Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-27
HARMONY REIGNS
WHEN FEUD ENDS
Ballinger and Pinohot Squabble
Amicably Settled in
This City.
FORESTER MAKES STATEMENT
At Suggestion Of President lie SUBJ
nlits Signed Declaration, Which
Is Approved.

After a long conference with chief
Forester clifford Pinchot SATURDAY.
evening. President TAFT authorized the
Issuance OF statement in which he
approved Of the course taken by Mr..
Pinchot. II was also made plain that.
IN the recent letter made public bv
the president IN which he approved
the course Of Secretary Ballinger In
the Ballinger CLAWS incident he in no
way reflected upon Mr.. Pinchot.
Some time ago former Special Agens
CLAWS at Seattle made serious
charges against Secretary Baliinger.
IN which he accused the latter OF
complicity in an attempt TO secure
unlawful title TO coal lands in Alaska.
President Taft considered the
charges made by Mr.. CLAWS and the
statement by Secretary Ballinger. He
accepted the latter and CLAWS resign
As the relations between Chief
Forester Pinchot and Secretary Bal
niger were not friendly. the presi-
cents letter was construed as a re-
nection upon Mr.. Pinchot. hut this
Is set az rest BY the following state
ment rom the presidents
That at the time that he wrote the
letter 10 Secretary Balinier. he
also wrote a letter to Mr.. Pinchot
assuring him that the conclusions
stated therein were not intended in
any way 10 reflect on him. that the
president deemed Mr. Pinchots con-
unuance In the public service az Of
the utmost value. that he expected to
continue the Roosevelt policies as TO
the conservation OF resources. includ-
Ing the reclamation OF arid lands and
preservation OF our forests and the
proper restriction in respect TO the
use OF coal lands and water power
sites, as wei as the Improvement of
our waterways. and to ask Congress
Tor such coniirmatory and enabling
legislation as would put the execu-
ton Of those policies on the frmest
basis; and that he would deem Il a
great loss, II. in respect 10 the mat
tiers with which Mr.. Pinchot had
been concerned. the administration
should be denied the benefit of his
future service
Following this, Mr.. Pinchot declared
emphatically that ne would not resign.
He then Issued signed statement
which was submitted to the president
and met with his approval. The state
ment follows:
AZ the suggestion OF the president.
! make public the following extracts
from his letter 20 me mentioned in
the statement he has just authorized:
Il wish YOU to know that | have the
utmost confidence in your conscientious
desire TO serve the government and the
public, In the Intensity Of your purpose
20 achieve success In the matter OF
conservation OF natural resources, and
IN the immense value of what you
have done and propose 90 do In refer
ence TO forestry and kindred methods
OF conservation, and l am thoroughly
in sympathy with all these policies and
propose 10 do everything that l can
10 maintain them. insisting only that
the action for which / become respon-
sible, or for which my administration
becomes responsible. shall be within
the law. L should consider il one
OF the greatest losses that my admin
istration could sustain II you were to
leave Il, and | sincerely hope that you
viii not think that my action In writ
ing the enclosed letter TO Secy. Bal
linger is reason for your taking a step
OF this character"
These expressions by the president.
which are most kind toward me and
most favorable toward my work. as
well as the statement authorized by
him. define his attitude toward the
conservation policies with convincing
clearness
shall not resign. but shall remain
In the government service. / shall give
my best efforts Ia the future as In the