The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-06
PRESIDENT
AT ST. PAUL
Pays High Tribute to Col.
Roosevelt
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SPEAKS ON CONSERVATION
Says It Is National and Carries with II
Problems Of Great Dificulty.
Would Free 1t from
49, Politics.
SPEAKS ON CONSERVATION


81. Paul, Mimi, Sept 6.--Presidont
Taft presented yesterday his account d
conservation, a plain statement in fig
hres and few adjcctives Of the physical
resources Of the United States and their
territories and his proposals to save
them. He outlined a comprehensive and
practical program Of dealing with tae
billions Of dollars worth OF mineral
timber, oil and agricultural lands and
water power sites. He cast aside the
pries and enthusiasms and scorned
srhapsodies over conscryation.y
Nevertheless, he gave former President
Roosevelt credit for having aroused the
public to the necessity OF action to save
what is left Whatever differences Of
politics there may be between them
President Taft didn't let anything Of
the kind show yesterday. He spoke in
the highest and kindliest manner of the
work Of the former president in max
Ing the question OF conservation ma
lional issue. But at the close Of his
address, he warned the country against
'rhapsodies over conservation" he
seemed 20 nave in mind Clifford Pinehot
and others whom he had not mentioned
In the address.
While most Of his suggestions for fn-
lure legislation had been made before
yesterday, he punched them in one broad
statement, which might serve as a pro-
gram for the conservation congress be-
fore which he spoke. His kind words
for Mr.. Roosevelt made it possible, when
he addresses the same body to-day, for
the ex-president TO speak well Of Mr..
Taft and to indorse the practical sug-
gestions made yesterday. At the very
Outset Of his address, the president eulo-
gized Mr.. Roosevelt
Conservation as an economic and 20.
lItical term has come to mean the pres
ervation Of our natural resources for
economical use so as to secure the
greatest good to the greatest number.
In the develoment Of this country, in
the hardships Of, the pioneer, In the
energy Of the settler, in the anxiety Of
he investor for quick returns, there
was very little time, opportunity or
desire TO prevent waste Of those re-
sources supplied by nature which
could not be quickly transmitted into
money, while the investment Of CAPT
tai was so great desideratum TINT
the people as a community exercised
little or no care TO prevent the trans
fer OF absolute ownership Of many Of
the valuable natural resources to pri-
rate individuals without retaining
some kind OF control Of their use.
The impulse of the whole new com
munity was 10 encourage the coming
Of population, the increase of settle
ment and the opening up Of business,
and he who demurred in the slightest
degree to any step which promised adj
Hitional development Of the idle re
sources at hand was regarded as
traitor to his neighbors and an OBJ
ptructor to public progress. But now
that the communities have become old,
now that the flush of enthusiastic ex-
pansion has died away. now that the
would be pioneers have come to re-
llize that all the richest lands in the
country have been taken up, we have
perceived the necessity for change
IF policy in the disposition Of our ma
ional resources so as to prevent the
continuance Of the waste which has
characterized our phenomenal growth
IN the past.
Today we desire to restrict and re-
lain under public control the acquisi-
Jon and use by the capitalist OF our
natural resources.
A Roosevelt Heritage.
Among scientific men and thoughtful
observers, however, the danger has al
ways been present, but 1t needed some
me to bring home the crying need for
remedy Of this evil so as to IMPRESS
itself on the public mind and lead to
he formation of public opinion and ac-
ion by the representatives, of the peo-
Die. Theodore Roosevelt took up this
ask in the last two years Of his sec
md administration, and well did he
perform it
AS president OF the United States !
lave, as it were. inherited this policy,
ind rejoice In my heritage. ! prize
by high opportunity to do all that an
Executive can do to help great people
,ealIze great national ambition, for
conservation Is national. II affects
very man of US. every woman, every
.hild.