The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-01

" ,s.ersul Plea for Conservation.
 r.rver Colo. Aug. 2s.-Colond ,1savolt arrived in Denver from nso rsovenne this morning. and after a oas, as.ae in which representatives of the pa ..a,s and city, the Live Stock asso- s, Cation and the Spanish War Veterans @ .aos mart was the guest of the Den ". 'ss press club at a cowboy luncheon 7, overland park. In the afternoon m ss delivered public address at the ..aI,orlum and later spoke to the cnsn,sh War Veterans. and then he was the guest of honor at a round nn~ dinner at Eljebel Temple.
 Talks on Conservation.
 ur Rooseyelts main address was .. conservation, and was as follows: mi. country has shown definite signs z, wak,nr up 10 the absolute necessity Of barAI,ng its natural resources with fore- arht ana common sense. The conserva- lon auestion has three sides. In the first .,ace inc needless waste of tho natural .ssources must be stopped. It Is rapidly saromlng a weil-settled policy Of this peo- sls that we of this generation hold the snd in part for the next generation, and 10, exclusively for our own seinsh enjoy r.,, lust as the farmer Is q good citi- nif he leaves his farm improved and not rnnaIred for his children. and bad citi- rn if he skins the land in his own selfish rterest. so the Nation behaves well If it ,rpats the natural resources as assets .heh fl must turn over to the next gem ,ration increased and not impaired in ,aIue apd behaves badly if it leaves the nna poorer to those who come after us.
 In the second place, the natural re- purees. must be developed promptly, sompletely. and in orderly fashion. It is uat conscrvation to loave the natural re- purees undeveloped. Development is an Indispensable part of the conservation plan The forests. the mines. the water powers and tho land Itself. must all be put to use. Those who assert that con- ,ereasion proposes to tie them iip. deprfv- ng this generation of their benefits in | srisr to hand them on untouched to the aext. miss the whole point of the con- mryatian idea. Conservation does not mean dsprlsing the men of today of their natural rights In the natural resources of l tho land All lt means is that we of this l reneration shall SO use our rights as not ] b deprive those who come after us of heir natural rights n their turn.
 h the third place, 60 far as possible hese resources must be kept for the Fhole people and not handed over for nploltatlon to single individuals. We do N Intend 10 discourage individual enter Tise by unwIsely diminishing the reward 1v ihst enterprise. On the contrary. we kieye that the men of exceptional abili- f's should have exceptional rewards ur b point where the reward becomes dis Eopcrionale Co the service. up to the palni where tho abilities are used to the s'iFinsn, of inc people ns a whole. We sif io5 the liberty of the individual up to std sot beyond ihe point where it be. tpnes Inconsistent with the welfare oi te eommunltv Thus our consistent aim 10 favor the actual settler--the mar sfo lakes as much of the public domair no himself can cultivate, and there eas@ permanent home for his childrer s'e rofbe after him but we are against Vi mah. no matter what hts ability, whe sss
 State and Federal Control.
 f'rF'fAF ttt EFnfIHi WtitHTt " to it that the rights of the publi, ns protected. and the liberty of the Indl
 r' secured and encouraged aa long a
 aNent with this gvolfare. and curhe, 'a oeeomes lneo-gistent Herewith |
 essary Co Invoke the aid of th, 'ameni There arc points in whicl
 governmental hid can best be ren " Inc states that Is. where tn ,..n, of states rights helps 10 secur fs'I nshts' and ps to these I beiiev ,Afs rights. But thera are larg mm ~ cases where only authorit, "A. Nauonai government will secur A. "" or the people: and where this e,h as, ! am convinced and thor vsr.s's believer in the rights of th h.ssaa' government. BiR business. fo ss,.' asase, <. is no lonRer an affair of any on ssa olg business has become national ssns a'a the only effective wny of con as and directing it. and preventln A. ~ connection with lt. is by havin r..' ,sl"e naiionalize this control in orde avas.,n' their being exploited by the in ta .,, wno have nationaiixed the busl h,.s ~. commerce. on a scale sufficient ne ravs. s p warrant my control over 1t b klelv,s s,nilent Ia nowadays interstate q fartls sommerce. and until this fact Nh ,a''s.ahowledged and acted upon b tuoal ,u sas and legislative bodies, Ma 'Pe VIII sufrer. VI VI aon,oaue natter of conservation, I hear VI fefr " ot state nctior where undo tste onlv sofernment the state. and th Ay \. ',. 'oln with those who des,ra h ss Anl as, as with's It's own sphere take tt 4A.t l..
 sAsn mauer of conservation. I hay ,hts ot .ssety this attitude fin my ou
 la non m New York. Where inc atate aior Ref i, 'o act, l have done all couI MAner p act in the most advance
 hays aaa u Where the Nation could ac sfon ir Sss .s ail could to get Nations
 fa5 In .t ne same direction. IJnfortu, Ni the ras gust we have in this matt, Nf unds, MY My or not having our fore
 ea has haaa aunnai control. and the pel
 Sahmeh , severe. Most of the stat,
 stscied ,ha,y are old states-have n,
 ay iseis iorests. each failing
 fe comm,s osuse the action was rea
 la1 ls tbs soncern of all: and whe
 snee has .vv'hnon concern of ali. e.
 9a'aby n.sn snown that it can only
 AM.'mment t"'s''aken by the Nation
 Such wiss .ne impossibiiity of ge
 ',ansnts' |, ,, action by the several sta
 aest to va, !" the cast. we are doir
 A the ss' National Legislation und
 hass Of m,l, m,n,onal government. at tl
 lo do ''s''ons as of dollars, shall undo
 RAsss ns,, ss regards the AppaIachiaI nu
 F dolps~ ~aauntains of the east what
 sss I, n she Rock Mountains he
 ahsura.wo would be both caiami
 how ows,o'y ,o for the National Toyer Fihat " do in the west ths ee ve v'
 sio ussa heavy pecuniary coat ii
 es in IS sba n the cas-. By actual .
 VI 'hst 'as ,h. east east we have found
 a.'alss csn ,as Nation. and not % inc .e
 ~,sop,ss ssn bes, guard the ,n,srs, M s
 V 'n the matter of the fore ss