The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-13
ROOSEVELT AND
ALL GOVERNORS
IN CONF FERENCE
Great Problem OF Preserving
Country's Natural Resources
Up for Solution.
TO DISCUSS PLANS FOR
PRESERVING RESOURCES
President Suggests That Gov.
Fort Be Named on Reso-
lutiOns Committee.


WASHINGTON, May 13.--The White
House was the scene today Of the as
senblage OF many of the most distin-
guished figures in the political and in
dustrial life of the nation. The occa-
sion was the conference by President
Roosevelt with the Governors of near
~ all the States and territories to con-
slider the broad question of conserva-
tton of the country's natural resources.
The conference will continue through
Friday.
representing the government were
the President of the United States, the
Nice-President, the Cabinet justices of
the United States Supreme Court and
members OF both houses of Congress.
The States were represented by their
chief executives and the conferees ap-
pointd by them. The industries were
represented by Andrew Carnegie,
James ]. Hill, John Mitchell and DIR.
I. c. White, State Geologist of West
Virginia, and perhaps the leading ex-
pert on coal in the United States. The
specially invited guests included three
Democratic candidates for the presi-
DENTAL nomination--William Jennings
Bryan, Judge George Gray. of Della
ware. and Governor John A. johnson,
of Minnesota.
The conference is the outgrowth of
the recommendation Of the inland
waterways convention to President
Roosevelt.
Presidents Roosevelt's reception by
the Governors and the 800 distin-
guished attendants on the conference,
as he entered the East Room by the
side of President Fairbanks, was
the first evidence that the assemblage
was not to be bound too closely by dig
nifty. The Governors stood up, clapped
their hands and Justify cheered. The
President took UP a small gaYel. aud
the history making conference was on.
Senators and members of the House
of Representative indicated by their
numbers that tho session of Congrass
might have to proceed without a quo
rum.
On the east wall of the east ropin
arose the improvised platform. trimmed
in green plush. On either side of the
illumination arrangement was placed 4
silk American nag, back of which on
the right was the Presidents flaG, as
commander in chief of the army. aud
on the left his flag as commander-in-
chief of the navy.
When the President had taken bis
place on the right of the platform,
with the President on his left,
the Rev. Edward Everett Hale chap
lain of the Senate, arose. and 'e0ning
with one arm on the back of the Presi'
dents chair, read a portion Of the
Scriptures, descriptive of the promised
land and then pronounced a feeling
invocation, in which he asked heavens
help in tte deliberations to be had. At
tho conclusion of the ,.tvocd' ion, tii
President, without preitn2"s"v cere-
rnony, began his address to Che Gov
ernors.
When. after praising the Inland
Waterways Commission, he remarked:
1.-THE commission ought to be perpetu-
ated. and IL. Congress does not see fit
10 do so I shall do it myself" the
gathering was fairly stanpeded by
cheers, applause, shouts and laughter.
Fort on Committee.
when the President had finished. at
11:55 o'clock he made the suggestion
that at the afternoon session a com
rnittee on resolutions be appointed
Merely as a suggestion, he said, the
following names for this committee had
heen mentioned: Governors Blanchard,
of Louisiana: Fort, of New Jersey;
Cutler. of Utah: Dawson, of Wisconsin,
and AnseI. of South Carolina. After
the President had stated further thar
n might expedite the work Of the con-
ference to have all suggestions for ac-
+ion referred to this committee he yield
ed the floor to Governor Johnson, OF
Minnesota.
president Roosevelt's suggestion was
n,t In a motion and carried, without
discussion or opposition. The suggestion
~ the President that all speeches by
evnerts he limited TO twenty minutes
and that the formal discussion be con-
6ned 10 speeehes Of ten minutes dura-
tion also was made a rule of the con-
ventfon on motion of Governor Johnson
Tho session ended at noon, when the
President and Vice-President gave an
Informal reception.
Rapid Fire Chat.
Aetor tho reception the Governors as
sa,,oblcd on the portico of the White
House with the President ana VICE
President and the guests, VINO incluoeu
william j. Bryan, Andrew Carnegie
James J. Hill and GustaNe Sch"ap'
where several groups Of photographs
we're made. While the group was pelhB I
fcontinued on second Fage)