wit in reference to Irregularities charg-
ed against the forest service in our ar
ticles on the first page. You need not
fear that you will fail to make proof
on account Of such affidavit. We will
guard your interests"
The letter and editorial were intro
duced by Pepper in answer to a state
ment made yesterday by Chairman
Nelson that he had received a large
number of complaints against the
forest reserve
Secretary BalIinger said he knew
nothing about Cars letter which bore
date OF Jan. 3, last, but on redirect
examination he said he had received
the letter from the editor of the paper
late in December stating that there
were many complaints in that locality
against the forest service. He offered
in evidence his reply to the editor.
When Pepper asked BallInger IL he
did not think the Conspiracy" which
he had referred to might have been a
defensive combination of those who
were heart and soul for the policy to
which he was known to be opposed,
Ballinger replied:
~ "0o q AAASSh otAAdHlHSly WICK
ed defense"
He the took from his pocket a long
resume which he secured permission
to read and which he said would show
the existence of conspiracy to re-
move him from public life. The re-
sumo had to do with various portions
of the testimony during the present
Wickersham May Be Called.
Washington, May 1s.-with the
of being finally excused from
the witness stand during the day, Sec
rotary Ballinger again submitted to
DISCRIMINATION by Attorney Pepper
counsel for Clifford Pinchot, at the Bal
linger-Pinchot investigation today.
The committee will decide today
whether Attorney General Wicker
sham shall be summoned to relate the
he had with Henry M.
Hoyt, former attorney general for
Porto Rica, when the latter called the
CLAWS charges to his attention.
Ballinger said yesterday that he had
greatly exaggerated the circumstances
In that interview, and Brandeis. at
torney for CLAWS, insisted that the at
torney should be called as a witness.