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BALLINCER ASKS
FOR PROTECTION
Appeals to Committee to Save
Him From TOrmentor.
A DAY OF SENSATIONS

Secretary Hotiy Resents Efforts Of
Claws Attorney to Show the Presi.
dent Was Misinformed by Interior
Department.
Washington. May 7.-Sugsesting a
duel between a lion and a wasp. the
cross-examination OF Secretary Bal
linger by Attorney Brandeis. of coun-
sci for the prosecution" before the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigating COM
mittee afforded the committee and the
roomful of spectators. mostly women,
one sensation after another.
On the one hand. the secretary in
dignantly protesting his consciousness
of innocence and loyalty to duty: on
the other, the attorney making little
attempt to conceal his intention Of ex
asperating the witness to the utmost
fencek back and forth mimicking each
other in tone and gesture.
Bailinger Seeks Protection.
Ballinger repeatedly appealed to the
committee for protection from the 'in
science" of his tormentor the latter
plainly taking delight in the growing
anger Of the witness. The majority Of
the committee took the part of the
witness q
The examination xi reference prac.
tically to the preparation by the presi.
dent OF his letter Of Sept. 13. which
exonerated the secretary OF the charg-
es of Special Agent l.. r. CLAWS, and
directed the dismissal of the latter
Mr. Brandeis. through his questions
brought ont that although the presi9
dent did not receive the answers H:
Mr.. Ballinger and his associates. his
letter was issued just one week later
following a busy week at Beverly,
filed with golf. speeches and prepara.
tions for his approaching transconti.
mental trip His evident effort was to
show that the president did not him
self prepare the letter. He also tried.
to show by alleged inaccuracies in the
letter that it was based upon misins
formation from the interior depart.
ment
Friendship For Garfield.
Mr.. Ballinger read number Of let:
ters exchanged between himself and.
James R, Garfield and Henry NJ. Copp..
a Washington lawyer subsequent to
the last national ele9efon. in refeence
to prominenee whiM had been xiyeh
MS daflst N a6nfis e10ll ~ N ,5.s
folio OF Secretary of the Interior III.
his letter to Garfield he referred to the
Tasting friendship and confidence h. h
had for Mr. Garfield and that he hOpefl
he would be continued as the head OF
the interior department. Garf1eld's re
ply was equally friendly in tone anf
began: 4
My Dear Dick"
Mr. Copp's letter asked for a private
interview in Washington. in which he
wished TO explain the cruel Influences
has in the secretary's office at pres
ept" He wrote that the influence o
the Pacific railroads has. been motor
ions even under Democratic admins.
tration"
Mr. Brandeis then took the witness
in hand. He had proceeded only 3,
short time in his cross-examinatioI
when another sharp clash occurred
The lawyer had asked the witness why
he had gone to Beverly to see the
president after he had prepared ir
writing all of the information in the
possession Of the department bearing
on the Cunningham cases.
Insult. Declares saIiinger.
Mr.. Brandeis asked Mr.. Ballinger il
CLAWS at any time had an opportunity
to see the answers he and his assist
ants had prepared for the pl>sident ir
answer to the CLAWS charges. Mr.. Bal
linger did not answer the question
directly and the attorney had the
stenOgra pher read 1t over to him twice
"That question implies an insult
that We made a selection TO suit on,
convenience" replied the secretar,
hotly Il have said heretofore that We
sent to the president all the facts and
withheld nothing. Gentlemen OF the
committee. appeal to you for protec
tion from the insOlence Of this man
who Is trying to crOss-examine me- He
Is here by the sufferance of the com
mittee and not by any other right u
asked for this in".stigation and want
a searching one ~ | think ] am eli
titled to be free from the imputation
the gentleman puts in his questions"