The Washington times., 1909-08-28
FIGHT PRECIPTATED
IN SEATTLE MEETING
of Conservation Coil
gress Marred by Pinchot-
Ballinger Affair.
Continued From First Page.)


timber and water for beneficial use
Under that policy the public domain
east OF the Missouri river, with all its
minerals, timbers and water powers has
passed into private ownership.
That policy, instead OF being waste
ful, or e~xtravagant, was founded on the
truest principle of conservation and has
been INDICATED by a suojugation Of the
wildness, the rapidity with which the
nation has grown and the great gen
eral prosperity Of u people in every
section. The new States have entered
tho American Union under as
surfing equality with the original States
and any changes in our national policy
by reServtng the public domain from
occupation and use, except for national
parks Of reasonable dimensions, is I'M
necessary, unW1Se and unfair, Tor now
as in the past, the public domain car
be made 70 serve the best use by a par
ceiling 1t out 10 people who need IL for
homes and by whose skill and enterprise
al unueVeIoped can be used
in a way to secure the greatest good
for the greatest number"
Resolutions Open Battle.
These two resolutions open the battle
on the most vital and mostly holly con-
tested issues in the present day con
servation. as Forester PinchOt has been
making his main fight in an endeavor to
stop the practices Of granting water
power rights in perpetuity. urging a linn
itatiOn in the period of all grants and
requiring as payment a percentage Of
h income The issue applies similarly
20 mineral and coal lands
These two resolutions start a warfare
between the two forces which have been
MnaH a. unn
maintain control and the other which
asserts that the Individual should own
this and and water.
Resolutions commencing the Forestry
Service and the Reclamation Service,
which were adopted by the committee.
will also be opposed by HanfOrd, who
declares subordinate departments should
not be commended, If the Cabinet Of
hcials under whose control they are do
not commend.
The resolutions also commended
Roosevelt and Taft for the establish
ment of the National Conservation Com
mission and urged Congress 10 provide
Iunds, which were cut of by the
TaWney amendment TO the suudrv civil
bill. They also urged the admission of
New Mexico and Arizona as separate
States and the extension Of the Reclaim
alton Service to Hawaii, together with
a reduction Of taxation on forest lands.
Thomas Ship a Candidate.
6eaAHTu N. BAKER OF Baltimore, IS
recomu'e ended for president, and ThOmats
Shipp. now secretary OF the joint con-
servaton committee. for secretary, in
the report Of the committee on per-
manent organization. This committee
also recommends the st0bIishment Of a
permanent congress and the appointmsnt
Of a board Of directors from the various
State conservation boards. which in turn
appoint an executive committee TO
prepare bylaws.
The following are recommended for
the executive ard ]. D. White. Kan
sas City; L. II. Bailey. New York: ].
n. Teal, Oregon; Henry + Hardtns-.
Louisiana, and W. A Fleming Jones.
New Mexico.
The trainers OF the plan believe its
viii be h establishment OF a
permanent congress on a footing equal
20 SURPRISING the irrigation congress
and other similar national
lions