| Show T To Exonerate ecy Ballinger 6 Chicago July 18 A According According to a special story in iii the Chicago Chica Chica- go Tribune today tolay under a Washington date elate line Secy it l Richar il A. A Ballinger will be he exonerated by a majority report report report re re- port of the time joint congressional con committee which for f five e months has been making exhaustive ex ex- e investigation of the conduct of affairs of the department department depart depart- ment of the interior and of the thc bureau of fon forestry stry of the de department of agriculture The investigators in who concur iti the ill the majority report which wh which ich carried a a condemnation nation of th the course of former Chief Forester Pinchot J J. J R R. Garfield and andl Louis Glavis Glads according to th Tribune luie story are Senators Nelson Flint Sutherland Sutherlan and Root Hoot au and amid Representatives es Mc- Mc Call Denby and Ol Olmstead instead It is also declared that a minority report will be filed l declaring Secretary Ballinger guilty of the charges made against him rim to which the signatures signatures signatures sig sig- natures of ot Senators Purcell and Fletcher and Representatives Madison J James ames and Graham will be attached 1 Jt It t is asserted that the majority ma ma- ity report was drafted by bySe Se Senator ator Nelson and amid that of the minority by Representative James and in ni addition Rep Representative res re- re s e Madison has hab written his lis own opinion of the affair although he will sign the minority minority min min- report The majority report is said to tot t find ud Secretary Ballinger act acted d within the record and displayed proper jud judgement ement with re respect to the Cunningham coal lands that he was wise h honest nest and cOl conservative e in his actions and that hat he e was justified in his criticism of the reclamation ser service serce ce and amid in his abandonment abandonment abandonment abandon abandon- ment of the policy of Secy James l R R. Garfield The minority report it is asserted asserted asserted as as- will conflict in almost every cry particular with the finding finding find find- ing ing- of the majority of the time com com- mission |
