The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-16
KERRY IS FIRED FOR
MAKING EXPOSE IN
bALL|NGER CASE
Secretary of Interior Tells Stenogra-
pher Who Described Whitewash
Affair Unworthy To Remain
In Service.
Kerby Says President Taft's Letter
Has Confirmed His Story in
Every Particular.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Fredericl
M. Kerby was dismissed from the gov
eminent service today by a specia
delivery sent TO his home and signeC
by Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
II stated that he was dismissed be
caused he was unworthy to remain
in the service"
The letter reads rs follows:
Sir-You are hereby discharged
from the public service because
you are unworthy TOR remain In 1t.
In divulging information OBJ
tanned by you In the confidential
relations OF stenographer TO the
secretary OF the interior; in COM
municating that information to
those whom you are bound to
know are wrongfully seeking to
bring reproach upon the admin
istration and to injure me; and in
deliberately misstating material
facts as TO what you did treacher-
ously communicate, you show
that you are unworthy and un-
faithful. The fact that your
treachery Is futile cannot miti-
gate the character Of your offense.
For the good of the service you
are hereby dismissed.
Respectfully. (Signed)
r. A. BALLINGER.
II consider President Taft's letter
TO Chairman Nelson, OF the congress
sional investigating committee, ex
planning the circumstances OF the
OF the Lawler memoran
dunn a vindication of my statement
and substantiation of my story n
every particular"
This was the comment Of Kerby
Secretary Ballinger's stenographer, 10
day on the latest phase of the develop
ments attending the publication OF his
statement.
Kerby declined to make any further
statement and declared that he would
have nothing to say until he takes The
witness stand. His leave Of absence
expired tomorrow morning and he in
tended to report for duty at Secretary
Ballinger's Office. Kerby was in tine
civil service.
President Taft today stepped Init
the renter OF the Ballinger- Pinchot IN
following the publication
of his letter to Senator NelsonN ad
hitting and explaining his use OF the
now famous LAWYER draft" prepared
by the assistant atorney-general OF
The interior department as an exoner.
alton OF Ballinger.
The president. In his letter, says
that he ordered Lawler to frame a let
ter, and says he told him just what
hA ytah fnf~fh a
says he told Lawler to write the letter
as II he were president"
Taft contends, however, that his In
,tructions to Lawler were given after
ne had thoroughly reviewed the docu-
nentg submitted by the. interior
,artment officials In their defense, and
hat his use OF the Lawler draft was
to few paragraphs ION gen.
sral subjects"
The prosecution" In the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigation Is endeavoring
20 figure out today why the LAWYER
iraft OF the presidents letter was not
sent to the senate or previously pro
iuced In answer to nearly a score of
specific requests by the prosecution"
The president sent to the senate the
summary" of Acknowledgement Wick.
which he has admitted was
hot before him in It's present form,
when he passed on the charges.
In transmitting the various docu-
nents to the senate, the president
wrote:
ITO the senate: In response to the
resolution OF the senate of Dec. 81,
that the president be
Ind is hereby requested, II in his
opinion, not incompatible with the pub
ic interest, to transmit to congress
my reports, statements, papers or
documents upon which he acted in
his conclusions with refer
snce to the - charges
II transmit herewith the following
These the president enumerates.
uniting, however, any reference 10
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