The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-29
BALLINGERHO TESTIFY TODAY
WILL PRESENT MS VERSION or
TINE PINCHOT BUSINESS.

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Oraer On wkkersham Tsr PaDers.
,sHISOToS. April 7s.-sscrseary Of
the Interior Ballinger. the central figure
in the controversy that kas aRitated
Congress and the country for eight
months. Will take the stand to-morrOW
- the principal witness in his own behalf
before the Congressional investigating
committee Mr. BallinRsr appeared in
the chamber where the investigation is
being held late this afternoon for the
fir-i time since the investigation began.
and he would have beg,In his testimony
today had not the crosse yaminatioU OF
GeoTRn Oti- smith. dr~ctor % the Geo
logical survey been prolonged until
i1 O'Clock Before the committee qua,
for N" day Mr. NeTtree~ counsel for Mr
Rallinger announced that the Secretary
would l.. the newt witness called and suR-
ge-ted that AZ least he be sworn before
the ,IaV session WA- concluded. but tho
COMMITTEES decided e. defer that until
tomorrow morning
II - nO' known hos much time will Is
required 70 take Mr.. Ballingsrs testi-
mnny but early day Attorney Sertree~
informed the committee that the defence
expected 80 conclude the presentation
Of direct testimony by the last Of next
week.
Does tina, allow for cro~s-examina-
tom a-s-d senator koot in q tone %
re.lef
-For reasonable orderly crosse xamina-
ton. yes replied Mr. Vsrtr~~- -Of
course denomination can he pro
lOnged indefinitely
George Dti- smith Wa- on the stand
all dav too av hrs testimony. direct and
on crosse SAmination. continuing 10 iSe a
strong defence of the conservation policy
u Secretary BAllinger He declared re-
pcat-dly that IA his opinion former secre-
tAry Garfield and former or~Stsr Pinch
both mAd. many mistakes Of judgment
In their conservation work He SAID thar
he did not question their motives b,R tina,
he and Mr. Pinchot in particular differed
on one fundamental principle.
Mr. Pinchot believed that the end jus
tlfied the means. and do not and cannot
agree 10 that. said Mr. smith
A. an executive session this morning
the cognmittee by a strictly party vote
denied the request Of L. d. BTandeis.
attorney for L. r CLAWS. that Attorney
General Wickersham he called on to pro-
dlc~ documents and information to estab- (
Iish definitely the date Of the preparation
ara compl~'ion % his report 10 President
Taft reviewing the evidence IN the CLAWS
chArge~ This report hears date OF Sep
tcmber A. iga two days prior 70 the
date % President Taft's letter generating
Secretary Ballinger. aud Mr.. BrNndeis
has charged that a. a matter Of fact u
was noe compbete1 until more than two
months after that date
Mr. BrRndets had aske1 that the COM
mIttee uuest Mr. N.cs=Tsaam 70 fur
2 ;Sh the COMMITTEES the final. original. !
complete draft % his report. any earlier
drafts that may exist. all memoranda !
papers and documents used IN preparing
the report. originals Of all letters tele-
grams or other messages relating TO the ?
report received by the Attorney General 2
particularly from officials 81 the Interior
Department. a list Of all who assisted in
the preparation Of the report. attorneys
stenOgrAphers and copylste. and q state ,
ment a. 70 when those ass, atlantis worked I
and what part each took in the preparation |
~ the report
Senators Nelson. Flint. Sutherland and
Root aud Representatives Mccall and
DmHtsd. all Republicans. voted 10 deny
Mr. Rrandeis's request senator Flescher
and Representatives Graham and James
Democrats. voted TO grant II later
SenatOr Purcell Democrat. and Repre-
sentative penby, Republican. who were
not present at the executive session
placed themselves on record as voting
Tor and against granting the request
The party alignment was broken az
noon, however. when Representative
Madison. Republican. reached the COM
nittee room and learned 81 the action
hat had b~en taken lie read Mr.
ieftsr and then had his vote .
recorded as fsvorinE the granting Of the
request Mr. Madison - an insIlrRent
md was pat on the investigating com
nIttee a. result ~ the successful nRht
n the insurgents aud their Democratic ,
lilies 10 take from Speaker Cannon the ,
power Of selecting the House members OF |
he committee
When chairman Nelson announced the I
decision at The opening Of the hearing
VIZ brandeiS prot @sted that a hea ring .
mould have been accorded him hat
hartman Nelson announced bFIEqueiy
hat the matter had been disposed Of !
md would not he reOpened Mr. Brande.s ,
hen said that he would ma Ike a further
squest for a call for documentary rvi- ]
lenc~ and would ask 10 b- heard before :
he COMMITTEES passed upon 10 ,
~ yet No denial has lean made Of !
iT BrandssSs charge that the Wicker
ham report vas predated. and this - .
he first request for evidence % such Z
ha racf"r that the COMMITTEES has re-
erted u ~ understood that the action
4 the majority was based upon the
rgumsnt that Attorney General " ECKER
ham was not under Investigation and che
ommtttee would not therefore take anv .
ction that might be construed as q puT-
o=e 20 draw him into the controversy ,
nd make him in a sense a codefeudant