The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-23

tions
That he terminated the Garfield co-
operative irrigation certificates plan un-
justly and upon miseoneeption Of its
purpose and thus worked hardship On
settlers under government irrigation
projects
That be oounianpneed scheme Of
one Of the reclamation service employees
whereby the employee was To receive
money from the Hartman railroads for
leoturine in favor of irrigation pro.
jects along their lines
That be acted a legal adviser for sew
eral Of the Alaska coal claimants af-
ter his resignation as commissioner,
1908, IN violation Of the statute which
prohibits government official from
prosecuting claims against the depart
ment within two years after quitting
the service.
Ont Of these accusations have grown
additional charges since the inception Of
the inquiry IN general. as follows
That Ballingar and Oscar Lawler. as
sistant attorney general for the interior
department eonspirea to mislead and
deceive President. Taft IS 70 the truth
Of the CLAWS charges
That President Taft should have sent
to Congress u response u 8 request
for All papers, The so-called Lavler
draft
That Attorney General Wickersham
ante.dated this summary
81 the Claws charges 20 lend color to
the statement That the president had
3 legal opinion before him when be
wrote the letter generating Ballinger
That the president really never read
the date On the CLAWS charges prepared
by Bsllinger and hts associates. end
that be had fawler write the draft Of
a letter eas il he were president
That LAWYER who aaiaits having writ
ten a draft. was personally biased as
to CLAWS and regarded him IS a per.
sonal enemy
That Rallineer wss guilty Of false
statemeuta on the witness stand IN re-
gard 70 the Lawler draft
That George 3 Perkins. Of J, P. Nor
gan s company. one Fl the partners h
the MORAN eueQenheim syndicate in
Alaska. was Oh terms of intimacy with
Bannrsr
That Ballinear and Els subordinates
tried z suppress material
evidence and made false statements
when asked concerning certain doeu
neufs.
AZ against these charges the defense
claims the following points
That BaIlinger had absolutely no ID
.ersst in Alaska and owed nothing 70
SIS friends who we've interested there.
That the Cunningham coal cases we're
valid claims against the government,
md should have been patented, there
being no fraud and that Ballinqer acted
with the utmost eir@mspestion IN hand
ing them while secretary, being careful
70 order Assistant Secretary Pierce to
the cases aud refusing to have
anything to do with them, because Of
lis formal legal services, while phi
rate citizen. to Clarence Cunningham
That he came into secretarysnip with
.he purpose Of restoring the reign of
aw, and not Of man.
That he restored the sweeping Gar
ield power site Withdrawals, because
hey we're Illegal and withdrew lands
My pending action By Congress
That he sought to reorganize The req
service "a d business-lilye plan
That the forest service Indian bureau
logging agreement was inc
III and that tie forest service had
Fasted money IN ehimerieal schemes
That be did not agree to tie schome
whereby reclamation service employee
vas to receive money from the Harri
nan interests for lectures in favor Of
irrigation projects along their lines.
That the latest legal opinion Of the
tatute prohibiting government officials |
eosPting and prosecuting claims against /
he interior department within two
cars after their retirement was that |
{ referred only to money claims
of the charges which have developed
ince the hearings the defense con
That Taft himself asked Lawler to
,repare draft for letter generating
'allinger having already arrived at the
eeision that CLAWS charges were base
ass. after consideration Of tile evil
enee on his own behalf
That Baliineer had only personal
friendship for George W. Perkins. Of j.
'ierpont Morgan s Co
Ballinasr aud his suhordinates admit
That Lawler was preiudieed against
aavis.
That Attorney General WicSersham
nte dated lbs summary of the CLAWS
harges.
That Lawler wrote draft Of letter
as if he were president"