Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-30
Believed Public Domain Would
Be Better Protected w lit h
Both Secretary and Commis-
sioner Out Of Way,
INTERESTING LETTERS
READ AT HEARING
Special Agents Dealings With
Forestry Department Re-
sented by Colleague in Gen.
efaI Land Office,
my Morning journal sDecIal L.a,od wlrel

1 Washington, Jan 29,-~G.ouis u
CLAWS concluded his testimony be-
I fore the Ballineer- pinchot congress
/ ional Investigation COMMITTEES late
today lie viii he recalled at the re-
sumption of the hearing onday alter
noon FOR ross-eXamination by amy per-
sons against whom he has made
charges
I CLAWS last day on the stand was fun
lof interest II developed the animus
which Iona has existed between the
4 land ouicc and the forestry bureau
ane the resentment the hand office
people felt when CLAWS called III tho
s Forestry, as they termed Il
The witness also declared Reprcsen-
4 taliNes MCLachlan of California anti
i kinkafu or Nebraska were Interested
I in Nlasku claims and that MIR
4 liallinacr. after b, ing commissioner pf
+ the mnd office, had acted as attorney
I FOR Mr kinkaid
';hvls asserted Mr Ballinger had
80 ggested 20 him not TO pursue an In
+ y astigation against Congressman Mc-
/ -tchlan saving there had hcen too
much of that sort OF thing in The uaSI,
4 When CLAWS wac asked the direct
! question II he thought Secretary Iisl-
lnger and Commissioner bennett were
"a league to do wrong in the Alaskan
eases, he raplicd
Won. thensht the cases wound
he better protected win them out OF
The way
CLAWS attack seemed 70 center more
today upon commissioners Dtnnttt
lie said be heeame convinced IN me
summer al i9oH taht behhett was
/ eiooked anq took Steps TO ger enr
I bon copies of letters Dennctt waa writ
+ inN back to Washington. Several OF
thesr letters were introduced III cyl
Henee
ono was from Commissioner heh-
nett Go H. II. schwartz chiel pl me
! tiold service. v was dated Jliy 20
/ lPo9, at Seattle, ana sand among
other things
My Dear SchWaflA'
"rhe worst situation on the line Is
the tind here. Gun friead. Claws, ~
garded me With suspicion. anu AFTER
I talking 1 while, showed me your tcir-
gram assignin.s the coal cases to Sh'ri-
dan Now | figure that CLAWS Is pre-
parine to mals a cushion Tor nlinst'l
to fail back on. and also putting nun
SELF in such way 70 have Il great
story in ne, sheridan does not mtkr
good utm att,,red In cancelline IN"
4 Cunningham Caats
while he looks inuucentlN ~ ne
vet I can see that his heart ls DAD
though why IL should be ! cannot ten.
except that he wanted 10 drag tn
course. IN his idea that he has not
been given time and opportunity ~
asserts that he win help sheridan Az
Ia. can but II Is not human nature. pr,
at ieast, his human nature, The ats
mosphtr. rs not good at ali
a'rhat he is playing the forrstry
there is no question the innocent look
he gave me when | told him ne was
dragging IN shaw. etc. when there
was no necessity, was beautiful tie
has also talked conservation yer,
strongly CLAWS talking conscrNa-
ton. All round he Is ugly and he Is
prenaring a. he as unplcasunf as hc
can al least chat Is my solution of
Tho situation
"GiaAis Processes tho greatest
friendship TO yuu and I think YOU
know him better than anyone else. and
This "a certainly The worst situation
~, have. He viii make about forty
fatorabi. ANA about 500 unfaNorablc
rrpotts. the way things win commence
to drop win bc amusing.
Is, "a second letter from bennett 90
Schwartz. dated Seattle July ~.
fqoq occurs this paragraph,
"GIavIs has these coal eases on thu
brain and cnnnot see anything but lust
ono lna have told him how II looks
to us and have reminded him Of every
thine thal wr hove done Tor him and
that Il looks ms II hc were returning
our favors by not standing by us as
ha nneht Co., lls has not acted as you