The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-26
hay. the strength to stand for any

have the strength to stand for any thing"
 MT Pinchots statement was shown to the president before 1t was given out. The presidents statement fol- lows:
 President's Statement.
 "In view of the public statements that the letter of the president to Secretary Ballinger was to be consider ed in some way a reflection on MT. Pinchot the president today authorizes the publication of the following:
 At the time he wrote the letter to Secretary Ballinger. he also wrote a letter to Mir. Pinchot, assuring him that he expected to continue the Roose- welt policies as to the conservation of the resources, including the reclama- tion of arid lands, and preservation or forests and the proper restrictions jn respect to the coal lands and water sites, as we'll as the improvemnt of our waterways and to ask congress for such confirmatory and enabling legis- lation as would put the execution of these policies on the firmest basis: and that he would deem 1t great loss if, in respect to the matters with which MT. Pincho: had been concerned, the administration should be denied the be- neft of his further services"
 MT. Pinchot's statement which was made public at the same time. in- cludes portions of the presidents letter and concludes:
 These expressions by the president are most kind toward me. and most favorable to my work. as the state ments define his attitude toward the conservation policies with convincing clearness.
 Pfnchot stands Pat. T shall give efforts in the future as Tn the past to promote the conserva- tion and promote the prote "tion of our forests, and to defend the Roosevelt policies whenever the need arises especially shall continue to advocate the control of water power monopoly in the public interest and the use of our institutions. laws and natural re- sources for the benefit of the plain people. I believe in equality of op- portunity and the Roosevelt policies and I propose to stand for them as long as I have strength to stand for anything"
 It was thought yesterday that the meeting here of the president. Secre- tary Ballinger and Mir. Pinchot might call out some further statement from MT. Taft. Mir. Pinchot came especi- ally from California to seek an inter. view with the president. With the exception of the meeting at the sta tion yesterday when neither attempt ed to speak to the other, Secretary Ballinger and MT. Pinchot. were not 1 thrown in contact during their stay in Salt Lake.
 Mr. Ballinger had no comment te make tonight on the latest phase oi the discussion. Friends of both Mir Ballinger and MT. Pinchot declare the presidents statement Is such thai both officials can consistently remain fl the government service and work to. ward the same end.
 In his address this afternoon, MT Taft had this further to say regarding conservations:
 Favors Conservation. We are going ask congress to helI us out. Of course congress may have a different view and perhaps those oi su most enthusiastic, those of us hay
 ing clear idea of what will have tC he done will have to modify our view: in some way and arrange compromise in some way. But life is compromise progress is a compromise. popular gov. ernment is a compromise between ninety millions of people"
 The conservation of resources~is the Issue which the president will be con fronted with during the next two ol three weeks of his travel. Senator Borah, of Idaho, saw it him with re- gard to the proposition of the govern ment Issuing bonds to carry on tht
 conservation work more rapidly that is now possible. Mir. Borah will ac | company the president through Idaho and will take the matter up again. The president had a buster time thar 1 he expected on this second day of hi
 visits. The excursion to Salt Air wa l arranged by Senator Shoot and on 1
 the president was introduced to larg' | number of men prominent in the affair | of the Mormon church, including Pres luent Joseph F. Smith. President Smitl
 sat with the president during the or | gan recital.
 | Conflict of opinion between the Nor
 mon and anti-mormon elements of Sal
 Lakes social, political and religious fife has been stirred by the presiden visit, but MT. Taft has taken occasIoI | to say Tn his speeches that he believes 1 his welcome has come from all tht | people and Is an expression of theil | loyalty to the government, and to tn,
 man who temporarily is at the heat l of the government. In his speech a Liberty Park, the president said: | Must Protect ResOur es.
 q stand here in the presence of
 community in which the first effort a | the reclamation of the arid and tn
 seni-arid lands was made most success | ful and that development Is bound t ! make this country most importan