New-York tribune., 1910-12-07
THE DAyINWASHINGT

in the policy but are willing tc DO their part
30 promote its adoption; but generally
speaking, to the large representation or the
East Il is still an academic subject. ana
one in which their constituents take little
interest, while among the Western mem
cers there is bitter opposition NOR aie
the lines which divide the party on TINS
issue the same as those which separaIe
regulars from insurgents Senator BofaIi'
for instance. g valiant insurgent- IS as DIT
terly opposed II practical conservation as
his ultrs-reactionary colleague senator
Hepburn. Among the Democrats there is
no little opposition, growing out OF more
or less iIl-dejued fear that conservation
means Capitalization, and IS, rhere1ore-
ir,tu1;cal 70 tn: rights of the states Ever
since President Roosevelt left the Whlte
House me energies of those who should
have been devoting their time 70 pronctlhg 8
conservation sentiment and creating pop
,11ar demand. which rould have produced
in CONGRESS the support which The policy
so sadly needs and which the President mas
. right to EXPECT, have been expended IN
pickering over details, exploiting personal
grievances and seeking 10 promote ths
downfall Of those who differed with them
AS lorg ago IS last September, addressing
the conservation congress at ST Fdul'
President Taft enunciated his views IN a
speech in which he gave evidence OF his
IoyaI support Of every fundamental feature
OF the policy But instead OF utilizing the
support IF the Chief Executive TO educare
the public and create a popular oeInaho'
the leaders Of the movement eNecIually, Il
not deliberately. turned the attenrlcn OF the
conservation congress and the punhc 70
the one point on which they could d-sasree
with Mr.. Taft the question OF FEDERAL rec
Isr,atio1 Of swamp lands, a new and as yet
nor-essential feature Of the pol1cy. ana SO
dissipated all the benefit which the policy
should have derived from the President s
liberal and progressive support
AsSING TAFT.-The Balhnger-
PincEaot controversy is still serving the pur-
pose Of its promoters in provlns a serious
en- Embarrassment TO Mr. Tafts adrnlnls'ra-
ton. The Democrats. actuated, OF course
solely by partisan reasons, having seen Iis
fcIIy of attempting even 70 ihst'uols III
peachrert proceedings against secretary
RaTJinser. have now determined 70 INTRO
d1,ca in the House resolution Of censure'
: course in which they are encouraged pN
those insurgents who see, or beI1evs ll-eS
see il, the embarrassment OF the admins
+rs+ion the fllrtherance of their polltlca!
ambitions for 1872 and by certain oIhe-s'
some of whom are actuated by bitterness
toward the present occupant of the W mite
Eouse. and others who are not su1lclealiF
keen witted TO perceive how they are nelhs
used. Meanwhile. the frank statement oy
the President In his message of diHerehce
o+ opinion between the Secretary OF the n
terror and himself regarding the adVlsa-
t7iri+v Of leasing coal lands IS beng maze
the basis Of more or less sensational re-
ports regarding a split between MI bai-
linger and his chief" despite the tact thdL
Mr. Taft explains that he approves the
exposition in Secretary Ballingers report
OF the obstacles to d leasing system rrorn
which the Secretary apprehends trouhie-
These reasons, according TO the President
are the same which appealed TO MT. Bal
li-ger when in 1907, he was Commissioner
oe the General Land Office That the SEC
retary's views on so progressive policy
as conservation have not made progress
since 1907 may be an occasion Of regret. &c
his friends, but It is obvious from the Presl-
dents frank statement that there IS no
split between him and his Secretary OF
the Interior