The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-08

Richard A. BaIlinger, Secretary OF the.
Interior, replied yesterday to the critics
who have endeavored 10 show he was
an enemy Of the conservation policy IN
augurated in the last Federal adminis-
tration
Mr.. BaIinger has taken the ground
heretofore that President Taft IN his
long review Of the charges made by
Special Agent CLAWS. OF the Land Office.
involving AIr. BaIIuger had exonerated
TIE Secretary OF the Interior IN every.
way. and no word from the latter was
necessary IN his own defense.
But Mr.. Tafts statement, giving Mr..
BaIinger n clean bill OF health, did not
serve to stop the attacks on Mr.. Bal
linger- IN magazines and newspapers
they have been renewed IN a way 20 glvs
rise 70 a suspicion that a concerted plan
was being carried out to discredlt the
Taft administration with the supporters
Of Theodore Roosevelt through an en-
deavor 70 create the impression that NIr.
TAFT judged by the alleged actions OF
( his Secretary OF the Interior. IS not in
sympathy with M Roosevelts efforts 10
+ preserve the natural resources OF the
country.
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People here have a vivid recollection %
I Secretary Ga~ferd's blanket order cs
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I I'm his interview, NIr. RalioEer takes
+ the ground ,uat the Garfield order was
obyi0ue1,- Of an emergency crarsrte~ and
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corrected. IS Nir. Baliinger's deduction
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had been withdrawn I'm several instarces
under the blanket order Another thing.
pointed out by him IS that portions OF.
some streams were not withdrawn az
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for the rurnoeas of nrotaori,, ,,ou,a,.
sites
Mr. EaUirr7r shows IN his i,+o-,-fsv-
that forty miles Of territory along one
stream including water power sites baf
not been withdrawn from entry and set
Element bv the blanket order of his Dred-
ecessor while thirty miles OF fat water
possessing no value for the development
Of power had been included. He men
tons also. that many thousand acres.
which did not belong to the government.
had been included I'm the area which the
Garfield order sought 10 withdraw from
entry and settlement
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