The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-14

to have used information obtained b
| the performance or Il service OF thi
character was forbidden by law IS equal
| " un(ounGed"
Mr.. Yert-ces cites rules and regula
tions of the department as well as dc
cisons OF the department, the attorne!
general and the supreme court Whlch n
says supports Mr.. Ballinsers view tha
there is no legal departmental Inhibition
| against the lracticing before the depart
mem by former employee in land cases
| Within two years Il .ter his separation
he says. only in cases involving none.
claims,
CLAWS Submits Brief.
To substantiate his claim that Secre
tary OF the Interior Richard a. Ballinge
has shown his hostility to the people
interest and his cooperation ,.1 with .r;n TIT
ing to take the peoples property In Viola
chief of the field division of the land Of
day submitted to the Ballinger- Pincho
Investigating committee brief In which
the case is reviewed at great length.
The brief, prepared by CLAWS attor,
and Joseph p. Cotton. Jr., is a volu-
lninous printed document of between so.
600 and 60. 900 words and IS divided into
seventeen chapters.
discusses what the attorneys call Mr.
Ballingers unhtness as trustee for the
people" and asks the question, rs Mr.
Balltnger a man. single minded. enliSht-
ened and courageous, so seriously devoted
TO the interests of the common people, sc
yigilant and resolute in resisting the In
sidious Impressions OF the special Inter
ests that 10 him may be ,ntrusted the
carrying forward OF the broad policy o
conservation OF our natural resourccs?'
In answer. Mr.. Claws attorneys de,
clare that Mr.. Ballineer does. not meel
these simple tests we submit. has beer
concluslvely established. and IL only this
is true the department Of the interior
should be under other guidance. The
best defense that Mr.. Ballinger has Of
fered is that he was ignorant of the sit
uation in Alaska and that all facts fol-
which he was criticised were performed
by subordinates for whom he Is not re-
sponslble Such a defense Is enough 10
condemn him.
"In our opinion the record discloses
Mr.. Ballinger's knowledge of the situa-
ton The evidence In the record and the
light upon his character No man witt
such character would be trusted by an
individual or private corporation with
care OF important property interests
Speaks for Pinchot.
An abstract of the brief of Attorney
Pepper, counsel for former Forester
Pinchot, follows.
1--WE trust that the committee Will re-
cord their definite conviction that the i'm
mediate care OF the public domain Is now
in unsafe hands" says Attorney Gie, George
w. Pepper, council for Clifford Pinchot
in concluding his brief.
Mr.. Pepper says that the question
whether Pinchot has tecn right and Bal
Iinger wrong. Is less important than
department under the latter has been
marked by fidelity to the public interest,
He says that when Mr.. Ballinger became
secretary, he had a land office training
that being equivalent as Mr.. Pepper
views il, TO a leaning toward a policy OF
distrlbutaion OF the peoples land; the sec
retary's point Of view was distinctly. Mr.,
Pepper says, that OF a 'distrihutionist."
He appears to have known little or
continues. 'With respect to the policy OF
power site protection, Mr.. Ballinger testi-
fed that when he became secretary he
knew nothing whatever about it, He was
not accurately informed respecting the
work of the reclamation service. But IL
was not merely that he lacked equipment.
but tnat he had distinct hostility TO
the men In the government service who
stood for conservation and q distinct pre- :
judice against their views. His conduct
and his testimony make IL clear that he
regarded reclamation with ridicule and
forestry with contempt"
Denying the existence OF any conspiracy
TO secure the unofficial decapitation OF
Ballinger Mr. Pepper declared. however
that mo one Will have the temerlty TO
contend that II is unlawful to regard Mr.
Ballinger as unfit for office. Nor is IL H.
legal for number OF people to hold this
view. Not only is IT permissible to hold
the view. but those who honestly enter
tain II. have the right to say so publicly
Mr.. Pinchot has long held this opinion re-
spectng Mr.. Ballinger and he finally
made up his mind to declare It. Mr.. Car
field from a position or confidence In Mr.
Ballinger. came more slowly to a similar
conclusion"