The Detroit times., 1910-09-06
ROOSEVELT OEF|Es
FOES Of PLAN FOR
CONSERVATION
Hurls Broadside at James ]. Hill and
Other Railroad Magnates and
Audience at Big Meeting Cheers
Him Wildly.
Maintains That Federal Control Is
Necessary II Natural Resources
Are To Be Saved for People.

81. PAUL, MIMI, Sept 6.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt took the Twin Cities
by storm today. The tribute which
peared before the National Conserva-
ton Congress was remarkable for its
warmth In comparison with the man.
Hesitation OF Interest which was
shown TO President Taft In the same
hall before the same congress, "a
hours previously.
The Taft audience did not fill the
auditorium. The Roosevelt audience
came In an hour early, filled the build
ing to the number of $4,000 and thou
sands were turned away at the doors.
When Taft entered the hall he was
cheered for thirteen seconds. The
Roosevelt demonstration lasted over
two minutes.
When President Taft In his speech
referred to Roosevelt Monday the
crowd cheered for forty seconds;
when. Col Roosevelt mentioned Pres
ident Taft today the cheering lasted
fourteen seconds.
Col. Roosevelt took q militant stand
on the question OF FEDERAL control OF
water power sites. This was the is
sue on which President Taft, Monday,
refused to finally commit himself.
On the point of the differentiation
OF the surface from the mineral re-
sources OF coal, oil and phosphate
lands, the colonel endorsed the stand
taken by President Taft.
His endorsement Of the lakes-to-the-
gulf waterway scheme was received
with wild applause.
Roosevelt was in fighting mood
throughout the speech. He swung his
fist and turned to the western gov
errors on the platform, driving home
each point as he made II with an arm
thrust or vigorous nod OF his head.
At the beginning Of his talk on the
conservation commission, Roosevelt
swung the big stick" at Rep. Taw-
ney, of Minnesota, who amended the
sundry civil bill to void the work OF
the commission. When Roosevelt de-
clared that hGd he remained presi-
dent he would have disregarded the
amendment, brought the crowd to Its
feet with q wild yell.
"If 1t were not for those corporate
interests the question Of states rights
had never been heard Of" he said.
The crowd stood up and yelled itself
hoarse and 1t was several minutes be-
for Roosevelt could continue. From
that time on the crowd interrupted
Roosevelt again and again. He had
warmed UP to the subject and he car
ried the crowd with him. Cheer after
cheer greeted his demand for federal
control.
"It seems significant that the men
behind this movement for state rights
are big business men from states not
affected" he declared turning to the
platform where James ]. Hill, the rail-
road magnate, and the western gov
ernors who have led the state rights
movement sat. Again the crowd
yelled.
The colonel pointed out that no
running water is wholly within
single state. He claimed that rivers
running from one state to another are
necessarily under federal control.
Col Roosvelt's speech follows:
The development OF corporate ac-
siSie for q0t the gigantic deveiopment OF
responsible for waste, destruction. and
monopoly on an Of
trolled private use and waste has done
for us all the good It ever can. and i
Is time to put an end 10 IL berore II
does all the evil II easily may. We
have passed the time when Needless
waste and destruction. and arrogant
monopoly. are any longer permissible.
Henceforth we must seek national emil
cheney by a new and a better way. by
the way of the orderly development
and use, coupled with the preservation.
of our natural resources. by making
the most of what we have for the bene-
mt OF all OF us, instead OF leaving the
sources OF material prosperity open to
indiscrimlnate exploitation. These are
some of the reasons why II In wise
that we should abandon the old point
OF view. and why conservation has
become patriotic duty.
Waterways.
One Of the greatest OF our conser-
walton problems is the wise and prompt
Of this nation The Twin Cities. lying
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