New-York tribune., 1909-12-09
NJ DAY IN WA SHINGTONI
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washington. Dec s-rbs p-a.tz.
tne message he sent 20 co,s-s-- -. III
commits himself far mora sx,.-.,.--, .
tne conservation OF natural rss,,,~,.. >. %
- Deen generally realized He sav. g
-.S'ance' . IN dealing with the srFs,r. =
N'4@r departments. the heads n, ,,-b,,
al submit annual reports sn.n -,
oniy those matters that seen, % We -,
Tor special mention on nv nart -.
minimizing In any way the -a.o-.-, s...u'
nons made by them for legislation 80
ing their respective departments in ar, =,
WHICH 1 Nlsh 10 express my general co,-
N-iHenoe- ana under the head OF ..Cop-
serNauoh OF natural resources" wbna
promising 10 SEND special message an
the subject later. he enuue-a,e, -,
oslly all the recommendation -a-.,-S- -
that subject which were rDada - - 70
retary Of the Interior in his a,n,,.1 -.
Sincere and earnest advocates =, a.. -. -
serfaton movement are much ,-,.,s =
uleH discovery Of these two nsss.,..
Nnlen they take clearly 70 indicate -.
oH's me residents cordial APPROVAL -, a..
movement but even the tenor of ,ba -
future 'ne hear
Ie are broad tntirnations ,ror, so,,--..
oroinarily Trustworthy thar the -,
lHeSsaee on conservation and kindra5 s,,n
-. vi contain a sweeping and en-
- - 'Duorsenlent OF the entire admins
OA Judge Ballinger as Secretary of
me interior. an unequivocaI enu,c,.,,o,
Of the policy OF his a6n,t,iSr-s,,o,-
declaration 10 the effect thar a,,s--- -.
Der OF this administration will be sxns.-a,
IOg any 20 support that policy. The "a
POrt that the President purposes 70 ,,-
SO' pora1e IN his special message the brie.
prepared oy Attorney General yVicxersbsr,
on tne ballinger-Pinchot controversy ana
ule Flnchot-Glavis charges does nor cor
rorEn 70 the Presidents present inte,tioD
As has already been told IN these 1,s-
patches. Mr.. Wickershara's report was
prepared for the use OF the President onIv
IN The event that Congress should under
lake an investigation OF this somewhat
cOHpAca1eo subject II Congress should
oeSioe not 10 make an investigation Mr.
Miekersham's statement IN all probability
would never see the light OF day. Whether
or not there viii BE- an Investigation nv
Congress is still undetermined. Both
parties 10 the controversy would vvsIco-,s
one. and the President has not the slight
est objection thereto. Those who would
have 70 conduct the Investigation realize.
however. that IL would involve a tremen-
oous amount of labor. which they are
somewhat unwilling 10 undertake.
President Taft to-day addressed the Ma
tional Rivers ana Harbors Congress. which
met at the New Willard for its sixth
annual convention. with about thirty-ive
hundred delegates present Mr.. Taft urged
the importance OF a moderate, conservative
policy OF waterway development Some OF
the delegates expressed disappointment that
Mr.. Taft had touched the soft pedal" IN
referring 20 q bond issue. but many realized
the wisdom OF his advice. appreciating the
expediency OF the course he proposed
The presence OF Charles ?. Taft. Colonel
Myron 7. Eerrick and Arthur I. vorys as
luncheon guests at the White House. and
OF the first two as house guests, gave rise
70 an infinite variety OF rurlors affecting
Ohio politics. none OF which. however was
susceptible OF confirmation. Further 70
compicate the situation, II was discovered
that Harry Daugherty was q guest az a
Washington hotel ana when IL was found
that neither OF the Ohio Senators had been
called 70 the White House IL was decided
BY Ohio politicians that the plot was far
TOO thick for penetration without assist
ance. No member OF the conference would
throw the slightest light on its purpose
Their attitude was not without its advan-
tages 10 those who entertained precon-
ceived ideas on the subject, and whose
theories were not interfered with by the
disclosure OF any fnconvenient facts. II is
the consensus OF opinion among Ohio poll
ticians this evening that the conference
was highly important and had 10 do with