The state herald., 1910-09-02
ROOSEVELT FOR
FEDERAL CONTROL
Believes Government Should Gen.
orally Be Leader in Con-
Servation.
SAD EXPERIENCE IN EAST
Addressing Public Meeting In Denver,
Ex-PresIdent Discusses Water Pow.
or, Coal Lands, Ranges and Forests
Powerful Plea for Conservation.

Denver, Colo, Aug. ZS.-ColOnoi
Roosevelt arrived In Denver from
Cheyenne this morning. and after q
parade in which representatives of the
state and city, the Live Stock asso-
citation and the Spanish War Veterans
took part, was the guest Of the Den.
yer Press club at cowboy luncheon
At Overland park. In the afternoon
he delivered a public address at the
Auditorium and later spoke to the
Spanish War Veterans, and then he
was the guest of honor at round
up" dinner at Eljebel Temple.
Talks on Conservation.
Mr.. Roosevelts main address was
on conservation, and was as follows:
This country has shown definite signs
" waking up to the absolute necessity of
handling Its natural resources with fore
tight and common sense. The conserva-
uon question has three sides. In the first
place, the needless waste OF the natural
resources must be stopped. II is rapidly
becoming n well-settled policy of this peo-
ple that we of this generation hold the
land In part for the next generation, and
cot exclusively for our own selfish enjoy
ment. Just the farmer is n good citi-
ten II he leaves his farm improved and not
impaired for his children, and a bad citi-
ten II he skins the land in his own selfish
interest, so the Nation behaves well II It
treats the natural resources as assets
which II must turn over to the next gen.
tration increased md not impaired In
value, and behaves badly II II leaves the
land poorer to those who come after US.
In the second place. the natural re-
'ources must be developed promptly,
completely. and in orderly fashion II is
hot conservation to leave the natural re-
,ourees undeveloped. Development is an
Indispensable part Of the conservation
plan. The forests, the mines, the water
powers. and the land itself. must all be
put TO use. Those who assert that con-
iervation proposes to tie them up. depriv-
ing this generation of their benefits in
order TO hand them On untouched to the
next, miss the whole point of the con-
iervation idea. Conservation does not
nean depriving the men of today OF their
natural rights In the natural resources OF
the land. All II means is that we OF this
generation shall so use our rights as not
10 deprive those who come after us OF
their natural rights In their turn.
In the third place. so far as possible
these resources must be kept for the
whole people and not handed over for
exploitation TO single individuals We do
prise by unwlsely diminishing the reward
Tor that enterprise. ON the contrary. we
believe that the men of exceptional abli-
ties should have exceptional rewards up
TO point whore the reward becomes dis
proportionhte to the service, up to the
point where the abilities are used 10 the
detriment Of the people as whole. We
are for the liberty OF the individual up to
and not beyond the point where II be-
comes Inconsistent with tho welfare Of
ihe community. Thus our consistent aim
u TO favor the actual settler-the man
who takes as much OF the public domain
rs he himself can cultivate. and there
makes permanent home for his children
who come after him: but We are against
the man. no matter what his ability who
tries to monopoli.e large masses OF public
State and Federal Control
Now, TO preserve the general welfare.
20 see 10 II that the rights Of the public
are protected. and the liberty Of the inal-
Nidunl secured and encouraged MS long as
consistent with this welfare and curbei
when II becomes Inconsistent Herewith II
u necessary TO invoke the aid OF the
government There are points In which
this governmental aid can hest be rem
derrd by the states that ls where the
eNerris. Of states rights helps 10 secure
popular rights; and ~ 10 these I believe
IN states rights, But there nre large
classes ~ cases where only authority
of the National government will secure
the rights of the people. and where this il
the rase am convinced and a thor.
rurh-rolns believer In the rights Of the
National government BiF business. for
instance. IL no longer nm AFFAIR Of any one
state; hig business has become national.
'r"d, and the only effective way Of con.
trolling and directing n, and preventing
hbus"H In connection with II. IL by having
The people nationalist this control In order
10 frrveni their being exploited By the In.
d'Niduais who hnve ustionAliSei the bust.
moss Al commerce on n scale sufficient.
" large 10 warrant any control over IL hv
the government II nowaihys Interstate or
foreign commerce and until this fact IL
heartily acknowledged and acted upon nv
both courts and legislative bodies, Ma.
'ionnl and state alike IN. interest Of the
p"opl" will suffer
In the matter Of conservation. heart.
nN approve of state action where under
our form Of government the state, and the
state only, has IN. power To net. I cor.
dialiN Join with those who desir. 10 SEQ
the state within its oNn sphere take the
most advanced position In rewnri 10 tho
whole matter NJ conservation. have
taken exactly ihir attitude In my own
state of New York. where the state alone
AAR l"NsF W AiNH NhNF NhnN MI 7 could
In set u io act IN she most advanced
manner. and wher. tho Nation rouid act.
] have done all 7 could to got National
.riion In the same direction unfoftnns
sieiy, In the east We have IN this matter
paid N. penalty ~ not having our forest
land under National control. and the nan.
nliy hhn been severe. Most of the states
although they hre Old sihiss-haye not
protected their forests each failing 10
sei by Itself. because the action was real.
" the common concern ~ all, and where
aciinn Ia the common concern ~ all ss.
r"renes has shown that n ran only be-
pfoninhly undertaken by the National
government
A. result Of the iinpoHsibiiity Of ret.
iinH such wise action by the several stat.
governments IN the east. We are doing
our best 10 ret National legislation under
which the National government. at the
expense ~ millions of dollars. shall under
take % DO as regards tho Appalachian
and white Mountains Of tho east wha, II
II now doing In th. itaoh Mountains here
out VET n would be both a calamlt,
and an absurdity for the National govern.
inant now 10 10 In the west the very
thing that at a heavy peounlary cost II 10
trying 10 undo In the east ny actual or
pefisnra IN the east We have found 10
our cost that the Nation and not the soy.
rfnl states, ran hest guard the tntefe~ts