The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-29
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| TUG AttfuWtue aPftaAs 10 shUtfAt
from Washington under date OF Au-
gust ID 10 the salt Lake Herald;
In its esoris 10 boom It's own activ-
tiles the forest service OF the United
States has been led, according to
some OF the legal officers OF the gov
eminent, to violate the pnstal laws.
and has been the cause of Others yio-
iating them. The head OF the forest
service. Forester clifford piuchot, Is
alive To the Importance of having the
favorable Side Of the forest service
called to the attention of the public
and is on 10 the fact that the press
OF the country affords the best me
dunn for this publicity. Ever since
the organization OF the forest service
Mr.. pinehot hss maintained as one
OF the adjunct. of the service a press
bureau, the dE5ies OF which has been
TO keep the newspapers OF the coun-
try supplied with literature favorable
10 the service, Az first the litera-
ture consisted mainly news matter,
pure and simple, and 1t formed a
portion Of The daily erist OF news sent
by the Washington correspondent To
his newspaper connections, aud MT
Pinchot's enterprise IN furnishing II
was appreciated.
During the last session Of congress
Ii will he remembered there was an
attack on the forest service In which
a number OF prominent western sen.
ators and representatives Joined.
The attack was not against forestry
Itself, but mainly against what was
termed the autocrscy OF the forest
service as administered 10y Mr. PIN
chot. AT the close of the session the
matter was left In the shape Of a
drawn battle with indications that IL
would be renewed at the next session
Of congress.
Anticipating the coming conflict
the press bureau OF the forest service
have been handing editorials as well
as news TO the newspaper correspond.
ents since the close OF the last SEES
sion Of congress,
An item announcing that permit
has been granted John Smith 10 pas.
ture his COW In forest reserve has
been accompanied by IA long disgust.
tion upon the beneiicience of the
service In granting such privilege.
According 10 the press bureau. the
forests service, In every act IL per.
forms. Is adding comfort and money
TO the lives and pockets OF the be-
nighted westerners and an editorial
to this effect has been attached 10
each news item given 10 the news.
paper correspondents.
Not relishing having reauy made
opinions dished out 10 them the edi.
torial portions Of these items have
been blue penciied, or, more frequent.
ly, the entire Offering has been con.
signed To the waste basket DIV many
correspondents, and the forest service
press bureau, while working overtime
TO get up literature, has seen but 1T
tie Of IL In print.
In order that the press bur a
might collect all OF the Items printed
without subscribing t0 the news
papers or clipping bureau, II has
recently attached to the items fur.
nished the correspondent addressed
slips, conveniently perforated 50 that
they might be readily detached, with
this request.
1.-The forest service will be glad TO
see a marked copy If the paper In
which the enclosed material appears.
II you use IT. liy FASTING the at
tached blank slip on the wrapper the
paper can be mailed without u
stamp
Law officers OF the government 10
whose attention this matter has been
called, say there IL nothing In the
law 10 authorize the transmission OF
newspapers because they contain a
notice Of some matter which had lts
source In that Office. IL Is the opin-
ion OF the law officers also that the
newspaper which may comply with
the requests OF the forest service may
unwittingly he called upon TO pay The
$500 penalty prescribed for the Illegal
use OF the ranking privilege