Show l BALliNGER PROTESTS J Secretary of Interior Declares D At Attorney Attorney torney Has No Right to tok r k Control Evidence I DECLARES WILL SUE COLLIERS S WEEKLY Testimony at Inquiry Say Saye Magazine M Sought to Facts Fact Against Official WASHINGTON April 2 Secretary r of or tho the Interior Ballinger has ims protested prot to the congressional committee Ines Investigating the tho Interior anti and the forestry service against tho ho de dc demands mends mands of Attorney for rec rue urda of his hl hI deportment department aa a an attempt to control the lie manner in I which the th evidence I 1 shall present I be he Introduced date dato of Mardi March 29 Mr Bill Bal Ballinger linger wrote to Chairman stat stating ing lug that tho the requests of Mr for fOI or papers since the Inquiry hogan Dogan have bave been cn so EO numerous ajia ani j exten extOl extensive sive sivo as IS to result In great inconvenience mence n nce and expense That which may mw he lIe described as I the lit prosecution in proceedings I has now rooted rested continued Mr M Dal Dallinger Dallinger linger and evidence Is now Doing being In Introduced Introduced by ly counsel representing me mc From this statement it Ills Is obvious that the demands of Mr Ir can no longer be regarded as in furtherance I of f a roper proper Inquest n es but as na being mace as a n more inure ro As the prosecution has rested and andas as aa all pap n heretofore called for lor have been be on furnished it Is respectfully submitted that demands demanda upon this de department department for records maGe mace Hereafter should not be ho allowed unless 1 they tho relate to home iome matters mattere to t which the trie evidence now being presented In my m behalf relates and which records have I not heretofore been 2 or orthe ortho orthe the tho nature of or tho evidence desired to he set out together with a statement of ol what the records will so 80 show anti and the names of tho Informants upon whom the tho applicant relics relies for fOl information Information Information tion to support the demands so made madec madeA A further protest Is IB made by br Mr Dallinger Ballinger In a t letter under und r date dato of or orf f C March 31 In Jn response to Mr fr Bran dols dels request rC for affidavits In the pea poa POlI I of or chief of field division Chris ChrI Christeusen I f repeat that In these applications made now when whon the evidence of tho tilo prosecution has lias closed and our has hns been een entered upon I see seo nothing else than an oblique attempt to control tho manner in which the evidence shall bo o introduced Of Or course 1 stand ready read Insofar as possible to comply with all orders of or the th commit committee tee teo made after matters to which 1 1 have referred have hac been heen made ma Ie the subject of or consideration The most startling feature of to tod days d s session was W s the thc declaration by H K IC 1 Love formerly a n special al agent sent of tho the land office while under cross examination by br Attorney Brandeis that John W IV V Dudley former ormer register r I of the land office at Junc u Alaska had told him in Juneau last Jast that an nn agent of Colliers Colli ers Weekly baa hati h intimated to him that It would De he Deworth 1 worth from to t to him bim to como come lo to Washington to W testify Tho committee appeared l BO so anxious to lo ascertain whether any an improper at attempt attempt attempt tempt to Influence testimony had aad boon been made lUode that It was decided to lo subpoena Mr irr rr Dudley Dudlo to t tell ll what he knows WILL SUE COLLIERS WASHINGTON April 2 If they think they can attack me mo with lm Jm Impunity pun It they are aro mistaken Bald said Rich Richard Richard ard anI A or secretary of the in interior Interior intoner toner today referring to tho tIt publications I concerning him which are ap In Colliers Weekly Ho announced emphatically that he lie proposed to bring them to Justice In due duo time WhIlo Wh Mr would not in dicato when whon or In what form proceed jl logs inKs in law would be he Instituted against f the periodical ho said if he lived long lon enough It H would suffer suffel all the penal penalties penalties ties the tile law la will warrant |