The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
NOTED ECONOMIST
SUPPORTS P|NCHOT
Sir Horace Plunkett of Dublin
Thinks Chief Forester Re-
markabIe Public Servant
Warns Country That Urgent
Action Is Necessary in
Agricultural Matters

NEW YORK, Dec. 2e.-Gifford Pin
chot today found support in his contro-
versy with Secretary Ballinger from an
quarter Speaking before
the Economic and Historical associa-
tion, Sir Horace Plunkett of Dublin,
who has brought about almost rural
revolution in ireland and is said to
know more about the resources of the
United States than 80 per cent of her
own citizens, said:
Il greatly regret that l have just re-
ceived telephone message from Mr..
Pinchot that pressing business keeps
him away. / must decline to enter into
any controversy, but l should like to
say that 1 regard Mr.. Pinchot as re-
markabfe public servant"
Sir Horace expressed surprise that
the warning repeatedly uttered by J. j.
Hill had not been better needed in this
country
.'I see a rapidly increased cost of liv-
ing" he said. AT the end of CEN
tury, as M. Hill has told you, there will
be a vast Importation of foodstuffs into
America if your farming methods are
not changed for better. Such situa-
ton calls for urgent action by congress
and by state legislatures.
There has. got to be change. be-
lieve there will come in this country
cooperation between farmers-the plan
long ago forced upon the farmers of
older countries by the competition of
the then virgin soils of America. In.
Ireland farmers are getting together
for their own good and for the good of
the country. and they are making a new
industrial Ireland"
Wants Conservative Action
WASHINGTON Dec 29.-"Acts
rather than declarations:
President Taft is reported in this
terse way to have described recently to
callers his program for the conserva-
tion of natural resources. The presi-
dent, it is said, has declared that, when
the present session of congress ends.
he will be able to point to the first
practical conservation statutes ever
placed upon the law books of the ma
tion as his answer to the criticism that
has been directed toward the White
House.
The president is represented as hold
ing that there rs nothing in the Bal
linger- Pinchot dispute that has a bear
ing on his own legislative program,
and he will proceed regardless of it.
In the preparation of his special
message the president will have the
cooperation of Secretary Ballinger
and of Senator Nelson of Minnesota,
chairman of the senate committee on
public lands.
The proposed new laws are ready to
be submitted TO the committees of the
senate and house with the special mes
sage, preparation of which the presi-
dent will begin: as soon as he gets the
message on the Interstate and anti
trust laws out of the way.
Senator Nelson has assured the presi-
dent there will be no difficulty in put
ting the conservation laws through the
senate In the house there is likely to
be some opposition, but the president
feels sure it can be overcome.
BaIlinger-Pinchot Case
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Jones and Representative. Humphrey,
both of Washington, who Will intro
duce in the senate and house, respec-
lively. the resolutions. calling for a
joint congressional committee to inves-
tigate matters involved in the Ballin-
-Pinchot controversy, conferred
with President Taft today. The reso-
iutions will be put IN next Wednesday.
January 8. 1t is believed they will be
Ia te1v naSSed,