The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-02-19
ROOSEVELT WOULD HAVE ALL
NATIONS JOIN IN GREAT CON-
sERvATloN CONGRESS.
WOULD SAVE RESOURCES
North American Organization Begins
Series Of Sessions in Washington, D.
c., and Is Addressed on Important
Question Before II by the Chief Ex-
ecutive-Pinchot Chosen President.

Washington, Feb. lS.-Conservation
co operation of world wide scope was
the keynote of an address of President
Roosevelt, made at the White House
today before the delegates in attend
ance upon the North American Con-
servation commission, This sentiment,
which was first voiced by the presi-
dent, gathered considerable momentum
during the days proceedings and
was reflected in addresses of those
who PARTICIPATED.
president Roosevelt, after the ses-
sion opened, expressed the hope to
Secretary of State Bacon that a uni
versal conservation congress. in which
all nations shall be invited to partici-
pate, should become a reality in the
not distant future
The president, after extending u
hearty welcome. said:
This conference represents one of
the many steps that have been taken
or recent years looking towards q har-
monious cooperation between the ma
tons of the earth for the common ad-
vancement Of all.
In international relations the great
feature of the growth of the last CEN
tury has been the gradual recognition
OF the fact that instead of it's being
normally to the interest of one nation
TO see another depressed, 1t is normally
to the interest of each nation to see the
others elevated. Fundamentally, II is
the same with nations as it is with
individuals.
IN commercial relations the trade
OF one nation is greatest not with the
poor and backward, but with the rich
and progressive nation,
A Step Forward.
The movement that you gentlemen
are beginning. of national corporation
for the conservation of a national and
internatinoal resource, marks another
stage in the advance along these lines
Each nation will be left absolutely
free, of course, to exercise it's own
wisdom in doing with the things that
concern itself but / know of no. ma
ton, or no individual, that cannot prof
1t by the wisdom of others.
In addition, the opportunity win be
given to all of us to join together in
doing the work that can best be done
In union, by all or someN of us, as
compared with doing it each one sep
arately. With nations whose bound
aries march along great extent of
land frontier, as with Canada, the
United States and Mexico, there are
necessarily large tracts of land in
which the welfare of the people de-
pends upon the action not only of that
country, but Of the neighboring coun-
try. This, of course, is especially true
where our streams are concerned. You
cannot cut down the forests on the
headwaters of an international stream
without having II hurt both nations"
Question Of Time.
Secretary Wilson declared it WaA
only a question of time when, through
the efforts of experts of his depart
ment, the cotton bowl weevil, which
has been destructive of the cotton in.
dustry, and the cattle tick, will be en-
tirely eradicated. The experiments in
the cotton states, the secretary said,
would also benefit Mexico.
Canada, said Commissioner Sydney
Fisher, has watched with the closest
attention the conservation movement
in the United States.
Romulo Escobas, one of the Mexi-
can commissioners, declared the con-
servation movement would find no
boundary line, but eventually would
prevail in all countries.
A dark picture Of the alleged wan
ton destruction Of American forests
was painted by Senator Smoot of
Utah.
Senator NeWlands prophesied that
the movement will find a constantly
increasing momentum.
permanent organization was eff
fected by the election of Clifford Pin