Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-01
P|NCH0T AGAIN
CHALLENGES
bALL|NGER
CONGRESS WILL HAVE TO
DECIDE SAYS FORESTER
Question is Whether Monopo-.
lies VIII Be Allowed to 6obbIe
Coal Veins and Power Sites
on Public Domain.
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Washington. Nav. 20 Clifford pin
ehot. chief If the United states forrest
service. has again thrown down tn,
gauntlet To Secretary OF the interior
Fsailinger. IN regard to tae conserve
tion policy. He declared That con
Rress viii have 20 decide At It's forth
eomine session whether the great coz.
fields OF the country snail continue
10 remain IN the hands or the pe9pis
~ be- gObbled up bf monopolies and
whether the great water power sites
shan be given away TO special inter
ests or be controlled by the people.
Mr.. Finchot makes known his views
a5tnn these two chief sources 0i
power of the present and future" In i
letter to Or. Lyman Abbott Of New
York. Ia response 10 a series Of Qnes-
tAons asked by tho latter on the ma
tional conservation policy"
Referring 10 the development 81
water power and eoal fields. the gov
ann forester declares that IN most
cases actual development OF the
former can best be lone by private in
terests acting under public control
but that III Is neither good sense nor
good morals to let these valuable priv
ii'Ft ptHs rom the ptlUffF EMItfs1tit
for nothing and forever.
In Bnswer 10 DR. Abbott's question.
what IL the danger TO the conserVae
ton policies In the coming session Of
congress 2" Mr.. pinchot declares that
II Is that the privileges of the feN
may continue 10 abstruet the rights OF
b many. especially in the matter Of
winter power ana coal"
Congress must decide At this ses-
REa44 ~ A. III - -
great coal fields, stiil In public oWner
ship shall remain So. IN order that
their use may be controlled with due
regard 70 the interest of the consumer
or whether they shall pass IN private
ownership and be controlled In the
m~onopoltstic interests If u few
Congress must decide also whether
immensely valuable rights 10 the use
Of water power shall he given away
% spectral Interests ia porpetuity and
without com pansation Instead az being
held and controlled hy the public
why IT. II important to protect the
water power aites " asked Or Abbott.
in reply Mir. Pinchot points oni that
u " Of the first Importance 10 pre-
vent them from passing into prtvat
nmnership as they hrve been doing
because the greatest source If power
we know ~ fatling water
Under our form Of civilization" b.
says, " q few men ever succeed IN
controlling the sources OF power. they
VIII eventually control al industry ~
well. If they succeed IN controlling
all industry, they Will necessarily con-
troll the country"
AIR. Pinchot adds that he eAn f'see
no reason VIII, We should deliberately
Keep on helping TO ftstcn the hand
cuffs OF corporate control upon our
selves, Tor nll time. merely because
the few men who would profit BY II
have heretofore had the power
To compel It,"
As one nf the essential things that
must be done To protect the water
powers Tor the people. the granting Of
wnterpowers for ever. either IN no.
nasiaable or navlgnbie streams. must
i's0lutelY stop ACCORDING To MIR PIN
After stating that Ii cannot ht
right Ia grant perpetual rights to the
one great permanent source nf uoNer.
Mr. finchot declares hat III Is lust
~ wrong to mortgage the wolfare az
our children In such y way Watcr
powers must and should be developed
mainly bH private capital and thcy
must and should b, developed mainly
private capital and they must bc
dcveloned under conditions which
make Investments in them profitable
and safe" He adds. however that
neither profit nor safety requires per
uetuai rights Mr. ptnchot declares
further tina there is no reason whttc
specint Interests should be allowed to
them for profit without making
snmr direct payment Ia the people for
he valuable rights derived.
"lt IS last a. essential FOR the pub-
tc welfare that the public should re-
ain ana exercise control 81 water
bower monopoly on nayigu hlp as on
1on-navigHbio streams MT pinchot
states In reply ia The question. does