The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-17
BALLINGEU DTSMTSSES KERRY
MI tOCTSES MS STENOGR4-
pHER o. TREACHERT.


WANNINoluAs say " ENeNaNcA ~
k-rry. the sten0grapher whose reosnt
.fa,smsnt vas followed by President
Tar rNplanation Of the s0-oAllad LAWYER
rsnarsndum in the Ballingsr- PinchOt
cass was dismissed from the Govern
meri services to-day by Mr.. Ballingsr.
The let,er ot dismissal was . severe ar
raignment Of Ksrby. Secretary BAllingsr
accusing him Of having sought wronGfully
10 bring reproAch upon the Administration
n deliberately Illustrating facts and
n being unworthy to remain in the public
service
kerhy apparently does not intend
N accept the situation without maxi
ne some sort Of fight. Il 10
snoWn that hs consulted a lawyer
to-day and that he Il considering the
possibility Of bringing an action for libel
aEains, Mr.. Ballinger. Kerby's friends
are urging him not 10 drop the matter
without a legal fight. and such an action
would Il course he one more annoying
feature in the present controversy for the
Secretary q the Interior 10 combat
Here u the Secretary's letter:
wAsRINdroN. May ~. 1910
F-s@srick n kcrbB.
You are hereby disrharged from the
runlir service hecaIse you are INV orthy
20 remain IN h. In divulRinG information
obtained by YOU in the confidential relations
n senographer 70 the Secretary of the In
terror. IN communicating that information
70 those whom you are bound 10 know are
wrongfilly seeking 10 bring reproach upon
the Administration and to iniure me. and In
deliberately misstaiing material facts AZ
70 what Won DID iFescherously cOmniuni-
~ste you show that YOU are unworthy and
unfaithful
The fact that your trescheTy is futile
.annot mitigate tho character n your
offence. For the good II the aeryice you
are hereby dlsmisasd Respectfully
R. A. BALLINCEE
The letter az dismissal was sent 20
KERRY By special delivery from the Depart
nent Of the Interior After he had re-
-sived the letter Ksrby made this state
ment.
The letter dismiasing me was not
unexpected. OF course when I issued my
statement I reali1ed that the secretary
would take some such action. In fact
! am relieved. a. I naturally did not care
10 work IN the Department under existing
conditions.
As 20 the charges that Secretary Bal-
niger makes against me an willing
10 leave that 20 the Judgment of ths people
Of the country whether agtsd tFoaGh-
srolsly or patFioaicallY b q matter Cor the
public % decide, and am entirety certain
hat their verdict u In my favor. Al any
rate I think that Secretary BAllinger h
not an excellent iudRe u ethics.
Kerby h married and has = family and
z IN no better condition financially than
tho average stenoRrapher in the Govern
ment service. Apparently. though. he
= not worrying about the future. He has
ALREADY said that hs had rsosived assur-
anoea from certain parties before ho made
lhis statement that he would b. provided
with a Job in the event Of Secretary Bal
IinRer dismissing him. He declined 20
-ay whether former Secretary Of tbs
lniefior Sannes ~ uaIhsin OF lo',n''
araster Clifford Pinchot had given him
his assurance. A story has bsen going
tho rounds to-day that Ksrby communi-
ratnd his information about the LAWYER
letter % Louis ID. Brandeis. Olavis's
attorney. In clifford Pinchot's home. but
Merry mas declined 70 sAy ll-s nov 'ns
hlormatloh MT came mo wv nam, ~
u'" ''''a
fr"sldent isit suAuonnent OF hl-t msn'
ne form OF leV.er 70 ool,,eot Ns s-'a
"nh inc deVeioPinents tilAt Oa,'oa " ~.
rave CONSIGNED Siaeapreaa ooliil''en'
"''hlhgton. Nuo@ o. ,-'s S ,ul,,-' "
'n.-t % adtni'0so' F" NOV ii''''J ~
We Aaninis'Fanon'
N" preparing OF tne .A~leI Hls. .s
IaL1Nh TOT the Ffselosnt u1" anu W.
.r-l'tng OF ne W'cAeFHhArn opinion
az N't IN themselves tns suDI7Os ~
rn3-m - much as the scs'oh o. us
ADMINISTRATION IN tAihhs 70 n'A~s = i 1''lH
statement IN regard 70 me- nis.' ct,
a. 'n earlier date. bfen me rnel.osht
i'"ha- admit mat ne ana his aaV,Aes"
nave Innece.sAriiy created an e'eoa,-
f>'-.uS SITUATION TOT thenaSei.es. DOen
no iAVler memorAndam ANA the P,s-
dating n tho WicSsrahAm s.tsr ooula i
- o7niended. have been explained SAT
'''''r.ly weeks ago u NOS lASs osp.en'
TOT ma NE present seoAuun enuio,y
avoided. Inc Preaiaenss suppottsIs =. -
o'h'@nding that be 70 aeain hsssy sne
"'Nm Of an unfor0ifase oo'no'n@ A"h
o' .-'imstancsA. -.