Evening journal., 1909-11-11
BALLTNCER FOR
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Secretary Of Treasury FaVOrS
Preservation by Law And
Not by Executive Action
BY united Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1i.-Although
Secretary OF tho Interior Balllnger is
still working on his forthcoming report
TO Congress which will be tho FIRST that
he has made since he entered the cabinet.
tho United Press IS able to-day 20 out
line some Of the moro important features
OF that portion OF the report dealing with
the disposition OF water power sites and
coal lands These are the questions
around which has ragged the Pinohot-Bai-
llnger controversy that has no disturbed
President Tafts official family.
From present indications. the policy or
conservation Of the countrys natural
resources will bo one OF the biggest
problems before Congress at tho coming
session and Secretary Ballinger has some
important recommendation 20 make to
Congress on this subject
He will take tho ground. In his report
that Il Is FOR Congress 10 decide upon
the proper methods OF conserving these
resources. He will emphasize the state
ment that whatever Withdrawals OF pub
lie lands he has made during the eight
months OF his administration we're order
cd simply as a temporary measure 70
prevent monopoly until Congress could
have time TO act. He win give a de-
tailed list Of water power sitos that have
been withdrawn by his order-malSing a
total much greater. he will declare. than
those withdrawn by his predecessor IN the
last days OF tho Roosevelt administra-
ton
He will call attention to the desirability
OF preventing the monopolization OF these
sites, but vii pass up TO Congress furth'
er responsibility in tho matter.
A national policy OF dealing with the
coal deposits Of the West so as TO allow
the consolidation OF several claims and
permit the development Of coal lands by
corporations which are excluded under
the present laws. will be another recon-
mendation by Secretary Balllnger Il Is
understood.
II was in favor Of such a law tha
he appeared before the Public Landl
Committee OF the House several year
agoago when he was commissioner OF IN
General Land Office.
Conservation by law and not by execu
tive action. will be the keynote OF Sec
retary Ballinger's report which will de'
exhaustively with the legal principle
. InnNtllNAnA MS AlAlNn NAiiAf ha AtAH h'N
the guardian OF the public domain an
which Will be IN a sense defense
a his attitude which has aroused mu'
J. lcrluclsm from tho Roosevelt conserv
tonists. The secretary will argue th
, the executive branch OF the governme
has no ri0ht TO Withhold land from settl
ment IN the absence Of specific autho
ization from Congress. II Is stated &
day by well-informed persons that Se
retary Balllnger has the support Of Pre-
ident Taft IN this attitude. and that n
Presidents message 10 Congress wi
, probably deal with the subject In !
sama manner.
Among the few Congressman, who ar
/ now IN washington. tho opinion prevail
that the coming session will witness th
livelesh discussion In years ovar th
I conservative problem. Several bills az
already on the calendar calling for
complete revocation OF all Withdrawal
, of pubic lands-notably one by Con
5 gressman Smith. of California prohii
itinR the withdrawal Of lands by tho e.
ocutive without legislative sanction an
one by senator Guggenheim, Of color'
do. granting OUTRIGHT rights for pow'
lines. dams and canals through all n
public domains Guggenheims bill e.
pressly forbids interference by the To
estry Bureau OF which clifford Pinch
is chief.