The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-05
PINCHOT IS PINNED DOWN
ADMITS HE mas No BETTER
EVTDENCE TO PRESENT.
Relics On BslllRker's letter to the Presl-
dent and the Accompany Ing Letter oe
JusiGr Ronald Illu Testimony Great
IplsanpalnImrNt To ltls AsappoTtera.

dent and the Accompany lNg Letter oa
ItSsiEe Ronald Itlu Testimony Great
IDlsappolRImrNt To ltis supporters.
WASHINGTON. March q The members
~ the Baliinger- Pinchot invest igating
committee spent six weary hours to-day
listening to the cro=s-examination OF
Clifford Pinchot 10y J. J. Nertrees. coun-
sci for Secretary Ballinger. The depoSed
forester made no further Roadway to-
day in making ont his case against Sec-
rotary Ballinger than he did ~ last Tues
days hearing. when several damaging
admissions were drawn from HIM
Mr. Pinchot was pinned down to-day to
q specification 81 what he knew person
ally IN support Of has charges against
Secretary Ballinger in connection with
the Cunningham coal cases IN Alaska
and was forced to admit that the foun-
datiOn ~ his charges wa not IN the
~ dence which he had presented or
hoped to present. but in Secretary Hal
fingers own letter 20 President TAFT
and IN the accompanying letter 81 Judge
Ronald. BaIhngcr's former Law partner
Mr.. Pinchot had no evidence to Offer
in addition to that which was already m
stand His Testimony has been a great
disappointment to his friends. who p"-
loved that he had something definite
IN reserve when he came ont with his
startling preliminary statement
In support Of his charge thar Ballinser
deceived the President Pinchot went
over much 81 the evidence covered nv
CLAWS. He discussed the rSport Of
special agent Love. on whose report
the Cunningham claims were clear listed.
called attention to Loves subsequent
protest that mis- report did NOS justify
clear listing and volunteered the infor-
nation thai on IN" facts presented in the
Love report tho Cunningham claims
could not 20 to patent under the law
Mr. Vertre,s asked Pinchot 10 name
the coal claimants who would be hene-
fited by tho remedial legislation urged
hv MIR RallingeT on the day before lac
I'D a. Commissioner Of the Genersd
Land once when he APPEARED Ietore
the Houss Commute" on Public lands
Mr. Pinchot said the statements oi MI.
Ballinger al that tim" could ONLY refer
10 the, Iunnin CHAM claimants He read
from the hearing h"iDT" thlt Couhitt""
IN which Mr. Rglling"T said
In my ertimation u has MOI bHs-n the
intention ~ the peOIsl" IN the neiu os
In Alaska 10 put themselves tn hostility
20 the ia~ H'li they have hr'" ~ '~'si
ton here hey could not by Nir'u" OF
the circumstances a"coinWoda'" ihen-
selves 20 tho Law
Pinchot again refrrrssd To Balm gers
letter aud the Ronald Ritter Tie pro-
duced kilograms already ia evidence
10 show that the, Secretary - the Interior
cont r.d.ctssl himself IT, on" por'ion of
tho record he Secretary avs mat the
clear listing oG he Cunningham claims
was not the result ut protest inhm
CLAWS and IA another portion b" makes
the statement that IN" clear listing was
held up beCats. 81 a protest from Claws.
MIR Nertrr.-- insisted that the Jnierprria-
tIun put upon -om" ~ the pficiul doCu-
wenfs by p'nchot was not ia accordance
with wha' Nr Balilng"T had ~ mind when
he Wrot. the letters but PInChot de"hned
To- So. n thar way and insisted that the
Secretary pt 10" Interior con'radtcted
himself
Mr. Nertr~e- oppressed sone curiosity
~ 10 IN. policy instituted bv NJ Pinrhot .
NJ sending forrest rangers 10 agricultural 7
The witness aid that thus course
~ instruction was made necessary ~ order
hat the .srvIc. might ~. imprpN ed "" .
sad u was impossible 20 get at the saltrieS
AVAILABLE men Who had he necessary
lniur" entering ~" service.
he insisted that under Nv" approx Gallons
n the Agricultural Department thor"
yas authority tor sending "a" rangers
10 rnlie.,. and h. found = CheaI"T in TO
hat than q, cou'Euuc The system Il man
aiming instruction. camp
Aske.i a. To- h.. ts,rt~.pE Of DC" touu-
ROLLER To IN" eject that IA" ur1ctl"" a.
by iay Mr. P.uy1pt sad
nat solicitor Nct aisa ~ Do" agricultural
yanartuient had mad" % secret uTs.~sn'a-
iou 81 ~" Cts" and lad p'lt'"t "a"
essential facts 81 -u5I 'naf n 80" Tor
,~try bureau had hai az oppurtUu
Ia.
roller WouId not have ruled A. he Gih
Nj Vert -,". ,ufr siur.-d 900 r"r''"uC'
, Bong list - oypsu-s asr'4v'~ s.rrHt
~ bv smploy,H.- D." iu' Z 10 - D. t-fgu
who had gor auJui ~" country h'.t''-
NC al WOMEN a r'ui-. fi"rfrr -,s'i''it''-
lnj other .rEti.fs.tti u-. H- vol 90 al
'lil.gr- -. W"H' Boz. I~'. 'r' 70
Iyprrd q; ne l'E Iors-'rr .h.ri ~
xhi,h NJ Pr'rH l- 90" 'a'rb"' tn'
vpa'Hr- of tE" f.r.~ rv "Ni"'ri- ~. Zach
n-t1lrre beng piId "v ln- Government
W piurhof insisted 'htf rN#-a 'yT,'rdI
ur,.- Wau PERMITTED under mn" terms
4 the Agricultural department Hrprorrr-
alton
ono moe han ou.. ucra-ipn W. plnchpi
o-t he patience n NJ \nrir"r- va
lbility ip grasp hE statements rrgaru.nS
h gsra-; bureau
4 fnd 10 suncwr,f iifi,Ilt sad Mr.
piuchot on one pcca-iar. 80 explain tho
'or.S' zrryic" To- o. gentleman a. IN
'aTnihar Vith the -"rN'.r a. you -""u o.
-
.Ians- Garfield Sarrr;srv ~ the
Interior ~ tho Ppr-asr ri, Admn I-'r-ttun
va. a sg.ctator 80 t,-tdv', hearing IL
dT Ncvi r,...s e. .uriu.i,z u,- 80 H-iy-aNamI-
lattpn - ~ p.urh q tom 'Trpw Mr.
IA rfiald VII r. called 10 tn" stand h.,
'otn-ei for piuCh"'
. HkIRSH ~ rms pTI.