Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-14
BALLlNCER AND PINCHOT
Secretary Makes Further References
to Cabal Against Him.
REFERENCE TO ANOTHER PLOT
MIR. Pepper Introduces Letter and
Clipping showing that Secretary
collected Affidavits Against
Forest service.

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Attorney Pepper, counsel for clifford PIN
chot introduced a letter written by Don
NJ Carr Mr. Ballingers private secretary,
and printed as an advertisement in the
Montgomery Times of Mount Ida, Ark,
reading as follows:
1t is suggested that as congress probably
will at an early date make an examination
OF the management of the forest service
YOU might with proprlety secure such af-
fidaVits OF the character referred TO in
your editorial, and submit them both to
the committee having charge of the in
vestigation OF which Hon. knute Nelson,
United States senator, will probably be
chairman.
Mr.. Pepper also read the following from
the same paper:
We would call the homesteader's atten-
ton to the letter from the Department OF
the Interior published in the upper right
letter is from an under secretary. In add-
ton we have a personal letter from SeCre-
tary Ballinger himself You are requested
to send us your affidavit in reference to
irregularities charged against the forest
service in our article on the first page.
You need not fear that you will fail to
make proof on account of such affidavit
We will guard your interests,
Answer TO Nelson.
The letter and editorial were introduced
by Mr. Pepper in answer to a statement
made yesterday by Chairman Nelson that
he had received a large number Of com
plants against the forest service.
Secretary Ballinger said he knew nothing
about Mr.. Cars letter which bore date
of January 3, last, but on direct exami-
nation he said he had received a letter
from the editor of the paper late in De-
cember stating that there were many COM
plants in that locality against the forest
service. He offered in evidence his reply
to the editor.
When Mr.. Pepper asked Mr. Ballinger IL
he did not think the conspiracy" which
he had referred to might have been a
defensive combination of those who were
heart and soul for policy TO which he
was known to be opposed Mr.. Ballinger re-
Piled:
1T was a most amazingly wicked de-
Tense
Long Statement by BalIInger.
He then took from his pocket a long
resume which he said would show the ex-
istence of the conspiracy to Remove him
from public life. The resume had to do
with various portions Of the testimony dur
ing the present investigation and con-
cludes as follows:
The evidence introduced in the present
by the so-caled prosecution
was all put in by the 18th of March, last,
and since that time evidence has been in
troduced by me before the committee. An
anonymous pamphlet has been circulated,
the truth which has been
shown by the evidence in my behalf, and
circulated secretly and confidentially pur-
porting to state what the prosecution had
shown and expressly declining any evidence
introduced by me. Reliable information
discloses that these pamphlets are being
distributed from the home of Clifford Pin
chot"
Mr.. Ballinger said that Mr.. Pinchot had
acted steadily" an officer, a citizen |
to bring about the removal of man whom |
he regarded as not only an unfathful pub
lie servant but also as an enemy to the
great principles of conservation.
He said Pinchot had advised CLAWS to
lay his charges before the president and
had given him letter of Introduction. He
referred to Governor Pardee's speech at the
Spokane irrigation congress in which he
seriously reflected on me" and said it
was made after Pardee had visited with
Pinchot
Men in Alleged Conspiracy.
"Pinchot admits that l am an obstacle
in the way of the conservation movement
which I'VE proposed to remove" said Mr.. |
Ballinger, and admits that Garfield and
CLAWS and he are part of the I'VE"
He spoke of Pinchot's alleged statement
to George Otis Smith in which the forester
was alleged to have called Ballinger a
yellow dog" Mr.. Ballinger said Pinchot |
had denounced him thus because he had
overturned some Of Garfields work.
II guess the yellow dog and the snake
about balance each other don't they?" in
terrupted Mr., Pepper,
Mr.. Ballinger replied that he had never
spoken OF Mr.. Plnchot disparagingly before
he had taken the stand and that Pinchot
was not one of the Snakes"
Mr.. Ballnger called attention to the fact
that the projected fight against him at
Spokane had been opened according to
schedule although nothing had been said
against Garfield.