Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-15
ASKED TO COME IN
Canada and Mexico Invited TO Enter
Movement for Conservation
Of Resources.
ROOSEVELT TAKES THE LEAD
White House 20 Be Scene of Meeting
in interests of the Continent Of
North America.

Announcement has been made in the
White House of q plan for confer
ence looking toward the conservation
of tue natural resources of North
America, to be held In .the White
House Feb IS next. Letters suggest
ing the plan have been addressed by
President Roosevelt TO the governor
general and the premier of Canada
and to President Diaz of Mexico. They
will be delivered to those officials by
Clifford Pinchot, chairman of the ma
tional conseEyation commission and
chief forester of the United States.
whom President Roosevelt has chosen
as his personal representative to con-
fer with the authorities of the two
governments. Pinchot first viii visit
Canada. He then will carry the in
vitation to Fresident DiaZ in Mexico
| City.
| The proposed North AufeIican con-
| ference IS the outgrowth of the two
conservation conferences held in Wash.
ington in which the governors of the
L
! cipal conferees. At the second confer
ence in which. on Dec. s, President
Roosevelt and President Elect Taft
participated. representatives of the
Canadian government We're present
and they expressed interest in the con
| seryation movement. Out of that and
the general interest the people of the
| in nh.
ject grew the idea Of North Amer.
lean conference to consider mutual
interests involved in the conservation
of natural resources and TO deliberate
upon the practicability of preparing q
general plan adapted TO promote the
welfare of the nations concerned"
The representatives designated by
the Canadian and Mexican govern
ments will under the plan consult
with representatives of the state an(
other departments of this government
and with the national conservation
commission. The main object OF til,
conference, as announced, will be t
point out that natural resources ar
not limited by the boundary lines whicl
separate nations, to develop a bette
knowledge of the natural resources Q
each nation on the part of the other
and to invite suggestions for concur
rent action for the protection of mu
tual interests related to conservation.
Letter'ito lord Grey.
The presidents letter TO Lord Grey
/ governor general of Canada, Is in par
as follows:
ut is evident that natural resource
+ are not limited by the boundary line
, which separate nations and that I'd
need for conserving them upon thi
!. continent is as wide, as the area upo
which they exist In view, therefore
{ Of these considerations and of the clos
} bonds of friendship and mutual aim
which exist between Canada and th
+ United States l take especial pleasur
+ in inviting you to designate represent;
!; tives of the government of Canada [
: meet and consult with representative
, of the state and other departments c
. this government and the national coz
; | servation commission in the city {
$ Washington on Feb. Is, 1860. The pu
: pose of the conference l have the no,
: or to propose is to consider mutual il
terests involved in the conservation {
natural resources and in this greG
field to deliberate upon the practic'
bility of preparing general pla
adapted to promote the welfare of tt
nations concerned.
Il have this day addressed simila
!, invitation TO the republic of Mexic