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THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Neb.
ah all cheerfully perform, but not for any con
sideration, directly or indlrootly. I do not de
slro any intorcBt to be carrlod for mo or on my
account with a view to any present or future
profit to mysolf."
Cunningham procodod this lottor with tho
statomont:
"As soon as I became aware that coal lands
could not bo taken in Alaska under the mineral
laws, Mr. Iloyburn informed mo in person that
ho could not act under said agreement."
Ghwis tostiflod that on May 2, 1908, ho was
ordored to discontinue tho Alaska inquiry and
tako up tho Oregon cases, but ho had declared
that tho investigation should not be dropped at
that time.
Itoadlng from Attornoy General Wickorsham's
roport to tho president on tho Glavis charges,
Attornoy Brandois quoted this sentence: "Ho
(Glavis) might havo added ho has never taken
any action whatovor to bring those criminal
prosecutions which ho advised tho land offlce
must bo brought beforo October, 190S, to escape
tho bar of tho statute of limitations."
"Is that true?" demanded i.r. Brandois of the
witness.
"It is not," Mr. Glavis answered. "In May
or April I tpok tho Alaska caces up with United
States Attornoy Todd at Seattle Ho afterwards
wrote to mo saying ho had laid tho matter be
foro tho department of justico, as there was
some doubt in his mind whether ho should lay
tho cases boforo tho grand jury in Seattle, where
tho claimants lived, or in Alaska, whore tho
claims woro located.
"In Juno, 190 S, I proparod a report on this
subject to Commissioner Donnott, but learning
that ho was to bo in Oregon soon, I did not send
It. Whon ho came to Oregon wo talked the mat
tor over, discussing tho entire situation. Den
nett said ho did not think there should be anv
criminal prosecution; that ho thought it wis
sufficient if tho .claims should be cancelled"
Representative James: "What criminal offense
had tho claimants committed?" ""onso
"Conspiracy to defraud the United States "
poSSSr? VG James: 4'And tlmt Inii
"Yes."
Roprosontativo James: "But Dennett took tho
How that it thoy woro kept out o th la d
that was sufflciont?" ana
"Yes."
Glavis said ho was ordored back on tho Alnai
cases in November, 1908, but did nnl nE
take them up "ntillarch. 1909 I?G was buSv
on other matters. He could havo assimed n
or two agents to tho case, but he preferred ?n
Sivo it his personal attention, as it iSvo ved mil-
The Commoner.
lions of dollars. If ho had not been taken off
tho work in May, 1909, Glavis declared he would
have final reports in the land office in the fall
of that year.
Washington, January 28. "Tho American re
public can't stand forever this sort of thing be
ing rung into the people's ears these anarchis
tic statements," angrily declared Representative
Smith of California today, addressing Herbert
Myrick, representative of tho agricultural press
league, a witness before the house committee on
postofflces and postroads, at its hearing on. the
subject of increasing the postal rate on second
class mail matter. Ho was referring to an edi
torial which Mr. Myrick acknowledged came
from ono of tho publications which he repre
sented. "I protest that farmers of this country are
not anarchists, and I protest that I am not a
traitor," hotly returned Myrick, who shortly be
fore had been further alluded to as being re
sponsible for traitorous utterances. Mr. Myrick
was the principal witness beforo tho committee.
After Representative Smith had made severe re
flections upon Mr. Myrick's views, the latter said
he was a farmer himself, and owned a farm in
Mr. Smith's district in California.
"COMB AND HELP US"
Washington, January 28. Representative
Dwight of New York, republican whip of tho
house; Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania
and Representative Boutell of Illinois called at
the Whit House to see what assistance the
president would lend in stemming tho tide of
insurgency which is said now to threaten the ex
istence of the committee on rules. The last
causo for alarm on the part of the "regulars"
was the Fowler resolution, deposing the speaker
as a member of the committee on rules and
trebling its membership.
TAFT WITH CANNON
Washington dispatches say that President
Taft made it known to members of the Ohio
delegation that he would not take part in the
effort to eliminate Speaker Cannon from the
committee on rules.
Before tho Ballinger investigating committee
Louis R. Glavis testified that Representatives
McLachlan of California, and Kinkaid of Ne
braska wore interested in Alaska claims and
that Mr. Ballinger, after becoming commissioner
of tho land office, has acted as attorney for
Kinkaid. It developed further that H. H.
Schwartz, chief of the field service, had sent,
August 12, 1909, a telegram addressed to N. M.
B. McEnnerney, special agent at Denver. This
telegram was sent from Washington and was
as follows:
"Get into scareheads tonight and Associated
Press, if possible, that secretary and commis
sioner have secured evidence showing unlawful
combinations of several hundred coal entries
and that general land offlce is assigning its best
coal engineers and lawyers to Seattle to assist
in tho coming trials.
