The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-10
mot DESERVING OF
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE"
Should So Asked By Proper
Authorities to ResIgo,
Declares Report


Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept iO-"That
Richard A. Dallngcr has not been
true to the trust reposei in him as
secretary of the interior: inat ae is
not deserving Of public confidence
and thai he should be asked By The
proper authorities to resign his on
ice
The foregoing sums up the findlns
oi the four Democratic members of
The Ballinger-Pnchot congressional
investigating committee, which wcri
made public late Friday.
The Republican members issued no
report. =
An independent report was given
by Mr.. Madison, The insurgent Repub
llcan from Kansas, which declare.
also that Mr.. Ballinger SHOULD not
be retained. that he was an unfaith-
iul trustee OF the peoples interest,
an enemy of conservation. and that
the charges of Clifford PincAot should
be maintained
These fndipes will be printed and
Hltu Win congress
The dcct ION OF the four Demo
cratic memters and Mr.. Madison 20
make the reports public followed a
session which was unusual. Three
Republican members, Senator Suther'
land of Utah and Representative Nc
Call OF Massachusetts and DENLY OF
Michigan, refused to attend tae
meeting.
Finally the chairman of the com.
mittee himself Senator Nelson Of
Minnesota. left the committee room
and failed to return.
Chairman Nelson gave notice cat
meeting would he held in Chicago
on next Tuesday. The Democratic
members adjourned TO meet again IN
Washington. December 3.
Representative Ollie NJ. James. of
Kentucky, one OF the Democratic
iacmbers. announced that all e
Democrats would refuse to attend thr
meeting of which Senator Nelson has
given notice The Republicans viii
then be IN tie same position that the
Democratic members and Mr., Mall
son found themselves.
Summarized the Democratic ind
ngs declare that the evidence s,ows:
THAT there was no conspiracy
against Mr. Ballinger.
THAT Clifford plnchot and l.. x.
CLAWS were faithful trustees of the
peoples interests.
"rThat Mr. Ballingers conduct on
T.. II int lnI IN ptlH
did have TIE effect of decelving the
president.
"That Mr.. Ballingers action In hav-
ing clear listed TIE sO-callcd Cub
ningham Alaskan coal lands and or
dering them patented showed bad
faith.
THAT he advocated a bill to vail
dete Alaskan coal claims alleged 20
he fraudulant
Actions As Attorney Condemned
THAT bis action In acting as attor'
ney in cases pending in the land on
ice while he WIS commissioner was
rcprehensiblc
THAT he helpeJ TO force the Gun
ningham coal claims to q bearing
before The government was ready 10
proceed.
MIR. Rallingcr's course toward the
director of The reclamation service
since he has been secretary has been
such as TO tend TO destroY discipline
ard harmony in the bureau.
1T appears that CLAWS las bccn cf
fective In the accomplishment Of re.
suits. He protested against aud pre-.
vented the patenting Of the Cunning
ham claims when ordered TO patent by
Commissioner Ballinger. He secured
reversal of the Pierce decision c0n
STRUNG the act of MAY 2S, 1908. and
he prevented the commencement oi
hearings to cancel the Cunning am
entries until field examination had
been had CLAWS. Henry II. Hoyt,
Horace Tillard Jones, and Andrew
lKennedy are deserving OF commenea-
ton by the people OF this country.
The questions which should deter
mine the Fitness of Mr.. Rallingcr as
public servant were those whc
arose out of the Cunningham Claim
and the restoration OF the water pow.
&, sites. These had 10 do with the
conservation of natural resources ol
the nation. Mr.. Balllnger on on
side and MIR. Pinchot and Mr.~Gar6cli
on the otJer
THAT nc encouraged iDsubordina'
tion IN the reclamation service AMI
condoned improper official conduct ia
that connection
Numerous official acts of Mr.. Bal
linger are attacked. High praise Is
given Gifforl pinchot. former chief
forester, and L. r. CLAWS. former
chief Of field division Of the general
| land Office.
Mr.. Madison's conclusions axe.
That the charges OF AIessrs. CLAWS
and Pincaot should be sustained"
THAT he has been unfaitbfd To
his public interests.