The Ordway new era., 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.

-Powerfui PIea IoT SoHeeTSdk'o"'
Denver, Colo, Aug. 29.-Colond
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
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 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
" waking up to the absolute necessity OF
handling Its natural resources with fore
sight and common sense. The conserva-
lion 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 poo
pic 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 n good citi-
ten II he leaves his farm improved and not
Impaired for his children. and bad citi-
ten II he skins the land in his own selfish
Interest, so the Nation behaves well II 1t
treats the natural resources rs assets
which Il must turn over to the next gen.
sration increased and not impaired In
value. and behaves badly II It 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-
,ourccs undevcloped. Development is an
indispensable part Of the conservation
plan. The forests. the mines. the water
powers. and tho land itself must all be
put to use. Those who assert that con-
servniion proposes to tie them up. depriv-
ing this generation of their benefits In
ortcr to hand them On untouched to the
next. miss tho whole point OF the con-
servation idea. Conservation does not
nean depriving the men OF today OF their
natural rights in the natural resources of
the land. All It means Is that We of this
generation shall SO Use our rights as not
TO deprive those who come after OF
their natural rights in their turn.
In the third place. no far rs possible
these resources must be kept for the
whole people and not handed over for
exploitation to single individuals. We do
not intend to discourage Individual enter
prise by unwiscly diminishing the reward
Tor that enterprise. ON the contrary. we
believe that tho men of exceptional abili-
ties should have exceptional rewards up
TO n point where tho reward becomes dis
proportionntc to the service. up to the
point where the abilities are used to the
detrimcnt of the people as a whole We
arc for the liberty Of tho individual up to
and not beyond the point where It be-
comes Inconsistent with tho welfare OF
!he community. Thus our consistent aim
is to favor the actual scttler-the man
who takes much of tho public domain
NJ he himself can cultivate. and there
makes a permanent home for his children
who come after him: but we are against
the man. no matter what his ability. who
tries to monopolize large masses OF public
land
State and Federal Control.
Now. to preserve tn" general welfare.
TO see to II that the rights OF the public
hr" protected. and the liberty Of the indi-
ridunl secured and encouraged as long as
consistent with this welfare. and c,irbcd
when II becomes Inconsistent Herewith Il
IL necessary to invoke the aid Of the
government. There are points In which
this governmental nid can best be rem
d"rcd by tho states. that Is. where the
"Scrc!s" Of s'ntes' rights helps to secure
popular rights: and PC to these I believe
in s'ntcs rights nut thcr. are large
c'nss"s Of cases where only authority
"f the National government will secure
tho rights Of the p"npr: and whore this Is
thor
"nTh- going believer In the rights Of the
National government Rig business for
instance. Is no longer nm AFFAIR Of any one
r'n'". big business hns become national
'z"i and the only effective wny Of con-
trolling and directing II. and preventing
abuses in connection with It, is by having
tho p""pi" nnfionniizc this control In order
10 Prevent their helng exploited hy tn. In
dlVidunis who have rational'zrd TN. busI-
meas All commerce" on seal" sufficient
" lnrcc to warrant any control over Il bv
the government IL nowadays Interstate or
Foreign commerce. and until this fact liz
heartily acknowledged and acted upon bv
both courts and legislative bodies Ma.
'ioral and state alike. the interest OF the
p"opl" will suffer.
In tho matter Of conservation I hcnr,
lily approve OF state action where under
our form Of government the state. and tho
state only has the power to act cor
daily Join with thosr who desire to 500
IN" state. within Its own sphere. take tho
most advanced position in regard to tho
whole matter OF conservation. have
taken exactly this attitude In my own
state Of New York. Whore the stint. n,on.
had power to act. I have don" nil could
to get II to act In .hc most advanced
manner: and where tho Nation could act
have don" all could to gc, National
action In the sam" direction. I'nfor,un-
ntely. In the east we have In this matter
paid the penalty Of not having our forest
land under National control and tn. pcn-
nlty has been severe Most Of the states
although they arc old stRtrs-hnvr not
protected their forests. each failing to
act by itself because tho action was real
" the common concern Of all: and where
action is the common concern OF all OK
pcricnce has shown that II can only be-
prohtably undertaken by the National
government
Az result of the impossiblity Of get
ting such wise action by the several state
governments In the east. we nre doing
our best to get National legislation under
which the National government at the
expense of millions Of dollars shall under
take to do as regards the Appalachians
md white Mountains Of the east what II
Is now doing In the Rock Mountains here
out wes-. II would pe both n calamity
and an absurdity for the National govern