New-York tribune., 1910-01-13
tFrom The Tribune Bureau.

tfrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Jan. 12-That Clifford Pin
chot, eA-Eorester, is determined TO blanket
the President's message on conservation
&c PesstiNeiy asserted by men close 10
Mr. Pinchot. who ascribe TO that deter
Hlhstioh the former Forester delay III
making public his comments on his removal
By the President When Secretary Bal
ilnger made public his annual report, which
VAS the broadest and best defined official
inoorsement OF the conservation policy
t.us lar issued, Mr.. Pinchot at the same
time made public the text of an article on
conservation he had contributed to The
outlook" When Secretary Balingers letter
demanding investigation was read in
The Senate by Senator Jones, Mr.. Pinchot
made public the text OF a speech which the
rates prevented his delivering at New
Rochelle. but which he read 30 few
friends IN the University Club. When the
President sent to the Senate the Attorney
Generals exhaustive brief on the CLAWS
charges. Mr.. Pinchot ''blanketed It with
ms letter TO Senator DollFer And now,
taking advantage of the doubtless sensa-
uonal character of his comments on his
own removal from office, he is understood
10 contemplate "blaLketing" the Presidents
message on conservation which Mr.. Taft
expects TO send TO Congress on Friday.
Some of those who have studied the
methods of the ex-Forester insist that they
cannot be reeonciled with "a sincere de-
votion TO the conservation movement They
say that nothing could be more promotive
Of that movement than the recommends-
uons contained in the annual report of
the secretary of the Interior, and that
sinsleness OF purpose and devotion to the
conservation policy should have prompted
all well wishers of the movement to give
the report right of way in the press
Jhis argument might not apply with equal
forcs TO Mr. Ballinger's letter to Senator
Jones, or possibly to Attorney General
Nickersham's brief, but that 1t must do so
In the case of the Presidents message on
conservation is asserted by all who have
read Mr. Tafts earnest and progressive
recommendations. IT has been suggested
TO the President that by further DELAYING
the submission of his message to Congress
he might through the lapse OF time prac-
flcally compel Mr. Pinchot to issue his
statement first but the came idea of
the dignity OF his high Office which
prompted Mr.. Taft to remove the Forester
nov precludes his governing his actions by
the eX-Foresters conduct.
1t has been urged upon The Tribunes
column this morning that Speaker Cannon
might greatly benefit his party and the
Taft administration by announcing now
that he would not again be candidate
for Speaker would involve far too great a
sacrifice on the part if Mr. Cannon. 1t
cannot be denied that such course would
involve a sacrifice on the part of the
Speaker, but an analysis of the situation
does not indicate that such sacrifice would
be so great might at first appear Many
OF the shrewdest politicians in Congress,
including men who have for many years
demonstrated beyond peradventure their
loyalty to the Speaker, are now forced to
the conclusion that he cannot again be
elected 10 that exalted place. Most of these
men believe the opposition to Mr.. Cannon
to be unjust and to be founded on mis-
representations and false Impressions They
are convinced, however, that were he
again TO enter the lists as a candidate for
Speaker he would be defeated. They bs.