The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-01-20
plNCH0T ISSUES
HIS STATEMENT
DECLARES CONSERVATION OF RE
SOURCES AND POPULAR Gov
ORNAMENT ARE AT STAKE.
QUIET ON RECENT EVENTS.
viii Continue Fight for Equal oppor'
tunity Whether In OF Out OF Gov
eminent Service.
CRITICIsES TAWNEY'S ACTIONS.

WASHINGTON. d. C., Jan. II
Tho conservation of natural resources
xnd the conservation Of popular govern
ment are both at stake. The one needs
conservation no less than the other
This statement epitomizes the formal
announcement made public THURSDAY
night by Clifford Pinchot, who was re
Gently removed as chief of the forest
service
The former official declares the great
moral Issue that now faces the country
is not the loss of natural resources so
much as whether special interests or tho
people shall rule. The statement in part
is as follows:
at this time l have no comment 10
make on recent events. whether III or
cut Of tie government service / propose
10 stay IN the fight for conservation ana
equal opportunity.
Every movement and measure, from
Whatever source that tends 10 advance
conservation and promote government by
men for human welfare. ! shall try 70
HELM Every movement aud measure
from whatever source. that hIuJCrS con
scryut3ua and promotes government 10y
money fug profit ! shall cudeayOr 10
oppose.
Protect Plain People.
THE supreme test Of movements ana
measure IS welfare of the PLAIN poo
pie. | an MS ready 10 support the adj
muistraluu when II moves toward thus
paramount end as | am ~ oppose 1t
when Il moves away
MI P.unlut expresses his profound re
gFel ai leaving the forest service ana
pay, tribute To the faitHfuinrss and high
auality o. service rendered by the men
with whom he worked. out of the work
of the forest service, he proceeds, grew
the conservation movement.
To-day tdat movement expresses one
Of our drcpcSt national CONVICTIONS he
says, "auQ the principles for which 1t
stands are received as aIiomatic. 1t Is
only the execution of them which re-
mains in doubt.
The great conference Of governors In
the white house in May, 1908, led TO the
appointment Of the national conservation
commission whose report gave US new
conception Of the value Of our natural
resources 1t told us what IS needed for
their prumri and orderly development
and for their safety and r"rpetuatiOn
Mr. p.nChOt then traced the recon-
mendauous Of the conference, applaud
ing Snd ,ndorsing them all. 'ln a word"
he said. "the report OF the commission
and the message, taken together, set
forth comprehensive, definite statement
for thc conservation Of our natural re-
sources.
Defeated in Congress.
Then d. proceeded:
AT tlfs critical pesiod, when the goal
was in sight, enemies Of conservation in
congress not only succeeded in prevent
Ing an appropriation with which to pur-
sue the work, but attempted 20 forbid
SIS progrcs, 10y the Tawucy amendment
70 the las. suudry civil bill IHcrcUpon
abe wuTo Of the national conservation
Nommlss,3u was stopped.
"Thc recommendations 0f the commits
sion still wait for action. \ III wise men
viii agree .hat the situation is serious.
The TaWGey amendment was more than
a mislaEc-it was a Deliberate betrayal
OF the iu,arc.
1.-THE dangers which confront the con-
servatiou movement today must be met
hY positive action in congress. 40 action
will be equivalent to bad action, and will
have the Z ne results.
"Unir.5 Congress acts, the wafer pow
ers Will pass INTO the hands If special
Interests without charge and without lin
1t Of tllag. So with the phosphate de-
posts Iu pubic lands, when the with
drawals which now protect them are re
moved. ~, with the enormously vlIu-
able coal deposits in Alaska, winch tho
present .aw would sell for SO per acre.
''The danger Of bad legislation Is no
less seriuIs The special interests must
no lOugc. Au allowed 70 take what thcy
choose ont ~ the great property Of nil
1he people Those who strII public lands
steal huw1s from men and women who
need llau- Congress can stop IN" pl-
Iagc, og Congress can Jet Il 20 on
The fnrucr forester then calls upon
every "EHn If good will' ~ make IL clear