East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-06

st. Paul. Sept. 6.-Colonel Roose-
welt arrived in st. Paul today. As
result of the fight whicn has de-
veloped in the national conservation
congress over water power sites, he
has dropped his pacific attitude and
will now begin an open fight for fed
eral control Of natural resources.
After a breakfast at the Radmisson
hotel in Minneapolis, the colonel be-
gan altering his. speech. After an
hours work the colonel took an au-
to to st. Paul where he reviewed the
parade of the Spanish war veterans.
At noon he went to the hall OF con-
gress.
The statement of Governor Stubbs
last night that Secretary Ballinger
will be driven from his office Is re-
garded as one Of the most significant
of the convention. Politicians are
wondering whether the Stubbs- -Roose-
welt conference at Lawrence had any
thing to do with his statement.
Edward Hines, OF Chicago, was
made chairman of the credentials
committee. James ]. Hill. the rail-
road man, WAS CHetltu
he entered the hall.
Roosevelts reception today con-
trasted sharply with President Tafts
Yesterday. Roosevelt was cheered two
minutes and Taft 13 seconds A
demonstration followed the coloners
attack on state control of forests. He
swung his fist emphatically and point
ed his fingers repeatedly at the west
ern governors. Long cheers followed
this remark: "It is really question
of special predatory interests against
popular interests-it is not n question
OF state or nation" Turning toward
7 ] Hill he said: 'Tt seems signifi-
cant that the men behind the states
rights movement are really big men
from states not affected"
Roosevelt's speech was heard by
a large crowd. In part 1t follows:
National Conservation Commission.
One of the most important meet
ings in our recent history was that OF
the governors in the White House In
Nav 1908. to consider the conserva-
tion question. BY the advice OF the
governors the meeting was Followed
by the appointment Of National
Conservation Commission The meet
ing of the governors directed the at
tention of the country to conservation
as nothing else could have done, while
the work of the commission gave the
movement definiteness and supplied
4. with practical programme. But
at the moment when the commission
was ready to begin the campaign for
fntn pffprt
amendment to the Sundry Civil Ser
vice bill was introduced by a con-
gresham from Minnesota with the
putting stop to the work so admir-
ably begun. Congress passed the
amendment Its object was to put an
end to the work of a number of com
missions which had been appointed
nv the president, and whose contribu'
tion TO the public welfare had beer
simply incalculable. Among these
were the commission for reorganiz
ing the business methods of the gov
ernment the public lands commits
sion. the country life commission
and the national conservation com
mission itself. When I signed th'
srndry civil service bill containing
This amendment I transmitted with l
er nv last official act memoran
dun declaring that the amendmen
was void, because 1t was an unconsti
tutional interference with the right
of the executive, and that II I wer
to remain president I would pay t.
ir no attention whatever.
The national conservation commits
sion thereupon became dormant. TIL
suspension Of its work came at a mos