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TO SAVE RESOURCES
States and Nation 10 Combine
to Accomplish II.
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE

Fer,y-feur Governors and Hundreds Of
Other Prominent Men Discuss Com.
try's Natural Resources With the
President.
Washington. May 1.-Two ideas
destined TO mark material progress ia
Americas future. resulted from the
first OF the three-days conference at
the White House. AT which President
Roosevelt. the governors OF forty-four
states cabinet officers. supreme court
Judges. senators. representative and
experts are participating in Efforts 20
reach conclusions ON the best methods
oi conserving the natural resources Of
! tae United States.
The FIRST is that permanent orrlui-
cation between the states and tae ma
I zion IS necessary and viii Nbcy re-
salt from the present conference. %
accomplish the end sought The see.
onl suseested by Secretary Root
I Is that taece is no limitation hy tho
T constitution TO the agreements which
/ 1iay d. made between the states SUBJ
! ieCt 90 the approval OF congress The
/ tVo ideas fully developed 10 Is pre-
dicfei. would result in the conscrva-
b tCn of the energies ana resources of
. the nation through uniform ana uu.
/ couii,uns laws both national aud
state.
Furiyfour governors Of sovereign
states cf the Union sat ON glici
ehs.r- iu ihe historic east soom of tha
/ White House Five hundred other per-
sons taxed tne capacity o. che room.
There were cabinet officers s0pr. mo-
court lusticcs senators. repres alta
/ Owes. experts In all lines OF industry
With a flourish of tu.muets. the presl-
dent and vice president entered. and
the conference. the first oi its hn1 i'm
the history of the nation. began
The assembiage faced the east wall,
which was made rcspiendeur by Il
platform backed by two large frame &
maps of the United States showing in
I color its various resources in the
I center OF which was a device for the
production of Colorct glass ilustra-
/ lions of The speeches. with glarins
] reproduction ci forest FIRE on view
/ Seats oi honor directly in 'front.' OF
/ these maps were occupied by members
/ % the presidents cabinet aud Justices
7 20 the supreme court The PIE Sent
/ ana vice president occupied chairs on
/ either side OF the center
There was no doubling the first
/ climax OF the dag. II was che rcren-
I ton of the president When De en-
1 tered the east room the Marine band
! rendered the presidential houors The
! governors arose. they clappeI their
! hands. they shouted Five hundrci oth-
| e-s took their cue. and tho Gemoe stra-
! zion became tumultnous
Then followed a hush The veneer
| able Pr Edward Everett Hale. chap
/ laIa OBJ Use senate. leaning one arm on
I the back of the chair In which the
president vas seated read from ths
scfIp iure- the description OF Tire f.r-
tlity ot the land promised the chill
Z trsn OF Israel. and followed b. vita a
duplication FOR guidance lu the pres
ent Undertaking.
President Roosevelt here began his
! explanation ot the reason f0r the c.u-
ference Ills dity-m mute speech We 3
many times Interrupted hy applausa
ana when he finally reached his point
CO.. praise of the inland waterways COM
mle slon ans declared with charaC,.r.s-
Gee visur that should congress neglect
Goo b. rpctuate the commission % viii
DO it myself" he captured" The ass
-cmllaee. Tie governors stood up and
shouted senators and congressman
added laugh to their applause. AMI
general assent was siven the nti-
ment
The governors ana delegates were
photographed with the president on
tne portioo OF the white House. The
picture viii show also William J..
Bryan. Andrew Carnegie. j. J Hin
and Gustav Schwab. specially invited
participants.