The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-05-06
OBSERVATION
e CONVENTION
,7IoNAL CONVENTION
70 BE HELD AT ST. PAUL
IN SEPTEMBER
,r+ant of the Large Gather
"" The Year-Taft, Roosevelt
ings Oh A.
,i,chot Among Those on the
Organization Completed
,v.p. Exposition Last Year.

Nav 2-R. w. Douglas, of
''" -. executive secretary of the
tbs .m,f Conservation Association,
E'sn rb whose efforts and the efforts
lsIp sis organization the first National
Of l'' .,,otion Congress met on the
Conss as of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
slOlr .i+ion in August of last year and
hPV permanent organization,
sns''r racoired word from President j.
nav, white of Kansas City, to the effect
D., # was practically decided to hold
ln1' ,ocond annual gathering of the con-
u' Of Ct Paul during the first week
= next September.
=" . Tho congress will easily be the
-. imnortant national convention of
a NV roar" said Mr.. Douglas, upon re-
ZINC the first news of the date and
,oo of the gathering. "The date of
pr congress is just prior to the be-
rnDng of great political activities
ssot will precede congressional cleo
inns and as a consequence, many OF
,bo most distinguished citizens of the
.,urtrv will wish to present their con-
,orration views on the forum provided
br the second national congress. Presi-
dent Taft, Col. Roosevelt, former Chief
Forpster Clifford Pinchot and other
men of far more than national reputa-
tiOn will be on the program and an
enormous attendance is expected.
Because the people of our city and
state placed themselves in the position
mactically of fathering the national as
ISOLATION, through defraying the ex-
penses last year of a gathering that
brought an approximate attendance of
10000 during the three days meeting,
and because the Washington Conserva.
ton Association alone numbers more
than 1000 members in addition to the
large membership of other state organ
izatiOns operating along somewhat sim
liar lines, am under the impression
that Washington will send, in all prob
ability, delegation to St. Paul larger
than that of any other commonwealth.
Hundreds of Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma,
Belingham, Yakima, Aberdeen and Ho-
GUAM men will go East for the great
gathering"
Will Hear Both Sides.
While leading conservation workers
OF the state are reticent regarding the
probable political significance of the
second national conservation congress
can be safely said that both sides
Of the so-called Taft-Roosevelt conser
'auOn policy and of the Pinchot-Bal
Hnser controversy will be heard i'm.
partially at the st. Paul gathering, and
ud' much OF the present bitterness en-
senuered through the activities of the
more Jealous partisans on both sides
u tne conservation fence will be dissi
galed through the adoption, not SC
muen OF an administrative conserva
sOl policy as of peoples policy fol-
,re handling of natural resources. That
lsll Roosevelt and Pinchot, the mar
YUM Taft dismissed from office fol
MY attitude toward the interior depart
.-'n'' nave signed their willingness tt
sppVaf upon the same platform, leads
~. sIOSe cohservant with the movement
VI. .llUusnout the country to the belize
.i Ha' the national leaders of conserva
s aonlsts have found a common GROUND
,~ oil the different sides to stand up
~ &nd that they have reason to thinl
vat possibly, at the coming congress
, sa's and means may be found to quie
sb.' warning factions and to brin,
ao oOu' the adoption of a common sens,
h~ -'e' 'atlon policy that will be pleas
=, - :, " all those who have the interes
'ne national welfare closely at heart