Show T cHIn CHIEF PINCHOT IN WASHINGTON Will Continue to Carry Out His Policies Without Modi Modification Modification Modification PRESIDENT WILL BACK HIM FORESTER DECLARES WATER WATERPOWER WATERPOWER WATERPOWER POWER TRUST SURELY EXISTS Washington Oct Got 1 With a full de determination determination determination termination to continue without the slightest modification of his policies re regarding regardIng regarding garding the conservation of the nations natural resources and the national for forests forests forest ests est Gifford Pinchot chief forester of the th government returned here today after a two months inspection of practically practIcally all of the national forest re ro reserves reserves serves In speaking of the conservation ques question question tion flon Mr lIr Pinchot declared that the peo pea people people pie of the country especially of the west were now awake as never before to that problem President Taft he said had defined his position regarding conservation and there could now be beno beno beno no possible doubt that he is strongly committed to that policy His Plans Unchanged Mr Pinchot stated most emphatically that he had come back here to pursue his conservation and forestry policies just as he had carried them on in the past Mr Pinchot declared that the national forests were never in better condition that the district plan of organization was vas in admirable shape and the per personnel personnel personnel on a higher standard than ever before Public sentiment he declared was very rapidly getting to be unanimous unanimous in favor of the forest service work and he added that Secretary Wilsons trip through the west recently had done donean doneau donean an au immense amount of good Mr Pinchot declined to say anything P tor mr publication regarding the controversy between himself and Secre Secretary Secretary Secretary tary Ballinger over conservation mat matters matters matter ter but stated emphatically that he would not resign Pointing out that there was a water waterpower waterpower waterpower power trust certainly in process of ot for formation formation formation mation Mr Pinchot declared that It was one of the biggest questions which would be put up for action at this ses session session session sion of congress adding that we have got to do something about the matter or else lose out outRe He Re said that the tendency of consoli consolidation consolIdation dation which was now going on in all industrial enterprises necessarily in the end would II lead to the merging together of the water power interests exactly as asIt asIt asIt It has in the steel and oil Industries When asked if it were possible to head off this proposed trust Mr lr Pinchot ex expressed expressed expressed pressed the view that we can probably probably probably ably not prevent the consolidation but we can control it J The question of the coal lands in the west and in Alaska Mr lIr Pinchot stated would be another important matter with which congress would have to deal Mr Pinchot will remain here a few days and then meet President Taft and accompany him down the Mississippi river as far as a New Orleans |