New-York tribune., 1910-09-05
CONSERVATION MEN
LOOK FOR TROUBLE
meIy Times Expected at St.
Paul. Where President VIII
Open the Congress.
WEST OPPOSED TO PINCHoT
Mr Roosevelt May Feel Called
Upon to Defend Ex- Forest
er's Plans Against At
tacks bv Governors.
-e,era-n . TIE --iou1e

TIE L-tol1e
= Paul. Sept. 4-St- Paul IS an aSos
iris evening over the prospect OF enter
-sinirg President and an ex-Presloeh'
within forty-eight hours.
The oirv already IS decorated hano-
eo-7elv with fags and bunting ano eiec-
80 LIGHTS. President Tafts picture Is
6fsulsved IT every other windo"' anu II
= ,ur,he- Of instances II is accompanied
ma oe ex-President Roosevelt me
-s---,e for the entertainment Of the
-z-o distinguished visitors Is competed
- .+-e,-5o,,s davs are in prospect for
both
The Convention Hall. where the Con-
..---srton Congress viii meet tomorrow.
has seating capacity Of ten thousand
and = Is expected that every seat VIII
ne FLIED. Il promises TO present gala
sca-a when President Taft steps upon
re platform tomorrow forenoon. While
-he good people Of St Paul are planning
p give The Chief Executive z royal wei
-o---=. the more so because when he was
1=s- here +re CITY vas under { cloud OF
z7oo-- hersuse Of the serious condition
q Governor johnson. who vas n Vhat
--e--io- Han. which IS owned by the
CITY. somewhat resembles the Hippo
z-or7e II New York, although il Is more
--s- -4-ce as long and not quite IS
1-de
Expect Lively Times.
There Is every prospect Of an ez-
--e-7e1v lively meeting OF the conserva-
-s--ts-s Tomorrow following the speech
- President Taft. which. II IS expected
vii be general and pacific IN character,
-he Governors Of the several states viii
n afforded an opportunity 70 express
rher~ views. and there is reason 70 be-
Eeve that those who come from Western
states. the very states where i IS pro-
posed that conservation shah be prac-
used most extensively. viii take posi-
ton fa- toe conservative 10 meet the ap-
rr-oval OF the extreme conservationists
and decidedly -epugranr 70 the P1nchot-
Garfield faction Among those men
toned as likely . oppose the Pinchot
IDEAS are Governors Hay OF Washington.
Brooks OF Wyoming. Brady Of Idaho and
Su-v of Utah
i is freely predicted that some Of the
views expressed viii be SO antagonist5c
u the theories q NJ. Pinchot and his
associates that MI. Roosevelt VIII feel
called on 70 depart from his prepared
speech and denoUnce in vehement terms
t-e attitude Of the Western governors
He is enpharically opposed 10 the
proposition 70 permit the states TO deal
with the conservation problem within
-heir own borders. and Is against even
Lne Suoo1 bil which provided that
water power sites, etc. should be decided
10 the states under conditions which
would not permit Of their permanent
alienation or the esJa blishment OF any
monopoly based on their possession.
ST. Pau Fears for Popularity.
There has been the Iveliest sort of
contest between the Pinchotites and the
-noderates ever since i was settled that
--e conservation congress should be
held II ST Paul. So unpopular are the
extreme Pinchot theories throughout the
West that the business men Of St Paul
have come 70 fear that 70 permit them
70 hold full sway would -eopard1ze the
popularity q the city.
The local committee mas made an eff
fort. therefore. 70 permit Of the presenta-
ZION Of both sides 70 the controversy. and
has succeeded 70 some extent. although
70 Z less degree than they desired
Thomas Shipp. secretary Of the National
Conservation Association has been en-
cheering the Pinchot side Of the con
test and yesterday he was reinforced by
Ms principal 81r. Pinchot. The latter
VIII not be here tomorrow. however. as
he has an engagement in the district Of
Representative Tawney. whom he pur-
poses 10 attack He Viii speak a Roch-
ester. and AIr. Tavney plans 10 make I
vigorous reply Z little later.
When the President reaches here to-
morrow he wiu review the Labor Day
parade before going 10 the convention
hal ~ noon ne viii be entertained at
luncheon by the officers Of the conserva-
rtcr congress II the 8. Paul Hotel. after
which he viii start for the State Fair
Grounds. where he viii deliver an ad-
dress from the g-andstsnd a. 30 o m,
and ne viii then proceed 10 Minneapolis,
70 be The guest a dinner Of the citizens
q Minneapolis al the Radisson Hotel
M Taft's escort from the railroad sta
IDI 20 the reviewing SIa--l VII Soi4S-St
of four troops Of United States cavalry
from Fort Smelling and five companies
Of the Minnesota National Guard. He
v-il be received AZ the station by Gov
ernor Eberhardt while Battery A is fr-
ing E salute Of rwenty-one guns Later
II the Gay General Howe. commanding
the Department Of Dakota. with his
s-ar. VIII pay mis- respects TO the Presi-
dent al the 81 Paul Hotel Tomorrow
evening the President viii start east
from Ninnea polls q O. Il