Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-02

ernl order 10 send in anything they
pleased. ] don't remember ever hay
ing refused any officers request to
give specific information as TO depart
mental work.
oMr. Pinchot did tell me 30
was goinp 10 send something to Sen
ator Dnlliver regarding Departmental
matters. If he had said ne was go-
ing 10 pass upon the president and to
Judge the confession made to- him by
Inn. price. don't drink ne would
have ever sent TIA. letter. They Kept
ihie Shaw business from me. ] did
not know anything about It.
Sccretary Wilson aaid he had tried
for two months or more to get q re-
port from Mr.. pinchot concerning the
alleged activity of the forest service
To The Gla1is matter, lie said Mr..
Pinchot kept delaying making q report
to him
pAnd what ala he finally bring
meg" the witness resumed. "He set
shay ana Price to work 10 prepare q
report to him for some reason or otl-
er. This report was nothing more
than their opinion OF their own work.
Now. gentlemen. ! know compara-
tively nothing Of what you are con
siderine here. have read something
about II in tho papers and know what
the president has said. Mr.. Pincbot
wants YOU to believe that because I
raised no objection To his writin~ let
tors to senator Dolliver regarding de-
paftmcntal matters, he had Il right 10
write what he did. He had no slch.
authority from me, ! knew nothing Of
it The question before this commit
100 IS fDid he have my consent to writ"
that letter.
AIT. .lt1 n.t ,.X,,- DYxv II my
Ter heard Of It anti 7 read 1t in the
CONGRESSIONAL Record
rue eroas-examinatiop Of Secretary
Wilson was hegiln by Attorney Pep
Der hut Il wits soon taken out Of his
hands hV the four democratic mem
hers OF the committee who took turn
lahmi In plyius the cabinet officer
with questions. The republican mem
bets took practically no part in the
7 examination.
IN reulY 60 Attorney Pepper Socre-
ltarv Wilson said he would folRive MI
lpinrhpt for his assumption ot author
iN to discipline suhordinatcs OF the
forest service hut that he could not
rnretyo the aspersions on The presi-
dent.
eAlr pinchot complains that he ala
not rct a hearing hy the president
added Secretary Wilson. "IIe shut the
AOfNf ftAiffFfAN ~ fAAt ~ ~ ~ ''F'Nf fNNN
to gcnitur Dolllter.'
"pia you tell Nr. Plnchot REGARDING
ithr ordor of the president torbtddins
suhorlinates to give out Information
lthat you aud he would have no trpu
Die about it,
'q'hat Il an new 20 me don't
say that refused 10 concur IN Mr..
pinchota request To send u letter re-
pnrline departmental a%ffairs
Secretary Wilson was Intercepted
hv the democratic members US TO his
recollection OF instrncting Mr. pm
chot 10 strike out OF "a letter OF trans
INITIAL an reference to the pplilNcrl
letter. The secretary insisted he dld
not rcmemher this and that he did noi
remember whether Mr.. Pinchn, had
dictaied the letter over again In his
loffre. Fhis WIS nyerrrd ny MI fin-
ohot in his testimony.
senator, pureell Of North Dakute
tarmOtrAtl asked Secretary Wllsuh y
hc had not specifically talked ovef
lime DolliNvr letter With MY Ftnchpt
Irhe secretary declared he had not
epo YOU mink | would nave agreed
he demanded. that ! should insult
ttho president of the United States ana
NOT exercise my authority over SUD
ordinates ~
Secretary Wilson admitted. under .
lncrfeet hati ot i~ntcrrugations thai ne
dld tank WIN Mr Pineno' ,Nn"u, = w'
ter 70 senator '"ulN,i w. ne
that he supposed VIC lvl,'i W3S =" '
simply ahoht uep'tlnh'i'N' |.''u
"t9f course Mf lnNl"t. "'t
may have hau Nlllss ~ 49,,
ithnt dia not. He WAS up Ia his work
md | was not ~ SUI" y
TO got sohtvihlhN ~ ~
Record nt the same t'ulo .""' -
presidents mesSas' trnliSnti ',an3 ~
ltorneN General WlrseiFllin
IN taN"f ui AT i"'ti"~'N WV "'
the senate
senator fhIgelI NuNt uv ~"
think AIR ilnchet lvll'F W'"'u i'tN'
to-
secretary WILSON, 10 'ohserN"uo"
perhaps
SocretarA Wilson SUD ~, AdN'seu
~asainst me uletnod of pE,uNS,in ~ n
presidents message WIN MI ttN
ehots writing a letter snVll " ~" "N
derstood he was going ~ Ni'''
Attorney fepprli SUI you "a" 9,
puiesce lh Mf i1nrh"' 8 W''lNs q ~
tof such AS YOU UNDERSTOOD nc was N'-