The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-04

Wide interest was manifested yesterday
by the publication in The Washington
Herald exclusively OF the fact that A. c.
Shaw. dismissed assistant law officer Of
the Forest Service has been disharred
by President Taft from praeteing his
profession before the Land Office of the
Interior Department because OF shaws
activities in the BaIlinger-Pinehot quar-
rel.
This interest was particularly keen at
the Capitol where Senators Oyerman and
Simmons and Representative Page, OF
North Carolina, are awaiting the result
OF Senator Roots inquiry of Attorney
General Wickersham as to what Shaws
rights are, and the request Mr.. Page says
Senator Root is TO make OF the President
that he reverse his decision, the refusal
of which viii precipltate on the floors Of
the Senate and House debate on resolu-
tons inquiring why Shaw was disbarred.
Senator Root said last night that he had
not heard anything about the matter
during the day. At the White House
yesterday the statement was given out
that the President had taken no final &C
ton, and in the Senate the statement
was made that Senator Overman, in case
the Presidents decision is unfavorable,
will present a resolution calling on Secre-
tary BalHnger for an explanation. The
resolution, IL it becomes necessary TO Of
Ter one, which will be presented in the
House. viii be introduced by Mr.. Page,
and, as was expressed in The Herald yes
terday. II will be accompanied by "a
speech that will be heard the country
over"
First saw BnIlinEer.
Commenting upon the difficulty in which
Mr. Shaw fnds himself Senator Over
man declared yesterday that he. Senator
Simmons, and Representative Page went
first TO see Secretary Balllnger. when Mr.
Shaw made it plain TO them that he was
being deprived Of permission TO practice
before the Land Office. and. obtaining no
satisfaction, appealed to the President.
I'VE told the President" Senator Over
man said, that mans license is his
property, and this fact has been estab-
lished by the United States Supreme
Court IN the case OF Garland. Of Arkan-
sas. 1t was held in that decision that no
man could deprive a holder Of a license of
his right to practice under it unless
charges were made against him and sus-
tanned. The President did not take our
view of #
I'VE have not taken any further steps.
hoping that the executive department
would reconsider
Mr.. Shaw's activities in connection with
the Ballinger-Pinchot quarrel were clear
" brought out in a report to the deposed
Forester, dated January 5. which was
submitted to the Senate Committee now
investigating the Interior Department
This was written in response to a refer
enee publicly made by Secretary Ballin-
ger as 10 conduct on the part OF mem
bers Of the Forest Service alleged to be
in contravention Of official propriety." IN
the report 10 the Forester. made before
Mr.. Pinchot's deposition, Mr.. Shaw unites
with his superior, o. ". Price, in Joint
statement They declare:
eve believe that our activities have
been pernicious only from the point Of
view of those who have been hampered
IN urging fraudulent claims to the public
domain. In all that we have said and
done we have been animated by a desire
to safeguard the public interest. We
have nothing 10 conceal"
Instigated by Price.
After reciting Claws perturbation at
the condition of things in regard to the
Alaska coal claims. and how they came
TO be called into the matter by him be-
cause he wanted the assistance Of Forest
Bureau officers, Price and Shaw allude
TO the publication OF the first article
which opened the BalIinger- Pinchot quar-
rel, which. they say. was instigated by
Price.
After this publication" the report
states. newspaper articles appeared
some favorable to the Department Of the
Interior and others opposed. Some OF
these articles contained material derived
from the records of the Land Office and