The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-23

conservation of natural resources
stands first. II is the bottom round
of the ladder on our upward progress
toward condition in which the ma
ton as whole. and its citizens as
individuals. will set national Elf
cheney and the public welfare before
personal profit
The policy of conservation is per
haps the most typical example OF the
general policies which this govern
ment has made peculiarly It's own
during the opening years of the pres
ent century The function of our
government is To insure TO all It's
citizens. now and hereafter, their
rights To life liberty. and the pursuit
OF happiness If We OF this genera
ton destroy the resources from which
our children would otherwise derive
their livelihood we reduce the Ca
pacity of our land TO support a pop
ulation. and 50 either degrade The
standard of living or deprive the
coming generations of their right To
life on this continent II We allow
great industrial organizations 10 ex-
ercise unregulated control of the
means of production and the neces-
saries of life. We deprive the Ameri-
cans of today and OF the future of
industrial liberty. right no less
precious and vital than political free
dom. Industrial liberty was fruit
of political liberty, aud in turn has
become one of its chief supports, and
exactly as We stand for political
democracy 50 We must stand Tor IN
dnstrial democracy.
I he rights 10 life and liberty are
fundamental. and like other fnnda-
mental necessities, wnen once az
anired they are little dwet upon.
The right 10 the pursuit of happiness
is the right whose presence or alb
senee is most likely 10 be felt in dairy
life. I'm whatever il has accomplish
ed. or failed 10 accomplish, the adj
ministration which Is just drawing
10 close has AT least seen clearly
the fundamental need of freedom OF
opportunity for every citizen Ne
have realized that the right OF ev-
cry man 10 live his own life, provide
for his family. and endeaVor. accord
ing To his abilities. To secure for MIN
self and for them a fair share of the
good things of existence. should be
subject TO one Limitation and 10 no
other. The freedom of the individ-
ual should be limited only by the
present and future rights, interests,
and needs of the other individuals
who make up the community. we
should do all in our power 10 develop
and protect individual liberty, indl-
vidnal initiative, but subject always
to the need of preserving and promot-
ing the general good. When neces-
sary. the private right must weld,
under due process of law and with
proper compensation, 10 the welfare
of the commonwealth. The man who
serves the community greatly should
be greatly rewarded by the commun-
ity: as there Is great inequality of
service so there must be great IN
equality Of reward; but no man and
no set of men should he allowed 10
play the game of competition with
loaded dice.
All this is simply good common
sense. The underlying principle OF
conservation has been described as
the application of common sense 10
common problems for the common
good If the description is correct,
then conservation IS the great funda-
mental basis for national efficiency.
In this stage OF the worlds history,
to be fearless. TO be just, and TO be
efficient are the three great require
ments of national life National eff
fieiency is the result of natural re-
sources well handled, of freedom OF