The Springfield 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,
'Es-President Discusses Water Pow
err, Coal Lands. Ranges and Forests
Powerful Plea for Conservation.

Denver. Colo. Aug. 29.-Colonol
Roosevelt arrived in Denver from
Cheyenne this morning, and after a
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
Mt Overland park. In the afternoon
he delivered public address at the
Auditorium and later spoke to the
Spanish War Veterans, and then he
was the guest of honor at a 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
! of waking up to the absolute necessity of
handling Its natural resources with fore
| sight and common sense. The conserva-
| ton question has three sides. In the first
place. the needless waste of the natural
resources must be stopped. 1t is rapidly
! becoming n well-settled policy of this peo-
/ pie that we of this generation hold the
! land in part for the next generation, and
not exclusively for our own selfish enjoy
ment, Just as the farmer is good cit-
! zen II he leaves his farm improved and not
| Impaired for his children. and n bad ciu-
| zen II ne SKINS the llnu IN MS own StlllSl
interest so the Nation behaves well If 1t
treats the natural resources assets
which II must turn over TO the next gen
sration increased and not impaired in
value and behaves badly II 1t leaves the
land poorer to those who come after us.
| In the second place. the natural re-
sources must be developed promptly,
completely. and in orderly fashion. 1t Is
| not conservation to leave the natural re-
sources undeveloped. Development is
. r1lf IN nurt nf he 81 n
| plan. The forests. the mines. the water
powers and the land itself must all be
put 10 use. Those who assert that con-
servation proposes to tie them up. dcpriv-
I Ing this generation of their benefits in
order to hand them on untouched to the
| next, miss the whole point OF the con-
IervatioE Idea. Conservation does not
I mean dcpriVing the men of today of their
natural rights in the natural resources OF
| the land. All 1t means is that we OF this
generation shall so use our rights as not
| 20 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
not intend 10 discourage individual enter
prise by unwiscly diminishing the reward
/ Tor that enterprise. on the contrary, we
believe that the men of exceptional ablli-
ties should have exceptional rewards up
/ 10 point whore the reward becomes dis
| proportionate to the service. up to the
| point where the abilities are used to the
| ietrimcnt. Of the people as n whole We
! are for the liberty Of the individual up to
and not beyond the point where 1t be-
/ comes Inconsistent with the welfare of
! The community. Thus our consistent aim
| Is TO favor the actual settler-the man
I who takes much OF the public domain
I as he himself can cultivate. and there
makes n permanent home for his children
who come after him; but we are against
I the man. no matter what his ability. who
tries to monopolize large masses of public
land
State and Federal Control.
] Now. TO preserve the general welfare.
to sec to it that the rights OF the public
ar" protected. and the liberty of the ind-
vidual secured and encouraged as long IS
consistent with this welfare, and curbed
when 1t becomes inconsistent there with. 1t
Is necessary to invoke the aid of the
government. There are points in which
/ this governmental mid can best be rem
dered by the states that is, where the
/ exercise of states rights helps to secure
popular rights; and Fs to these I believe
In states rights. But there are large
I classes Of cases where only authority
| OF the National government will secure
I the rights of the people; and where this is
/ the case am convinced and a thor
ough- going believer in the rights of the
National government. Big business for
I instance. is no longer an affair of any one
state; big business hns become national
tied, and the only effective way of con-
| trolling and directing it. and preventing
abuses In connection with II, Is by having
| the people nationnlizc this control in order
] 10 prevent their being exploited by the in
| dividuals who have Eationalzed the bust
! ness. All commerce on a scale sufficient
/ " large to warrant any control over II by
| the government Is nov DAYS Interstate or
' foreign commerce. and until this fact is
| heartily Acknowledged and acted upon by
both courts and Legislative bodies. Ma
I tIonal and state alike. the interest of the
/ people Will suffer.
In the matter OF conservation. I heart
fly approve OF state action where under
our form of government the state. and the
. state only. has the power to act l cor
daily Join with those who desire to see
l the state, within Its own sphere. take the
/ most advanced position in regard TO the
, whole matter OF conservation, I have
taken exactly this attitude in my own
| state OF New York, Where The state alo-e
i had power to act I have done all I could
to get 1t to act in che most advanced
| manner, and where the Nation could act
| have done all | could to get National
action in the same direction. Unfortun-
htcly. in the cast we have In this matter
/ PAID the penalty of not having our forest
Eand under National control; and the pen
/ nltv has been severe. Most Of the states
although they are old stntes-have not
. protected their forests, each failing to
I net ny ltStlfs because lne action was reAi-
/ ~ the common concern OF all; and whers
action is the common concern OF all. ex-
perience has shown that 1t can only be
prontably undertaken by the National
government.
As n result of the lmpossihility OF get
ting such wise action by the several state
governments In the cast we are doing
our best To get National legislation under
which the National government, at the
expense Of 7 ,ill!ons OF dollars. shall Under
] n al "a rFi= nfs11f Ia rs
and White Mountains of the east what r.
is now doing in the Rock Mountains here
out wes'.. II would oe both a calamity
and an absurdlty for the National govern
mcnt now to do In the west 5he yery.
thing that At heavy pecuniary cost It IS
trying TO undo in the east. BY actual eN-
perience in the east have found to
our cost that the Nation, and not the sew
eral states, can best guard the interests
of the people in the matter of the forests
Would Need Lightning.