Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-07
Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point
DENOUNCES CLAWS
AS MEGALOMAN|AC
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vanced some more or less specious
reasons why he was not ready TO
formulate objections and proceed TO
trial"
Mr.. CLAWS claim that he prevented
the goye rnment from being defrauded
by procuring a reference TO the attor-
ney general of the questions OF law
involved and the oyerruling by MIN
OF an opinion written by Assistant
Secretary Pierce, which would nave
nabled the Cunningham claimants TO
procue patents on their claims, Is,
he says, absolutely dLsproyed by the
record.
The intervention OF the forestry
bureau procured by CLAWS" the at
torney general continues, rs shown
by ths record to have been entirely
unnecessary to the protection of the
interests OF the United States"
1t was on or about Agust u. Mr..
Wickersham says. that Mr. CLAWS
took his summary and report Of
charges to Mr.. Clifford Pinchot, chief
forester. who advised him to lay the
whole matter bsfore the President
without delay, and gave him a letter
of introduction to the President"
Suppression Letters.
Mr. CLAWS report and summary he
insists abound In contradictions and
Measurements He adds that they
omit to degree that amounts to abb
solute suppression. letters, kilograms
and other ducoments, some of which
were in his possession and Gtheis
which were ava,lable TO him and
which completely rebut inference he
seeks to have drawn from those,
which ne does submit"
UNFOLDING the conduct of officials
OF the department of the interior Mr..
Wickershsm says their actions had
neen inspired by a proper desire to
bring TO a conclusion an investigation
which was prolonged beyond all
reason"
CLAWS" he says, appears at all
times to have teen prolific In criti-
cism and fault finding of other OFF,
cials of his depai tment. DESTROYS or
increasing his jurisdiction, ready with
reasons for delay, but never ready TO
complete anything he ever undertook
His action in appealing to the forest
~ bureau of the department of agii-
culture to intervene in these cases
without consulting any of his official
superioIs. was a branch of all prop
er discipline, which is peculiarly ag-
gravated, because taken On the very
day when he complained to Secretary
Ballinger in persons that he was be-
ing forced TO a bearing before ready
with necessary evidence and not re-
ferred by the secretary to Chief OF
Field Service Schwartz. That he
could have had nc lack of confidence
in Mr.. Schwartz is shown by his PER
sonal letter TO him dated July 81,
1903, in which he expresses his friend
ship for Schwartz. tells him that in
his opinion neither Secretary Balm
ger nor Mr.. Donnott can last, and
advises him to try for Commissioner
Donnotts place with the obvious sug-
gestion that he, tGlavis), can thSn
take Schwartz's place"
The attorney general cites the large
acreage withdrawn from settlement
from time to time and the small area
available for power sites. The total
area recommended for withdrawal by
the geological survey for the protec-
ton of all the available power sites
embraced in the original Withdrawals,
he says, aggregated 152,55S acres, o.
sides 35.s07 acres Of entered land.
The total area Of Withdrawals made
under the direction OF Secretary Bal
finger. after investigation by the geo
logical survey. aggregated i2l ,129
acres. as against theo riginal with
drswsls of 3252.0e0 acres, including
portions OF streams not included IN
the previous Withdrawals made On the
recommendation of the reclamation
servics. The area Of lands include
in the original blanked withdrawal,
which were OF no valce to the govern
ment for power PURPOSES. he CON-