The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-10
REMAINING S MEMBERS or BAL
LlNGER-PlNCHOT COMMIT
TEE ADOPT REPORT.
ST|NGNG ARRA|GNMENT
Report Recites BaIinger's GIarin1
Brceches Of Trust Says
There was no
spiracy.

| Minneapolis, Sept 9.--"That Rich.
ard A. Ballinger has not been true
! TO the trust reposed in him as seci
iretary of the interior, that he is not
! deserving of public confidence and
, that he should be requested by the
proper authority to resign his office. \
The foregoing sums up the findinss
| of the four Democratic members Of
| the BallingerPinchot congressional
investigation committee which were
made public late last night. The Re-
| publican members issued no report
bearing on the controversy. A report
was given out by Representatives
Madison, insurgent Republican froia
Kansas, which declared also that Bal-'
linger should not be retained.
The findings will be printed and
filed with congress.
The decision of the four Democratic
members and Madison to make the
reports public was reached following
a sessionwhic was unusual, Senator
Sutherland and Representative Dem
by, of Michigan, refusing to attend
the meeting. Finally the chairman of
the committee himself, Senator Mel
son, Of Minnesota, left the commit
tee room and failed to return
Chairman Nelson gave notice that
a meeting would be held in Chicago
next Tuesray. Representative James,
of Kentucky, one of the Democratic
members announced that all the Dem
ocrats would refuse to attend the
meeting of which Nelson has given
notice.
The Democratic findings declare
the evidence shows:
That there is no conspiracy against
Ballinger
That Clifford Pinchot and l.. II.
CLAWS are faithful trustee of the peo-
pies interests.
THAT Ballinger's action in having
clear listed the so!called Cunning
ham Alaskan Coal Lands and order
ing them patented, showed bad faitn.
That he advocated bill to vail
date the Alaskan coal claims alleged
to be fraudulent.
That his action in acting as atto.
ney in cases pending in the land Of
flee while he was commissioner IS
reprehensible.
That he helped to force the Gun
ningham coal claims before the gov
ernment was ready to proceed.
THAT he encouraged insubordina,
tion in the reclamation service and
condoned improper official conduct in
that connection"
High praise is given Clifford Pin
chot and l.. r. CLAWS.
Madison's conclusions are:
THAT the charges of Messrs. CLAWS
and Pinchot should be sustained"
That Ballinger has been unfaitn-
full to the public interest
That in the matter of the Gun
ningham coal lands he was not
faithful trustee of the peoples inter
ests,"
That with regard to the reclama-
tion service he had taken action tend.
ing towards jisintegration."
Secretary Baflinger's action in re-
storing the water power suits with
out intent TO withdraw is also criti-
cised along with his conservation pol
icy, among other things.
A resolution adopted By The Demo
Gratis and Madison provided for the
publication of the findings. When
Senator Nelson left the committee
room Senator Fletcher was made
chairman protein and the members
present proceeded with tie work
Earlier in the day an effort was made
to secure quorum but wic~rut sue
cess. Paul Sieman. secretary of the
committee, was instructed to bring
in the absentees after being appoint
ell sergeant-at-arms
He was ordered to arrest them but
1t was found that there was no power
to 10 this under the resolutions au-
thority
1t was said the Republicans had re-
NAMED away from the meeting be-
cause they feared the possibility of
the action of the Democratic mem
hers in adopting resolution for the
dismissal of ,Rallnger being ratified
hai xpf1
give ort their findings could not be
learned.
Two Circuses.