The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-29
Their Opposing Conserva-
ton Theories to Undergo
Test of Strength.
SENATOR WORKS TO
SECOND PINCHOT
Californian Will Force Senate
Committee to Take Stand on
Former Forester's Ideals.
By IUDSoN c. WELLIvER.

Pinchot and Guggenheim are going TO
have a chance, literally, to fight out
their conservation differences face &c
face and hand to hand.
The contest is to be made Just as d.
rect and intimate as possible. Senator
Works of California is credited with
engineering arrangements for the bout
and the Senate will referee the affair.
When the Senate committees were
reorganized this spring, two new mem
bers went on the Public Lands Com
mittee, Works of California and Gug-
genheim of Colorado Senator Gug-
genheim keeps close 20 everything that
affects the public domain. II anything
gets past the Coloradoan, in the way
of public domain business, 1t has to
move fast. He is a member Of these
committees, having to do with public
domain:
Public Lands.
Conservation.
Mining.
Agriculture and Forestry.
In his private capacity, Senator Gug-
Senheim is one of the famous Guggen-
helm brothers who control the Smelter
trust, and are credited with having an
nexed Alaska In his private capacity,
his interests lie with the enterprises
and aspirations of his family. In his
public capacity, of course, the Senator
regards things with an eye single to
the public concern.
Guggenheim, the Senator.
On entering the committee room CT
the Committee of Public Lands, for in
stance, 70 consider legislation relating
20 the disposal of coal lands in Alaska,
he divests himself of that personal ca
pacity in which he wants those lands,
and becomes the watchdog OF public in
terest, concerned only to prevent the
monopolization of the public resources.
Mr.. Daniel Guggenheim has at times
poked a deal Of fun at the conservation
business. The private interests of Sen
ator Simon Guggenheim are allied with
those of Mr.. Daniel Guggenheim. But
when Senator Simon steps inside the
portals of the Committee on Conserva-
ton OF Natural Resources, he leaves his
private capacity and interests outside,
and sits in to help frame laws that will
raise the finger of stern admonition
against anybody trying to lug of any
public resources.
Senator Guggenheim, in adapting HIM
self to the requirements Of his dual
role, is necessarily required to make
some quick changes. There is assur-
ance of his experiences in costuming,
however. The public interest is safe in
his keeping. His family has become
'reputed for the capacity to maintain a
firm hold on whatever falls into its
keeping. 1t has done so we'll that 1t is
widely accounted the second richest
family in the country.
Anyhow, Senator Works and Senator
Guggenheim are the two new members
on Public Lands. Public Lands will
have to frame whatever new coal laws
Alaska gets in view Of the general de-
mand following the Cunningham de-
cisiOn.
Works Will Press Issue.
Reading in the newspapers that Gift
ford Pinchot said there would be bet
ter laws if only the Public Lands Com
mittees would give them chance, Sem
ator Works decided to press the issue
He wrote to Mr.. Pinchot that he would
be glad to take up and further any
legislative measures Pinchot might
propose. He will see that they get in
troduced, and are given fair hearing in
committee.
Mr.. Pinchot is in New York at Pres
ent, but is to be in Washington in
day or two, when he will have confer
ence with the California Senator