Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29

statement. I did represent the Pioneer
Mining Company, which / organized in
1904 or 1905. Its interests were In and
about Nome 1t was composed largely
Mr.. BalIinger then told of having come
to Washington and of an interview he
had had at the White House with Presl-
dent Roosevelt soon after his arrival.
Raising his voice, Mr.. Ballinger SAID:
THE President said to me as he greet
ed me: have no apologies to make, Bal
linger. I'm glad you are here. Any man
who could clean up Seattle as you did can
Mr.. Ballinger then described how he
cleaned up the land office. relating In
detail the many changes he had had mace
and the innovations he had introduced.
Mr.. Ballinger said he first met l.. K
Claws. In San Francisco. In the summer
of 1907. At that time. he said. nothing
had been said about coal lands. but that
Claws had asked him to secure his trans
fer to Portland when he returned to
Washington.
Had No Faith in Jones.
Explaining why he had put H. K.
Love, instead Of n. T. Jones, another
special agent, In charge Of the Alaskan
coal cases. Mr.. Ballinger said he lacked
confidence in Jones.
His action before this committee
justifes my opinion of HIM" said Mr.;
Ballinger Mr.. Jones testified against
Mr.. Ballfnger at the inquiry.
Attorney Vertrees asked Mr.. Ballinger
about a conference he had with Claws
in December. 1907. He referred Bal
committee, that they had talked about
several specific groups of Alaska coal
claims.
That's a willful and deliberate lie
exclaimed Mr.. Ballinger. He said they
had discussed the situation in general.
but that he knew nothing about any
groups.
tention to the matter of the clear
listing of the Cunningham entries, by
his order as commissioner, in January,
1908.
Mr.. Ballinger said he and Chief of
Field Division Schwartz had gone over
the report on the claims of H. K. Love.
made August 2, 1907. and decided that
the claims were entitled to patent, there
being no protest In the record.
Would Do It Again.
Ballinger. that II l were passing over
those same claims today, with the same
record before me, I would say they were
entitled to be clear-listed.'
He was empha..c on this point, and
reiterated it several times
Did you represent any OF the Cunning
IT never had any professional or legal
business with a single one OF the men
listed as Cunningham entrymen, re-
sponded 1dr Ballinger.
The Secretary denied CLAWS statement
that he had informed him (Ballinger) that
the Love report, on which the Cunning
ham "clear-listing' was based. was un-
reliable. because 1t was likely to nave
been Influenced by Loves candidacy for
United States marshal in Alaska. Mr.
Ballinger said these claims had been I'M
der investigation ever since. and under
CLAWS. up to the time of his dismissal
last summer.
Never in CLAWS Way.
Did you ever interfere with CLAWS in
yestigations into these claims?'' asked
Mr. vertrees.
Not in the slightest degree at any
time" replied Mr.. Ballinger. CLAWS was
never hampered, but was pampered, all
the way through"
Mr. Ballinger was questioned as to his
differences with Secretary Garfield in 1907
that he had favored the sale system as
opposed to a leasing system. He said Mr.
Garfield disapproved Of his report.
Subsequently President Roosevelt called
him to he White House and asked him
to explain what his differences with Gar
field We're As result of that inter-
view he had written letter to the Presi-
dent embodying his views.
When he saw the President subse-
cuent v the latter said to him:
Il have embodied your recommendation
In my annual message l guess when
Garfield and Pinchot see 1t they will go
through the roof. But / guess the roof