The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-30
His OenunCiation of Roosevelt
Policies in an Interview
Causes a Great Furor at
Beverly.
MEMBERS OF CABINET
HOLD CONSULTATION
Renewed Interest Aroused in
The Clash Between 7. RS
Principals and Taft Admin
iStration.

Beverly, Mass, Aug 3O-Three
members of the cabinet were at Bev-
erly Sunday-Mr. Knox, the secretary
Of state: Mr.. Meyer the secretary of
the navy. and Mr.. Nagel, the secre-
tary OF commerce and labor. Secre-
tary Nagels visit was of the most
pressing Importance. He came by au-
Itomobile from his summer home at
Marion. Mass, and departed for Bos-
ton as soon as his talk with the presi-
dent was concluded.
The most intense interest has been
aroused over the approaching collision
between the Roosevelt policies" and
the policy of the department of the
interior regarding public lands and
conservation, and incidentally the Wis
it of Secretary Nagel added to the
gossip. While the department of COM
merce and labor has nothing to do
with the dispute between Chief For
ester Pinchot and the subordinates of
Secretary Ballinger over the Alaskan
coal lands. 1t was Mr.. Armsby Nc
Harg. the assistant secretary of COM
merce and labor, who Saturday took
up the cudgels against the Roosevelt
policies in an interview and made
the forest service ridiculous.
When Secretary Nagel was asked
whether he had seen the interview
with Mr.. McHarg, he replied that he
had not, but that he had received a
letter from his assistant secretary to-
day calling his attention to the fact
that he had only entered office for six
months, that his time had expired,
and he desired to be relieved.
| Mr.. Nagel intimated that there had
been no discussion of the matter to-
day with the president, but he was
very sure that McHarg was going to
retire quite soon and that he would
Immediately look for his successor
Roosevelt Policies involved.
The clash between Mr.. McHarg and
MIR. Price. the assistant of the Fores-
try service, is regarded here as bring
Ing to head a matter in which the
admirers Of Mr.. Roosevelt and his
policies are greatly concerned. For
months they have been greatly exer-
cised over whether there was not
some disloyalty in the Taft admins
tration toward the Roosevelt polio
les" They have scrutinized every act
of the present administration with
magnifying glasses, have looked as
| kance at the refusal of the president
to continue commissions that were not
authorized by congress, and are pre-
pairing to demand that the president,
whether what Mr.. Pinchot is doing is
legal or not, decide that it is all right
so long as it is Roosevelt policy"
| President Taft has not discussed
this matter with any one for publica-
ton. 1t is not believed he even went
into it with Secretary Nagel Sunday
But it is known that when the insin-
uations were made by Mr.. CLAWS, of
the forestry service, that the law was
being stretched in the matter Of pat.
enting coal lands in Alaska. Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior Pierce
asked for all the facts and will take
up the matter Just as soon as he has
all the data before him. It is under.
stood here that the president is salts
| fled that the charges that have been
made against officials of the interior
! department do not affect Secretary
Ballinger or any member of his cab
met. His decision is expected by the
Roosevelt admirers to be in favor Of
the forestry service and against the
officials of the interior department.
On the one hand. it is fully expected
by the friends of Secretary Ballinger
that the president will sustain the
general action of the department in
curbing the forest service and in an
nulling the act of the forest service in
Withdrawing the very large amount
Of public domain from public entry
in the last few months of the Roose-
welt administration.
The attacks which have recently
been made on the new head of the in
terror department. as they are under
stood here, are not primarily because
there was haste in rushing toward
completion the title to coal lands in
Alaska, although that is the matter
mainly dwelt on. The real reason is
that Secretary Ballinger in his inves-
legations of the forestry service and
the irrigation service In the Far West,
has uncovered enough to make him
recommend to the president a radical
departure from the work as it has
been carried on during the last four or
five years The Alaskan coal lands
matter, friends OF Secretary Ballinger
say, offered point of attack, although
the secretary had nothing to do with
the cases. But the purpose. they say.
was to force the Issue between Presi- |
dent Taft and Roosevelt policies
Where the Issue viii Come.
Here is where the issue will come |
This is TO be the ground on which the |
Roosevelt party" will stand in de- !
manding the vindication of Chief For |
ester Pinclot and the decapitation of |
Secretary Ballinger. They are prepar- |
ed to take the position that anything |
looking to curtailment of Mr.. APinchot /
is an attack on the Roosevelt polio
les. and the energy with which the
attack has been conducted by govern