The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-26
STATEMENTS BY
TAFT AND P|KCH0T
BOTH DECLARE FOR CONTINUAL.
TioN or THE ROOSEVELT
POLICIES.
BAllIncER STAYS IN
Pleading Sore Threat, But Finchot
Went Around With President
Yesterday-Taft Says Coed
Things About Hin.

Edll ldhe Wy, otJt. @os ~FAftCA 9VN-
eral conferences with Chic. Foreste.
Pinohot, Taft tonight issued state,
ment declaring that he never, during
the Ballinger-P Pinchot controversy, in
tended to reflect upon Pinchot, and
announcing his intention of urging
congress to enact legislation putting
the Roosevelt cc1seryatlon policies
on the firmest possible basis.
Pinchot, before leaving for Wash
ington, issued statement declaring
that he would neither resign nor
abandon his efforts along the line OF
the Roosevelt policies.
The presidents statement follows;
In view of published statements
that the presidents letter to Bailinger
was to be considered a reflection on
Pinchot, the president Authorizes the
following: That at the time he wrote
the letter to Ballinger he also wrote
pinchot, assuring him that the con
clus.ons stated therein were not in
lteIded to In any way reflect on him:
that the president deemed Ptnchoi'
continuance in the public service Us
OF utmost value; t1at he expected to
continue the Roosevelt policies as 10
the conservation of resources, inclua-
ing the reclamation OF arid lands,
preservation OF forests and proper re
strlctions respecting the use of coal
lands and water sites, as well as the
improvement OF water ways. and to
ask congress for such confirmato"Y
and enabling legislation asatosa1ut tAe
texecutica oil the faliaies oa tile frhl-
est basis, and that he would deem 4
a great loss If, in respect to the mat
ter5 vita which Pinchot has baCn
\ concerned the administration should
be denied the benefit of his further
service
Pinchots statement follows:
"At the suggestion of the president
make public the following extracts
from HIS letter to me mentioned in
the statement he has Just author
ized:
W 1911 y Ou " hHON ludl l nave III
utmost confidence in your cOnsc,en-
tious desire to serve the government
and the public, in the intensity Of
your purpose to achieve success in
the matter of the conservation of nd.
tional resources and the immense
value OF what you've done and pro.
pose to DO with reference to forestry
and kindred methods Of conservation,
and that I'm thoroughly in sympathy
with all these policies and propose to
do everything | can to maintain them
, insisting only that the action for
Which / or my administration be,
comes responsible, shall be within the
Law.
q should consider it one of the
greatest losses my administration
= could sustain if you were to leave it,
: and sincerely hope you'n not think
= my action of writing the enclosed let
ter to Ballinger is reason for you TAX
ing a step Of this character
These expressions by the presi-
Z dent are most kind toward me, most
y favorable toward my work, as well as
y the statement authorized by him, in
a defense of the attitude toward the
r conservation policies with convincing
d clearness.
e Il shall not resign, but remain in
j. the government service, and give my
g best efforts in the future, as in the
II past, to promote the conservation and
development of forests, waters lands
s minerals, and defend the conservation
e policies whenever need arises | es
A. pecially shall continue to advocate
y the control of water power monopoly
Is in the public interest and the use o
T. our institutions, laws, natural re
l. sources for the benefit Of the plair
v people | believe in equality Of op
e. portulity and the Roosevelt policies
to and propose to stanI for them a.
nt long as | have strength to stand TO
V anything
Pinchot came here from California
e for an interview with the presiden
n, With the exception of the meeting a
o. the station yesterday when neithe
1e spoke to the other, Ballinger and Pin
Is chot have not been thrown in contac
here. Pinchot attended several funC
at tions with the party escorting TIL
lg president, but Ballinger, pleading
in sore throat, remained indoors DIS
m posing of business.
es Ballinger made no comment tonigh
ne on the latest phase Of the discussion
IN Pnchot declared himself in favor 4
NJ 10 strong conservai ion policy. Ba
es llinger has declared in favor of kee
ing within the law. Taft declare
himself in favor of a strongly PR
sressive policy, kept within the Law