Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-27
SoeciaI Message TO Senate
From President DenounCeS
uDick to Dick" Postscript as
Wicked fabrication,
CHARLES P. TAFT HAS
NO INTEREST IN ALASKA
Does Not Even Know Richard
RYAN, Alleged Author of Now
Famous MiSSive Which Miss
Abbott Claimed to Discover

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Abbott Claimed to Discover
m, uorning Journal special Leased Wire.
Washington, July 26.-FuH re
snonsbility Tor opening for settle
ment and development l2,S00 acres OF
tbe Chugach national forest reserve
in Alaska was shouldered by President
Tan in special message transmit
ted TO the senate late today.
Interest in the incident now known
as the Controller Bay affair to
which the message related had been
keen. Tho reading of the massage
held close attention of the senate.
Charles p. Taft, brother of the
president has no interest in Alaska,
never had and knows nothing Of the
circumstances connected with the
transaction" stated the message.
Asa wicked fabrication" the presi-
dent branded the famous Dick to
Dick" postscript. Charles p. Taft, the
president asserted, does not even re
member that he ever met Richard 5.
RYAN, representing the Controller
Railway and Navigation company,
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As for eliminating the land In ques-
ton from the reserve, the president
says that there is no danger OF the
Controller Railway K Navigation COM
pany or any ether interests monopo
Izing the field; and nothing 10 snow
that this company is in any way con-
nected with the Morgan-G uggenheim
interests. Hence, he DeheVes that III
eliminating the land he has acted Tor
the best interests OF the nation.
Il wish to be as specific as possible
upon this point says the president III
his message, and TO say that l alone
am responsible for the enlargement
OF the proposed elimination from 6-V
acres to l2,6OO acres, ana mat pro-
posed the change ana stated my rta-
sons therefor The thlng Whlch the
territory Of Alaska needs Is ueNeiop-
ment, and where rights and tfanchls-
es can be properly granted to ehcour-
age investment and construct Il rail-
road without confering exclusive PRIV
iege | believe 1t to be in accordance
with good policy to grant them.
Accompanylng the presidents mes
sage are documents, reports and maps
bearine on the case. as requested from
him h,, a SENATE resolution of June
21th last. Il deem it wise" says The
message. ito accompany the submis-
sion of these documents with a state
ment in narrative form of the action
Of the administration with the rea-
sons therefor Here follows a descrlp-
ton of Controller Bay and environs
and a man showing the effect OF with
drawino the much mooted 12,S00
acres from the reserve. The president
then takes up the thread of his mar
rative as concerns the events that pre-
cptatcd the confroversv.
He relates how RYAN. representing
the Controller Railway and NaViga-
~. =. p1nS applleu ~ i'oo ~ .tie
company to secure railroad terminals,
etc. The application was referred to
the Forestry Rurean and then to the
Navy Department with a view that
perhaps the Navy desired to use Con-
troler Bav as = reservation The
forestry interests found no objection
to the elimination Of the tract indi-
Gated, "or indeed as the President
writes ato tho elimination of 1S.0OO
acres on the northwest shore of Con-
troller Bayo
The NAVY Dcnartment,s answer was
negative" saws no president and
after the matter had haen considered
by the Secretary If AgricuIture. Nv tne
Secretary of tbe Interior and the Cen
eral Land office a Recommendation
was made ia him that 29O acres with
a frontapo of 1Go rods on the north-
west shore Of Controllar Rav be
thrown onen A forn,ol order IN thiq
effect was finali, snhn,ittad 70 hin, I'm
October 1qt0 hut whan mo mattnr
came before Tho Cabinet late in that
month he found ohiection IN II His
reasons for tailipg tbis stand no ax-
plalhs IN his message in part as fol-
Il expresee5 ,i,ss,ti.,factiop with tha
order because If nurnorted on its face