The sun., 1910-08-02
No BALuSCER VERDICT YET
TONGRESs 1OHIITTII MS NOT
SIDERED - IDENTE.
WuI Meet IN Waa-apsIls septesabsr Q
seer~taTy naIIinGsT give. itis iar~s
% PrsGPe.stse Csas~rN atISa Net 10
taOtd NatursI Resources for Posterny

MISNEAFOLts. Aug All reports
that Secretary BallinErr - to - ~ithsr
WhtswAshed or condemned arr ab-o-
hit.ly without foundation No mortal
man knows what sort ~ a verdict our
committ~s may ds.ridss 20 r-ud-r- do
clarsi senator knut- Nelson chairman
OF th.' hallin ger PinChot committee at
pointed 10y the Jnitsd States S-'uat" %
investigate charges against the Secretary
oS the Interior to-day senator Nelson
- in 81 Paul to-day Tor the frs, time
SINCE Congress adiournsd. Hs earn"
here to m.'ct senator Winthrop MURRAY
Crane ~ Massachusetts. anothsr ncmbsr
of the Investigating Cornmit,es
NO one can know what the COMMITTEES
viii do Tn. committ"" dossn'. know
its@R don't know what anv other
nemhsr ~ the committee NAV think
81 the evidence. presented and no member
of the Comntt'-. knows what I think
III has h.'.'n ,l.sfdeS! that the rpiErri.t.-.
shall convene ~ MINNEAPOLIS ~ Sarte;n
h-.r ;. fair and conservation w~rN ""
have -iN largo "ohiu..-- oi ~. v.d~rCs -
cor slider. and tha: means lot ~ ~o-S
'Ifyuu arTivo at n verdi q viii g - :ngd~
publiv at uuc"'" the Ss'na'or ~A- asked
That's a question cant answer. f,r
u will ~ for tho Co'u''lit;e.. ;n d.s'.G'
We arr supposed 10 report oar findings tu
Congress Nh"tr"r "" h.IN" a tight -
make theta pInly before Cougr"~s con
v"n.- - matter "a? - IN" "o'nin!tt""
%. AIR a IrokrCssiv' COi.s"rNatIuEI-t !
am not a stilndlJt ConS"TN a;ionIst Ton
-erNatioI.. which IooNs forward Ia tl"
tying up OF :h- natiu'.Rl resources of ia"
country doe, not lploug To the Am.rt,a an
~ Il. Al.sbartl 4 Ha|
linger. S,sc,- -tary .; IA. Interior who
-topped at the West Hotel IN MiUu"apolS
this morning on his return from "a thr'-'
weeks trip n tie West Mr. Raliing-r
came Ia Minneapolis this morning un a
late train from the coast lI' entered the
West Hotel through "A sid" door and re-
fused 10 register. but when h. ~a- found
he spok" freely upon the subject ut con
serVatiOn. though b" Was equally ret, cut
on politics and upon th" controversy le-
twes'n himself and clifford Pnchut
Mr. Ballng~r said that b" h-'liev'Ai IA a
conservation which - safe and RATIONAL
and which looks forward To- the lest
interests Of the country
There IL no reason for all this CON
troversy over the question Of COursrva-
tion.- declared Mr. ballIngrr earnestly
We are all Cons~rVafIOnists ". have
too much patriotism TO want to $50 oiT
natural resources abused and wasted
Conservation IN my opinion m"An-
mum Of waste Ihls ~ the creed of
progressive sCousarVatipuiEts
The resent land withdrawal bill. which
Was made a la~ by n" signature ~ Pr'Si-
dent Taft - the greatest step ia ~on-s!Va-
tion that has ever h.s'n attempted II
withdraws more power -Ii'e. NOR" rpal
and oil lands than have ever hss'n with
drawn 10y the Interior Department Bu'
there ~ one thing that should l." born"
in mind and that il that ~ does not With
draw them for fu'ur" gcu"ratiops II
wIthdraws coal lands for classification
and appraisement. water power Sit''s until
NOR. legislation can b" drawn up Tor their
disposal. and oil lands for th" sam" reason
As soou the t.'@t I,ossihl" met. .od
of disposing of the-.. lands - found they
will 10 op"nef up Ia the public This rs
what | call prpgr"~Siv" cons'rNatio on
The Western States. bel'''v". ayr in favor
Of this method Oi conservation. but they
do not h~liev" IA withdraw Ip~sr
sites and lands which will stunt ia" growth
Of 'hs country