Show LA VIS SENDS A LETTER TO TAfT I I Seattle Wash Sept L R Glavis late chief of f the Seattle field dIvision et If tho United States land of oC flee has written a letter to President Taft In which he aysh will publish I Ito to soon n the In the Cunningham Coal laud case caso Mr k Glavis letter Jatter fol f The Pre Sir SirI r have laid l before etore you all the essential facts In my fly possession regarding the official conduct of c certain cases ly hr the tho depart meat of the Iho Interior concerning coal eoal I lands in As chief of field iiI l I vision Islon directly concerned and I of the tremendous values aluos Involved I felt my personal most mORt I I keenly The evidence indicated d thiL thiLa I a great s syndicate is trying tu to aCcuro I a monopoly or of this coal In direct viol I atton of the law Ultimately j I felt Cell myself obliged to 10 appeal to you OU over owr I It t I he hC heads of m officers Is lu in I order to bring about the ilie l enforcement I of the tho law which In a I ILOn LOn conserve ero to the tho pee pIt plc at large t i It ii m my duty to 10 submit tl C ct and I can enn cannot not regret n ti thoro f now w greater tho title to these thelle I IconI coal conI lands will m be e fraudulently Ill se secured J cured by the tho syndicate it Is no ito tS I m my dut duty to my country to make Pub lie the tho facts In iii my possession con I f corning which I 1 firmly believe that oil have ben been misled This I shah cia do doIn In the tho near future with a lull sense II of the seriousness 8 of oC my action nud with dtp and abiding respect for your our great office Respectfully J 14 n It GLAVIS I |