Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-26
President Says His Services Are Of
Great Value to People.
NO REFLECTION ON PNCHo1
Letter to Ballinger in No Way In.
tended to Affect Him.
MORE OF ROOSEVELT POLICIES
th'ef Executive Reiterates His State
cnt THAT He VIII Ask Con-
gress 60 Make Necessary
Changes I'm Laws.

vaLT LAKE CITY, Sept. 25.--As result
"a several long conferences with Chief
Forester clifford PinohOt here today, Presi-
dent Taft tonight caused to be issued a
statement In which II declared that
never at any time during the Balinger-
Pinchot controversy has the president in
tended to reflect upon Mr. Pinchot. and In
which Mr.. Taft takes a more forward stand
than ever in favor Of the Roosevelt policies
for conservation of natural resources
The president indicates that what Is to
be done in the way Of reclamation OF arid
sads must be done within the law; but
al rnounces his intention Of applying to con
grbss for such confirmatory and enabling
legislation will put the Roosevelt poll
oies on the firmest possible basis.
Mr.. Pinchot, before leaving tonight for
washington, also issued a statement In
which he makes public a portion Of Presi-
dent Tafts letter written to the chief for
ester at the time the letter to Secretary
Ballnger was dictated. The president said
he hoped Mr.. Pinchot would not find reason
In the Balllnger letter for resigning.
Il shall not resign" declared Mr.. Pinchot
and he adds that he is going to continue
TO serve the government along the same
line he has pursued In the past, concluding
with the statement:
hNAANFN AZ SAueiitS VI opportunity oAAu
the Roosevelt policies and propose to
stand for them as long as 1 have the
strength to stand for anything"
President's statement.
Mr.. Pinchots statement was shown to
the president before it was given out The
presidents settlement follows;
In view of the published statements
that the letter OF the president to secre-
Il.
some way a reflection on Mr. Pinchot, the
president today authorized the publication
OF the following:
That a. the time he wrote the letter
TO Secretary Ballinger he also wrote a
letter to Mr.. Pinchot, assuring him that
the conclusions stated therein were not in
tended In any way to reflect on him; that
the president deomec Mr.. Pinohots con-
tlnuanee In the public seivtce as of the
utmost value; that he eNpected TO continue
the Roosevelt policies to the conserva-
tion OF resources including the reclama-
tlen OF arid lands and preservation Of our
forests and the proper restrictions In re-
spect to the use OF coal lands and water
sites as we'll as the Improvement Of our
waterways and to ask congress for such
confirmatory and enabling legislation as
would put the execution OF these policies
on the firmest basis; and that he would
deem It a great loss, II, in respect to the
matters with which Mr.. Pinchot had been
concerned the administration should be
denied the benefit OF his further service"
Mr.. PinchOt's Statement.
Mr.. Plnehots statement, which was made
public at the same time, follows;
at the suggestion OF the president, l
make public the following extracts from
his letter to me mentioned in the state
ment he has Just authorizedi
Il wish you TO know that I have the
utmost confidence In your conscientious
desire to serve the government and the
public. In the intensity Of ySlr purpose to
achieve success in the matter of conserva-
ton OF natural resources and IN the i'm
mense value of what you have done and
propose 70 DO with reference to forestry
4 and kindred methods Of conservation, and
that / am thoroughly in sympathy with
all of these policies and l propose to do
everything ! can to maintain them, Insist
ing only that the action for which be-
came responsible or for which my adminls-
tration becomes responsible, shall be within
the law.
"T should consider II one OF the great
ert losses that my administration could
sustain n you we've to leave Il, and
sincerely hope you will not think my ac-
ton In writing the enclosed letter to secre-
tary Ballinger Is reason for your taking
q step Of this character
WIN Not Resign.
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