The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-26
HEARTILY SUPPORT
PINCHOT'S PLANS
Policies Praised at National
Conservation Con
gresS.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 26.-Repre-
sentatives from forty-hve States we're
present today at the opening sessions
Of the National Conservation Congress,
when It was called 10 order in the audi
forum at the exposition grounds By H.
w. Carroll, chairman OF the executive
board OF the Washington State Con-
servStion Congress.
Joseph n. Teal, Of Portland, Ore,
member of the National Joint Commit
tee Of Conservation, ana prominent at
the conferences in Washington this
winter, delivered the Keynote address
at the opening session He said in
part:
Conservation involves a moral ques-
tirn. and moral questions are never
settled until settled right. The contest
for conservation is bound to be bitter.
With the enormous stake that is az
issue, victory will not be complete until
every possible effort on the part OF
private interests to absorb the rich
prizes has been exhausted.
Means Peoples Welfare.
Conservation means that the welfare
Of the people as a whole should be con-
sidered rather than the enrichment Of
the favored few. The people are awak-
enfng and the battle for the preserva-
ton Of their rights TO participate in
the natural public wealth is now on.
A striking illustration of this fact is the
1nlicv granting water-powar rights in
psrpetuity. II st were proposed under
a blanket act, to grant every water
newer right in this State to one man
or CORPORATION. public opinion would
drive avery participant in the act from
the state. dishonored. YET every State
LEGISLATURE, except that OF oregon,
could do that. Moreover lnEestlsa ti9n
Esg disclosed that there exists today
:, sche-ae by which substantially every
water-power right in the country plil
soon be concentrated IN the aahos OF
q few men, ...s-e..t
lev of conservation. and the greatest
work of the Government for consefFa-
fion was begun under his AoInlnlstfd-
ton 1t required Roosevelt TO lhau-
gurate the movement II requires men
Inspired with the same unselfsh de-
-gtion 10 the public good to continue
It. Fortunately We nave as ieadet
a man who. in my Judgment repre-
sents the highest type Of American cll-
izenship-Ginord Pinehot.
Taft is Quoted.
Mr.. Teal quoted from President Taft's
speech, praising Pinchot, at a conven-
ton of governors in Washington. last
December. and declared that President
Taft was a conservationist.
At the opening session today addresses
Of welcome were delivered by Gov
ernor Hay. Mayor Miller, Exposition
President Chilberg. Chairman Shoe
maker. of the State Conservation Com
mission, and President Libby, Of the
state Conservation Association.
At the afternoon session their rep
esentatives Of the governors of thirty
1--WE States viii make brief addresses,
telling what each State is doing for
conservation.
Chief Forester Pinchot arrived last
night and viii address the Congress
tomorrow Pinchot viii preside at the
session tomorrow afternoon. when ex-
Governor Pardee, of California, will
speak.
It is not known whether Secretary
3alliuger viii attend. although II is
Known he is somewhere in this vicinity.
The officials still have hopes that his
rivate enga gements viii not prevent
him from being present at some OF the
sessions
The committees viii be appointed this
afternoon.