Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-01
PINCHOT CAUSE
OF HOT DEBATE
BY IRRIGATORS
COLORADO MAN CRITICISES
FORESTRY SERVICE
CHIEF OF BUREAU Is SEVERELY
ARRAIGNED FOR POLICY
Several Western Men Participate In
Spirited Discussion at Albuquer-
que--chcagoan Makes Re-
ply to Charges
IBy Associated Press. ]

A LBUQUERQUE, N. M, Sept. 3d.
II The anticipated attack in the Ma
"a tional Irrigation congress on the
administrations forestry policy came
at the morning session today When ~
c. Beaman of Denver, in an ADDRESS
covering one hour made a sweeping
and severe arraignment OF the forestry
service by Clifford Pinchot.
At the afternoon session George H.
Maxwell of Colorado made a ringing
response to the attack of the Colorado
man.
Several western men took part in the
discussion, some attacking, others de-
Tending the bureau, but the speech by
Mr. Beaman and the reply of MI.
Maxwell overshadowed all events OF
the session.
Beaman's Speech
Mr.. Beaman of Denver spoke on '"The
National Forests and the Forest SerV-
ice." He said:
mo policy of recent years has done
so much to ALLEVIATE the friends Oh the
government as the mistaken policy OF
the forest service, and II any or tne
mountain states shall go Democratic
this fall it will be partly for that rea-
son. If a state government had treated
it's people in such a manner 1t would
have been ousted at the next cleo
ton"
Mr.. Beaman discussed the contents of
many of Mr.. Pinchot's circulars as Wen
as interviews and statements credited
to him in newspapers and magazines
under the caption, wasting Our Re-
sources and Other HoDgoDllnS. he
said:
"Mr. Pincot says We are wasting
our resources; that they will soon be
exhausted, whereas they should be
preserved for posterity. This he es-
pecially applies to coal, iron and tim
ber. 1t is easy to make this charge'
but has Mr.. Pinchot ever informed US
Just what we are to do to prevent this
so-called waste? Shall we stop mining
coal, shut down our steel works, gas
and electric plants and go back to the
blacksmith shop and the tallow candle
1t Is nothing new to have hobgoblins
of future disaster placed on dress pa
rade to frighten the credulous."
An attempt was made to cut Mr.
Beaman's speech short by a delegate
who demanded that the time limit G.
| twenty minutes be enforced. Presiden
Goudy declined to support the point o.
order and the address was completed
without further interruption.
At the end of the address several
questions were asked, one of them by
John j. Fairweather of California, who
asked:
"Is it true that Mr.. Beaman IS the
paid attorney of the Colorado Fv-l and
Iron company"
President Goudy ruled the question
out of order, but Mr.. Beaman replied,
saying that he had been the company s
attorney since it's organization but that
the corporation had no interest at stake
in the forestry problem, and that the
policy of the bureau in locking up the
coal lands" was of vast benefit to the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company in
that 1t prevented competition from new
coal fields.
Mr. Maxwell, editor of Maxwel's s
Talisman of Chicago and one of the
founders of the irrigation congress, de-
parted from the subject assigned to
him on the program and launched at
once into the defense of the forestry
service.
The speaker contended the forestry
service had made mistakes in admins
trative details, but said in the main 1T
was going along the right line, and
aside from the inevitable errors which
creep into the execution of any great
policy there was no just ground for
criticism. He intimated the attack on
the service was inspired by purely
selfish motives,'' and closed with an
eloquent tribute to this work of Pin
chot.
f. 9. H1nk1e or Cal1torn1a, while de-
Tending the forestry service, made a
brief argument in favor Of a commits
sion to which complaints as to the ad-
ministration of the reserves might be
made
John Barrett, director of the bureau
of American republics, delivered long
address, describing the progress of ir-
rigation through the American repub-
lies, and urging an international con-
erraes In, 1910 for which said fhp
governments of the several republics
participating should appropriate funds,
The resolutions committee began
work tonight on a number of resolu-
tions introduced during the day. Among
these was one Of the Rock Island rail-
road protesting against any further re-
striction of immigration as opposed to
the rapid development and colonization
of semi-arid states.