The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-06
Mr Taft ON Conservation.

President TAFrs speech on con~cr-
walton before the congress nc ~ Paul
ought o. BE- rea,f and dig~-trd by every
BODY who has been Interested hu' not
enlightened by m" clamor ~ the radi-
cal conservationi-tS. What does CON
servasion mean How u % - b" efrs, ,'-i
with constitutional ard STATUTORY sane
tics for tha welfare ~ those aliy" A. we'll
a. ~ nos, Vet ~ he born l'r-a funda-
mental principle that tho natural r.
sources of the country should not hc
wasted n mouopollycd. MI agree that
there has b"en r-,.kl''~- ami uucou~'tun-
able waste. the inheritance h-iuS so vast
and the heirs not counting ~" cost an
agree that IL must be- stopp,-i and that
what ~ left must b. administered with
care and prudence The practical gu"~-
ton is. how shall this be- done under az
isting law and necessary amendment .
A workable plan must h. evolved and
carried out In a striking passage in his
speech Mr. TAFT SAID
at hound 20 ,,y nat ne r--' "a, CONS
for . hAl' tn rrncrsl rha .>o,Iic> over runsr-,
ton fnasng she wur4 mean r,'rs trHvn good
In nc world. '1r s'rrr rHr srrU. 1r~npJu has
reen rr'.ri ....H ~ g~n's l.. . duau''I uiiaty
and 10 NJ direct The punIr d, she sp~ iGr course
that me -,or." should % "r have Their lrgi,-
lators 's,r ln n.lr- 90 uru7rufr ne o - con
srryau1u Th- rur-.rE of emotions on sub
lect hhe 'rl, VHl.N r-, only If~1 urf'Hnr. In ne
uinds - ne ncoar ',.trd after q Vr.I- eases
70 - ls~il. snd 'rc vro- mo-. rucn' viii y
prouo ed OF hes lines fle for want . practical
d.rcrt'ou anu - Demonstration - ne reurl-
thA' prscursi reforms are intended
The Presidents speech al ~ Paul
was a sober appeal for thorough dis
c,ission Of the subject fre, from ss"tion-
alism and passion. Until ~ Is under
stood IN all its phases both Fast and
West there can H. no Iuto!l gent and
practical legislation nllwrl rrser-
vaiion BY executive orier - non a
thing Of the past When Mr.. RoOsE-
WILT WA President h. yielded TO the
temptation 10 make Withdrawals Of
lands subject 10y law To homestead and
10 other methods Of entry without pre-
liminary investigation and without con-
sulting Congress. II has since gwen
the President the power thai Mr ROOSE-
WELT arbitrarily seized some 81 the
work Of the last AdminiStr ration had ~
be undone. TheTupon there rps" q
cry from the radicals that Mr. TAFT waS
a traitor Ia MY Policies and an enemy
10 true conservation. But he was really
a better friend to 1t than hi- predecessor
had been. During the present Admins
tration $3.50. OOO acres ~ land hav" been
excluded from the--<.rc-st reserve n
being unfit for forest Uses and 3.iID so
acres suitabl" FOR that purp"~" hay"
been taken in. The Last Administra-
ton Withdrew 4Gpu,G1 acres of land
supposed to contain oil Field eVami-
nations have since shown that no les,-
than 2,l70,OG acres were not oil pro-
ducing land. and they were restored e.
1919, 400 go acres Of land supposed ~
contain phosphate rock were withdrawn
from entry, but when II was discovered
that 2322,OOO acres would NOT weld
phosphate proftablv they also were
restored N entry In other words the
Taft administration had 10 correct N"
slipshOd and faulty work ~ the Rn1se-
welt administration. Concerning water
power sites Mr. TAFT spoke very plainly
al ST. Paul
Prior Ia March :. iso. there has been. on
the recommendation - The reclamation sr-, .r,.
withdrawn fr1m agricultural "ufry H.r,..o me,
Tere reVarded useful ~ power s.'rs = bin
ought not ~ h~ Al sros~t - - agrI~'. raj .,Hd.