Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-12-31
PRESIDENT WILL
ANSWER PlNCH0T
TAFT TO MAKE REPLY TO FOREST
ER's SPEECH IN MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS.
ADMINISTRATION GETS BOMB.
Report That Rooseveit's Friend Has
Been Asked to Resign Denied
at Capital.
ADMINISTRATION GETS BOMB
BALL1NGER OUTLINES HIS PLANS.

WASHINGTON D. c., Dec. Is
Clifford Pinchot's talk on conservation
before the University, club in New York
Monday was a bomb in the admlmstra-
ton camp President Taft's answer to
it will be found in a message he Will
send to Congress Immediately after the
holidays When the Presidents views.
are in black and white it will be appar-
ent whether or not there are any dlnef~
ences between the Roosevelt policy, as
outlined by Pinchot, and the Taft pohcy,'
as interpreted by Secretary Ballinger.
The President has insisted that Bal
inger in his annual report has gone be
yond the acts and recommendations OF
Mr.. Roosevelt and his subordlnates4 1t
will not be long now, therefore, before
the country will be able to draw the
deadly parallel upon the conservation
question and distinguish clearly the line
Of cleavage, if any exists, between tne.
present and the last administration,
Pinchot Picks UP Gauntlet.
Mr.. Pinchot's observations generally
are accepted in administration circles as
indicative of his intention to fight from
now on where all the world may see. In
a word, he has picked up the gauntlet
which Secretary Ballinger, backed up by
the President, threw down in letter ad-
dressed to Congress through the medium
of Senator Jones of Washington.
There were reports during the day
that Mr.. Pinchot's speech would lead to
request for his resignation, but this
was denied in a responsible quarter. 1t
was asserted that Mr.. Pinchot's views in
general way were similar TO those en-
tertaiaeS by the President and his sec
rotary OF the interior. It was added that
this would be shown by the President In
his forthcoming message.
Mr.. Pinchot,s speech, according to the
administration, merely has laid down
principles which will be accepted by all
right thinking Americans. The President
and Secretary Ballinger purpose to enact
those principles into law. For some days
past Mr.. Ballinger has been at work
preparing drafts of bills covering modltl-
cations of the stone and timber act, elias.
sifcation of public lands, withdrawal or
water power sites, etc.
Ballinger Outlines His Plans.
In anticipation of new legislation to
prevent the acquisition of power sites on
the public domain by persons or corpora
tons whose object is to establlsh mo-
nopoly, this administration, observing the
policy of the last has withdrawn temper
arily from all form of entry locations
is the assertion Of the Pinchot adherents
that Ballinger has restored number of
sites which at once have been taken up
by corporations. :.
Mr.. BalIinger is of the opinion that if
the federal government desires to eXer-
else control or supervision over the wa
ter power development on public do
main, it can do so only by limitations
imposed upon the disposal of power and
reservoir sites upon public lands, the wa
tiers of streams being subject to state
jurisdiction in their appropriation and
beneficial use. The draft of the bill he
has prepared on this subject will author
ize the classification of all lands capa BILE
of being used for water power develop
ment and will direct their disposal
through the interior department under
conditions that will insure to the nation
fit remuneration for long term of years
for any benefits granted private individ
uals or corporations.