Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-28
PLANS TO SAVE
RESOURCES OF
THREE NATIONS
PRESIDENT ARRANGES FOR BIG
CONFERENCE
UNITED STATES, CANADA AND
MEXICO TO ACT
Clifford Pinchot Goes to Canada to Ex-
tend MISUNDERSTANDING viii
Be Held February 1s at
White House
w ASHINGTON, Dec. 27-It was

HT ASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-It was
w announced today at the White
House that a conference looking
toward the conservation of the nat
ural resources of North America would
be held at the White House February
Is next
Letters suggesting the plan have
been addressed by President Roosevelt
to the governor general and to the
premier of Canada and to President
Diaz of Mexico. They will be deliv-
cred TO the officials in person by Gift
ford Pinchot, chairman of the national
conservation commission and chief
forester of the United States.
Mr.. Pinchot will first visit Canada,
leaving tomorrow. He will then carry
the invitation to President Diaz at
Mexico City.
The proposed conference is the out
growth of the two conservation con-
ferences in which the governors of
the states and territories were the prin
cipal confreres.
At the second conference represen-
tatives of the Canadian government
expressed their interest in the move
ment,
Out of this grew the idea of a North
American conference ''to consider mu-
tual interests involved in the conser-
Vation of natural resources and to de-
liberate upon the practicability of pro-
curing plan adapted to promote the
welfare of the nations concerned"
Mr.. RooseveIt's Letter
The presidents letter to the governor
general of Canada is as follows:
I'm May of the present year, the gov
ernors of the several states and terri
tories of this Union met in the White
House to confer with the president
and with each other concerning the
amount and condition of the natural
resources of this country and to con-
slider the most effective means of con-
serving them.
1.-THE conference was followed by the
appointment of conservation commits
sions on the part of the nation and a
majority of the states.
"A second conference has recently
been held in this city. 1t was called
to consider an inventory of our natural
resources prepared by the national con-
servation commission. It's most inn
portant result will doubtless appear in
cooperation on the part or the nation
the states and the great associations
of citizens for action upon this great
question upon which the progress of
the people of the United States obvi-
ously depends.
at is evident the natural resources
are not limited by boundary lines
which separate nations, and that the
need for conserving them upon this
continent is as wide as the area upon
which they exist
Asks for Delegates
"In view, therefore, of these consid-
erations and of the close bonds Of
friendship and mutual aims which exist
between Canada and the United States,
/ take especial pleasure in inviting
you to designate representatives of the
state and other departments of this
government and the national conseT-
walton commission in the city of Wash
ington of February 1S, 1909.
1.-THE purpose of the conference /
have the honor to propose is to con-
slider mutual interests involved in the
conservation of natural resources, and
in this great field to deliberate upon
the practicabiity of preparing gen.
eral plan adopted to promote the well
fare of the nations concerned.
"I have this day addressed a similar
invitation to the republic of Mexico
expressing my hope that representa-
tives of that government also will be
present and participate in the pro-
posed conference for the preservation of
natural resources of North America.
. 'The conclusions of such confer
ence, while wholly advisory in charac-
ter, should hardly fail to yield impor-
tant beneficial results both in a better
knowledge of the natural resources of
each nation on the part of others and
in suggestions for concurrent action
for the protection of mutual interests
related to conservation.
GAS my representative to convey to
you this letter and invitation and at
your desire to consult with you con-
cerning the proposed conference l have
selected an officer of this government,
chief of the United States forest SER
vice and chairman of the national con-
servation commission, whom | COM
mend to your kind offices. Sincerely
yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
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