Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-10-04
IDAHO's RESERVATIONS.

cluded IN Forest Reserves. and
large portion of the remaining in
cluded in other reserves Idah
ought 10 be pretty exclusive in he
II affairs. II must also be remembers
II that the greater part Of these reser
II Vaiions in Idaho were made b,
n Theodore Roosevelt without th,
\ slightest authority OF law for doin,
II 50. He Withdrew Idaho resource
II from development just by tex.
II ecuiive order When Taft beeam,
President every acre of the lava
beds of the Snake River Valley
was Withdrawn as coal lands. The
Idaho Forest Reserves were regu-
lated and controlled by set of
rules and regulations that were
intended by their originators to
exclude their use altogether if posi-
Die. Early last spring citizen
OF Gooding, Mr.. w. +. Robertson.
was denied the use OF range for
his sheep in the SawtOoth reserve
north Of here. Mr.. Robertson and
his friends took the matter IN
with the idaho delegation at Wash
ngton, and various organizations
over the State used their influ- |
rnce 10 get Mr.. Robertson establish
ed IN the reserve with his sheep.
But 1t was of no avail. for the
exclusion of Mr.. Robertson was
IN strict accordance with the rules
and regulations Of the Forest Ser
vice and every rule that was
used to exclude him was establish
ed by Clifford pinchot under Mr..
Roosevelt.
When Mr.. Taft became presi- [
lent he soon learned of the griev-
,us conditions OF Idaho and atlemptl 4
ID 10 relieve them. He appoint Y
ID Richard Ballinger as Secretary q
II the Interior for the express fl
purpose Of having illegal work of
rs predecessor set aside and the %
crest Reserves and other public n
conducted according n
law. At once Mr. Ballnger and OF
resident Taft were assailed h,
Pinchot and his followers, who n,
ere the beneficiaries of the il ne
gal work Roosevelt had done. ia
hese character assassins were so Wi
rulent in their assault upon the
Ulcers who were working to re- in
ore to the west its stolen herit- ev
es that they created enough pub we
sentiment as TO cause the resig- dis
ton of Ballinger and to precipi- or,
e fight on President Taft mo
llch Roosevelt is keeping up to foe
s day. Strange to say that adr
&c portion of these persons who can
re hit the hardest by the illegal rec
ions of Roosevelt and were TO nro
eve the greatest benefit from gro
Of those evils by Mr.. we
Z are leaders of the Bull oa,
)se movement. Whatever griev- ind,
es The citizens of Idaho have con,
INST the rules and regulations FIJI
the Forest Reserve and the wor
= Government reservations laws
/, 'ie an "a uirect result earn
aoosevelt's policy in Idaho and inc
fight on Taft is brought about reso,
=, 4 ""o "opeu 10 Deneflt won
rules. 80
io' nooseNeH Is ture
'nsciously or consciously stand III
:, n ''' '"eehs Fuies Tor natio
=, ia 'uioter govern arid
al control of all of our west "a
resources in order that the tbro,
80 ''i s es's may profit by possi
'o'op'nent OF west his
~, ',o IS y 70 DC wonders We I
i'o9o'oi' 10 abe 10 food
lannd unlimited millions of ,oo,;o
funds from all Eastern in tara,e
'sts that would be brought in i ~,
'mpeution with Western re- ta,ds
~, W '"vs oice developed. condil
~ ~ '"n wen siior' 10 supply and t
~ "'n unlimited millions profile
5 campaign. for il well knows 10
.oa,,t;.. ''Nesou ne WIN again things
go - ~ a. - ue' We up 'he may
-. 80 'no west SO 'nat al all tn;
= 49, - WI 20 s.oppeu ior in pop
ne 80. s se".' ~ you WIS., is mer
a.. q -. 80 '0'i'i'iois u checks
49, '' dishon
vo,, ,y,,,,~ duly