The Detroit times., 1910-08-22
|EvOL 7 AGAihST
PROGRAM
IS fRAME-UP
Hov. Hay, Of Washington, Reveals
Hand. of Presidents of Great
Northern and Northern Pa
ciic Railroads in Affair.
Hail Magnates Plan Seizure OF Con-
servation Congress That Opens
in st. Paul in September.
eY w. G. SHEPHERD.

u SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug.
z2.-The great secret OF the conserva-
fion congress is out.
They couldn't keep 1t long enough
<o fool Mr.. American Citizen, but they
had Mr.. Citizen scratching his head
good deal lately about the things
he'd heard In advance about the ST
Paul meeting.
THO much heralded revolt OF the
\ Ear western governors against .he
program of Pinchot, RooseVeit anu
the other leaders of conservation Is
4 frame-up, and here are the TWO men
y Who have framed up the trlcK'
Louis Hill. president OF the Great
Northern railroad, son OF james u
HILL A.
Howard Elliott, president of the
4 Northern Pacific railroad.
have this from Gov. 70. M. hay
D himself-Gov. Hay of Washington
cfate who In great alarm called
4 An q conference of western COVER
NOR. TO meet In this city and take
\ oction to protect states rights con-
rervation" at the conservation CO.
rress in st. Paul in September.
Is eyes. said Gov Hay, In answer TO
NV question, Louis Hill and Presi-
B dent Elliott both entered into cor
I reanondence with me some time al
fer the program of the congress was
/; Nrst arranged, warning me that the
&Gt Paul congress was scheme
Srainst the western states. l then
\ eot busy and asked all the western
@nvernors to meet me in Salt Lake,
N ~rhere we could talk over the ques-
\ don of either staying away from the
& 0onference or else laying out a cam
B nafen for fighting for our IDEAS In
the congress"
Western Governors Warned.
4 Tins were the western governors
sswarned," and the alarm was SOUND
Cd by the two presidents Oh the TWO
/. railroads that today hold tens OF
Thousands of miles OF the pubic 40
main; that hope to get much more
~ working individual state legisia-
trlres: and that fully intend, now that
me day of steam locomotives Is near
~ over, to pick up for nothing the
hest water power sites between 81
q PAUL and the Pacific shore line!
And such was the source OF the
\ warming" that brought panic TO GOV.
Hay OF Washington state, Gov john
4 H. Brady of Idaho, Acting Gov. Jay
Bowerman of Oregon. Gov. b. B.
Y Brooks of Wyoming, Gov. John Shat
roth of Colorado, Gov. Dickerson OF
Nevada, Gov. Gillett OF California.
and Gov. VIM Spry OF Utah.
It's the old Wall-st on the Job
again, and he's cleverly disguised.
The great western states are proud
q Of their lordly territories. The peo-
pIe believe IN conservation The
state officials pretend to be, too, but
are largely owned by the big rail-
roads running through them. When
the conservation congress program at
4 st. Paul was announced the western
\ governors seemed satisfied and ap-
pointed delegates to attend.
Then Wall-st., neatly attired and
completely disguised in sleeps cloth
ing, came on the scene and through
Hill and Elliott told the west that the
whole Pichot scheme was TO seize
X Territory OF western states and hold
Il for the benefit OF the east. Then
the powder magazine blew up.
Try to Change Program.
The activities of Louis Hill did not
end with alarming the western gov
ernors. While the latter were plan
ming to meet In Salt Lake to discuss
the danger pointed out by Hill
and were accusing Pinchot OF trying
to work a steam roller on them and
generally criticising Roosevelt and
\ Pinchot policies, Hill was working
with the st. Paul local committee OF
jobbers, shippers and business men
10 change the program outlined by
Pinchot and other conseryationists
for the congress so that President
Taft would have place on the pro-
gram, giving chance TO oyershadow
and shout down everything else. The
first day OF the congress, therefore,
was set aside as Presidents and
Governors day"
Thus, thanks to- the railroad in
nuence, which Ia I'm reality the infiu,
once OF the big interests OF the coun-
4 try. you have the western governors
% stirred UP that they are appoint
Ing new delegates and preparing for
+ campaign in st. Paul against a
conservation that really conserves.
Whether any of the western gov
ernors are knowingly parties TO the
attempted seizure OF the conservation
congress by the big interests ia a
question. but the fact remains that
they have been placed in q position
OF doing just exactly what those in
ferests want them to do.
The American people will hear lots
about states rights" conservation at
Y the st. Paul congress. but enough Is
now known OF the conspiracy to pre-.
vent many from being misled by IL.
IT'S good thing for US all to remem.
Der that this cry was started by the
two western railroads. who represent
Wall-st-, and that the big interests
are urging the western governors to
make this cry at the top OF their
lungs.