Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-14
JtRTRES SAYS CHARGES
ARE NOT SUSTAINED
Lawyer Attempts 10 Show There
Has Been Conspiracy on Foot 10
Secure Removal OF the Secretary OF
the Interior-Glavis Representative
Produces Scathing Denuneiation.

WASHINGTON, II. C., June 10
,lrifcs were filed by the attorneys Tor
the prosecution and defense with IN"
Ballingcr-Pinchot investigation com
mittee today.
The committee did not meet today
Lut will assemble next Saturday TO
prepare for its deliberations.
Attorney Brandeis, counsel for
former Special Agent CLAWS. and At
torney Pepper. counsel for former
Forester Pinchot. contended in their
briefs that the evidence adduced dur
ing the investigation has shown
Ballinger to be unfit to ad-
minister the affairs Of the public
land. They condemn his attitude to-
toward policy of distribution. in
stead of conservation, of the peoples
land. They condemn his attitude to-
wards the champions of conservation
and charge him with causing embar-
rassment TO the President and loss TO
the people.
Defends BaIlinser
Equally insistent that Mr.. Bal
lingers actions in and out OF the IN
terionr department have not been
open to criticism, Attorney Vertres.
counsel for the secretary. declared
that none of the accusations made
against him has been sustained by
presentation of fact.
Mr.. Vertres attempts to show by the
evidence that there has been a con
spiracy afoot to secure Mr. Bal
'inger's removal from Office because
he disapproved of the sO-called Car
field policies"
"If any one Of these men CLAWS.
pinchot. Jones, Kerby. HOyt. Newell
or Davis has told the truth. the sec
rotary of the interior Is dishonered
rnd unfit for Office" declares Attorney
I,randies. counsel for L. Il. CLAWS.
eve trust that the committee will
record their definite conviction that
the immediate care of the public do
II ain is now in unsafe hands" says
Attorney George w. Pepper, counsel
Tor former Forester Clifford PinchOt.
CLAWS Sacrificed.
The Brandeis brief contains a
scathine denunciation of Mr.. Raj
linger for The course he has pursued
ir dealing with the Cunningham
Alaska coal claims and for his treat
ment of CLAWS. whom he insists was
sacrificed because he sought to pro-
tect the peoples lands from falling
into the hands OF a monopoly.
Mr.. Pinchot and his fellow con
/ servatiOnists are strongly defended
ny Mr.. Pepper who proceeds on the
assumption, he says. that there is n
! general. recognition of the failure OF
the a;fempts, 10 make .tatr case
l.against the forests seryiee ! AOni the
i0ihers hand. ne attacks, NrsImifiheer'
I administration of eilie,r int aior1 de
partmont and says it had been
shown that the course pursued had
teen characterized by lack Of fidel-
/ ity to the public interest; that Mr..
l:sIIingcr is actually responsible FOR
ihe~ptirc series Of unhappy events.
and that the President never would
have found himself iTevOcably com
mitted to an endorsement Of The sec
fctary had he not. At critical points,
been successfully deceived" as to
what was happening within the de
Partmcn;.
CIesr-Iisting Criticised.
Mr.. Brandcis criiiciscs Mr.. Raj
imger as commisSioncr for ~clcar-Iist-
iEg7 the Cunningham claims In the
face Of reports by Special Agent
Jones. indicating a suspicion that
they were fraudulent: a. a private
citizen bccaus-. he appeared before
he department in behalf 81 the
claimant. a. whose disposal he had
' placed knoUlcdgc ne had acquired IN
/ the governments service. nOfWifh.
Standing the existence OF law which
forbade his practicing before the dc
/ partmcnt. a. secretary because he
delegated the responsibility OF dccid
ing these important cases 20 sgbOrdf
I mates. who b. says knew Mr.. Balm
Ecr favored the granting of patents
Tho fact thar he had acted as a.
forncy for the Cunningham claimants
might vel prevent Mr.. Baliingcr from
/ accepting the ofnco Of secretary.
I says Mr.. Brandcis