The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-02

l The Presidents letter of September lo, in full, was as follows:
 1 Beverly. Mass, Sept. lS' l9os. My Dear Clifford. T enclose with | letter which 1 am about to send 10 eeere- tary Ballinger for such use as he sees Ill., l In reference to the charges ihade py Pierce, Dennett and Schwarz. l nave reached this conclusion only alter iuil | consideration of Glavis statement ana their answer to 1t. but I never reached conclusion based on stronger conVletlon I that this one Is,
 1 "Glavis seems to be man Wno has ae- quired but one idea and who mas aiio"ea l his suspicious to grow to such point as I to be altogether disingenuous in the state- ment of evidence which he adduces 10 sustain his attack upon his superlors.
 'I have made no reference to you In this letter. which probably will be made public, because I do not wish To bring you into the controversy at all l nave advised Mir. Ballinger and his supordl- mates that l wish your name left out or I the matter in their answers and feief- l ences should 1t become necessary as II is not unlikely, to send the Whole feeoru to Congress. I am aware from the tone I of your letter and from your eohVersa- tion with me that you did not give to I MT. Ballinger the confidence ana trust | WHICH 1 uO, ana III lilS icSpNN' you do MT. Balinger an injustice. l 1 think YOU have allowed your enthusiasm In the cause of conservation and your im- patience at legal obstacles and dlnicui- ties to mislead you in this regard as sus- I plcious of a number of things Whieh when weighed in the light of all the CIT l cumstances now known are lacking In evidential force to sustain sueh pre- vious charge as that of bad faith against | officials who have heretofore shoWh | themselves to be entirely trustworthy. .I write this to urge upon you that you don't make Glavis' cause yours. ou had no access to the records which Glavis had access to and you did not know the explanation for some of the things that he pointed out as suspicious, which ne ought to have made known 10 you ana to me. l cannot for a minute permit him to remain as a subordinate in the interior department or in the public service. II ! would be fatal to proper disclpnne k "On the other hand, l wish you to Know | that I have the utmost confidence In your conscientious desire to serve the government and the public, in the in- 1 tensity of your purpose to achieve suc- | cess In the matter of conserv ation of nat ural resources and in the immense value | of what you have done and propose to do with reference to forestry and kindred methods of conservation, and that l am I thoroughly in sympathy with all Of these policies and propose to do everything to maintain them, insisting only that the action for which 1t became responsible | or for which my administration becomes l responsible shall be within the law. l write this letter in order to prevent nasty action on your part In taking up Glavis cause. in objecting to my sustaining | Ballinger and his subordfnates within the interior department as a reason for your withdrawing from the public service. "T should consider 1t one of the greatest losses my administration could sustain if you should leave 1t, and I sincerely hope you will not think that my action in writing the enclosed, to Secretary Ballin- 1 ger Is reason for you taking step Of | this character. When man has been un- | justly treated, as Secretary Bal1inger has | pointed out in the letter, copy of which I send you, 1t Is my duty as his chief, l with the knowledge that I have of his official integrity and his lack of cupabi- | ity. to declare 1t to the public and do him justice, however great inconvenience may arise in other respects.
 | T have been greatly disturbed by the | public discussion carried on in the press from which 1t Is inferred that your bu- reau is arrayed against the interior de- | partment and that material is being fur
 
 T was especially distressed by McHar- gis' reported interviews, though l believe | he now repudiates any criticism or slur- | ring remarks concerning President Roose- welt. He was an efficient officer, but he talked too much and wildly and his with drawal relieved me. I must bring public | discussions between departments and bu- reaus to an end. It Is demoralizing and subservient of governmental discipline and efficiency. l want you to help me in this. l can enforce teamwork If can keep public servants out of news paper discussions. Very sincerely yours,
 "WILLIAM H. TAFT"
 Mr McHargis was reported to have said: "Roosevelt believed himself to be the Lord
 Letter From Garfield
 Dr. Pepper read a letter written No vember last to President Taft by James R. Garfield, in which he said;
 .'The claim that I acted illegally is based entirely upon fundamental differ ence between my policy and that Of MT Ballinger. I felt free under the super, yisory power and executive discretion ol a cabinet officer to take action in tht interest of the people so far as there was no prohibitory provision of law. MT Ballinger seems to take the position tha he will not act even In the interest o the people unless there is special per missory or manda tory provision of law
 Secretary Ballinger's reply to President Taft regarding the Garfield and Plncho letters was read. MT. Ballinger said:
 q am convinced that much of ths animus against me is due to the fac that I have had to find that so man, of my predecessors acts were without warrant of law"
 Pinchot claimed In his preliminary state ment that Ballinger in his letter hat been guilty of three representations tC the President He wished to point out th' first of these, he said. by the declara ton that the letter and exhibits don match" MT Pinchot said the letter re- ferred to reclamation withdrawals. where as the exhibits cited by MT. Ballingei referred wholly to withdrawals made un der a supervisory power. MT. Pincho next read from MT. Ballinger's letter his statement:
 'The only error I made in the whole matter was In not making restoration. and withdrawals (of power site lands concurrently which l would have dons had I been as conversant with the facts then as now'
 Do YOU consider the course taken by Secretary Ballinger in restoring all these lands without even looking to withdrawa as a proper one?" asked Attorney Pep per.
 Pinchot's illustration
 Certainly not replied Mr. Pinchot .I will give you an illustration: Suppose lot of my brothers chickens had got mixed upewth mine. l woulent have | driven the whole flock out or the road and depended on getting mine back | would have gone among the chickens while they were in my yard picked ou' those belonging to my brother and then I, 10