The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-19
TAFT on CONSERVATION.

In his address National Conservation Congress at ST. Paul
Taft made clear that he believed in the policy o conSer'a
ton time he showed that he would not have the po
carried to such had proposed which would tie up the
natural against development by capital for the present good
IF e nation Acknowledging inherited the policy of pre-
venting the waste of natural from Theodore Roosevelt who
had taken up the the last Of his second admna
ton and performed WELL he said he reocd in the heritage and
zed his high opportunity all that executive could do to
help great people realize great national ambition What he could
do he should do president of party but president OF the
whole people the president said was not question OF
politics factions persons Prefacng discussion OF the
practical of the subject President Taft made the follow
urge that no good meetings of this sort unless
ascrbe take em and who are apparently sr
ing wory in ecause all proper motives ana unless we !uda
consider measure or method proposed WIN view 10 us eect
vene achieving purpose and wholly without regard
to who proposes will claim the credit for its adoption The
problems are OF very glea dhGII9 anu lI lo m i
foresight Many Of the questions presented have
SUiuon WE i1e however that satisfactory conclusion
can only reached promptly avoid acIimony mputaons Of
bad faith and political controversy"
These are sentiments craftsmanship. his Introductory
president had related the genesis of conservation in sue
cnct Ehraseoogy, thus:
conservation economic and political term has to mean
preservation Of for economical to
the greatest good the greatest number In the development
OF TINS country III the hardlH OF e pioneer III e energy oI inc
settler in the anxiety Of the investor for quick returns there very
supplied by nature which could not be quickly transmitted into money
while the investment OF capital was so great deSldeatum nt the
fer of absolute ownership of of the valuable natural
to private id without retaining some kind Of control OF their
impulse the whole community encourage the
the the
he who demued the slightest degree step
which promised additional development of the idle hand
traitor to his neghbOrs and INSTRUCTOR public
that the communities have old, that
flush enthusiastic has died the wOuldbe
have realize that all the richest lands in the
have been taken have perceived the necessity change
policy in the disposition of national the
of the which has characterized phenomenal
growth in the past Today desire pub
lie control the acquisition and the capitalist of
resources
his divergence
from the views of the extremists the following weghy passages
In these days there is disposition look
the federal government for everything liberal in the
construction of the constitution with reference federal
but firmly convinced the only
hold fast the limitations of the
ton and to regard sacred the of the
1t has been urged that the leasing system
adopted in this country and that its adoption largely
interfere with the investment of capital and the proper
veOpment and opening of the coal
to differ entirely from this
The public through the government ought certainly to
s. retain wise control and in
pOsits and think it may do safely Congress
thOze the granting of leases with provisions Obiddng
transfer of leases with the the govern
ment thus preventing their acquisition by monopoly
am bound to say that the time has for a halt in
general rhapsOdies conservation making
every known good in the world for the
on has been aroused such appeals doubtful utility
Real conservation involves wise,
present generation, with possible pIeserva
ton for succeeding generations