The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-27
PO|NDEXTER ASKS
TAFT TO PRODUCE
ALASKA PAPERS
Senator From Washington Believes
Guggenheims Are Trying To Gov
ern Coal Output by Concession
At Controller Bay.
Introduces Resolution Calling Upon
President To Submit Documents
To Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 27-That the
Gugeenheim syndicate In Alaska can
aftord to laugh over the loss OF the
Cunningham coal claims by the de-
cision or the land office yesterday
provided II Is able To engineer through
an application now pending beioro
the department for harbor privileges
around Controller Ray. Anska. was
the charge which today impclled Sen
ttef Mics PeiHdexte= tRep, NASH,
TO introduce sensational resolution
In the senate.
The resolution demands that Pres
ident Taft produce all records bear
ing on the Controller Bay, fling, by
James ]. Ryan and others, connected
with the Controller Bay Railroad q
Navigation Co.
Poindexter Is convinced that II this
claim goes through the Guggenheims
will control the only feasible outie'
for the coal, and have all the raii
roads In their grasp.
1T now seems evident that the IN
terests which were seeking to monop-
olize the natural resources Of Alaska
were not dependent entirely upon one
method" said Poindexter today. Con
troll of transportation and access 10
these coal fields Is equivalent TO con
troll of the coal itself. The harbor oil
Controller Bay is the only available
deep water within reasonable access
OF the coal fields. Realizing this fact,
the administration on Feb. 16, 1903,
withdrew that portion OF the shore
line OF Controller Bay. which was es-
sential for it's use as harbor
However, on Oct. %, 1910. without
notice, this shore line was restored
70 public entry and by presidential
order. Immediately thereafter, and
before the public was advised OF this
fact, James j. Ryan and others who
are connected with the Controller
railroad. made application to enter
certain portions of the shore, which.
with the rights incident thereto. VIII
give them complete monopoly OF the
use OF the bay and OF the sole avail
able outlet from the coal fields.
1.-The rights so far have not yet
matured and In order that the fraudu-
lent monopoly. which Was defeated by
the decision Of the secretary OF the
interior In the Cunningham coal cases
should not be acquired by means or
the monopoly OF Contro Ter Bay and In
order that the benefit Of this cry ex-
cellent act of the present administra-
ton should not be entirely lost, the
status Of these applications and all
of the transactions leading up to them
should be made public"
Progressives In the senate assert
that the law which provides that not
more than 800 acres Of such land shall
be held in common ownership, was
deliberately violated by the entry
men and countenanced by the depart
ment OF the interior
Poindexter's resolution calls for all
information from the departments or
the interior, war and agriculture and
also from the president.
WASHINGTON, June 27-l'hat
President Taft personally never passed
on the Cunningham-Gu ggenheim coal
land claims IN Alaska, was the ex.
PLANTATION offered today by his friends
TO the contention that he was reversed
bv the decision of his new secretary
OF the interior, yesterday cancelling
the entries.
The administration officials said
that Taft. in excorlation OF =. r.
CLAWS, the field agent. who first
brought charges against the Cunning
ham claimants and against former
Secretary ~Bailinger, considered only
the questions OF characterization, ma
licious charges against superiors and
disregard of executive orders" In
the dismissal of Clifford Pinchot as
chief forester, the Taft men said, the
president considered only the same
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