The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
CLIFFORD PINCHOT
ASKS QUESTION
FOR WHOM SHALL y 3 CONSfIii1 +
OUR RESOURCES?
THE FEW OR THE MANY?
Investigation VIII Probably Answer
the Chief of Forest Service and
Throw Light on Other Matters rel
alive to the Subject.

Washington, December 29.-''4ne
American people have evidently made
UP their minds that our natural re-
sources shall be conserved. But for
whose benefit? For the benefit of the
few or the profit of the many The
great conflict now being fought viii
decide"
In these words Clifford Pinchot,
chief of the forest service Of the Ma
tional government, in an address de-
livered last Monday threw down the
gauntlet TO the opposition which is
fighting to Gust him and MS program
OF conservation. He talked before
the Peoples Forum Of the city Of
New Rochelle. n. Y
II shows that Mr. Pinehot is stand
ing Pat and is ready TO do battle with
the forces arrayed against him and
his policy of conservation of the re-
sources Of the country, which are the
natural heritage of posterity. He did
not mention by name any OF the
forces that are antagonizing him and
his policy, but he said some things
which were quite as pointed as if he
had mentioned names
II is the honorable distinction,
he declares earnestly, of the for
estry service that it has been more
constantly, more violently and more
bitterly attacked by the representa-
tives of the special interests in recent
years than any other government bu-
reau.
And again: The more successful
We have been in preventing land grab
bing and the absorption OF water pow
er by the special interests. the more
ingenious, the more devious and the
more dangerous these attacks have
become. A favorite one is to assert
that the forest service in its zeal for
the public interest has played ducks
and brakes with the acts OF CON
gress.
The fact IS, on the contrary, that
the service has had warrant of law
for everything it has done
And still further, he said I'VE
hold it to be the first duty of public
officer TO obey the law But we hold
it to be his second duty, and lose
second, to do everything the law will
let him do for the public gOou, anu
not merely what the law directs or
compels him to do
TBfnobof
said: I believe the American people
are weary of politics for revenue only.
It's time to take business out of poll
tics and keep It outline for the
political activity of tnis nation to be
aimed squarely at the welfare of all
OF US, and squarely away from the
excessive profits of few Of US
4 believe in our form Of govern
ment, and I believe in the golden rule
But we must face the truth that mon
opoly Of the sources Of production
makes it impossible for vast numbers
of men and women to make A fair
living
l have quoted these paragraphs
from the address Of Mr. Pfnchot TO
show his attitude in this matter ana
to show that was justified in tne
first letters I wrote to The Post on
this subject.
It also proves that there is going to
be q RIP snoring time when this in
ves1igation is pulled of. and that
somebody is going to be scorehed
when Mr.. Pinehot gets on the witness
stand
Whomsoever this Investigation may
hurt, 1t is not going to be the great
common peSple Of this country. and
they may contemplate its outcome
with eompIacent serenity Houston
Pest