Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-06
BALLINGER IN
FIGHTING
MOOD
CLASH COMES EARLY
lN CROSS EXAMINATION
Secretary Declines to Answer
Fully First Question Of CLAWS
Attorney and Committee Sus-
tainS Him by Majority Of One,

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tains Him by Majority Of One,
lily Morning Journal snecini LEASED wroi
WASHINGTON MAY 5.---ecretar>
/ nalhngcr concluded his direct testi-
mouN al the Bannger- Pnchot hear
ing this afternoon with the state
ment that his every official act had
heen With the sole idca Of Fulfilling
his trust.
u derry anyone TO put his finger ON
anything that | have done while IN
The public service which was not in
line with my duty and IN accordance
with my trust" ne said,
Attorney Brandcis counsel for l..
t Glavis, one OF Ballnser's chief ac-
cueers. took up the cross examination
of the Nitness. Within fivc minutes
the expected clash between them had
taken place. and on his very first
question Mn Brandeis had to appeal
a. lhe committee to request Mr.
Rallinger to answer 1t. The question
involved General Hitch
cock as the Official Die distributor
of the administration
4 wranclc between Air Brandeis
ana members ct the committee en-
sued. and the result was a record
vote hy which the committee, six To-
fivt. decided that Mr.. Ballinger need
non answer the question more FUZZY,
Mr llallinger admitted the move
famous Associated Press interview
In which ne asserted after his return
to Mashingtnn. subsequent 10 publ
cation of the CLAWS charges. that
i he proposed 20 KIN some snakes. Ne
ulRA admitted he had reference tu
I CLAWS. who, hf had made up his
mind "eaaht Ia be killed as "a snake,
Attorney }rnndcis scarcely was well
Z laenched into ross-eNamination be-
fore the committee adjourned, but
tn the hour and a half he questioned
chez secretary he #ucceedcd in arous-
Ing the lattcrs anger several times.
Early ia the day Mr. Ballinger con-
Wadictcd two statements made by
former Secretary Garfield. He tes-
titled also that since Pinchots dis
missN there had been. "a complete re-
vers.A 81 tne forestry policy of the
government ana nc said he believed
Il would Keep great many Ameri-
cans from cmigrating 90 Cnnada and
+ would result ia tine development OF
many portions of The forest re-
! serves.
i hifhrfto unpahiished letter ef
| the president to Mr. Ballngcr undNr
/ dnte of september q 1909. was read
/ ln IL the president expressed desire
to retain Plnchot but said his weak
moss laY I'm Ibis inability To credit his
honorable motives 30 those who differ
WITH him as to his method Of doing
things The president In the letter
requested Mr. Balllnger TO remain 81
lent under criticism and the seere-
nry said TINS was the reason he had
not followed his natural impulse to
answer tho charges against him.
In his direct examination Mr Bali
niger snid ne had remained silent un-
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his suhordinates to do likewise As
result hc said, CLAWS had gone To
Golfers WeckA with what he called
his "scurriluus creed and which
they had "rehashed IN the style they
usually publish their scurvN matter
asked by his attorney what he
meant hN sANinp his hands had been
un for months, Mr. Ballnger said
they had not only been up. but also
tied lie added
+NoW / don't want It understood
that ! am in any way casting re-
Election on "a president to whom am
devoted. and for wrom ! would make
onv sacrifice
Al Balmger then read a number
OF tclrpram- and letters which the
defense" claimed tended to show the
existence of conspiracy against nm
Mr. BallnRcr related an instance
of what hc regarded avs maiadmlnis-
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