The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-06
A HEATED DEBATE
IS PREC|P|TATED
Presidents Forestry Policy is
Being Criticised
HEPBURN MAKES ATTACK
"PoIicy," Said the Idaho Senator, BE
longs to Monarchles and King
doms and Not to Republics"
Defended BY Reeder.

Boise Idaho, September 5-The so-called
policy of the administration in setting
aside large areas in the west for forest
reserves wss the subject which precipi-
tated an acrimonious and at times SEN
sational debate at last nights session of
the irrigation congress. clifford Plnchot
chief of the bureau of forestry, stated
that the policy of President Roosevelt
was to give every part of the public
lands their best use" These reserves, to
a certain extent controls the business
Of the west he said, for the chief summer
range is in the reserves. The stock men
could not be kept off entirely at the de-
mand of the irrigatonists. He said neither
could the service let them have free run
of the reserves.
Senator Hepburn launched a bitter at
tack on the administration forestry pol
icy. The people were told what was the
policy of the administration. he said. but
the administration has no right to have
any policy except assisted In the statutes.
The administration told the people what
we will give you" No one, he said. au-
thorized the administration to give the
people anything. The people were SOW
erign. Policy said the Idaho senator,
"beIongs to monarchies and kingdoms, and
not to republics"
Forestry" he said, has ben fostered
as a policy to uphold the leisurely lazy,
dignity of monarchs."
Heyburn's Retort
Senator Hepburn declared that Cassia
reserve in Idaho was created at the be-
hest of speculatlng cattlemen.
Congressman Reeder of Kansas inter
rupted to declare that the President of
the United States set the reserve aside,
and he did SO from a pure purpose. Sen
ator Hepburn resented the interruption,
whereupon Mr.. Reeder expressed his be-
lief that the Idaho senator was impugning
the Presidents motives. please keep
your ideas to yourself, while l have the
platform retorted Mr. Hepburn. The
President needs no defense from me at
your hands
Senator Hepburn said he did no. luas-
ton the Presidents motives, but thar
the President had been misled by bad
and not disinterested advisers
When Senator Hepburn asserted with
much vehemence that Mr.. Pinchotts
theory about forests subscribing moisture
was all nonsense, there were cries of
mo, no." and In all parts of the house
there was Kissing. Senator Hepburn shout
ed his defiance at the audience. Gees!
hiss away" he said, don't try that with
me. | am too old to be scared by that
process. 1 will have a hearing
Order Is Restored.
When Chairman Carter had restored
order, Mr. Hepburn attacked the National
Forestry association. One of its vice pres
idents, he said, was "Weirhauser, who
owns more timber land than any man In
the world-nore timber than was origin
ally stolen by any man in the world
The Right Rev. Joseph Arearelli of Dem
yer, who spoke of Italian immigration,
deplored the tendency of immigrants from
his country to gather In the slums of
the large cities. but with his class he
contrasted the thousands of thrifty Italian
farmers who were cultivating farms In
the west.
Richard w. Young of Salt Lake City
read paper on sugar beet legislation.
His argument was against tie free ad-
mission of sugar from the Philippines.
Col Roby Harting of the South Caro-
lima delegation presented the Drainage
Needs of South Carolina" He urged the
irrigation congress to espouse the cause
of his state and help to secure federal
appropriations for the reclamation of
South Carolina marshes and swamp lands.
Sacramento, Cal, is seeking the next
convention, and I'm the effort to obtain
II the delegates from that city today
servel refreshments to all corners at their
Headquarters.