The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-16
Both Speak at Banquet OF Knife
and Fork Club.
He is AN INSURGENT.
The Former Chief Forester Pro-
claims His AffiliatiOn.
With the Element Led by MUIR
dock and Beveridge.

night when Uncle Joe, cannon,
speaker of the house, appeared at the
entrance of the clubs banquet hall
beside Clifford Pinchot, the clubs
guest of honor and the principal
speaker.
The two men were given a rousing
reception as Mr.. Pinchot offered his
arm to the speaker and started to-
ward the guests table.
Uncle joe gently pushed Mr.. Pin
chot ahead, declining his arm. desir-
ing to emphasize the fact that he
realized the ex-forester was the spec
tally invited guest of the evening.
Mr.. Pinchot led the way to the ban
quet table, followed by Mr.. Cannon,
the former stationing himself at the
right of the president of the club and
the latter Immediately at the presi-
dents left. Mr.. Cannon's appearance
at the dinner was accidental, he said.
He arrived here at o'clock and left
four hours later for Winfield, Kan,
where he begins a speech-making tour
of the state today. Members of the
club met him in the lobby of the hotel
as they were assem- bling for their din
ners and invited him to attend. He
accepted.
II do not see how I am to get out
of it," he remarked. II suppose 1
shall have to go in and visit with the
boys"
1t was before the Knife and Fork
club that Speaker Cannon made a
speech attacking the insurgents few
months ago.
Cannon and Pinchot Debate.
Mr.. Pinchot spoke on 1.-The Conser-
walton of Our Natural Resources
Mr.. Pinchot and Speaker Cannon
engaged in an extemporaneous debate
upon the subject of conservation, and
while each man gave expression to
10 = g. Il
other and both agreed that conserva-
ton of the nations resources should
be encouraged, they differed as to
who was the father of conservation"
Mr.. Cannon, who spoke first, said
that the late j. w. Powell, at one time
director of the government geological
survey. deserved the honor, but Mr.
Pinchot asserted that Theodore Roose-
Welt was the father of conservation.
Mr.. Cannon explained that he was
on his way to Winfield, Kan, to
make his first Chautauqua appear
ance."
He said that conservation and re-
clamation were important subjects,
but that they were not his. speciality
I never specialize except in the
business of playing car he added.
He said that Columbus broke an
egg and made it stand on end and
that any man could do the same thing
after Columbus had shown him how
'And J. w Powell was the father of
conservation" shouted the speaker at
was Powell" he said. "who appealed
to him when he was chairman of the
committee on appropriations to do
something for conservation. sent
Powell to Senators Hale and Allison
and the senate as result of his con-
ference with those senators started
legislation to withdraw all public lands
that could be irrigated, as well as all
reservoir sites.
Senate Fought IT
1.-THE house was in favor of the leg
islatfon, but the senate fought it, but
2 in 1890 the sundry civil bill as passed
contained a provision withdra wing all
the water power sites and that was
the pioneer work of conservation We
lost in our fight in the senate in our
efforts to withdraw from ertry all pub
lie lands that could be irrigated, but
we won on the other proposition"
Turning to Mr.. Pinchot Mr.. Cannon
said: II have the greatest personal
regard for. you, but 1 understand that
you are now engaged in conservation
work for the organization of a new
party. 1 tell you. sir, that a party can
though our party did stand on a single
Issue once in that great conflict be-
tween servile and free labor
Speaking of his record as a public
official, the speaker said
II admit I have made mistakes.
Great God, 1 have been mistaken
score of times in the las. thirty-fve
years. There are other fellows in
congress who have been wrong just as
often, but they are not honest enough
to admit it,
Mr.. Cannon shook hands with Mr..
Pinchot at the end of his speech and
apologized because he had to leave
without hearing Mr.. Pinchot. 81 have
to catch a train for Winfield imme-
diately," said the speaker Brother
>Pinchot. I am sorry had to speak
FIRST. I always talk better when some
one expectorates in my face and kicks
me on the shins."
Mr. Cannon was not on the regular
program. but having stopped over at
the hotel where the dinner was given,
he was invited to attend and respond,
ed to an invitation to address the club.
ovation to Pinchot.
Mr.. Pinchot was given a great ova-
tion when he rose to speak. The en-
tire club stood up and cheered him for
several minutes.
Theodore Roosevelt was the father
OF conservation in this country" he
said.
''The National Conservation associa-
ton is continuing the work he started.
The last session of congress did great
work and our association was largely
responsible for it, The withdrawal bill
as Il passed was due largely to the
good efforts of the association. We
now intend that the people be COM
.pensated for what the private interests
get. The old practice of giving per-
petual grants to private Interests is
now impossible. and the future is now
safe against the oppression of mon
opoly
'sThe fundamental idea of conserva-
zion is to make of this country a better
home for the race and to make the
race a better one in that home. The
nation should think about its marvel
Gus riches. Conservation does not mean
Ion N lrfrf en- n
country's natural resources that the
people who come after us may also
enjoy them
II believe new school of politics is
coming in the United States This new