Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-22

plans for conservation have been pre-
sented"
Taking up in detail Ballinger's re-
commentator for conservation legls-
lation, Senator Jones declared that
they are the first concrete proposals
for conversation ever made,
Conscious of the purity Of his mo.
tiyes and the rectitude of his inten-
tions," the Senator concluded, "the
secretary of the interior welcomes this
investigation. have presented the
resolution calling for this investlga-
ton, not IN his behalf or In antagon-
ism to any other official of the govern.
ment, but in the interests of good
administration and in order that the
people may know the facts of this
deplorable controversy and for the
Judgment thereon Of an impartial body.
This resolution has been drawn direct
ing the committee TO Investigate along
certain and specific lines and then au.
hority Is given II TO make any furth-
err investigation that II may deem de.
sirable. The intention is to secure the
broadcast and most thorough investiga
ton. II the resolution can be made
broader and more rigid. and more
thorough Investigation secured, 1t
should be done and will be welcomed
by the secretary. lie wants no white.
wash: he wants no partial investigr-
ton he waits It rigid thorough. com.
plete and conducted without fear or
favor"
CLAWS Letter. ,,
AS to the action Of the Land of.
fee on these claims tthe Cunning
ham coal entries), assert that the
land Office ordered the Cunningham
claims to patent without due investi.
cation when Commissioner Ballinger
knew they were under suspicion;
that while in Office Commissioner
Ballinger urged congress to pass a
law which would validate fraudulent
Alaska claims: that shortly after re.
signing from Office he became attor.
ney for the Cunningham group and
oNH'i hihShd Siuiius, tlut sOoH dltsr
he became secretary Of the interior
his office rendered decision which
would have validated all fraudulent
Alaska claims. A reversal of that de.
cision on every point was obtained
from Acknowledgement wickersham,
Had II not been for Mr.. Wickershams
decision every fraudulent Alaska
claim would have gene to patent
l.. b. CLAWS.
Story Of the Row.
, WASHINGTON Jan. This Is the
story of the Ballinger Pinchot row,
II began with the refusal of Richard
Achilles BallInger-within few
weeks after he became secretary o.
tho interior. or March G last-to with
draw from entray certain small por
tions of the public lands for so.callet
ranger sites. at the request OF Giffort
Pinchot, chief Of the Forest Service
of the Department of Agriculture.
The dispute has grown, until today 1
is admittedly the foremost feature %
President Taft's administration. Orig
inally a petty departmental affair, i
has expanded until Of late II has re
suited in whisperings OF Back from
, Elba'' movement, with 'Theodor,
Roosevelt In the role of Napoleon AM
the activities of the Forest Service ant
It's officials as part Of widesprea,
plot for the discrediting Of the Tai
regime. II has engrossed the atten
ton of the cabinet, while importan
international affairs waited; precede,
long lists OF distinguished personage
with important business on the on
gagement list of President Taft, and
finally, has halted congress in Its bus
mess of making laws.
Early History.
In the last days OF the preccdin
administration. James II. GARFIELD tn
then secretary Of the interior, by d
rection of President Roosevelt, an
with the idea of preserving the publ
domain from monopolistic exploitation
had withdrawn from entry vast tract
of land located along western river,
peculiarly adapted for furnishing h,
draulic electric power.
During the last two weeks OF Marcel
1909, Garfield kent the midnight cal
bons aslow In his Office porting owe
maps Of western States, and stabbip
with little pins as marks for will
drawal, rivers which seemed to hay
power site possibilities.
!. These Withdrawals were under tn
Supervisory authority" of the seer,
tary OF the interior. This authorit,
Garfield held, gave him the right /
withdraw apparently valuable land
until congress should have time /
leglslate regarding their future dispt
sition, as.
Garfield replaced.
Then the Taft regime began. an
Ballinser replaced Garfield In the II
terror department. Chief Foreste
Pinchot, through his superior, Seer,
tary Wilson, OF the department
agriculture, had been recommendin
to the interior department for witt
drawal, as ranger sites, small tract
in the public domain outside of tn
l. fnrnut