Arizona republican., 1910-09-06
PRESIDENT Al ST. PAUL
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their legislators take, in order to pro mote the cause of conservation. The ruusing of emotions on a subject like this, which has only dim outlines in the minds of the people affected, after q while ceases to be useful and the whole movement will, if promoted or these lines, die for want of practica direction and of demonstration to the people that practical reforms are in tended
 Il have referred to the course of the last administration and of the pres ent one in making withdrawals of gov ernment lands from entry under home stead and other laws and of congress in removing all doubt as to the yalidi- ty of these withdrawals as a great steI in the direction of practical cOnserva- ton. But it is only one of two neces- sary steps to effect what should be our purpose. It has produced a status quo and prevented waste and irrevoc- able disposition of the lands until the method for their proper disposition can be formulated. But it is of the utmost importance that such with draWals should not be regarded as the final step in the course of cOnserva- ton, and that the idea should not be allowed to spread that conservation is the tying up of the natural resources of the government for indefinite with holding from use and the remission to remote generations to decide what ought to be done with these means of promoting present general human com fort and progress. For, if so, it is cer- tain to arouse the greatest opposition to conservation as a cause, and If Il were a correct expression of the pur- pose of conservationists it ought tc arouse this cppsition. Real cOnserva- tiOn involves wise, non-WastefUl use ir the present generation. with every pos sible means of preservation for sue ceeding generations; and though the problem to secure this end may be diff ficult, the burden is on the present generation promptly to solve it ana not to hun away from it as towards, lest in the attempt to meet it we may make some mistake. AS 1 have said else where, the problem is how to save anC how to utilize, how to conserve anC still develop; for no sane person car contend that it is for the common gooC that natures blessings should b' stored only for unborn generations.
 T beg of you, therefore, in your de Alterations and in your informal dis cussions, when men come forward t' suggest evils that the promotion o conservation is to remedy, that you In vite them to point out the specific evil! and the specific remedies; that. you in yite them to come down to details II or der that their discussions may flov into channels that shall be useful rath- CT than into periods that shall be elo- quent and entertaining, without she'd ding real light on the subject. The peo- ole should be shown exactly what | needed in order that they may bake their representatives in congress an' the state legislature do their intelligent bidding"
 At the fair grounds the president delivered a labor day address, the most notable utterance of which was the statement that he knew of nc intention of the government to prose- cute the labor leaders under the anti trust law At the same time the president said he did not believe the labor organizations should be exempt ed from such prosecution by a specific statute. He declared that such a provision of law would smack of class legislation. He did not believe the labor unions desired or needed class legislation, and said he counted on their help in preventing it.
 The president received a demon strative but not an uproariOus well come in St. Paul. The streets were lined from the depot to the reviewing stand, where MT. Taft witnessed the Labor Day parade.
 At the conservation congress the president was welcomed with prolong- ed cheering After luncheon at St. Paul, he rode in an automobile to the state fair grounds, and receiv- ed a tumultous greeting from the throng which filled the grand stand and overflowed into the race track and infield. On the way to the Min nesota fair grounds the president was greeted noisily along the way. He dined at the hotel this evening in formally and was then driven to his train.