The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-02-05
rules to be enforced against represent
tatives of the press:

tatives of the press:
Rule 2. That no interview shall be
granted without securing from the per.
son soliciting the same promise that
he WILL before submitting the material
to his publication office, present copy
of. his manuscript to the director for
approval; and, further that in case
any such promise is violated, the incl
dent shall be made a matter of record,
and future interviews shall be denied
to the person guilty Of such violation y
So far as is known, nothing so dras-
tic as this in the way of press CEN
fore in America.
The last government prosecution
of the beef trust in Chicago was far
cial, as all those newspaper scribes
who were on the scene will testify.
Though there was plenty of evidence
to show that the trust had conspired
to regulate the price Of meat every
newspaper writer on the job had been
given to understand from the day the
trial opened that the packers had beer
given Immunity baths" and that in
the end the cases would be thrown out
of court. This proved to be the fact
One of the incidents of the trial was
the placing Of a 500 bill in the over
coat Of each newspaper reporter COW
erng the case. The matter being
called to the attention of the court,
Attorney Brown, one Of the counsel for
the packers, arose and explained that
the money had not been distributed
with the desire to influence in any way
the attitude of the press. 1--WE simply
intended the money to be sort of
Christmas present for the boys" said
Brown. Federal Judge Humphrey ap-
peared convinced the money was Civ
en- in true holiday spirit.
Although the investigation. of the
Ballinger Pinchot controversy IS ,y has
hardly begun, three prominent Repub-
lican members of Congress have been
already revealed as being secretly in
the race to gobble up valuable govern
ment lands
The three men whose names have
been thrown upon the screen for fur
Their investigation are United States
Senator w. b. Hepburn Of Idaho, and
Representatives James McLachlan of
California and NJ. P. Klnkaid of Me-
braska.
A profound sensation was caused by
the manner in which the attention of
the committee was drawn to the con-
nection of Senator Hepburn. of Idaho,
with the fraudulent Cunningham
claims, and the manifest participation
of this senator in the attempt to work
through these claims, in violation Of
general law and the special statute
forbidding a member of Congress to
interest himself in claims against the
government
Hepburn, according to the diary Of
Clarence Cunningham, agent Of the
coal grab bling syndicate, was to receive
one claim of 100 acres. which Cunning
ham was to carry for him. In return
he was to use his influence to push the
claims to a settlement.
The printed record shows that two
years later Hepburn wrote to Cunning
ham declaring that he would, have
nothing to do with the claim, but this
was after he had been for two years
a member of the Senate, and after
proceedings had been started against
the late Senator Mitchell of Oregon,
for participation in land frauds in that
state. The case against Hepburn looks
even worse than the case against Bal
linger.
Attorney Brandeis, representing Gla-
Wis, offered in evidence the journal Of
Clarence Cunningham, of Wallace,
Idaho, (senator Heyburn's home town.,
which contained this tell-tale entry:
Have agreed with w. b. Hepburn.
in consideration for his services as
attorney, to carry him for one claim
of 100 acres in the coal, free of cost
to him, and he agrees to do all our
legal work in procuring titles, etc."
McLachlan's name was drawn into
publicity by CLAWS, being asked by
Senator Nelson what .errand had
brought him to Washington on a GER
tain occasion.
Il came to interview Congressman
who had a claim in the Green group"
replied CLAWS.
''Who was the congressman? ask
ed Rep. Madison, one of. the investi-
eating committee.
Mr.. McLachlan of California" 80,
did you see him or get an afffdayit
from him?" ..t, ..,,
NO" replied CLAWS. "Mr. Ballinger
said to me that there had h,ar To