The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-20
DUBOIS 70 ROOSEVELT
FORESTS MUST BE PRESERVED
Republican Senator ON Record as Opposed
to the Administration Plsns-ssnstar
senator Dubois Gives to President
Idea Of Idaha's Needs and Resources

on for some time between Senator
Hepburn aud Chief Forester Pinchot.
The senior senator from Idaho takes
issue with Senator Heyburn aud not
only indorses all that the chief
forester has done aud IL eOntemplat.
ing doing Ia tho way OF establishing
forest reserves Ia Ida BIO. but gOeA
step further aud asserts that this .
one Of the most important govern
mental undertakings that has been
attempted By any administration,
lengthy letter sent 10 the presiden.,
Senator Dubois indorses the recon
mendation nl Chief Forester Pinohot
for the establishment Of additional
forest reserves la idaho. The fact
that tho Idaho delegation is divided
upon this question and that Chief
Forester Piuchot IL an especial
favorite Of the president indicates
thAl the contemplated establishment
Of Eve additional forest reserves la
Idsho and two additions TO reserves
already established will receive the
approval Of President Roosevelt.
LETTER BY SENATOR DUBOIS
Senator Dubois writes
Washington, May 5-l propose 70
disoaas the question Of the establish
msnt % forest reserves ~ the
national government. directing my
attention especially 10 the proposed
usw reserves to Idaho.
am strong advocate Of the
policy ~ forrest reserves. aud
specifically indorse tho national
reserves iu cur state. do this after
very careful consideration 81 all the
Interests Involved IN taking this
position differ radically aith my
COLLEAGUES, senator Hepburn, Who
offsets specifically TO tho establish.
msnt ~ each Of tho proposed forest
reserves ia Idaho. understand
from tho Bouurrs Ferry Herald aud
other qualifications 10 Idaho that
Congressman French aud Governor
6ooiinR iHdorae tho position taken
~ senator ioybaru Assuming
this 10 - true, dtHer radicAliy
wiih Congressman French and
Governor GoodiuR also.
Whcn forest reserves we're tlFsi
created aud that policy hrst entered
upon, aud especially during tho a.
mtuls,tatiou q President Cleveland,
tho western Representatives 10 con
grusa bitterly assaulted ghs creation o.
thoaa reserves Joined wtth ms
colleagues from tho Rocky Mountain
region ia this opposition. aud -
continued tho fieh, Rlmoat aDitedll
aud with great carosstnsss fuE .
number 81 yeafa We dtarlaimef
aiways any objection TO the policy
lot COMMANDED against the method
which ucro need IN creating. matt
taiaiuR aud controlling thos
rcservcn During these years reserve
woru created without sufficient In
vpsttgatiou. aud there were not sutii
ctent safeguards 60 protect stool
ralaaTs. miners. lumbvrmeu, aRti
cultuyists aud people Of our s"cttol
generally. Tho eight 81 the Wesieri
men vas constant aud united. On
demands we're Get forth Ia uumerou
speeches. and finally we're acccdei
20. The policy which controls th
creation Of forest reserves today an
their administration IL substantial
the policy which the representative
of the western states In coBgres
have contnnded for. aud is suit
stautially what tho wes,, through i,
representatives. demanded,
The passage OF the national irrigs
tlon act aud tho construction {
large irrigation works by the govern
ment all over our western countr
which will reclaim millions Of ACRE
of desert lands, had made the furthe
extension of forest reserves alread
sxiatius aud the erosion Of ne
forest reserves a necessity. Fore
reserves aud irrigation go hand
hand. You can not separate on
from the other.
CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED.
The trouble with my colleagn,
Senator Hey burn, lie, | think, til
he Ia making fight based upon COZ
ditions which do not exist. He
oontendlng against evils which Il
united effort Of the western rel
resentatives In congress successful
combated and removed before be b
came a senator.
II, In any proposed reserve an,
where, any particular individual,
few individuals, suffer, Rdequa
compensation is made 10 them. A
that any such individual, or class
individuals, has to do is to call q
attention OF their congressman
senator to the facts In hls lndividu
case aud the proper remedy and reli