The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-06

tive. In the great fight OF the people
TO drive the special interests from
the dominion of our government, the
nation Is stronger and its jurlsdic-
ton is more effective than that Of
any state. The most effective weapon
against these great corporations, most
of which are financed and owned on
the Atlantic coast. will be federal
laws and the federal executive, That
is why | so strongly oppose the de-
mand to turn these matters over to
the states II Is fundamentally n de-
mand against the interest of the plain
people. OF the people of small means,
against the interest of our children
and our childreu's children: and It is
primarily in the interest of the great
corporations which desire TO escape
all government control.
The Conservation Fight.
"One OF the difficulties in putting
into practice the conservation Idea is
that the field TO which II applies is
constantly growing In the public mind.
1t has been no slight task to bring
before 90.001,00O people a great con
ception Ike that Of conservation, and
convince them that 1t is right. This
much wo have accomplished. But
there remains much to be cleared up,
and many misunderstanding to he re
moved. These misunderstanding are
due in part at least to direct misTepre.
Sentation by the men 10 whose intor-
est it Is that conservation should not
prosper. For example, we find ii con-
slantly said by men who should know
better, that temporary Withdrawals,
such rs the Withdrawals of coal lands,
will permanently check development
Yet the fact is that these withdraw
ais have no purpose except TO prevent
the coal lands from passing into pri-
vate ownership until congress can
pass Jaws to open them 10 develop
ment under conditions just alike TO
the public and to the men who Will
do the developing II there Is delay,
the responsibility for it rests. not on
the men who made the Withdrawals
To protect the public interest. but on
those who prevent congress from
passing wise legislation. and so put.
ting an end 10 the need for with
drawals
Abuses committed in the name OF
q just cause are familiar 20 all OF
us. Many mwlse things arc done and
many unwise measures are advocated
In the name OF conservation. either
through ignorance. OF by those whose
interest lies not in promoting the
movement, but in retarding IT, For
example. TO stop water power deyel-
opment by needless refusal 10 issue
permits for water power or private Ir
rigation works on the public lands in
eyitably leads many men, friendly TO
conservation and believers in It's gen
eral principles. 10 assume that its
practical application is necessarily a
check upon progress. Nothing could
be more mistaken. The idea, widely
circulated OF late, that conservation
means locking up the natural re-
sources. but to consider our sons and
daughters as well as ourselves. just
as a farmer uses his farm in ways
10 preserve its future usefulness Con
servauon is the road TO national ef
ficlcncy, and it stands for ample and
wise development
"But In spite of these difficulties.
most OF which are doubtless inevita-
bic In any movement of this kind
conservation has made marvellous
progress. | have been astounded and
delighted on my return from abroad
az the progress made while ! was
away. We have a right 10 congratu-
late ourselves on this marvellous prog
ress. but there Is no reason for be
llevinr that the fight Is won IN the
beginning the special interests, who
arc our chief opponents In the con
seryatlon 6ght, paid littlc heed TO the
movement, because they neither an
derstond IL nor saw that II It won
they must lose. But with the prog
ress OF conservation In the minds OF