Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-08
4ouSe Committee Decides to
Investigate Charges That
Wilson Suppressed Govern
ment Reports On Everglades
DEMOCRATS SCENT GRAVE
MISUSE OF AUTHORITY
ALLEGED Thai Documents Were
Withheld From Public in Or
der to Protect Interest Of
Land Spectators
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y1shinrton. Feb. 1.-ThOrough IN
Z ,ostication of the charges that gov
erpment reports on Florida everglade
lands were suppressed by officials of
the department of agriculture at the
instance Of land SPECTATORS and that
deoartment engineers were dismissed
Ii betause of controversies in this con-
[nection was determined upon today
/ by the democratic members of the
house committee on expenditures III
II The department of agriculture.
4 statement issued tonight by So
|ic!ior McCabe with the approval of
Secretary Wilson, declares that the
charges against the department are
|ntrue and that the effort to be-
smirch the secretary of agricultur"
|will fail
Solicitor McCabe's statement. ap-
proved hy Secretary Wilson follows in
part:
IN preiudiced, one-sided state
brent given out hy Representative
Frank clark Of Florida. on the ever
gadea controversy it Is sought to
Show that the reason the secretary OF
dEl NlAult - NA Rl'A Nt-f'N' q ~ ~''''''
which had been prepared
), the office of Drainage inNes,Isa-
lions and declined to print complete
report of the drainage work, which
he department had done in the ever
gAdcs, was because the secretary did
bot regard the circular and reports
Hs sufficiently favorably to please the
qud promoters who were operating
N the glades In Mr.. Clark's state
a.nl il is furth r sought to show th'u
lhe recent dismissal of Messrs. Elliott
inj Norchousc. drainage engineers,
VAS Tor failure To show sufficient faN-
lrs Ia the land promoters.
Both Of these statements are un-
true and Mr.. Clark's effort to be-
smirch the secretary of agriculture
pll fail The secretary refused to
lrint the report of the work done in
ihe e'Hde- because not only were his
Engineers, Mir Wright and Mr., Ell
lou in disagreement as To the cor
beet iuterprl tation of the work, but
Nr Elliott without further inVesti-
cation radically changed his position
tnd the experts of the bureau of plant
Industry familiar with Florida condi-
tions disagrccd with both Mr.. Wright
Pnd Nj. Elliott
Elliott and Morehuuse We're dis
pissed hy the secretary of aSricul-
Rure because they had certified and
3icsOutCd false accounts, knowing
Iom to be- false. on which the gov
Fumrul had paid out moneys. Not
lnly did They know the accounts were
lsc hUi thcy procured the persons to
bake the false accounts, telling these
PERSONS that they would receive
honey Tor their trouble. They admit
lhey did this, they concealed their
nawtul acts from their chief, Dr.
"a T.. True. and when Dr. True dis
covered the facts he recommended
her dismissal The secretary dis
aHSSed them and, as there was a Vio-
duoh of law involved. sent all the
la's and papers in his possession to !
lae attorney general Tor certification
% The district attorney for prosecu-
l'n and Tor such other action as the !
u..rct attorney nigh deem proper.
me charge against the dismissed |
Neh IS that they misapplicd an APP
fiopriatIpu ln 1909 the drainage di- /
sion lrut To the irrigation division |
? lne OF Its uncXpended appropriation |
'NN Engineer Elliott discovered soon |
I. ward that he was some S9"o I
'''Il lot completion OF work.
Eathrr than have the work stop.
'"'ha lu these states Interested IN !
"t completion of the projects adj (
'"c'd the money and later We're car 4
' ON ine nay roll as employees am /
tAe appropriation for the next /
Mih the money thus secured /
men who advanced the money !,
tit reimbursed "