Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-15


SO before he had seen the president
However, in his recent letter to
Chairman Parker of the house COM
mittee on judiciary, Mr. Wickersham
said the president had before him
when he acted ON the charges docu-
ments and rough notes. he said, that
hc had afterwards compiled At the
presidents direction, the summary
which the resolution OF Representa-
tive Harrison Of New York. if adopt
ed. would direct him to furnish. Mr.
Wickersham wrote Mr. Parker that
the resolution seemed To be an in
quiry into details Of Intercourse be-
tween the attorney general and the
president which it would be neither
competent nor seemly for either house
To attempt.
AIr Wickersham said he had re-
cetNed three requests for information
bearing on the subject in his possess
sion and that he thought they had
been complied with to the fun extent
that prnprety would admit. He said
that he, nevertheless, instructed his
private secretary to make another
search Of his files, and today the Law
Ter letter was found
Mr.. Wickersham said the memo
randum had been entirely overlooked
in his previous communications t.
the committee. As soon as it was
found Mr Wickersham said he sent
the letter to Senator Nelson. The at
tornev general said the LaWler letter
had been handed to him by LaNler on
September and that he left it with
the president at Beverly the next day.
Assistant Attorney General Lawler
said that as the matter involved his
relations with the president he could
not discuss il without the presidents
permission Personally he said, he
~as perfectly willing to make a re-
ply. but ne did not consider such an
action would be respectful to the
president unless he had obtained his
consent.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Pierce ana Don NJ. Carr declined to
comment on Kerby's statement.
e. 6. I'inney. assistant to the sec
retarN of the interior, declared that
kerby's assertion that he G'inncN-
took part in any conference on The
subject Of the Lawler memorandum
was "a lie"
Attorney Brandeis. counsel for L
Il. CLAWS. hes made several efforts I
to obtain the I-aWler memorandum /
and has promised that it would an /
pear 50 similar to the presidents let I
lci of September 10 RS to plcve that I
il formed the basis Of the presidents .
letter of cxoncrdtion.
Attention was called to the memor-
#ndum bv MI Brdndeis when he be-
gan cross-eXa mination Of Frederick
bennett, commissioner ni the generni
land office late this afternoon Den
nett denied he knew Of It or that he
had any conference VI correspondence
with Attorney General Wickei sham in
reference 90 the summary q, the ella
Wis CHARGES which MI Wickersham
prepared for the president Ills state
ment chat ne took no pant in lhe con-
zen cnce previous TO the nreTataticn
uf the LaWlcr letter was q flat contro-
fiction OF kcraNs statement
The subject was passed over Tor
thc time being after Nj. randcis haa
obtained permission to print . large
ht.nhei AZ lettels e0nnniug REQUESTS
for documents rom the department
ef ipstice. which should have includ-
ed this memorandum.
Hefeirng to Air. Fuil.nscf's state
ment on cross-csg ninriion faat hc
haa not finished .l.illing snarcsr MI
ID ndeis 9~ked the commissioners "
there was u fcciiag awons he en-
ploNes II the department that the Low
lNv lhe srcrsto'N c.ted of th"nr
extended to their conduct il they
should lc cellcd before thc commir
zee.
~. replicd Nh bennett. ION the .
-ontigrY. Nh Eelling"r has always
,nc our' Ged ind pcndence or Thought ]
md action among his subc rdinatos' /
He gigoriousy denied that ne see
retary implied hloat ~ those who
ni@ht feel disposed to tcatifv against !
atm
commissioner bennett occupied the
stand during the greater pult Of the I
lav He substanti7ted in detail, Sec -