The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-01
BALLINGER IN
HIGH Feather
INTlMATEs PRESIDENT SUP
PORTS REcoMM ENDATIoNs
IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT
SAYS THEY SOLVE
PROBLEMS.

Chicago, De-. Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger came into the open
| today with the statement that his
policy as outlined to President Taft in
his annual report is the real, 'prac-
| teal" conservation policy which the
government can safely adopt.
Secretary Balliager intimated broad
ly that his ideas were those Of Presi-
dent Taft and that the full force of
the administration viii be brought to
bear upon congress at the coming ses-
sion to enact just such legislation and
none other as was outlined in the Ball
linger report, which was made public
this morning.
In an extended interview which Sec
rotary Ballinger gave to the newspa-
tpers at the Congress hotel this after
noon Secretary Ballinger made 1t
plain that he intended his report to
the president to be full and COM
plete answer to the attacks of his
critics. He refused to discuss Gift
ford Pinchot personally, referring
simply to his own communications
to congress, which by mparison,
have nothing in common with the
idea of the chief forester.
Born Of Experience.
"The policies which l advocate" said
Secretary Ballinger, ARE the principles
and policies which believe are neces-
sary in broad platform of practical
| conservation. MY recommendations to
President Taft are based upon a quar-
ter of century of life on the Pacific
slope and after a personal visit to
the bulk of the water power projects
in which the government may be con-
sistently interested. 1t is my answer
to those who may be placed In the
latitude of criticism toward me and
to the policies which | have advocated
and which / will continue to advocate
in the conduct of the interior de-
partment so long as President Taft
reposes confidence in me-"
The gist of the remarks of the Sec
rotary seemed to be that ne intended
his report to be a formal and unequiv-
ocal answer to the repeated attacks
which have been made upon him.
In Line With Roosevelt.
Il have reason to believe that the
president is quite in sympathy with
the views which / have submitted to
him in my annual report" said Secre-
4ary BaIlinger. "and ] have the great
est confidence that all possible pres
sure will be brought to bear upon
congress to secure the legislation
which is found by practice and by
sincere investigation to be necessary.
my report speaks for itself. 1t is
the only reply which should be neces-
sary. 1t outlines practical and prac-
ticable course of legislation which, IL
enacted and enforced, will effectually
and honestly dispose of the issues
which have been raised in one way or
another"
Secretary Ballinger defined his
course as quite in line with the poll
icies of the Roosevelt administration.
judgement to Criticism.
81 do not care fig what the muck
rakers say or believe about me per-
sonally," said he. Il am interested In
them solely because of the facilities
they possess for disseminating to the
public false information about my de-
partment. I have lived in the west
nearly all my life. and / may, per-
haps be pardoned If harbor the con-
viction that I know something about
husbandry."