The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-13
Representative Harrison De
liberately Accuses Presi-
dent of Deceit.
SAYS regulations
ARE INVOLVED
Does Not Believe Country VIII Ac-
cept Startlingly Plain Excuse
of Attorney General.

Representative Francis Burton Har-
risOn. Of New York, author OF the reso-
luton calling upon ttorney. General
IVickeTsham for the original papers IN
MS summary OF the CLAWS charges. to-
day issued a statement, In which he
charged President Taft and Attorney
General NicHersham with a deliberate
intention 70 mislead Congress.
The papers called for in Mr. Harrisou's
resolution have not been produced, but,
IN q letter which was read at the Pin
chot-BaIiinger Investigation yesterday,
the Attorney General admitted that his
summary was antedated- Commenting
on this letter. Mr. Harrison said today.
This is one OF the most serious ad-
missions ever made BY a Cabinet Of
fcer. Not only Is the conservation Of
Cur natural resources involved, but also
the character and reputation Of two
public officials This confession Of the
Attorney General amounts TO q c0nclu-
sion that the President and the AttOr-
ney General had agreed 70 furnish 10
Congress misleading infOrmation-to
supply an official document as Of one
date. which was really prepared many
weeks iaJeF-a document calculated 10
have a serious. If not conclusive infu-
euce upon questions OF the highest pub
lie Importance
The Attorney General offers a start
IingIy plain excuse; I doubt whether the
country viii receive Il with over respect
ful consideration"
Until the LawIor memorandum. which
Attorney Louis r Brandeis. counsel for
CLAWS. again requested today. both from
the Attorney General and rom Don n
Carr. private secretary for the Secre-
tary OF the Interior. shows up. Secre-
tary BaUinger vas at the end Of the
mornings session Of the BaUinger-PIn-
chOt Investigation discharged from the
witness stand
CeOrEc W. Pepper counsel for Ply
chot. occupied the entire morning--Aa--
questioning Ballinger concerning his
public land policy and his relations with
the "conSeTva tiOnists.
At the end OF his cross-exanninafior
PeDDer produced q copy Of a newspaper
advertisement from the Interior Depart
ncnT requesting people 20 send IN COM
plants against the Fores-rv Service
The defense made no attempt 10 dis
own this method Of gathering mud To
ciScredit the Forestry Service, bur Bal
EnEer denied personal KNOWLEDGE Os
Cars letter The letter in part reads:
Advertised for Complaints.
1T is suggested that as Congress viii
probably at an early date make an ex-
animation Of the administration Of the
Forest Service you might with proprfetv
secure such sffdavits Of the character
referred to in your editorial and submit
them 10 the committee having charge Of
this investigation. OF which Hon Knutet
Nelson, United States Senate. viii prob
ably be chairman
Pepper IN answer 10 z statement bv
Chairman Nelson that he ba6 receives.
some forty complaints against the ser
vice
Rather a slim crop from so pIenteous
q sowing said Pepper Of the chair
mans figures.
Pepper attempted to show that the
.cOnSerVatlonlsts' that IS PinchOt, Gar
field. Newell and Davis, had been driven
into position OF antagOnism 70 Balm
ger by his repeated OnsIaUghts upon
their policy.
BalIinger here produced a long sum
mary Of the activities OF Pincnot and
his cOllea cues. ito besrnircn nv char
scter and ruin my name as a public
servant"
Says Pincho5 Began Fight.
aPinchot," said BaIIinger. from the
start Of my administration made q per
sistent attempt 10 drive me from Office.
For one thing, IN September 1858. Price,
assistant forester, and acting forester,
stated that. We do not like Bauinger.F
and he said to Director Smith, Of the
Geological Survey, You are in an en-
baTrassing situation now, but II won't
last long. If Be don't get him enc
way. we viii another
BaIiinger fenced with Pepper for near
y an hour attempting TO explain the
changes Of mind and reasons why he
had originally restored al the water
tower sites Withdrawn by former Sec
retary Garfield and had later rewith-
drawn them
"Fish All Overheard
Having thrown all the fish over
board asked Pepper. was 1t your
intention to go fishing again and see
what you get Of that which was Iett2"
BaIIinger stuck to his former state
ment made in his examination, Il
chief that he had restored the lands
because he did not believe the Secre-
tary OF the Interior had the power &C
withdraw them and admitted that be
had later rewithdrawn them because
he thought il best 10 submit to I-ha
seemed 10 be q sincere belief on the
part of some men that 1t was DANGER
Gus TO restore them
He added that in his belief the-r
fear was greatly exaggerated