The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-26
WANTS TO CALL BALLINGER
rot NSEL FOR CLAWS ASkS
THlT ne ne ~ HMONED.
Attempt 10 Make the Accused = witness
for the Prosecution Committee Re-
SERVES Decision More Testimony
About Morgan-Gsuggenhelm =, Indicate

serves DScasion- Mere Testimony
About Morgan-G:ugEen helm ~ Indicate
WARRINGTON. March - Secretary
RA.nnger's appearance before the Joint
Senate investigating committee caused
4 svArm discussion before the committee
today IL has been understood since
the beginning or the inquiry that Secre-
tArv Btlllnger would go on the stand
After the prosecution has finished its case.
hu, Attorney Brandeis. representing l..
r CLAWS and others who are max ing the
war on the Secretary. surprised the COM
rnittee hy requesting to-day that Mr..
RAlhnser be summoned St once AZ wit
uess IN identify certain papers and docu-
nsnts
That the defendant should he called
asa witness by the prosecution was re-
sarded as - extraordinary that members
Of the committee interrogAted Mr.. Bran
deis ,hArply "a 20 his purpose. he in
umatng that he wished % cross-eNamine
Nr RalIinger before he had testified in
direct examination
Attorney Nertrees. for Secretary Raj
hnser. protested vigorously against the
request Of Mr.. Brandeis MIR. Ballinger.
he sad IS the person most Interested in
This inquiry and We ought Tn h" allow ed
the discretion a. " indicating when he
should appear
Mr. Brandeis insisted that MIR Ballinger
Re summoned b. appear to-day. but the
COMMITTEES declined IN decide the question
A. once ard agreed that Nlr NertTeeS
should be- heard IN executive session
before a decision IL reached
3. s. Birch. managing director II the
Morgan Guggenheim syndicate. and John
" Steele counsel for =. =. Morgan 4 Co.
told tho investigating Commits" to-day
ths detailed story Of the syndiCata'-
connection with the Cunningham group
o. claimants to valuable Alaskan coal
lands repeating pracucally ths tssti-
nonv that they gave recently hefor" the
senate Committee on Territories
Attorney Brandeis called for the report
~ ne expert that the GuEgenheIm syn
dcat4 had sent o. examine the Cunning
har- claims bat Mr. Steele objected
r. - beng made public he said h was
wiling The attorneys and members of the
committee should examine H. but did not
THINK % TAR U has company that Il bs
r!ade public
Attorney Braldss insisted thai the
-pror' GO into vhs record and the COM
rr'ee desidc4 90 LIE the question Under
sdyisement Tho poJect e getting this
report INTO TIE record - DO show the great
valve II the prcpertv
A .e'ter WIS offered m svidence from
Clarence Cunningham - Daniel Guggen-
hs.rr dated Augd-' '5 1907 m which a .
statement was made. The Commissioner
'es - everything will he cleared up
V'rr0 KY day.
he ,rr1missioner referred - was Inc
r-eser' Secretary q the Interior Mr
BaIlrger
Attorney Brandeis questioned NJ
B,Tnh 40 rp the value Of the Cunnlngulin
coai properly
7 -iay 70 Ga- no value replied Mr.
buoh. explaining that transportation
facilities must poe rr1yid"d and a marke- /
found for the coal a.fpre 10. property
WuId be valuable
! do not want tie .mprgs sigI 20 e. I
OF that that coal u worth 81 cents IN the 7
ground "a Mr. Bircn II u can hs. ,
uIned for 81 - and sold A. s. IS " would /
b" worth what wa testified before the
'orw.''ee on Territories SIS OyJ ~
I'" witness added hat Il rhe SjO ~
Teo'Hrd by he Government for the
1rr.ugham claims should h. pat wit az
r"- cent COMPOUND interest Tor the
Is-ni ~ would require 10 mime all the
60. r ~. Alaskan field and d.sp,Np 81
90 =. 90 rhe rra-sut rate - clusVmp-
..tr . Alaska and nv the United StateS
Jaw Hr 'h. Pacific coast th. So tsJ would
E.v %. 80. ne" 732s
t.v cong wDuld thai b..s- asas-,i D
~ Nelson
.Ie hundred wears answered Mr.
F
'"y Srandei- senator Fletcher
a . "a. r"--ntat Graham. James and
'a0.- .r b.. Two hours II persistent ques-
.s -Udeavored 20 show by Mr.
NF~. testimony that tn- Morgan
".-g'r r".m syndicate virtually owns or
20 A. .r'I0n IN everything worth having
Aa--a. that n has a monopoly 81
''aasI ration facilities - the interior
were ne valuable copper and coal
1sf1s'- arc ocated and that the develop
rs-' = me coal lands - the kay 10 the
-.'a'.rr "a which the ziEsntIc enter u
Er--s .-1erraken by the syndicate
a-sa~ l-peI~
81 Birch told of the svndicates in
'-'.-'- 70 ppar fisheries railroads
F'-1r--..r Inc. wharves and docks and
-1- 10 synd. ate mad invested approx
.f''r si5."prDJ and would invest Ave
'f~ rruI0ns more but ne stoutly denied
"a monopoly on Alaskan re-
-s g. admitted the great inipor-
Yea % .. '. % rr~ainE II the Goa fields. but
, 81. afHo .f % -pite ~ all the syndicate
70. ~ -'as- hst never done anything
' ."a.s I'D. .-suance Of patents on
.rr.uEaa~1 coal claims. on which
.- fr option
ra aver id Vas ~ tell Cunningham
.r and get ms patents. sad Mr.
ID Won toll hun ,hat'- asked Mr.
l-.....
mo ! saw him retorted the
promptly. provoking general
"a.