The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-04-23

any attempt 10 FORCE them to pay the
original owners. the people, any lease
money.
Only Two Bills Have Chance.
1t was supposed when congress first
came together that several conserva-
ton bills Of different kinds would be
introduced and that the president
would insist that all of them be
passed The length of the presidents
program and the lackadaisical way
In which congress has gone at the
work of the session make it seem GER
tain now that only two conservation
measures have any real chance of pas.
sage this year. One of them is the
withdrawal bill of which mention has
just been made, and the other is the
measure which looks to the separation
OF the surface lands from the mineral
lands which may lie underneath in or
der that different methods of dispo-
sing of each may be found In the
second conservation measure the idea
is to secure means by which the gov.
eminent can lease the right to de-
velop mines while disposing of the
surface lands for agricultural pur.
poses in any way that may seem best
While the extreme west and north
west have been markedly progressive
along the lines of the Roosevelt en-
deavor," 1t is nevertheless true that
in conservation matters the former
president did not have the entire sym
pathy and support of: men who stood
by him upon all other matters of pub
lie policy to which he gave his adher-
ence. President Taft is most insist
ent that law which will give him
and succeeding presidents the power
to withdraw public lands when 1t
seems necessary shall be passed at
this session. He is constantly refer
ring to the subject when the senate
and house leaders visit him In the
White House and he is telling them
that this bill must go through in vir
tually the form In which It was drawn
He IL trying hard TO win the north
west to his views -: '''
:. involves BaIflnser. Trouble.
II is perfectly easy to understand
why:Mr. Taft is so anxious that this
particular piece Of Legislation shall &C
on the statute books in the form In
| which II has been sanctioned by hin
| and by the attorney general and the
secretary of the interior One Of the
first acts of Secretary .Ballinger wal
| to restore some of the lands which
had been withdrawn by his predeces
sor, Secretary Garfield. Mr.. Ballinge
did not believe and does not believ,
today that Mr.. Garfield had the lega
authority to withdraw the lands.
AS soon as the new secretary of tn
interior had restored part of tn
public domain which Mr.. Gorfield ha,
withdrawn, harsh criticism of the &C
was made by the principal advocate
of the Roosevelt policies Of conservs
ton. Clifford Pinchot and others mad
representations to President Taft, an
as a result Mr.. Ballinger was con
PEELED to withdraw some Of the land
which he had restored to their forme
status. 1t is needless to say that tn
secretary of the interior did this wit
no very good grace. for by the act h
was compelled to go In the face Of hi
own belief OF the rights In the matte
This difficulty over Withdrawals an
reservations of the public domain adj
ed Goals to the already hot fire {
controversy between Mr.. Ballinge
Mr.. Pinchot of the forestry servie
and some Of the officials of the Ian
] office and reclamation service.