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Show PINCHOT 1 mm. He Praises Opponents of Taft For Their Good Work Kansas City, Mo, July IK. Gilford i rinchot. ex-chief forester of the gov-trnment, gov-trnment, who will be the guest , of ' hoonr and principal speaker at the dinner of the inlfe & Fork club tonight, to-night, arrived here this morning. In an Interview he said. "1 should like to expross with great emphasis the debt of gratitude the country owes to the Insurgents lor their lnfluenco In securing good kglslallou during the last session of congress Some or the bills passed were exceedingly dangerous in the form they were presented. Thus the railroad bill, as prepared by Attorney General Wlckersham, contained provisions pro-visions which. If adopted, would hav? proved a calamity to the country. The bill was hammered into shape by tho Insurgents before It was adopted." adopt-ed." Mr. rinchot said United States Senators Sen-ators Holllver, Cummins, Clapp, Bev-erldge Bev-erldge and Bristovv deserve.- special credit for their efforts to secure good legislation. Asked if Col. Roosevelt adhered to his original views on conservation, Mr Plnchot said : ' "His acceptance of an Invitation to , be principal speaker of the National Nation-al Conservation" congress this year Is n snfllclpnl answer to that yuestion." Mr. Plnchot will leave here for l the west late tonight j "The Conservatlo nof Natural Resources" Re-sources" will be the subject of his t f i eech tonight |