The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-07
CALLS FOR STUBS.
Kansas Governor Appears to Have
Made Hit at Minneapolis.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. THE differ
ence between the welcome given to
President Taft and that given to ex-
President Roosevelt here was precise
~ the difference between formality
and spontaneity.
The great state fair-to which 90,-
600 admissions were sold-the conser-
walton congress and the presence OF
the two chief guests of honor served to
give both men extraordinary crowds.
But neither on the street. in the re-
viewing hall nor in the big hall was
there anything like the enthusiasm for
the president that there was for the
great conSeryationiSt, as he fought his
way through pressing crowds at the
hall and the hotel. His speech clearly
set forth that no shelter can be found
under the Roosevelt policies for the
states rights idea of conservation.
While the great crowd was waiting
for Roosevelt the chairman called on
John Barrett. head of the bureau of
American republics. Immediately on
the conclusion of his speech there
were calls for Stubs. They came from
every part of the house 1t brought
the governor to his feet by and by
with a few fine pointed words for
Roosevelt and Kansas, but no refer
ence to the issues discussed.
Stubs shared about equally with
President Taft in the front page head
lines of the st. Paul papers.
James r. Garfield. addressing the
conservation congress, said:
There are two reasons why the fed
eral government is directly and deeply
concerned in the practical questions of
conservation.
First 1t is the most extensive
landholder; and
Second. 1t has great duties to per-
form in the interest of all the people.
1.-THE value of the public domain can
not be measured by the acre; it's value
depends upon the character of its use
as we'll as of the resources 1t contains
or pursues.
"In the early part of our develop
phases of conservation. which we now
find all-important. In those days
there was land enough and to spare,
but today the conditions are totally
changed. Our rapidly increasing popu-
lation, the development of great CEN
tiers of industry, and the failure to in
crease in equal proportion our agri-
cultural productions have brought
about conditions which give serious
concern to every man who has given
thought to the permanent welfare of
our people
eff the conservation problem had
simply to do with the distribution of
what remains of the public domain,
the solution of the problem would be
freed from many difficulties. but dis
tribution is only a small part of the
problem; the most important duty is to
provide against such distribution as
will result in giving the big special in
terests monopolistic control over the re-
sources of timber. water. fuel and
phosphates.
Under our former system. DISPOSE
ton of public lands by both national
and state. we have permitted individ-
uals and corporations to acquire great
portions of our natural resources. We
have given away special privileges of
great value and made grants of ire
mendous industrial power. The use of
these special privileges and the exer-
else of these powers have given rise to
serious political and Industrial ques-
tons. which are now parts of the con-
servation problem