"That commissioner general land office while
in Denver, had expressed confidence that sev
eral hundred entries would be cancelled; that
government is making every effort to secure
speedy action on these cases, as all coal entries
in Alaska have now been suspended for over
four years; that government is anxious to clear
these lands of bad entries that it may get coal
for its coaling stations in the Pacific; that spe
cial agents say coming hearings will reach some
of the largest interests yet uncovered, and that
Ballinger has made it plain that he will stand
behind them to the finish; that several of the
railroad corporations owned by eastern canifal
are making indirect efforts to delay the hear
ings, hoping that next congress will pass further
remedial legislation or permit greater consoli
dation, but it is the position of the commissioner
that such entries are fraudulent as the law now
stands and should bo cancelled at once arid
acon Uty develPed bef statute bTrs
OfnlFi0ll?W ,Bomeat above ideas. I under
stand slanderous nowspapers attack about to
bo made on commissioner of the general land
office secretary of the interior and Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Pierce in Alaska W
lnSH f0reSta.n- Treat th0 wcTof your
a ff Imatl?H !& as have consulted no one
After putting this out, until advised furthet
avoid interviews in this matter." iurtner,
KEEPING IT QUIET
A Commoner reader writes: "One of mv
neighbors denies that Mr Taft- mm- , my
order forbidding government employ ?rom
giving out information. Please say whether th
VOLUME 10, .NUMBER 4
order was really made or was it just a news
paper story."
The order was made. It will be .found in sev
eral government bulletins. The 'following copy
is taken from the Official Postal Guide of Jan
uary, 1910:
The following order was issued from the office
of the postmaster general Frank H. Hitchcock,
postmaster general:
Government Employes Prohibited from Soliciting
Legislation from or Furnishing Information to
Congress, except as Authorized by Heads of
Departments.
December 1, 1509.
Order No. 2791.
' Under date of November 26, 1909, the presi
dent issued the following executive order, which,
is hereby promulgated for the information of
the post offlce department and the postal service:
"It is hereby ordered that no bureau, office
or division chief, or subordinate in any depart
ment of the government, and no officer of the
army or navy or marine corps stationed in Wash
ington, shall apply to either house, of congress,
or to any committee of either house of congress,
or to any member of congress, for legislation,
or for appropriations, or for congressional action
of any kind, except with the consent and knowl
edge of the head of the department; nor shall
any such person respond to any request for in
formation from either house of congress, or any
committee of either house of congress, or aiiy
member of congress, except through, or as au
thorized by, the head of his department."
This Postal .Guide may be found at any post
offlce unless the postmaster has orders to "keep
that quiet," too.
A PRAYER FOR CHILDREN
O thou great father of the weak, lay thy hand
tenderly on all the little children dnr earth and
bless them. Bless our own children who are
the life of our life, and who have become the
heart of our heart. Bless every little child
friend who has leaned against our knee and
refreshed our soul by its smiling truthfulness.
Be good to all children who crave in vain for
human love, or for flowers and water, and-the
sweet breast of nature. But bless with a' three
fold blessing the young lives whose tender
shoulders are already bowed beneath the yoke
of toil and whose glad growth is being stunted
forever. Let not their little bodies be utterly
sapped, and their minds given over to stupidity
and the vices of an empty soul. We have all
jointly deserved the millstone of thy wrath for
making these little ones to stumble and fall.
Grant all employes of labor stout hearts to re
fuse enrichment at such a price. Grant to all
the citizens and officers of states which now per
mit this wrong the grace of holy anger. Help
us to realize that every child in our nation is in
yery truth our child, a member of our great
family. By the holy child that nestled in Mary's
bosom, by the memories of our own childhood
joys and sorrows, by the sacred possibilities that
slumber in every child, we beseech thee to save
us from killing the. sweetness of young life by
the greed of gain. Walter Rauschenbusch in
the American Magazine.
THE PAItAMOUNT TOPIC
we Jj nt know what Nineteen Ten
Will bring to cheer us on our way; "
?,?-not know what deadlines largo
Will catch our eyes, from day to day.
But, as we scan the paper o'er
The while we drain our breakfast cup, '
This much we're pretty sure to read:
"The cost of living 's going up." H
Some say too many live in town
And not enough stick to the farm
And others say we eat too much '
'Tis gluttony that does the harm
Men differ when they argue o'er '
The price we pay for bite and sun.
But always comes this sad refrain
'The cost of living s going up." '
'Tis said tho fatmer does not raise
:, m uw6i"'0 wiuh mm grow. a
The railroads get their share of blame ''
Because of hauling they are slow;
u vamuiuuui in people's talk. - '
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