New-York tribune., 1910-01-30

California. They thought the matter
was of such a serious nature that 1t
should be submitted to President Ta1t.
Mr.. Pinchot gave CLAWS several letters
of introduction, and CLAWS started East
At Chicago he met, by appointment "A.
c. Shaw, then assistant law ofhcer Oh
the Forest Service, with whom ne au-
vised. He submitted his report to Sna"'
he said, who suggested several changes
in II. He accepted Shaw's suggestions
as to changes in the form Of the report
but not as to changes in it's substance.
Then he proceeded to Beverly ana lalo
his charges before the President MT
Taft, he said, asked him about certain
water power site matters, but ne was
unable to furnish much information on
that subject. He telegraphed Mr.. Sna"
to come to Boston with certain water
power papers. CLAWS said he remained
I'm Boston five days, when he was ad-
yised by Mr.. Carpenter, secretary to the
President, that a copy of the papers SUD-
rnitted by him had been sent to secre-
tary Ballinser. and that he could return
to Seattle. CLAWS then went to Ne"
York where he saw the private secre-
tary to the Attorney General. He told
him that there was important lnforna-
ton in the files in Washington, but Mf.
Wickersham sent word that he had no
authority to authorize CLAWS to inquire
into matter relating to the administra-
tion of another department of the gov
ernment. CLAWS then went West, ana
soon afterward the President exonerated
Secretary Ballinger and directed the dis
missal of CLAWS from the service,
SAYS HE WAS CALLED OFF.
CLAWS sought to show that he had not
received proper support from the de-
partment in his efforts to prove fraud In
coal cases. He alleged that he had been
taken off the Alaska cases and put to
work in Oregon, and intimated that this
transfer was made to check his efforts
to get at the facts regarding the coal
frauds. He said that the Oregon work
was important and necessary 10 avoid
the statute of limitations, and later said
that when Congress appropriated money
which enabled the Department of the In
terror to resume active work in the
Alaska inquiry he was again placed in
charge Of this work, but delayed resum-
ing his inquiry from October, 1908, until
March, 1909
Senator Nelson asked CLAWS if Sheri-
dan, who superseded him as the agent
in charge of the Alaska investigations,
had acted properly. CLAWS replied in
the affirmative. He did not regard
Sheridan as unfriendly to "ths cause"
and in fact had been surprised to learn
that Sheridan took about the same view
said that Secretary Ballinger had fol-
lowed his advice respecting postpone
ment of the coal cases Mr.. Brandeis
tried to point out that Mr.. Baliinger had
not consented to a postponement until
after Mr.. Sheridan had advised this
course.
Well 1t seems that Mr.. Ballinger
agreed with both CLAWS and Sheridan"
said Mr.. Nelson.
Mr.. Brandeis said he might or might
not want to question CLAWS further
after certain papers had arrived Sena-
tor Nelson said that some of the per-
sons against whom CLAWS had made
charges or insinuations might desire to
cross-examne the witness. CLAWS said
he did not want to stay around Wash
ington very long. The matter was
finally settled by the committee agree
ing to resume its sessions on Monday at
2;3O p. m, instead Of adjourning until
Friday, as had been planned