Show GOAL COAL LANDS OF ALASKA OFf OFFERED ERED DENBY AND FALL OFFERED LAND LANDOF LANDOF LANDOF OF NORTH ON SAME TERMS AS TEA POT DOME Naval Secretary and Secretary of of Interior Interior In In- Accused of Scheme t to Transfer Rich Reserves of Coal Territory Washington Washington- Former Secretary Fall and Secretary Denby were declared declared declared de de- in a letter laid before President President President dent Coolidge Friday by John E. E Ballaine Bal Bal- laine lame an Alaskan railroad constructor tor to have entered into negotiations negotiations in July 1921 for transfer and lease of the rich coal reserves of Alaska along the same lines as were later followed in the Teapot lease The Alaskan coal lease was not executed but the letter said the navy navy- department largely through the efforts ef ef- efforts forts of Rear Admiral J. J K K Robison had assiduously refused ever since to permit the use of Alaskan coal by bythe bythe bythe the navy Mr Ballaine who contrasted the Alaskan Central railroad the forerunner forerunner fore tore runner of the present government line presented his letter to the pres pre president ident as a supplement to previous charges barges that powerful interests are at work to hinder r the development of Alas Alaska a. a lie He also has presented charges charges to several senators senatorS' includIng including Ing ng Chairman Lenroot of the senate oil il investigating committee eThe e. e The official files iles show that Sec Sec- Fall of the interior and Secretary Sec Sec- Denby began negotiations early arly as July 1921 for the transfer of f the naval coal reserves in the Mat- Mat anuska field from the navy to the Interior department and for the leasIng leasing leas- leas Ing ng of that reserve for a period of fifty years the letter said The Thc negotiations negotiations ne nee and the terms agreed upon upon upon up up- on between the two secretaries in this coal oal reserve ran along lines exactly parallel with the negotiations and the terms erms of the least of the Teapot Dome Reserves No lease of the coal re reserves erves was executed But the net result was that naval mining operations operations opera- opera ions in the ka were transferred trans trans- erred by Secretary Denby to the in interior interior in in- department and abruptly closed closed closed clos clos- ed in May 1 1922 at a time when the navy as official reports show had a I I mine developed ready to prod produce ce tons ons a day with of coal blocked out in that mine and anti with tons of the same game quality in insight insight insight sight by diamond drilling in the Coal Creek District During the negotiations over the l coal reserves and for two years continuously up to the present misleading leading announcements contrary to the established official facts facts- about the quality of the Mat anuska coal have been given wide publicity by the bureau of engineers eng of the navy of which Admiral Robison Robi Robi- son is head and by the bureau of mines of the interior of which Dr Bain is the head |