The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26
.BALL|NGER IS
NOW CHARGED
WITH BETRAYAL
Clifford Pinchot Takes Stand
Declaring Secretary Enemy
to Conservation.
FALSlFIED REPORT
TO PRESIDENT TAFT
Forester Flags Former Chief by
Showing How Claims Have
Been UnIawfully
Granted.

WASHINGTON. Feb. a6-Gifford
Ftnchot went on the witness stand be-
fore the congressional Investigating
committee this afternoon, A great
crowd oi spectators listened with AL
most breathless attention while the
eN-cpief forester boldly accused Score
tar3 OF the Interior Bailinger not only
Of oNeIttu ming the conservation poll
ctes of the last administration. but OF
making false statements to President
| Taft
hinch"t took the stand Immediately
j after the committee reOonvened fol-
tas.+as the lant heon recess Fully so
per cent of the spectators were wo-
men ana the ensemble save the i'm
j preston OF social function rather
/ than congressional inquiry.
Chairman Nslson, after calling the
committee 10 order, had Inquired
/ whether Clifford Finchot was present.
( Il am here" the former chief for
+ ester replied. rising,
Il desire he said. before being
Z svTUrTI. ~ give ti1r committee a brteF :
J statement al what l ghal4 ATTEMPT tn
/ prove, following the precedent set in
/ N1tafis' examination
fri #
tfei+ffs b,-sttte tire wftrrssg CHAIR
sFitHslot read brief summary of ~
/ charges, couched in bold, straigntfor-
! 4yar,t Elu,yltsl
! -..svtar 4iast,.a ., ta,s e,,sv..
committee" began EtnChet. is a con-
secutlve story uf my experience with
Mr BsllInger IN relation to the con-
ser vatton OF nataral resources Among
/ several other matters there are three
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lass Ysff{,f.sisfrssfg,s, ~ r,,s.tss. tI,,ssss
asainsf raene,f,eliegfg ri thss x,. go
power sites o,yrs.i tt.r ~. ,,.,f,s,,y.
II shau ebnsy pr,,, ,s,at s.,ss,.,..
i tsaIlins.,. an,erad h;s offisa v.f.h 49,
clear Denomination Il, mata str,..
/ work ~ that nolirv. that ~. y.a.yarses
In so far AS ha was aIinwa,a IL ~, ~
f that he i.sstaraa fia po1,.ar s,t.s sg.
ENTRY withf4tt thc r.,naf.st ia,eae -
tt,s5rsyyfnp fs,7, NJ N m ~; 4sa
trewitflerawtng them and that finaiiv {
when f f1s,g4J II =
me President with bff,,e a. ara,,,,
~ tba ,,it3rt- ~ g,.s.,.,sss ~. =.
capped the stsmax ~ s,t,,,ng =, az
President hirnsalf arr ee,,l,,na,iar -
mis- cupd,,ct tpa. ,yaa 49,, ~. ~.
/ false
1.i.xt. FrS,s.f er..,.,.
",rh. aef.a,s na. - .,sx
/ canna,,tior as sso,,.sr,r,,,,s rsel -
Win the 1,t,nn,rs,,s y, $500 $500.
r,4,h So ,-1a'.i, - -. @AIeS' aha
shnT.e var t,,n tt,a go s.,tAia
came trv.,f,saf,
i,f,.f- t;tst,lx sttt,,r,lttsa b;s - e.
me I hnItswad than n'.ss,,...
now MAJ ba ,,,la th1 trn.h
r.onvinced now as r. rsas u,ha,, ~.
"a mo M ma thst G,a,,is - sat.,r.,Is
/ nuh,tc servant aand that ~ 800.
whi,.h ba nrasa,tad nras,a ~. 49,.
tr,3st c.I,s,.., =, -
as the ynariia,, -, n,,,,ts ,,re,, au
I OF enormous yal,ie = :. =.
~ shan show ,,o,, ,b,t s;rga
learned tf,a rngfs
Il frnYn CLAWS ana ntEarsc o,,,tNts
am abo,If 10 isv befrra ,.a,s + 49,.
i acted staaffYtv~ IN Yba 1iaft 9r 49,,
as il was my dt,ty bnth as e,,h1te
officer and a e.trizen N AZ s,sas,
show Won that IN n1,,.s,,anra ~ 49,
dntv faia hafnra tbs r,as,aa.ssr
both Nv word ~ month and IL ! 49,
ter of Navanof,er staterrant ~
nv cnn,-ictinn mat Sanra,sr, o.
ger has been a dangerous enemy. y.
Conservation shafl sbnvy 80, 49,
this letter was s,,h,sifted III ~
president To AIR Ballineer and that
as MARI az -hfs reply ne taia h.y,,r.
me President . statemant ssnesrrf,,g
the C,Inninghar coat cases whirb
statement Is sbowu nv lunaisnmted
a,s,,,,autarv evidence 10 ~ ahsa.R
,,taf,, fslsa II, t,,r.,a .sssantiar nar,s.-
,,Iars n will than annaar tbat M
Ea1I;nper YstfrnIiy ,le.aiyaf the Pres.
ident and was disloyaI 10 hin, x
Retrnyal M T,.,st
THE third principal mater is con-
earned with inc attituae ~ tl,,s gov.
ernmsnt In Law ana saministrativ~
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