The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1908-05-15
CONFERENCE ENDS
Governors Want Congress to
Save Natural Resources.
OUR FUTURE IS AT STAKE
Favor New National Policy to Pro-
tect Our Natural Sources of Wealth.
President Gives Outline OF His

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President Gives Outline Of His
Policy.
Washington. May ia declaration
of principles. which may we'll be re-
garded as new national policy. Is
the outcome OF the White House c.n-
ference of governors, which ended its
sessions Friday.
With the united voice of all the
states, it calls for the immediate adop-
ton by congress OF comprehens We
plan for waterways improvement ahd
for the conservation OF all natural
sources OF wealth.
This declaration was adopted by
these conferees-governors OF b)'h
political faiths, leaders of org niZed
labor. capitalists. ecoIOmists-wlthou
a single dissenting voice.
Let us conserve the foundations OF
our prosperity" This, the closing SEN
note. but the conference went one step
beyond what seemed to be its oria maj
purpose, and followed John Mitchell
in declaring that. in addition to con-
serving the forests and the soil. the
nation should see to it that greater
protection is afforded TO human Life
in the mines.
The conference carefully avo.de /
making recommendations touching
suy special Improvement. 1t reeog
naed the distinct jurisdiction of the
several states, but held that in the
conservation of the nations resources
the jurisdiction OF both state and ma
ton should be recognized; that this is
a proper subject for cooperation
Following the adop ion of resalu-
:tions, William Jennir IS Bryan was in
vited to spe ak, and inad9 the PRINCE
Tal address OF the sass: n.
A brief ST. lenen: Graw \ frH:n .esi
dent Roosevelt i .arin , upon h att
tude tjwar,. tae COZ or atoms was G.
deep interes Re sac
Ny prin : s:n the ;islatio..
l had :dvo, ed Tor :. cont 81 OF TIE
great corp. atiuGs h"i b zen 10 pre-
vide some fectiN popal i. so.lr.ie.'
for eacn porat IT.
What nave sc :ght fn fin'i out $
the autht ..ity of :, - { na,.on an !
where @ or the - er eau AKA So tn; t
there Sail be So ~ SoyCce.gn POW n
that on behalf III the people. sntli
govern the corpol alton or the in,E
yidual 50 that il Or his acts shall b
beneficial to the peos,sa as whole.
Matters that rela.,: emily to people
within the stale Shcuid be controlic.l
by the state; when they affect moe
than one state they Snould be coz
trolled by the nsslion. Ii the matter
is such that the sSate cannot act, thea
l wish, on behalf of the state i,se.!.
that the nation can act.
For instance. in the matter of
water power. want it provided tina.
the fedeaal government, in maxim
any grant shall specify that it sha,.
not be grant in perpetuity. and thct
some ching shall be paid for it, | wou L
not deny an adequate profit " tbs &C.
po7ation.
'Give an ample reward to the can.
tain of industry. but not an indete.>
inmate reward.
Provide that our children shall. in
their time. have the power OF coNSrol
when that policy can best be car
ried out by the state. carry it Vr by
the state; when it can best be varied
out by the nation, carry it oxa by the
nation.
my concern is not in 3aea academic
side of the question. but ~lHc the Ques.
ton as it will best consserRs the needs
of the people as waaS.'"