The evening times., 1911-08-11
Defends Policy Of His Admin
istration in Reference to
Controller Bay Lands
GARFIELD AND PINCHOT (.
Old NOT M|sLEAO Rim
They wero Charged With Many Of the
Special Policies Of the Administra.
hon and President Knew the Prin.
ciples Involved.

New York, Aug. 11.-Ex-P President
Theodore Roosevelt has an article en-
titled alaska Again" in the current
number Of The Outlook. After taking
issue with newspaper statement
that during the Roosevelt administra-
ton the same course had been pur-
sued as had been pursued later in
connection with Controller Bay, Mr..
Roosevelt discusses some Of the gen.
eral phases Of Alaskan development,
and adds:
"The government must itself con-
troll the development of Alaska. and
adopt as the guiding principle the
idea Of shaping that development in
the interest primarily Of the people
as whole. the syndicate or other
developing agencies thus receiving
benefit only as an incident to confer
ring it.
81 do not think the task is very
difficult one, IL only we, the people,
personally and through our repre-
sentatives, approach 1t with this pur-
pose clearly in mind, anhaif We insist
that the agents of government act
with an understanding of the needs
Of the people and resolute purpose
to see these needs accomplished, even
though 1t be necessary to override
the representatives Of the great In
terests who wish to prevent Alaskan
development unless it is shaped pri-
marily to benefit those interests"
Mr.. Roosevelt begins his article
with reference to an article from
the Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune d. July 28. Justify
Ing the withdrawal Of the Controller
Bay lands from the forest reserves on
the grounds that similar action had
been taken by Mr.. Garfield and Mr..
Pinchot in eliminating certain areas
at Eyak and Valdez Arm from the
forest reserves, Mr.. Roosevelt con-
tinues.
"The article assumed that I was de-
ceived by Messrs. Garfield and Pinch
OF. It is hardly necessary to say
that any such assumption. must be
made either with intent to be humor-
GUS or with full knowledge Of it's
falsehood. was In peculiar sense
Il
Pinchot and Mr.. Garfield when they
held office under me. They represent
ed to very especial degree the
policies and principles which had
especially at heart, and, while Of
course there were necessarily many
actions took on their recommends
tion with the details Of which it was
impossible for me to be acquainted. I
was absolutely and entirely cognizant
Of the principles in accordance with
which each one of these acts was TAX
en-, and each act faithfully represent
ed the putting into effect Of the prin-
ciples in which believed and which
had laid down for the guidance
Of my administration.
Individual Cases
I'm every part Of the country In
which there are forest reserves 1t has
been found, and 1t will in the future
be found, necessary to make elimina-
tions for town sites. for agricultural
purposes, for manufacturing pur-
poses, and the like. Each such case
stands on its own merits; each such
case depends for its justification upon
the conditions existing at the time
1t is made, and Is In no sense q pre-
cedent for any other case. arising un-
der new conditions, or when facts
hitherto undiscovered have been made
known. It may be not only proper
to eliminate q given tract of land.
but highly improper not to eliminate
it;6and yet, IL the elimination Of anoth-
er tract Of land will give monopoly
to mining company, or transporta-
ton company, or any other company,
Is may be to the last degree improp-
q. At the time the eliminations at
6yak and Valdez Arm were made, no
suggestion had been made to me from
any source, nor was there any public
knowledge, that there was the slight
est danger Of the Guggenheim syndi-
cate, or any other syndicate, obtain
ing control Of Alaska, as the develop
ments during the past three years
have shown to be the case, and az has
been matter Of public notoriety for
at least two years.
Months after the date Of these
eliminations. Cunningham made aff1-
davit that he knew Of no entrymen In
the: Cunningham group that had any
contract with the Guggenheim syn
dicate; the eliminations being made
In July and September, 1907. and the
Cunningham affidavit IN September,
1908. When these eliminations were
made, there was not vestige Of evil
dence to show that We should be on
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