Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-30
PRESIDENT MAKES PUBLIC
STATEMENT OF APPROVAL
OF CHIEF FORESTER.
SAYS HIS WITHDRAWAL FROM
WORK WOULD BE PUBLIC
CALAMITY.
9ALLlNGER NURSES A SORE
THROAT WHILE EXECUTIVE
is BEING INTERVIEWED


eraI conferences with Chief Forester
Pinchot, President Taft last night is
sued a statement declaring he never,
during the BalIinger-Pinchot contro-
versy, intended to reflect upon Mr.
Pinchot, and announcing his intention
of urging congress to enact legislation
putting the Roosevelt conservation
policies on the frmest possible basis.
Mr.. Pinchot, before leaving for
Washington, issued statement de-
cIaring that ne would neither resign
nor abandon his efforts along the line
Of the Roosevelt policies.
The presidents statement follows:
In view of the published state
ments that the presidents letter 10
Secretary Ballinger was to be consid-
cred as a reflection on Mr.. Pinchot,
the president authorizes the follow
ing: That at the time he wrote The
letter to Secretary Ballinger he also
wrote to Mr.. Pinchot assuring him
that the conclusions stated therein
were not intended in any way to re-
fleet on him; that the president
deemed Mr.. PinchOt's continuance in
the public service as of the utmost
value; that he intended to continue
the Roosevelt policies as to the con-
servatiOn Of resources, including the
reclamation of arid lands, the preser-
walton Of forests and the proper re-
strictiOns respecting the use Of coal
! lands and water sites, as well as the
| Improvement Of water ways and to
ask congress for such cOnfirmatOry,
and enabling legislation as will put
! into execution these policies on the
frmest basis; and that he would
deem it a great loss, if, in respect TO
matters with which Mr.. Pinchot has
! been concerned, the administration
should be denied the benefit Of his
! further service"
Mr.. PinchOt's statement follows:
'At the suggestion OF the president,
I make public the following extracts
from his letter to me, mentioned IN
the statement he has just authorized:
Il wish you to know I have the ut
most confidence in your conscientious
desire to serve the government and
the public, in the intensity Of your
! purpose to achieve success in the mat
/ ter Of the conservation of natural re-
sources and in the immense value of
what you have done and propose to
| do in reference to forestry and kind
red methods Of conservation; and
| that I am in thorough sympathy with
! all these policies, and propose to do
everything I can to maintain them,
Insisting only that the action for
which l or my administration becomes
responsible shall be within the law.
Il should consider it one Of the
greatest losses my administration
could sustain if you were to leave It,
and sincerely hope you will not think
my action in writing the enclosed let
ter to BaIIinger is a reason for you
taking a step Of this character.
"These expressions by the presi-
dent, most kind toward me, most IA
VOrabIe toward my work, as well as
the statement authorized by him, de-
fine his attitude toward the conserva-
lIOu pOlICIcS Win CJAN luCIIS GEAR
ness.
Il shall not resign, but remain In
the government service and give my
best efforts in the future, as in the
past, to promote the conservation and
development Of the forests, waters,
lands and minerals, and defend the
conservation policies whenever the
need arises. I especially shall con-
tinUe to advocate control of the water
power monopoly in the public interest,
and the use of our institutions, laws
and natural resources for the benefit
Of the plain people. ! believe in the
equality of opportunity and the Roose. /
welt policies. and I propose to stand
for them as long as l have strength
to stand for anything.
Mr.. Pinchot came here from Call
fOrnia for an interview with the presi-
dent. With the exception of the meet
ing at the station Friday, when
neither spoke to the other, Mr.. Bal
Inger and Mr.. PincbOt were not
thrown into contact here. Mr.. Pin
chot attended several functions with
the party escOrting the president, but
Mr.. BalIinger, pleading a sore throat,