The Washington herald., 1909-08-28

Seattle. Wash. Aug. 2T-The following
message from President Taft was read
before the members OF the National Con-
servaton Congress here to-day:
Executive Oface Beverly Mass. Aug. 3.
First National Conservation Congress. Seattle:
congratulate you upon the object o. your meet
ing. and hope that your deliberations wiz result in
ussiul ccnclusions Yea can count upon the earnest
support Of this admiuztratiol ON the policy Of the
conservation ~ thc rrturai resources by every reason
able means rr, crlJ within the Federal jurisdiction
and such Recommendation 20 Congress as may be
Best adapted 20 scene US fuA legislation toward
the same end. WILLIAM h. TAFT.
The message was received with great
enthusiasm and was a source OF great
qualification 10 the men fighting for
resolutions indorsing the active policy
Of conservation OF water powers. forests.
and public lands
Trouble Is SheIved.
When the second days session of the
National Conservation Congress met to-
day, there was a general feeling Of re-
lief that the Balinger-Pinchot contro-
versy had been shelved. II was stated
semi-oalcially. That the report OF the
committee on resolutions will make no
reference 10 the disagreement between
the Secretary Of the Interior and the
chief forester
A majority OF the delegates are anxious
to ignore the controversy.
Joseph n. Teal OF Oregon. presided At
the morning session, and Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot was the principal speaker.
his subject being, Principles of con-
servation"
Bear ROOsevelt's Mark.
Mr.. Pinchot said, among other things
Conservatism. the application OF COM
mon sense TO common problems for the
common good. will lead directly TO eff
cheney wherever II is given control We
are coming to see that conservation
viii have two great results-to conserve
our natural resources. which guarantee
our welfare. and TO lead our people N
greater wisdom and effectiveness IN
every department OF our common life
The outcome Of conservation is national
efficiency.
President Roosevelt himself said that
the policy Of conservation is the most
typical example of the policies which will
bear bis mark. Fruitful. vital and benea-
cent, these policies are both deeply need
ed and widely cherished by our people
As a nation we are fortunate at this
time. as | said In my recent speeches at
Spokane, In this fact above all others
that the great man who gave his name
TO these policies has for his successor
another great President whose admins
tration is most sOlemnly pledged to sup
port them"
a. B. Farquhar, OF York. Pa. repre-
sentative Of the American Civic Associa-
Ion
life and health" and Mrs. J. Ellen Eos
ter. Of the Department Of Justice. Wash
ington. on Conservation Of child life
Or. W J McGee. the saltwater expert.
delivered an address on Relative i'm
pOrtance Of our natural resources
Henry Barker, OF Rhode Island. spoke
on Conservation in the civic aspect"
and Gen Marion P Maus, L. S. A. com
manding the Department of the Colum-
bia, on Conservation In the military as
pect"
Conference v-fth Lumbermen.
Mr.. Pinchot and representative lumber
men of Oregon. Idaho. and Washington
held a conference here to-day TO devise
a method of gathering accurate informa-
ton and quotations for use in the month
ly and quarterly reports OF the Forest
Service
The reports are intended TO hold a posi-
ton with respect 10 lumber similar TO
that OF the government reports of wheat.
cotton. and tobacco.
The chief forester was assured by the
lumbermen that he will have their hearty
cooperation in his plan for improving
the work OF the Forest Service.
Bir. Pinchot told the lumbermen that
he thought they had made a great mis-
take in not taking the public into their
confidence long ago.
F. G. Griggs, Of Tacoma president OF
the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers
Association, said he felt sure that pub
licity would convince the public that there
was no lumber trust and that competi-
ton was keen. he added that no lum-
herman had made any money during the
last two years.