Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-31
CLAWS PRESENTS HIS CASE.
Convinced That bennett Was Crooked
Then CLAWS Was Canned"

Convinced Tnoe bennett was Crooked,
Then CLAWS Was Canned"
Washington, Jan. 31.-Glavis con-
cluded his testimony before the Ballin-
ger-Pinchot investigating committee
late Saturday, but was recalled today
for cross-examination by any persons
against whom he made charges.
CLAWS statements developed an an
imus, long evistent, between the land
office and the forestry bureau and the
resentments the land office people felt
when CLAWS was called into "the for
estry."
The witness declared Representa-
tive McIachlan Of California and KIM
kaid OF Nebraska, were interested In
the Alaskan claims and that Ballin-
ger, after being commissioner Of the
land Office, had been attorney for
Kinkaid. CLAWS asserted that Ballin-
ger suggested to him not to pursue an
Investigation against MacLachlan. say
ing there had been "too much Of that
sort Of thing in the past"
When CLAWS was asked II he
thought Ballinger and Land Commits
sioner bennett were in league to do
wrong in the Alaskan cases, he re-
Piled: "well, thought the cases
would be better prosecuted with them
out of the way"
CLAWS, attack seemed to center
more today upon bennett. He said
he became convinced in the summer
of 1909 that bennett ''wari crooked"
and took steps to secure Arbon cop
les of letters bennett was writing
back to washington. Several Of these
were introduced.
"our Friend GIavis.''
one from bennett to II. G. Schwartz,
chife of the field service, last July,
& said:
my Dear Schwartz: The worst sit
uation on the line is the one find
here-our friend CLAWS. He regard
ed me with suspicion and after talk
I'M. awhile showed me a telegram
assigning the coal cases to Sheridan.
eNow ] figure CLAWS is preparing
to make cushion for himself to fall
back on, ALSO putting himself in
shape to have a. great story in case
sheridan does not make good and sue
ceed IN canceling the Cunningham
cases
sWhile he looks innocently at me.
Sheridan does not make good and yet
can sec his heart is bad, tho why
can not tell, except that he wanted to
drag the cases out. He may be sin
eere. Of course, in his idea that he has
not been given time and opportunity
He asserts he, will help Sheridan all he
can, but it is not human nature, at least
his nature. The atmosphere is not
good at all.
"That he is playing the forestry
there is no question; the Innocent look
he gave me when told him he was
dragging in Shaw, ETC., whom there was
no necessity, was beautiful He had
also talked Of conservation very
strangely. Claws talking conservation!
"All around he is ugly and preparing
to be as unpleasant as he can, at least
that is my solution of the situation.
"Glavis processes the greatest friend
ship to you. think you know him
better than any one else, and this Is
certainly the worst situation we have.
He will make about forty favorable
and 500 unfavorab1e reports; the way
things commence to drop will be anus
ing"
Coal Cases on the Brain.
In second letter Of bennett to
Schwarz occurs this paragraph:
CLAWS has these coal cases on the
brain and can not see anything but just
one line. have told him how it
looked to US and reminded him Of
everything we have done for him, and
that 1t looks as II he were returning
our fayors by not standing by us as ne
ought to. He has not acted as you
or I would under similar conditions,
It looks a little treacherous to me, this
calling in the forestry"
There was also introduced this tele-
gram Of Schwartz to bennett:
The department has q letter from
the secretary Of agriculture original
Ing in the forest service asking the
= postponement Of the Cunningham hear
ing until November. Shaw says CLAWS
wEets g wired him recently n the