Show 1 l Y aw AW THE ESS 30 s i president taft declares he never neve r at any time intended to reflect upon pinchot salt lake city the bitter contro versy between mr air ballingor ballinger and chief cotef pinchot Pin ellot has in all probability come to an end As a result of several long co conferences erencen with chief fos ester gifford liere S saturday president taft caused to be issued a statement in which it Is declared that s never dever at any time during the bailinger controversy has the president intended to reflect upon mr air piny pinchot cliot chot and in ili which mr air taft takes a more forward stand than ever in favor of the roosevelt of con of natural resources the president indicates that what v Is to be done in the way of reclaim ing arid lands must be done within the law but he alin announces dunces his intention of applying tv to congress for such confirmatory and enabling legislator legi slaton as will put the roosevelt policies on the firmest possible basis mr air pinchot before leaving for washington also issued a statement t in which he makes public a portion of president tafts letter written to the chief forester at the time the letter to secretary ballinger was dictated the ille president said lie he hoped mr pinchot would not find reason in the ballinger letter for resigning 1 I shall not resign declares mr chot and he adds that lie he Is going to continue to serve the government along the same line he has pursued in the past concluding with the state ment 1 I believe in equality of opportunity port unity and the roosevelt policies and I 1 pr propose appose to stand for them as aa long as I 1 have the strength to stand for anything |