The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-16
4 PLAINS
LE 7 TER
In Personally Takes a
L1iu BalIinger-Pinchot
controversy.
Ia DOCUMENT WAS
EXECUTIVES ORDERS
|uI,bIe When Examined,
. III
A Only a Few Para
gaphs Used.

,oncsrning the I" INSIDE -
II 4. letter Of September l3
Secretary Ballinger from
:, II Special Agent l.. II.
,sthoriziug the dismissal Of
4 s.u signature he addressed
= 10 Senator Knute Nelson,
!, tbe Ballinger-Pmchot in
= mnmittee, setting forth in
III The sequence of events
4, receipt al Beverly on
\, 4 4 The Charges Of CLAWS.
-riert makes no direct mon
4, statement Of Frederick NJ.
ruupg steuographer in Sec
Srrssrs office, IN which the
~ declared tho president s
I7myeation was prepared III
4 nifce by Oscar Lawler, as
-.r,y general, for the interior
fonight's utterancc OF
Us obviously provoked by
l,ltnfnt.
;lIg Letter Ordered.
IA declares Lawler did pre-
letter as Kerby said, but
ly by the president s specific
When he received it. he
eJs. that it was not what
10 issue. and he wrote the
,sf in the form in which
m, using from Lawler draft
iTo General statements.
nl.at goes still further and
Ne question of the "back
4 Attorney General Wicker
rrsry of the CLAWS charges,
itoney Louis d. Brandeis
b ,itention. Mr.. Taft says
thDey generals letter was
Flax dated and this also
ey bis specific direction,
G the President Says.
tlbi The full text Of the presi.
I'a
Ihr White House.
Washington. May 10. 1910.
~ Senator Nelson: IN
Er before the commit
EssIEa,e the interior depart
,.estry service. reference has
v ny decision upon the COM
GlgeS of Mr. CLAWS fled
n the 18Th OF August last
essIay Balllnger and certain
as OF the interior depart
Ezjority of the committee
z ny action In this case was
7risdlcuon Of the committee
As in spite OF this ruling,
z The matter have crept into
FOR this reason. ! deem Il
Tils you and state the facts
Lroracy as my memory per-
Alemcnt and charges were
ID py him on August IS. 1909.
e over 10 the attorney gem
s.ppened 10 be In the neigh
ne made notes upon his
10th had personal knowledge
Secretary Ballinger's atti-
,he Alaska coal claims.
~ Chief subject OF innuendo
Tor Mr.. Ballinger had
me Administration consult
fgsrdlng them.
Ey Caused Trouble.
Q Or three days after the fill
'Ec, al meeting in which
OF the treasury, the at
90 and the secretary OF the
nssenI. a full discussion OF
.aement was held. II re-
Hsral conclusion that jeal-
zoe bureaus OF the interior
- NC forestry bureau prob
me attitude OF the inter
officials. but that the in
ea faith by CLAWS against
and tho others required
Ment be submitted 10 them
accordingly, copies of the
- 20 sent 10 Secretary Bal
a,ant Secretary Pierce. the
nj: bennett and 10 Chief
1.Nke Schwartz.
was at Seattle. hut upon
charges ne came 10 Wash
le MS answer. On Mon
:. Mr. Ballinger reached
salanicd by Mr.. Iawlcr. the
a s; general of the depart
assigned 10 the interior
vi; Ballingcr cent to my
oay the answers OF thu
~ ~ 9ncerned with "A Volumi-
N. et,nlolts. bad a confer
tS.hc .hc evening OF the day
rsroofr 6, and another OF
"enlns. September 7,
y Saw Ballinger.
\. y. ne Charges with Mr.. Bal.
/, evening and asked suct
t,v sestcd themselves with.
hs,n, any conclusion aud sal,
s,oId 'ue answers and tho re
eUs &c him the next day
tr,,o clock that night. read
,l,,,s and exhibits: so a
Ifih' J was advised OF fin,
N MINI n,iro u record. and ha,
rrnn mere was nothing il
,s seo, which Mr.. Ballingci
IA FUSED. ~ could be fuunt
Jal,v i'leompctcncy, inefil
q dl,m 70 The interests OF III,
srss'on of the second cvon
abrpssn9 vas present at m
& s the evidence a
: r5ioa, ss'd 10 Mr. T.awlcr
"a tsn an wlitc Il full state
les l l%.n get out The reason
lo,n W, The time for my de
hvns Western trip nncunv
M Vas just ono woeIs ~, 10
ite La.,A sA or seven specche
~ no, s;lhing of that Jour
Y nlcL eiYs The time 10 TN
detailed staiemon
,hsolild like To render /
)i,vayaao a,yaoreforc requested NJ
et'e an opinion as II h
. LavIsr Draft.
sai,or .,h and 10th I gay
,aisn, to the CLAWS rcco,
n hiS With previous engage
q /, y no 10, attention 10 III
raj n a.h m | telcgraphsd I'll
sai % ,,,2Ime 10 Beverly, ia,
sxllh him on The cas- '
ssnuaa1y, ssnnay afternoon. sept@n ten
lEon""a 10 an appointmer
rhs came to my HON" {
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