The Washington times., 1910-02-26
Deliberate Deception of the
President Among
Charges Made.
SAYS HE INFORMED
TAFT OF CONDITIONS
Secretary of Interior Called An
Unfaithful Public Servant"
by Pinchot.

In a preliminary statement
made by Clifford Pinchot be
fore the special committee,
which is investigating the
Ballinger Pinchot contrO-
versy, the former chief for
ester this afternoon attacked
Secretary Ballinger in the
most severe terms.
Mr.. PinchOt charged Mr..
Ballinger with nothing less
than deliberate deception of
the President. Mr.. Pinchot's
statement was in preliminary
setting forth of the things he
expected to show to the com
mittee.
CALLS SECRETARY FALSE.
1t WAS made in lieu of a statement
by his attorney, George W. Becker.
Mr.. Becker was present, but 1t was
considered that it would be more ef-
fective If the preliminary statement
came from Mr.. Pinchot himself. II
amounted 70 an arraignment of Mr..
Ballmger. It characterized statements
of Mr.. Ballinger al essentially false
Mr. Pinchot said in effect that ne had
made accusations of this kind against
Mr.. BaIHnger in talk he had had with
the President November 4.
Barr was again recalled 20 the stand
20 give further details regarding his
Arrangement with CLAWS 10 acquire
timber lands in Washington. Barr said
he expected 10 make about $40 an acre
profit on this land, and that CLAWS
share Of the profit would be about
$4,000.
Are you or CLAWS proceeding in this
matter in any other way than is au-
thorized by law" asked NIr. Madison.
No sir" replied Barr.
At o'clock the committee took a re-
cess until o'clock.
When Clifford Pinchot was called "a
the witness stand ne began his teSu-
mOnv by reading statement 10 the
committee In which he set forth his
activity I'm the Alaska coal land cases
His statement follows.
Tells History Of Case.
What 1 desire to lay before the com
mittee is a consecutive story Of my eX
perience with Mr.. Ballinger in relation
10 the conservation Of natural resour
ces. Among several other matters there
are three Of principal importance 10 b,
called % your attention.
''The first Of these concerns the policy
davised and inauEurated by the las
Administration, Of protecting aEains
monOpolistic control the wajer-pOwe
sites owned 10y the people. 7 Suau SHOW
YOU that Secretary Ballincer entered hi
Office With the clear determination &
make short work OF that policy. tina
he reversed IL so far as he was aIIowe,
TO do so that he restored the powe
sites 10 entry without the remOteSt ide,
Of reWithdraWinE them. and that
finally. when I charged him last an
tumn TO the President with being al
enemy OF the policy OF conservation. %
capped the climax by giving the Persi
dent himself an explanation of his con
duct that was essentially false.
Calls CLAWS Faithful
The second has to do with my con
nection as a Government officer wit
the Cunningham coal cases, and wit
the CLAWS charges. 7 shall show yo
how the Forest Service became involve
in these cases. and how CLAWS submit
ted his facts to me. believed then, a
Z believe now, that he told the truth
fam convinced now. as / was when u
came to me, that CLAWS is a faithfr
public servant, and that the fact
which he presented prove that Mr.. Bal
iinger has been unfaithful 10 his trIIs
as servant Of the people, and as tn
guardian of public property Of enorm
Gus value.
L shall show you that since I Iearne
the .a-ts YOU have heard from CLAWS
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