The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-19

Washington, Feb 1S.-Conservation
cooperation OF worldwide scope was
the keynote of an address of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, made at the White
House today before the delegates In
attendance upon the North American
Conservation conference. This SEN
timent, which was first voiced by the
president, gathered considerable mo-
mentum during the days proceedings
and was reflected In addresses OF those
who participated.
Characterizing the movement as OF
the utmost Importance to the world
at large" President Roosevelt I'M
pressed upon the representatives OF
this government, Canada and Mexico
the momentous possibilities of the
work that has brought about the as
semblage.
President Roosevelt, after the ses-
sion opened, expressed the hope to
Secretary OF State Bacon that uni
verssl conservation congress, In which
all nations shall be invited to particl-
pate, should become reality In the
not distant future.
As showing the necessity for uni
versal congress to deal with natural
resources. officials call attention to a
report from Consul General Whine OF
London, relative to the royal commits.
sion appointed to inquire into the
question of a forest station In the
United Kingdom Experts examined
by this commission with reference to
the future scarcity of timber stated
that in less than thirty years no tim
ber would he available unless the diff
ferent countries of the world set about
replonting Immediately, and that If
every country should take it up now
the restoration would not be half fast
enough to keep pace with the con
sumption
The president, after extending
hearty welcome, said:
This conference represents one of
the many steps that have been taken
OF recent years looking toward har-
monious cooperation between the ma
tions 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 its being
to see another depressed. 1t is nor
mally to the interest Of each nation TO
see the others elevated, Fundamen-
tally. 1t Is the same with nations as
II Is with individuals.
"As rule, the most prosperous man
Is the man who lives in a prosperous
community; as a rule. the man is
prosperous who has prosperous people
to deal with, who carries on his busi-
ness with other prosperous people,
who has prosperous people around
about him. A poor locality is just the
locality where 1t is hardest for the
ablest type of man to do well.
The ablest man will do best who
sees his ueighboTs also do we'll II is
just so with nations. In commercial
relations the trade of one nation is
greatest not with the poor and back
ward nation, but with the rich and
the progressive nation.
"The movement that you. gentle
men, are beginning, OF national coop
Grafton for the conservation of a ma
tional and international resource
marks another stage In the advance
along these lines Each nation will be
left absolutely free, of course, to eX-
ercise Its own wisdom In doing with
the things that concern itself. but it
will be given the chance to profit by
the wisdom OF other nations, and I
(. know Of no nation, or no individual,
that can not profit by the wisdom OF
others.
In addition. the opportunity will be
given to all Of us to join together in
doing the work that can best be done
{ IN union, by all or some Of us, as
compared with doing it each one sop,
arately. With nations whose bounda