Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-09-10
ROOSEVELT IS IN
LINE WITH TAFT
He Praises Speech Delivered By
the President.
HIGH TIME TO STOP WASTE

Colonel Begins BY Telling His Audi.
ence That Much of What He viii
Say is a Repetition of What the
president Sad the Day Before-He
Urges, However, Strong Federal
Control Where II Will be Effective.
ST. Paul, September Tn his open
ing address before the Conservation
Congress here yesterday Colonel
Roosevelt said he was especially glad
to speak en- conservation in Minneso-
Ia, the state which had first begun the
work Of conservation, and had set a
splendid example to the rest OF the
country.
Much that have to say on the gen
eral policy OF conservation" be con
tinued, will be but a repetition Of
what was said so admirably yester.
day by the President of the United
States.
IAN real friends of conservation
will heartily agree with what he said
in regard to coal, oil and phosphate
lands"
The Colonel's reference to Presi-
dent Taft was greeted with prolonged
applause and the Colonel looked pleas
ed at the effect OF his words. The
Colonel departed from his speech 10
emphasize his belief that the extern
sion of the waterways system would
tend to regulate freight rates.
I've spoken of how progressive
Minnesota is and how progressive
these cities are, but there are other
progressive cities. have just come
from Kansas City, pretty live propo-
sition. There the merchants have
raised 100000 to improve their own
waterways"
Colonel Roosevelt then went on with
his prepared speech and in part said:
Americas reputation for efficiency
stands deservedly high throughout the
world. We are efficient probably TO
the full limit that any nation can at
tan by the methods herto used. There
is a great reason TO be proud of our
achievements, and yet no reason TO
believe that We can not excel our past.
Through a practically unrestrained in
dividualism we have reached, q pitch
OF literally unexampled material pros
perity, although the distribution of
this prosperity leaves much to be de
sired from the standpoint Of justice
and fair dealing.
Put we have not only allowed the
individual a free hand, which was in
the main right; we also have allowed
great corporations to act as though
they were individuals, and to exercise
the rights of individuals, in addition
70 using the vast combined power OF
high organizations ano enormous
wealth for their advantage. This de-
velopment of corporate action, it is
true, is doubtless in large part ?espon-
sible for the gigantic development OF
our natural resources, but it is MOI
less responsible for waste. destruc-
ion and monopoly on an equally e.
gantic scale.
The method Of reckless and uncon
trolled private use and waste has done
for us all the good it ever can, and il
is time TO put an end 10 it before I
does all the evil it easily may. We
have passed the time when needless
waste and destruction and arrogant
monopoly are any longer permissible
Hencefor'h we must seek national eff
ficiency by a new and better way OF
the orderly development and use, cou'
pied with the preservation of our ma
tional resources, by making the most
Of what we have for the benefit OF al
OF us, instead of leaving the sources
of material prosperity open to indis
criminate exploitation. These are
some OF the reasons why it is wise &c
abandon the old point OF view and
why conservation has become patri