The Washington times., 1910-04-29
Accuses Special Agent.

conditions in Alaska. and he had little
personal knowledge Of the field condf-
tons there.
Accuses Special Agent.
Horace TTler Jones, a special agent
Of the Land Office. who has already
testified in behalf of Claws, was &C
cused by Secretary BaIlinger Of draw
ing on his imagination in writing a
letter TO CLAWS setting forth 2. con
ference between BaIIinger, Charles
Munday, a coal claimant, and Special
Agent Love In this letter Jones said
Ballinger. who was al that time Com
missioner. refused 10 express an OpIu-
ION as 70 the legality or Munoay : &c
ton IN getting coal lands M Bal
lingeT said there was no such CONVEX
satiOn. A little later he volunteered
the information that he know some
things about Jones which were not
faVora BILE.
Mr. BaIIinger said he did not have
sufficient confidence IN Jones 70 permit
him &c carry on the coal Investigations.
And added the Secretary I think
have since been justified in my lack Of
confidence, especially by his actions be
fore this committee
Says Claws Lied
When Claws was placed in charge Of
the Alaska coal cases in December. 1907,
Secretary BaIlinger said, there were no
specific instructions regarding particu-
lar claims
There could not be- said Mr.. Bal
IinEer- Z think somewhere in his testi-
mony CLAWS made a deliberate perver-
sion Of the facts when he says I talked
about Smith * Henry. Of the Cunning
nam group i could not nave talked
about them, because I had no knOwl-
edge OF the group Such statement
is a willfUl and deliberate lie"
Referring TO the visit Of Miles c.
Moore. q Cunningham representative. a
few days after CLAWS left, Dir. BaIIinger
said that after bearing Moore he went
over report on the claims submitted
by Special Agent Love and decided the
report was q favorable one and that
mere was nothing 10 prevent Clear-list-
ing
IF were passing on those claims to
Day said Mr. BalIinger, with the
same record before me I would act in
the same way and would say they were
entitled 70 be Clear-listed- I assume ali
responsibility for my action at that time
and would issue same order today on
same evidence"
did you have any interest IN these
Alaska claim asked Nh. VertreeS
I had no interest directly OF indi-
recJly' personally, or professionally
have never represented any one con
neCJed with the Cunningham claims.
he replied.
After Claws protested against clear
listing the Cunningham claims ar
BaltnGeT said. he conferred with Sec
rotary Garfield and IL was agreed that
there be thorough Investigation Of the
Cunningham claims He sent for the
chief Of the mineral division and ordered
him TO look these cases up
Nh Baiiinger said from the moment
nc gave that order he was not inter
ested in the cases in a directory man
ner-
Claws Again Contradicted-
Claws was given the lie by Mr. Bal
1inger, when he declared as untrue the
statement previously made by CLAWS
that ne, CLAWS, told BaIIinEer that the
Love report on the Cunningham claims
was worthless because Of Loves candi-
dacv for sheriff
such a statement was not made de-
Clared the Secretary.
Ar Nertrees asked his client II CLAWS
was not given wide latitude n his coal
investigations.
CLAWS was not hampered-" said Nj
BaIlinEer- He was pampered all the
way through
Roosevelt Upheld Him.
Secretary Bauinger told OF a recon-
incubation to Secretary Garfield urging
the sales system Of coal lands instead
OF leased coal lands Garfield dis
agreed with his views, and President
Roosevelt asked him about the matter
II sent a copy OF my recommendations
70 the President said BalIinEeT. and
Il have incorporated most Of your re
port in my recommendation 10 Con
gTesS- When Garfield and P1nChOt see
1t 7 guess they viii 90 up through the
ceiling, but I guess the roof IS strong
enough 70 hold them"
At 1885 the COMMITTEES took a recess
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