The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-19
Attorney Lawler Recalled to
Stand CriticizeS Instiga-
tor of Probe
CHAIRMAN NELSON
WAKES SARCASTIC
Suggests Investigation of Roose-
welt Administration--Land Of
fee Commissioner bennett
Cross Examined.

WASHINGTON, d. C., May 10
Correspondence between Secretary
Baiiinger and George w. Perkins. Of
]. p Morgan & Co. occupied the
attention. of the congressional inves-
siTating com mittea when the hearing
was resumed to-day, and tne depart
nent Of the interior. after a wran-
gle was ordered to search for letter
which forms a missing link IN the
exchange OF communications.
Attorney Brandeis. fer the prose
cution." declared that reference had
been made TO letter which evident
~ contained an invitation from Per-
kins for Ballinger's son, Edward, to
accompany the Perkins party on the
trip to ALASKA f8sr GUNNER. The m
yitation was declined because the
youth was busy with his studies.
Senator Nelson frat read 81 letter
from Secretary Ballinger declaring
that a further search Of the depart
ment files had failed 10 produce any
uoee letters to or from Perkins or
any correspondence between Judge
BalIinger and the Morgan Guggen-
helm syndicate except nine letters
which the committee deoared irrele-
want and did not admit. These nine
communications were from Perkins to
Secretary Bailinger and referred to
the naming OF certain fjords and
glaciers In Alaska. II was stated that
Mrs Ballinger referred them 10 the
Geological Survey. Attorney Bran
deis asked for the dates OF the let
terr.
1T Is extremely important" inter
rupted Senator Sutherland, sarcasti-
cally did the department actually
accede TO the request of Mr.. Perkins
in naming these places 81
Mr. Brandeis attempted TO explain
his purpose, but Sutherland, Nelson
and Representative olnsted objected,
Attorney Lawier Recalled.
Oscar LAWYER, author Of the famous
II LA #ier draft "-ef -tit---p resident $
letter generating Bailtnger. then was
recalled To the stand for Cross-ex-
animation.
Mr.. Bra ndeis started OF a line of
queries with the evident idea of dis
covering whether LAWYER assisted the
attorney general In preparing his ia
NOUS summary anterdated Septem-
Der IL. 1903. At Representative DEN
by's equest, however, ms abandoned
this lead
We'll" interjected Senator Nelson,
Il had a suspicion that LEA might
have attempted 10 correct the attor-
ney general
Mr. Brandeis. 10 whom this remark
was addressed. did not reply.
LAWYER anticipated another line of
questioning by the attorney and de-
clAred that at one time l.. X. CLAWS
had protested against his fLawler -
competency
Ibid you. then. write that letter
as If you Were President, with that
n fs-., ff+ to- =
- 10 prejudice, L. answer LAWYER Il
knew CLAWS - lee absolutely uutruth
tai"
attorney l}randsis took tho witness
10 task for evading hts calls for the
memoran dun LaWicr was cool an(
collected to-day in direct contrast C
his densanor on the stand Tuesday
The attorney reverted To I.awler't
frame oil mind when he prepared tn,
mtrnora ndnm for thu president. III,
witness said that h had the bias on,
npnSEt man hAs against dIsh0ncS
mans charges. when he prepared To,
sraft Of the letter Tor tho president
Calls Taft Lt'ttcr Incorrect.
Mr. Brandeis asked whether II va
not So that he had not included Ger
lain facts that were easily obtainatI'
and put in other tacts regarding which
there Was evidence ia the office 10 tn,
contrary.
Senator Sutherland objected tmn1c
dlaely. declaring t4at the cpmmitte,
had nothing To- do with whether III
presidents letter WAS right or wrong
Hepfesertattve Denly suggested tina
MIR. Brandeis vas indirectly Eeeklu,
to attack the president
IT aHswfTsd f5Tan'feTF. I "a II
help criucising the incorreetness o
ehe presidents letter"
After some iscussion, LAWYER Wn
"A g..
Dloner Of the land office. was recale,
for further REORGANIZATION u,
Brandais The attorney developed tn,
Z fact that the land Office had tfireete,
government agents 10 do detecttv
work IN running down certain maya
zine writer who was attacking Score
tary Balinger. 4 letter. which MI
Schwartz. chief Of the field service
wrote. was read 1t said regardin
John a MatiheHs.- Il magazine writer
II want to get the skunk on record.
Reference Was also made to w.
MCGEE. one Of the members Of Roose
velt's former waterways commission
as dirty expert Of the forest ser
vice. These comments were mad
in letter To ;. j Coulter, chief a
one OF the land office stations. I'm con
nection with request to look into
@ certain stock company Ia which Mat
lhHWS Was Interested
c. r. Harrison, CHIEF Of field divisIo
1T Boise, Idaho. was also ordered I
stop off at ST. Louis and investigat
the Matthews corporation.
In connection with the reading @
these letters. Chairman Nelson obsers
Cd, rather tartly
Mr.. Brandeis 1t seems that Koose
vet had government agents do certai
work, DO you think wo ought 10 In
vestigate the Roosevelt administra
ton st
Brandeis retorted Immediately:
Well. Mr.. Chairman, II this
to be an investigation OF the Roose
welt administration, think ii woul
be appropriate to go into another
ALSO.