The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-14
TAFT IN hESS MESSAGE
TAKES FIRM STAND
FOR CONSERVATION
Gives Specific Recommends
lions In Special Communi-
cation to Congress.
HEARD BY THE HOUSE
WITH KEEN INTEREST
Will Not Be Read In the
Senate Until
Monday.
DOES NOT DISCUSS
FORESTRY FIGHT
Believes Results Of Probe IN
necessary TO Determine Need
Of Legislation.
DOES NOT DISCUSS
FORESTRY FIGHT
By JOHN SNURE

BY JCHN SNURE-
In a SpeSial message sent 10 Con-
gTess today and read in the House
this afternoon, President Taft comes
out strongly for the conservation of
natural resources and gives specific
recommendations as 10 how, in his
opinion, conservation can be made
effective.
President Taft does not discuss
the BalIinger-Pinchot controversy in
any way, except 10 say that for rea-
S0ns which II IS not necessary to
state here" Congress has seen fit to
order an investigation into the In
terror Department and the Forest
Service.
He takes the ground that the re-
suits Of this investigation are not
needed 10 determine the value Of
The new legislation he recommends
and the necessity for II with respect
TO the public lands and reclamation.
Therefore, he earnestly urges that
I the measures recommended be taken
up by Congress and disposed Of
promptly without waiting on the
BallingeT-PinChot investigation.
INTEREST KEEN.
In view Of the intensity OF the
! Ballinger-Pinchot controversy and
the ramifcations, political and
( otherwise. which that controversy
has attained, the recommendations
Of the President were listened IN
by the House this afternoon with
{ the keenest interest
The Senate adjourned over from
! Thursday 20 Monday and the
message viii, therefore. not be
presented To that body until MOI
day.
The Presidents recommen5s-
tons are comprehensive ana far
reaching They win meet the
friends OF the President believe
the wishes Of most advocates of
conservation ard wiz constitute
an adequate reply 70 any criti-
cisms which have been made that
the Administration IS in any de-
gree lukewarm with respect 10 the
protection Of the couutrv's re-
+ so-rces and the transmission OF
these resources TO posterity uncon-
trOiled AID unmouOpOlized by great
private interests.
| Credit - BaIIiuger.
In . way tha- VIII not escape notice
the President gives credit TO serrs.srv
Of the Interior 5aUinger- After deal
ing with the subject Of wha. Ieg1slatio7
should be enacted. the President SAYS
that what he has said is really an
epitome OF the recommendation OF the
Secretary Of the Interior IN respect TO
the future conservation OF the public
domain IN his present animal report
And speaking further along this Zine
OF Mr.. .Ballinger, the President say1-
He has given close attention 20 rs
problem Of the disposition OF these lands
under such conditions as 10 invite the
private capital necessary 70 their de-
veIopment on the one hand. and the
maintenance OF the restrictions neces-
sary TO prevent monopoly and abuse
from absolute ownership on the other.
These recommendation are fncorpor-
ated in bills he has prepared and they
are at the disposition OF Congress-
His Recommendations.
President Taft recommends that ali
the suggestions Secretary Be finger aas
made as 10 protection OF the public do
main be embodied in statutes. The bills
to which he anudes are on TIE desk OF
the President. awaiting introduction into
Congress.
! The President recommends legislation
II for the conservation Of the public lands.
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