The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-24
BALLINGER DENIES
RESIGNATION AGAIN
Secretary of the Interior
SCOTS at the Repeated
RumOrS.

Il A Ballfnyer. Secretary Of the In
terror, reached town today from q
prolonged trip in the West. and i'm
mediately plunged into the accUmu-
lated business of the department
lie nailed the stories which had
printed about fresh land frauds in
Alaska. and scOhed at the idea that
he was about TO resign
Further than this the Secretary was
silent He said that he had plenty Of
work today before the opening Of the
Presidents house party next week,
and that he would give his attention
TO the matters to be considered by
the Cabinet meeting and nOt To any
matter which contemplated his re-
tirement from the public service
How about the repeated reports
that YOU viii resign" was one Of the
first questions asked the Secretary
today.
. Il think have settled that matter IL
my several interests was the reply
There Is nothing more ] can say, other
than that 1 have not changed my mind.
and that / no more entertain the idea
OF resiguing than I did when / gave OUT
my statements in the West
Relies on Majority Report
The Secretary now regards the resig-
nation proposition as ancient history
He insists that. 50 far as he Is concern
ed, he has settled that question, ana
settled IL definitely. Minority reports
from the Ballinser-PinchOt investiSat-
ing committee have not scared this Of
fetal He viii rely upon the indorse-
ment Of his administration given by the
majority report which was formulated
at the Chicago meeting q few days ago
Alr- RallnEer took occasion today 10
deny the stories which came out Of the
West TO the effect that a number OF
citizeHs Of Washington had become in
VOWED in land frauds IN Alaska which,
when aired viii OverShadOw the Nor
gan-GuEgenheim scandal
What en- YOU say concerning these
reports" he was asked
Just another one Of those lies
laUShingly replied the Secretary. Il
have not been working upon any par
tIcuiar land case during my Western
trip. There are many cases pending
before the land office at Spokane,
but they are being looked after IN the
usual way by the special agents Of
the department
Nothing Sensational
Reports had come East that Mr..
BalIinEer had made a personal in
vestiEatiOn Of some serious land
frauds while ne was IN the West. and
that when he returned to the depart
ment and had conferred with the
President he would have some in
teTesJinE things 10 give out concern
ing his findings
according to his statement today,
however. there are no indications Of
sensational developments
Most Of the SeCTe1aTy'S time. he said,
had been spent. while he was out " est
In sizing I'D the work of the various
branches Of the Interior Department
He held a conference at Seattle with
the board OF army engineers who were
appointed BY the President to report
upon the status Of the various recIama-
tiOu projects He said today that he
did not look for a report from this
board before November or December
The original idea Of the board in
making its report as its Investigations
proceeded has been abandoned as i'm
pracriCa BILE
The Secretary shows no signs OF hav-
ing worried over the criticism aimed
at him and his administration. He is
looking IN the best Of health and said
that he was IN prime condition for a
hard winters work.