The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
FOR CONFERENCE
DEMONSTRATION
ROOSEVELT INVITES THE CANA
dams AND MExIcANs TO
JOIN MOVEMENT.
PINCHOT IS SENT ON MISSION
Great Results Are Looked For at Con-
tinent Wide Meeting at
Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Announce
ment was made at the White House
today of a proposed plan for confer
ence looking toward the conservation
of the natural resources of America,
to be held at the Whit eHouse, Feb. 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 Nation
al Conservation Commission and Chief
Forester of the United States, whom
President Roosevelt has chosen as his
personal representative to convey the
invitations and to confer with the au-
thorities Of the two Governments. Mr.
Pinchot win first visit Canada, leaving
tomorrow. He will then carry the in
vitation to President Diaz at Mexico
City.
The proposed North American con-
ference is the outgrowth of the two
conservation conferences held in
Washington, in which the Governors
of the States and Territories were the
principal conferees. At the second
conference, in which, on Dec. s, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and President-elect
Taft participated, representatives of
the Canadian Government were pres
ent and expressed their interest in
the conservation movement.
The main object of the conference,
as announced, will be to point out
that natural resources are not limited
to the boundary lines which separate
nations, to develop better knowledge
of the natural resources of each Ma
ton on the part of the others, and to
invite suggestions for concurrent eel
ton for the protection of mutual in
terests related to conservation.
The Presidents letter to Lord Grey, I
Governor General of Canada, is as fol
lows:
I'm May of the present year, the
Governors of the several States. and
Territories Of this Union and others
net in the White House to confer with
he President and with each other
the amount and condition
4 the natural resources of this colnl
ry, and to consider the most effective +
means for conserving them. The con-
erence was followed by the appoint
ng of conservation commissions on
he part of the Nation and of q ma
ority of the States. |,
"A second conference of the Nation
! Commission with the Governors,
be State Commissions and the Con-
ervation Communities of the great 8
associations has recently been had in
mis- city. It was called to consider
a inventory Of our natural resources
repaired by the National Conservation
commission.
ut is evident that natural resources
re not limited by the boundary lines
hieh separate Nations, and that the e
eed for conserving them upon this n
,ntinent is as wide as the area upon /,
hich they exist. In view, therefore, (,
these considerations, and of the n
ose bonds of friendship and mutual n
ms which exist between Canada and II
e United States, / take especial d
easure in inviting you to designate W
of the Government OF a
lnada to meet and consult with rep q,
sentatives of thes-State and other q,
partments of this Government and cr
e National Conservation Commission y.
the city of Washington on Feb. IS, 70
90. "a
II have this day addressed a SIM
II invitation to the Republic of Mex
THE conclusions of such confer
ce, while wholly advisory in char
ter, could hardly fail to yield I'm
rtant beneficial results, both in a ~
tier knowledge Of the natural re- -
lrces of each Nation on the part of -
hers, and in suggestions for con. =,
trent action for the protection OF -,
ltual interests related to conserva- -
n. Sincerely yours, A.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT" n,