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mineral. forest and water rights, in ciuding water power sites. we recon meaA legislation for the ciassifica- tiou and leasing for grazing purposes an unreserved public lands suitab chiefly for this purpose. subject to the rights of homesteaders and set tiers. or the acqisition thereof under the laws Of the United States: and we hold that arid and nonirrigable public grazing lands should be ad- ministered by the government In the interest of small stockmen and home. seekers until they have passed into the possession of actual settlers.
 I've hold that the deposits of min erals underlying particular fuels. iron ores and phosphate deposits should be leased for limited periods not ex. ceeding 50 years but subject to re newal the royalty to be adjusted at more frequent intervals. such leases to be in such amounts and subject to such regulations as to prevent monopoly and unnecessary waste.
 .w-e hold that phosphate deposits underlying the public lands should be ssfeguarded for the American peo. pie by appropriate legislation, and We recommend the early opening of the Alaskan and other coal fields belonging to the people of United States for commercial purposes on a system If leasing, national ownership to be retained.
 We urge immediate investigation by the federal government of the damage done by the smelting of ores of the feasibility of so improving methods as to utilize the injurious by products in connection with phospt tic fertilizers.
 We favor cooperation on the part of states and the federal government looking to the preservation and bet torment of the soil by approved sciea. tific methods.
 We approve of the continuance oi control of natural forests by the fed eral government. and approve the policy of restoring to settlement such public lands as are more valuable fof agriculture.
 We earnestly recommend that states and federal government acquire for reforestatioa lands mot more valuable for other purposes, and that all existing forests publicly and pri vately owned be fully protected by state and federal governments. We recognize the valuable services of forest service to the people and earn estly recommend that it be more generously supported by the federal government and that state, federal and private fire patrol be generously provided for preservation of forests and appreciate and approve of the continuance of the services of the United States army in fire control in emergencies.
 We favor repeal of the timber and stone law
 "We recommend that the federal birds. and wild game, and wild ami mais.
 We recommend that public and private schools instruct the youth oi the land in the fundamental doc trines of conservation.
 Regarding the waste of life in transportation and mining operations ing the use of proper safeguards for the conservation of life
 We recommend the adequate main tenance of a natural conservation commission to investigate the na tural resources of the country and cooperate with the work of the state conservation commissions and we urge the legal establishment and matntainance of conservation com missions or corresponding agencies on the part of all of the states.
 Nothing in these resolutions is to be construed as questioning the rights ef states, or the people of the United States guaranteed under the federal government constitution
 The fight for the insertion of the name sf President Taft started or iginaliy at a meeting of state con servation commissioners At this meet ing Henry Hardner of Louisiana de clared the conservation principles favored by the congress were no more those of Roosevelt than of Taft. He asserted with much heat that the con gross was much less a conservation congress than straight politica meeting the business of which seem ed to be exalt Roosevelt at the ex pense Of Taft.
 The state commissioners thereupor voted to demand that Taft's name be mentioned the same as that of hi. predecessor. When this was not done it was declared the fight would bt carried to the congress.
 Mir. Pardee and MT. Short. repre- senting California power companies clashed during the session of the com Bittee. Chairman Pandee left ths chair and advanccdt Judge Short shot his finger at the latter and said You have said your say about stat< control. I want to tell you that nc man evea though he be from Fresno and six feet tall can get away with a bluff and I am going to call you Some people who live in California have cried for state rights dishonest iy and don't mean that for any gen. tleman in this room. Some have been only fooled. bat l want to say to you that when you give into the power of state governments the right to dispose O. it's resources as ours have