The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-01
WILSON DENIES
PINCHOT's CLAIMS
(fontinued from First Page.)
some necessary. as Is not unlikely, to
end the whole record to Congress.
Trusts Bailinger.

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Trusts Bailinger.
II am aware from the one of you
letter and from your conversation
with me that YOU do not give to MIR.
Haiiifger the confidence and trust
which / do. and In this respect /
think you do MIR. Hallinger an In
Justice. II think @ have allowed
your enthusiastic interest in the aus
OF conservation and your impattence
at legal obstIcTIs and ~dffiiCulffes TO
instead you In this regard, and hat
CLAWS htinseii haas lea FOL 10 regard
as suspicious "a number of things
which weighed In the light Of all
the circumstances now shown, are
lacking In essential force to sustain
such a grievous charge as that of
had faith against officials who have
heretofore SHOWN themselves TO be
entirely trustworthy.
III write this to urxe upon you
that you do net make .*slasis cause
yours. You had no access to the re-
cosls which CLAWS mad access to, and
sou did not know the explanation
for xame OF the things that he point
ed out AS suspicious which he ought
To have made known to you and tn
me. ! cannot for a infinite permit
him To remain as a subordinate In
the interior department, or in the
-nuhiiC ssrviCe. Ii would tie fatal to
proper discipline.
aAinwtsof Foo Enthusiastic.
q the other hand, | wish you
10 know hat / have the utmost con-
-Gdataaas in yalr-ezanaeleat4nss aesiraa TO
Servsce the government n n pub
lie. in the intensity Of ynar purpose
to achieve success In the naatter of
conservation .oG nainrai RESOURCES. and
E- AAA 2 k%+ xw.A E4AA 49, faAu ~ A#A "a. NAAaI
have done and prapase TO dc With
reference To forestry and kindred
methods af conservation, and that !
In thoroughly In sympathy with Gil
al theae pnlIgIas- Il pE0QaEA To do
everything that ] can to maintain
-s-<.4t.G@
for which / become responsible. OF
fer which my administration bes
comes responsible, shall DO within
the law.
n write this letter IN order to pre-
vsgst haEtT aets9n IN your Part tn uzh-
Ing pp Isavis' ca9se. or In o~istecsing
IL my sustaining Bailsuger and his
sabcx2inates within tts Interior De
rartgnent. ~ ii reason far your with
dgawaf from the public service.
Where q nam has been nninatiy
treaty., as Secretary Iailsnger has
been In the pointed out In
the fettesr. a copy II which ! sens
ynA. IL In nay duty as his chief with
HE knowledge that / haze nf his nf4
fetal integrity and his lack OF ctllpa-
fsttrf m neufwrv X to~ess. rurtfr and
do hlan Justice. however great iIron-
venEenee may arise In other respects,
Distressed by Discussions,
n have been greatly disturbed by
the public discussion carried on In
sac press. frarn, which IL is inferred
that yoar bureau ls arrayed against
the Interior Department., and that
material liz being furnished for both
sides from official sources, was es-
pceIaily distressed hy Msfiarg's re-
ported interviews. though I believe
he TOW rcpuaiates any criticism or
slurriilg remarks concerning presi-
dent Roosevelt He was aff efficient
officer, but he talked too much and
wildly. and his withdrawal relieved
me. must bring public discussion
between departments and bureaus to
an end. III ~ most defn0rsiixlng and
subyersspe tS governmental discipline
and efficiency. ! want ven to help
me III shsa r&n enforce team work
III l can geep public out OF
~newspaper discussion
The MeIiarg interviews mentioned
In the Presidents letter were given
by 9TtAshS ANtfaTH Nnen ne was A.
r1r--tant Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor. In them he severely scored
/ President Roosevelt. declaring that
sthe thought he was the Lard. and
he anteA ike that a good deal around
the country
Charges Measurements.
The three alleged mlsstaternents of
fact In the defense made to President
Taft hy Secretary ef the Interior Bal
isnger on the CLAWS charges, and re-
ferrad to hy Pinehot ~ Essentially
false" came out during his testimony.
These statements Pinchot said were
ebntafned In a letter OF Dr. Lyman
III blot, editor OF The outlook. from
M kige J. II. Ronald. formerly Balm
q w law partner. which Baliinger
NhNquentiy transmitted to the Presi-
Il VII az n part OF his defense.
ln tho Ronald letter 1t IL stated that
the report of Special Agent Jones was
NOT tn regard To the Cunningham
eases: that tho order OF clear listing
III the Cunningham cases was not re-
~fekea after protest by CLAWS, and
third. that Rallingcr never appeared