Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-03-27 | Page 12 | Leak Discovered in Florida Case

LEAK GIBHED IN .FLORIDA CASE Many Things in Connection Willi the Everglades Not Made Public. WASHINGTON. March 2ti. The Florida Flor-ida everglades hearing by the homso committee com-mittee on expenditures In the ngrloul-tural ngrloul-tural department was marked today by several lively Incidents. Bickerings of attorneys and frequent tilts botween them and members of the committee occupied much of the time and a promised sensation was avoided when Solicitor McCabe of the agricultural department de-partment assured Chairman Moss ho had no desire to impugn tho motives of the committee. ( The department of agriculture. It was 1 testified today, Is at a loss to know bow Thomas Will, who was interested In tho exploitation of evorgladoa lands In Florida, Flor-ida, got a proof of tho first report on the drainage of the wet lands of Florida Flor-ida which "Secretary Wilson did not approve ap-prove ami ordered suppressed. Joseph A. Arnold, editor of the department, so testified. Ue said never before within his knowledge had the government printing print-ing office failed to preserve the integrity of a report. Tie said all publications were treated an confidential and ho had no idea, how the proof fell into Will's hands. This proof was given to Senator Fletcher by Will and Inter appeared In a senate document. Mr. Arnold said he had made no effr1 to find out how Mr. Will got the proof from tile government printing office. Tinder Tin-der cross-examination Mr. Arnold said: "People were writing to the department and calling In person in my office and in the office of Secretary Wilson, somo urging urg-ing that tho report be published, others protesting ogainst it. In viow of this controversy I cume to the conclusion that it would be best not to print nny report on the everglades."