Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-27
DECLARES Mr.. CLAWS
SUSPICIOUS BY NATURE
In His Sweeping Denunciations OF
pirchot ard Those Connected With
Him. the Lawyer is Understood 20
Take Knock Also at RooseeitV-
His Client Man of Honor.


After the Rallinger-Pinchot investi-
eating committee had twice declined
To grant the request of Attorney
Brandeis. representing L. X. CLAWS
and others, To compel the immediate
attendance OF Secretary Ballinger as
a witness John J. Vertres late today
made the opening statement in MI
Ballinger's behalf and began the pre-
sentation Of testimony Mr.. Nerue'
declared that the testimony of Claws
and others would be shown 40 be
grossly false
There is not an act of Mr. Bar
lnger." asserted the attorney, 70
which il is possible to ascribe an I'M
worthy motive or improper purpose
otherwise than through the susplc on
OF a perverted mind. or the resent
ment of a discharged public servant
or the program OF an INSCRIPTIONS
intrigue"
Taken as Fling at Teddy
Mr. Ventres' statement sparkled
with epigrams. In one of these, re-
ferrine 20 the acts of officers Of the
last administration, the attorney said:
There was the reign of men.
March 4. 1909. came the reign of law
Although Mr. Vetres was partIcl-
| larly referring to Messrs. Garfield
and Pincbot, some members of the
COMMITTEES. after adjournment were in
clined 20 construe the statement As a
fling at Mr.. Roosevelt and so express
ed themselves.
Patriot Claws came i'll for large
share of Mr.. Vetres' attention.
CLAWS. suspicious by nature. be-
came perverted by detective service.
CLAWS. believed to be honest rnd
known TO be capable"
Mr.. Ve,res also dwelt at length up
on Clifford PinchOt and the ~Pinchot
service as he chose to designate the
forestry.
Mr.. PinchOt, vain and fattered by
his own publicity bureau.
"Pinchot ceased to be the depart
ment Of agriculture.
He was immersed and Mr. Balm
ger had committed the unpardonaoIe
sin CT defeating the administration
OF self-t exaggerated man.
Spirit Of Revenge.
Here was the birthplace of that
spirit OF resentment and revenge To
ass 3ssinate the good name of MIR.
&llinser and bring reproach upon
the President OF the United States
who had rot retained Mr. Garfield and
had dismissed Mr.. PinchOt"
OF Mr.. Ballinger. the attorney said:
Mr.. B9llinger holds that conserva-
ton is not thing Of caprice. but OF
law.
Tr1e conservation has no sturdier
supporter than he.
In restoring to entry vast areas OF
the public domain. which he believed
to have been wrongfully withirav=.
Mr.. Ballinger still believes he was
right. bat II he erred he denies that
il was in error for which the good
faith Of his official action should D.
questioned by those who would sub
stitute opinion for law
Not 4 site was lost.
tie fbNif nave ltln~iesTtO MI.
CLAWS at anv time and obviously
would have done so had he been
minded 20 bring about improper off,
cial sciion which Patriot CLAWS was
preventing and ;hwarting where he
VAS"
6sllinser Clean Handed.
Mr. Netrcs said 70 would be- shown
a. regards the Cunningham claims
and in al other matters Mr.. Balm
ger WIS clean handed and that his
actions had been those o. a kecncst
and upright citizen and official All
along the line a general denial Of
charges. inference and insinuatiors
was entered
The testimony to b. offered no
said. viii make 81 ~ those thirus
- clear. 81 undcuiable and 80 plain
that this committee VIII cast about
90 discover how 70 is that men who
knov az n.rch Of the truth as Pinchot
and Claws. and Garfield. and Davis.
and newell know. could have %, dar-
ing 20 present Themselves a. sincere.
honest hart0rs Of n suspicion mu-h