Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-17
TIMBER WASTE
MUST STOP.
President Roosevelt FavOrs LegIsIa-
ton Toward That End.
PRESERVING THE FORESTS.
Many Determined Enemies of Trusts
In Congress- Radical Laws Pro-
posed story Of Sen. Hanna.
Special Correspondence.

Washington, Dec l3.-Under the
Roosevelt administration there are
sure to be great strides taken
In the direction Of preserving the for
ests Of the United States. This much
has been Indicated by the message OF
the President, which shows his person.
al knowledge Of the subject. More
over, he has confidence in the man
who advises him upon forestry from
practical standpoint, refer to Mr..
Clifford Pinchot, the expert In the as
sricultaural department This gentle
man has given the subject OF forest
preservation the most careful atten-
tlon and is satisfied he can secure laws
and regulations which will meet the
necessities Of this country instead of
trying for the ideal forestry conditions
Of the old world. Mr., Pinchot has
been given the actual control Of the
great reservations In the western,
states, over which there has been so
much contention In the interior do
partment, the contention involving SCH
ators and representatives from states
where reserves are located and officers
Of the general land office Mr., Pinchot
has the full approval Of the President
In his general scheme for preserving
the forests and for the disposition OF
the timber In such a way as 10 prevent
the denudlng Of the land, leaving II a
barren waste a condition existing In
many regions where once there was
valuable timber There Is, Of course,
tendency in the somewhat new coun-
try. In the region just now developing,
10 use the forests on the public lands
In an indiscriminate manner, giving
no heed TO the future, The plan OF
Mr.. Plnchot, which Is approved by
the President, contempates furnishing
all the timber necessary for all domes-
tic use but not 10 strip the land of all
the trees The way he has gone about
II and the high Endorsement he has
make success assured.
BONE RADICAL PROPOSITIONS.
The trusts have some very deter
mined enemies in Congress, and II some
OF the men had their way 1t would go
hard enough with them. | have IN
mind several propositions that nave
been made to Congress In the way OF
bills For instance, II is proposed by
several gentlemen 10 deny the use OF
the malls 10 any lrm, association
company corporation or two or more
persons composing trusts, so called,
meaning combinations u affect c0mpe-
tition or rivalry IN trade. Othets
would deny interstate commerce 20 the
same concerns. while Others would tax
them out of existence All these prop
osit ions sound fine, but the first great
thing Il TO define a trust ana Inc next
to prove that they are restraining ltaue
or competition or preventing rivalry
This antitrust legislation puzzles the
wIsest men, and the amateur cannot
k,ll the trusts with radical bills.
WOULDN'T CHANGE REGULA-
TONS,
man in charge Of appointments IN
ono of the departments tells me
storv about Senator Hanna which NUS
tra,es n side OF his character not gem
eralv known. The senator has recon-
mended a young man for an appoint
m,nt TO an office in one OF the places
No, within the civil service He was IN
for,ned that certain rules made by the
denortment prevented the appointment
beine made, even though j was not
undar the civil service, All right
soid the senator. II want the place
for tbe young man bad enough. but
do moi want you to break any rules Tor
me mr. any one else. Rules for appoint
msnts as well as for all other bust
meas are made to be enforced ana NOT
to be broken
HANDLES CUBAN LEGISLATION
=, Is well for this country and Tor
cnba that az the head OF the commit
tse m cuban affairs is Senator Plat OF
Co,neeticut A lawyer Of great ability
4 man having twenty years expert
pnre in the Senate, during which uinV
he became familiar with territorial gov
ernn,ents and their necessities ne "
peruliarly adapted from an intellectual
no,n, az view to deal with the Cphahs'
pm, more than this he Is a most KIND
h csposed and just man and win sue"
a ,enutatlon for integrity that no IN
Ole sct or motive is questioned. WIN
suos man to handle legislation iof