The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-12
The Most Valued
American Citizen
(By Clifford Pinchot per the Associated Press.


has such sake>n the country No other lends such seadne
and stability National life Therefore, other question CON
Germs more intimately than the question of homes Permanent
homes for ourselves children and Naons is the central
problem The policy of National irrigation of value the United
States many ways, but the greatest of all is this that National
irrigation mupe the which they
their living The old saying Who heard of shouderng
his gun fight for his boarding house. reflects great TRUTH that
is ready defend his country only with with
his vote and his contribution to public opinion the with
manent stake in the who the land from which he makes
that its character when independence when
our Union was preserved we were nreeninen nation Of farmers
We and ought continue exclusively chiefly,
an agricultural country because food enough for
many who owns his land still the backbone Of this
Nation; and one of the things most more of him.
The the farm valuable the Nation like other i
proportion his intelligence, ability pat
otisn but unlike the other citizens also proportion his attach
the soil That the principal spring his steadness his
sanity his simplicity and dcness and many Of his other desirable
qualities. He is the first of home-nlakers
The Nation that will lead the world will be Nation of homes
The object Of the Conservation just this make
country and home for ourselves and for
and effort of any and all Of us
To achieve this any great result straight thinking and
strong action and the straight thinking first To
make this country to
directly about problems and above all understand what
too often hidden by false issues and convention unreal thinking The
easiest hide real issue always has been and always will be-
The first thing need this country President Roosevelt
well set forth that which told what he had been try
to do for the American people equality of opportunity for
citizen No should have less dino ought for
Equality of opportunity object
situations Our institutions and laws valuable in them
selves. They valuable only because they equality
pouni for happiness and welfare for citizens An institution
law not end to be used for the public
good to be modified for the public good and to be Interpreted M the
public good One OF the great reasons why President Roosey adj
mnisaon of such value to the plain American
ke but the spirit giveh life" To follow bndy the letter
law the form of institution without intelligent regard both TO-
disregard the altogether What the of the law
the public good the construction of for the public welfare
without saying that the supreme be obeyd
It reoniTe he Construed R0d construction OF the law works
and in tlp OF OF
who hire the best lawyers and who have the OF nf
in awnakg their command Strict construction necessarily
favors the interests against the people and in the long
do otherwise Wise execution of the law consider what
the ought accomplish for the general good The great
sve trusts subscrvent and adro legal
constructions els central stronghold OF the power in
win the rights they were born WITH legal tecnca seldom help
people The people the law Should have the benefit of
Equality of opportunity deal for man. the Potec-
ton of the citizen against the concentrations of capital the in
gent of laws and institutions for the public good and the con-
ervaon of natural resources not for the trusts but Tor the Peo
p these real issues and real problems pom such things as these
pepetuity of this country Nation of homes really depends
coming that the simple things the things to work
citizen is ne man to work he imagination staggered by the
magnitude of the prize for which work If we succeed there will
through the
land subdued and controlled for the service OF the Peo
pie its rghu masters owned by the many amp not inc rw re-
thereby control the country and more and the rights
If the none will fade into the privileges wealth
There could illustration of the eager rapid unweared
absorption capital of the rights which belong to all the Peoc
than power formed but in rapid process OF
formation This statement true unchenged We met
at every the indignant denial of the water power interests
They community of interest among them and
vet they appear year after year these Congresses by their paid at
orne asking your influence help them remove the few remain
their perpetual and complete absorption OF the remain
ing water powers They tell has significance that the Gene
Electric acquiring great groups or water powers IN Va
GUS parts of the United States dominating the market in
region each And whoever dominates power dominates
all industry Have few drops OF oil scattered on the
,ater spreading they formed c@onuAHs Gin wE:ch N2 III
end at once to agitation the surface The time for us a
tate this question now before the circles or cnacd con-
trail spread uniform unbroken Nationwide cvrng or
single gigantic trust There will be little chance for mere agtato
all
the time for effective protest very short If we do not use
protect ourselves may be very sure that the trust VIII Sys
10 welfare Of the