The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-23
BAL[|NGER'S VIEW
FINDS MOST FAVOR
Difference Between the SeCre-
tary and Clifford PinChot
Over Conservation.
ACTIVITY OF Mr.. GARFIELD
SENATOR SHOOTS sUB.coMMIT-
TEE TO DECIDE MATTER.
Especial to The Herald-Republlcan.)

Especial to The Republican,
Washington, D. c., Feb. 22.-The con-
fllcting views of Secretary Ballinger and
Clifford Pinchot on the question of con-
servation Of the natural resources on the
public domain are now before the sub
committee Of the Senate committee on
public lands, and 1t is for the sub-commit-
tee to say in framing the measures that
are TO be reported to the Senate which of
these ideas are to be adopted. Today Sec
rotary Balllnger spent an hour with Sen
atOr SmoOt. chairman OF the sub-cOmmit-
tee, and James r. Garfield, former seCre-
tary Of the interior and attorney for the
National Conservation association, OF
which Mr.. PinChOt is president filed with
| the senator a written statement with the
views Of the association, which are also
the private views Of Mr.. PlnchOt
Differ As to Means.
The principal clash between Ballinger
and Pinchot is over the proper means for
conserving the mineral resources under
lying the lands embraced In the public
domain. Both agree that something should
be done along this line, but they dffer as
to means. Mr.. Garfield, representing Gift
ford PinchOt and the association Of which
he is president, has suggested that in the
future no patent or grant OF public lands
should be issued which does not reserve
to the government the right to all coal,
oil, phosphate and gas found upon that
/ land. This plan, he argues, would result
in giving to the government the benetlt
of all minerals found upon public lands
at present or in the future.
Secretary Ballinger's ideas are quite diff
| ferent from this. lie faYOrs cIassitlca-
ton of all the public lands which are min
eral bearing into four classes, to be known
as coal, oil, gas or phosphate lands. Those
which are not mineral bearing he wants
classified as agricultural. timber or stone
| lands. When a man complies with the
law and is entitled to patent for a
homestead, Mr.. Ballinger favOrs giving
II to him without a string attached. He
| believes that if the government grants
patents with reservations such as are pro-
posed by Mr.. Garfield these reservations
will constitute a perpetual cloud upon the
title Of the lands.
BaIIinger Will Prevail.
Herein lie the principal differences be
tween Secretary Ballinger and Clifford
Pinchot. and 1t is likely that the views of
the secretary of the interior will prevail
in the framing Of the bills that are TO be
reported.
The first bill to be reported by the
Subcommittee will be one for the ciassifl-
cation of the public domain, and in this
the question at issue between Ballinger
and PinChOt will be disposed Of After
that the subcommittee will submit bills
providing for the sale of rights to mine
coal, oil, phosphate and gas. Then they
will take up certain amendments TO the
laws for preserving the forests, Begin
ming Thursday the subcommittee VIII
hold night sessions and Will work con-
stantly until they have disposed Of the
matters which have been referred to them
Senator SmoOt expects these bills to be
opposed by the insurgents, but he is con-
fident that they can be so framed as to
secure the support of a majority of the
senators.
Senator Smoot today introduced a bill
increasing the appropriation for the pub
lie building at Park City, Utah, from so,
900 to $50 go
The Senate committee on pensions today
reported in favor of bills increasing the
pension of HieI 2. Wylie of Salt Lake to
$50 and o. F. Davis of Salt Lake to $50.