Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-09


ford Pinchot, and necessarily the fol-
lowers of Theodore Roosevelt, abso-
lutely control the National Conserva-
ton congress-
The states rights people have been
utterly routed and have gone home.
This situation was indicated in the
character of the committee on resolu-
lions, and in it's organization, which
followed in the evening at a meeting
held in the st. Paul hotel.
Former Governor George C. Pardee,
of California, was elected chairman of
the committee and Robert Hunter, of
Sioux City, Iowa, an ardent Cummins
supporter, was made secretary.
In accordance with the announced
intention of Clifford Pinchot, the con-
servationists of the East will an
nounce their policy and their plat
form. They will go before the coun-
try with definite platform and declar,
alton of principles. This platform will
scout the idea of states rights in con.
servation and will advocate federal
control of water powers and other nat
ural resources as advocated by Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Platform Conforms to Taft Views.
The platform will automatically aim
to heW as closely as possible to the
policy of conservation laid down by
President Taft SO as not to appear in
dent
But it will leap to the doctrine of
federal control proposition that Pres
ident Taft edged away from in his ad-
dress, and will adopt what will be
known as the RoosVeltian policy OF
federal control and federal jurisdic-
ton.
Coupled with this will be the init
mated objection of corporation inter
ests to federal control, also in line
with the doctrine laid down in his
address by Theodore Roosevelt, and
minated strongly by Clifford Pinchot
and James r.. Garfield.
The Western governors accepting
the defeat which they had foreseen,
went home refusing to take any far
Their part in the deliberations of the
congress.
Governor Hay Explains Action.
AS Governor Hay expressed 1t,
there is nothing for us to do. We
heartily agree with the conservation
policies of President Taft. We agree
HI 60 hn
not agree to the right Of the govern
ment to control our water powers.
That is something the states should
control"
Taking with them the rebuke admin
istered by Theodore Roosevelt the
Western governors are going home to
lay their case before their people.
In the defeat of the Western gov.
ernors, and in their utter obliteration
from further consideration in the de,
liberation of the convention, is seen
over the subject of conservation.
The committee on resolutions includ-
ed J. A. Dubois and E. V. Robinson,
Minnesota; William Irwin, Wisconsin;
James Boyle, North Dakota; J. New
man and Rudolph Won Toff, Montana;
Robert Hunter, Iowa.
After a conference of delegates from
nine Western states, statement was
given out defining the position of the
states represented.
1t was proposed however, although
no definite action was taken, to hold
conservation congress in the West
soon.
The following states were represent
dat the conference: California, Ore
gon, Washington, Utah, Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho, Colorado and Arizona.
Senator Albert J. Beverage of In
diana was the star on the Wednesday
program, speaking on his favorite
child-labor subject. Others were:
President McVey of the University of
North Dakota, on Rational Taxation
of Resources" and President Finley
of the Southern railway on "The In
terest of the Railways of the South in
Conservation"
In the afternoon the first speaker of
prominence was Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson. Mr.. Wilson's sub
ject was Farm Conservation and
was full of meat, as invariably are the
utterances of this expert. Senator
Dolliver addressed the congress on
Cattle, Food and Leather" James
J. Hill, the venerable railroad mag
nate, held the close attention of the
delegates in his talk On Soils, Crops,
Food and Clothing"
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