The Washington herald., 1908-07-15
ROOSEVELT WRITES
TO MRS. CLEVELAND
Tells Why He Named Forest
for eX-PFesident.
THINKS THE HONOR IS DUE
Recalls Policies of Former Execu-
tive Regarding Conservation of
July - to Attend Meeting of Cen
eraI Naval BOard-PIans 70 Speak.

Oyster Bay. y Y. July 14-President
Roosevelt made public to-day the follow
ing letter. which he sent TO Mrs. Cleve-
land last Monday:
Ny Dear Mrs Cleveland: It has
recently been my privilege to sign
4 proclamation changing the name
Of the San Jacinto National Forest to
the Cleveland National Forest. May I
express 10 you the very great pleasure
it gave me to take that action-a pleas
ure mingled with a keen sense of the
loss to our country and 10 our citizens
in the death Of President Cleveland
On February y. 1877. President Cleve-
land signed the proclamation creating
the San Jaciato Forest Reserve. in
Southern California. The dateN Febru-
airy .. was no mere accident. since the
signature Of the proclamation was timed
TO coincide with the birthday Of our
first President
President Cleveland was one Of the
first to recognize the need for forest
preservation, and the creation Of the
san Jacinto and other forest reserves.
with total area Of 45.6S6.s2O acres. was
one Of the results Of his foresight in this
direction
Cleveland Always Interested.
'"ThrougEou. his life he took great
interest in conserving the natural re
sources of the nation. and particularly
regretted his inability 20 attend the
meeting OF the governors IN May. be
cause that meeting was in part the fruit
Of seed be had sown years before
The name of Grover Cleveland will
always be prominently Identified with
the movement 20 protect the forests Of
the United States. and Il seemed 10 me
eminently fitting that one Of the forests
which he created should bear his name
throughout all time.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The President announced to-day that he
would attend the meeting Of the general
naval board 10 be held at the Naval War
College. At Newport. on July - The
President viii make the trip in the gov
eminent yacht Mayfower. now living OF
Whitestone- He will leave Oyster Bay
next Tuesday evening and return early on
Thursday morning.
VIII BE Guest of Admiral
While ashore the President will be the
guest Of Rear Admiral John r. Merrill.
the president Of the Naval War College
He win be present when the General Ma
val Board discusses the plans for the new
battle ships. and viii deliver an address
TO the officers at the college on Wednes-
day morning The Presidents subject
will be the navy, and he viii probably
take the opportunity TO express his be
Eef in the need for a larger battle ship
feet
Herman Riders appeal 70 the PreSi-
dent on behalf Of the American Newspa-
per Publishers Association 10 take ac-
tion against the paper manufacturers
pools has been turned over 10 the Depart
meut OF Justice. Secretary Loeb said to-
day that the President would not make a
personal reply to Mr. Ridder.
According 10 Secretary Loeb also the
President viii make no reply 20 the criri-
cism by J. c. Phelps Stokes and Mrs.
Stokes OF his last Saturdays speech in
which he attacked some examples Of
privileges as set forth by certain social
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