The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-05-21
CONFERENCE ENDED
ITS RESULTS ARE AMPLE BUT
NOT VET CLEARLY SEEN.
RECORD is TO BE PRINTED
Declaration Of Cooperation Is Adopt.
ed and Permanent Organization
Will Be Formed-last SEES
sion is Interesting.

Washington. The first conference
of the governors OF the states Of
the American union ended Friday.
Like many OF the important events OF
history. time is needed 60 reveal the
epoch which the president and the
governors believe has been made.
The accomplishments OF the confer
ence, which had been In session at the
White House for three days, cannot
be set forth with mathematical pre-
cision. That its immediate results
are more than ample Is the expression
OF President Roosevelt. who brought
Il about, and OF the governors who par
ticipated.
Startling Facts Compiled.
The printed record OF the conference.
which later will be available to every
American home, will be a compilation
OF facts. startling in their meaning.
convincing In their universal conclu-
sion that the states must act. and that
the states and the nation must CO
operate to the end that to the whole
leople of the nation may accrue the
lasting benefit OF its natural resources.
Besides the compilation OF facts by
the experts and the freely expressed
opinion OF the governors. the confer
ence leaves as its permanent record
thousand words Of declaration.
Not declaration OF independence"
but a declaration OF cooperation"
Perhaps greater In importance than
all else was the determination OF the
governors to perfect a permanent or
ganization whereby a heretofore un.
known intimacy may be developed
among the executives Of the 46 SOW
ereign states, made strong by com
mon purpose, and made potent by
announcements which may not light
ly be disregarded
Set Program Discarded.
OF the last day the story Is one OF
many features. The set program was
5wept aside. The president presided
throughout. He interjected remarks
and speeches He brought TO the
platform men who made plain the pre-
yailing feeling. that thought and care
must be exercised for the future.
The prepared papers were not pre-
sented but they will be printed In
the permanent record. Their place
was taken first by the declaration"
which was adopted after discussion.
Then william J. Bryan was presented
by the president. He touched the
same chords which had produced Tic
vibration OF harmony and coopera.
ton. A governors discussion brought
many state executives TO the plat
form but the product was altogether
that OF harmony. and the sentiments
expressed we're applauded alike by
all
President Roosevelt himself. an.
swering the one criticism-that OF
Gov. Folk of Missonri-to the declera-
ton. aroused the conference to It's
warmest demonstration OF approval
He swept aside the academic ques-
tion" OF where the line OF authority
should be drawn between the states
and the nation. lie wanted action.
and what he said received indorse-
ment at each period
Mrs. Roosevelt Entertains.
The desire Of Mrs. Roosevelt 10 en-.
terrain the governors WAS not
thwarted even by the rain which fell
drearily throughout the day. A gar
den party had been planned by her to
be held in the south grounds OF the
White House during the late after.
noon. The garden party was brought
inside the White House. and lost none
OF its zest by the transformation.
More than 1900 guests were present
Afternoon and evening trains from
Washington took many OF the distin.
guished guests from the city. and the
first conference Of The nation on the
conservation OF it's natural resources
passed into history.