The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-15
WITNESS POURS
HOT SHOT INTO
BALLINGERCAMP
CLAWS Gives Specific Reasons
Why He Distrusts Secre-
tary of the Interior
Makes No Charge of Corruption,
but Presents Facts for the
Public to Consider
Continued from Page I

"-Sn III me midst OF his cross eNaWi-
nation 10 be met by The statement that
IL was mistake
Claws theregpon proceeded 10 make
corrections. most Of the mistakes. il
appeared. having been due TO his asyI
and lisp His RS are always pro-
nounced w so in one place Of the rec
ord his testimony read There is a
parchment reef CLAWS declared he
said There Is approximately" etc.
Many Of the corrections merely had
10 co with typographical errors.
CROSS EXAMINATION BEGIN
II was = o'clock when the last Of
the corrections had been made ami
Nertrees took up the cross examination
Of the witness. He inquired first as 10
The knowledge Claws had as 10 the
amount Of coal in Alaska The witness
said he understood the coal areas were
large. but he had never examined the
geological survey reports.
The Cunningham claims. he said. Gov
cred but q small part Of the coal areas
% Alaska-about 80 claims out OF goo.
Nertrees drew from the witness that
The Cunningham claimants were the
nrst Of The Alaska claimants TO pay
Up on their claims and that in numer-
tcsI order they were entitled TO first
consideration in any investigation that
was 10 be mace.
You made g report 10 the president
sn September. 1900 asked Nertrees.
Yes. sir
No PAY FOR ARTICLE
a q 81 n
article in q weekly paper entitled The
Nhitewasking Of Baliinger: Were the
Guggeuheims ia Charge Of the Depart
UeUg Of tie Interior hy I. 2. CLAWS.
Are Vou the author OF that article2~
y rs. sir. I'm the author ~ the arti-
s.e- hut Z am moi responsible for the
heading or the subhesds explaining the
paragraphs.
Did Eoa receive anything for that
article.~
Not a cent
CLAWS NRRATGNs BALIINGER
CLAWS proceeded at some length 10
~ra no r..o reasons Hiich he declared
convinced him B4liiuger Ras unit for
Sef ana uffsithfIl 70 his trust
3D. --.3- The frs; 7 -ouid eite X
97za.-a..se OF Bali;nger 81 the vii
@ ea4l case Wl5lo th-t IVES long
--.e 80 ana p-oT-r -i~r nave looked
sings diderently. his action or par
.p--aa the draw-Ee ~ II ar g.
.,- a1-re-ue1t 60 tu-r over claims
- =.5E-l have bee proved Up and
Is- ..-o seen proved ~- . matter
- t-e- T-- -rilliTa-i- Bi-t l--3 statute
a. .-t.l-s-t-s-S 49, -in -uI 80 evidence
lu--e clear Tie second speaks
ias ts-iC
-taothsr llinS was Bail5i gers ex-
s-els ln TIC summer Of 1890 TO
8 0.o-, .e-ut Jc-es when h. knew
l.- been violation 81 tle coal
-a-. i-us: -is statement tla- lie was
..-fug 10 Washing To sec what
congress could do To help tAe claimants
$50 plte.t5-
DOTBT az HIS LOl ALTN
-t.s next actiou-one of tle most
Important going 10 snow that he IS not
laval - lis trust and not faithful 10
$40 pe0pIe-was lhis Afcer giving
lae The iull right and instructions 70
make complete investigation OF all
zle coal cases he personally took up an
old report by Special agent Love
levy days after and deliberately or
dered tire Cunningham claims 10 pro-
coed 10 patent
The Love report. 10 my mind. and
3 laye acted on thousand or more re-
ports did not IN itself warrant ia
vorabie recommendation. Il showed
there had been an understanding among
rather than = compliance with the law
STILL Fl RTHER EVIDENCE
Another evidence that BalIinger
was not trying TO protect the peoples
rights was his appearance before tie
public lands committee Of the house in
favor OF the Gale bill which carried
out the statement. BsIlinEer made 10
Jones that he would 90 what he could
10 obtain legislation which would have
enabled these fraudulent claimants 10
set patents. II the Gale law had passed
il would have validated the claims.
The next step Ballinger took was
his unprofessional action-at least
members Of the bar regarded II so. and
Z know Of no attorney of my acouaint-
ance who would have done iJ-in de-
liberately going around and represent
fne the other side after having been
commissioner of the land office and
having full knowledge OF the character
Of the investigation he had made He
did not act alone N the Cunningham
group. but in the Green group a. well
fn which he took six affidavits He also
acted as arbitrator between n, r. Har-
riuaan and John Hartline relative to
the purchase Of some coal claims
His next action consisted in asking
me. in the fall Of 1903. when he was in
politics and arranging for campaign
contributions. TO hold of any investigs-
fforE OF the coal cases lniS showed
he did not have the interests Of the
government al heart"
Representative Olmsted: At this time
was Bsllinger an officer or the govern
Tnent2T
CHANGED HIS MIND
No. sir: he was on q committee TO
ger campaign contributions. Another
action which showed him unfaithful
wss the fact that after hearing at the
conference OF Schwartz. bennett and
myself that there was great necessity
OF having a construction Of the law OF
Nav. 1903. and agreeing with US that
The matter was Of such Importance
thar the attorney general should act
on Il and after instructing Us 10 pre-
pare letter 10 the attorney general
for him 70 sign. he deliberately changed
his mind for some req son and turned
the matter over to subordinate OF his
own department
None Of these is anything Hpoii
which 4 criminal charge could be predi- A.
cated. but 10 my mind il was far more /
,-s,,--a ally Tor him 10 do these things
Ian If man had actually stolen 1
something for which he could have been I
convicted.
In July. 1903, when I saw Bailingera