The sun., 1910-06-07
CONsERI iTION BILL ar.
senator Nsissn Condemns the GtHord
Pinehot sehoaI of CsRser, atIsn.

WAsHINOIoN June a The senate
devoted much of to-day's session 20 the
consideration ol one n the Adrninistrl-
tions conservation hills. measure
Euthurizihg the President 10 make with
drawFls ~ public lands whenever in
hls Judgment The public Interest requires
u end providing thai he shall report
tr Congress o. he beginning - each
session n lst Ut tho vithdr wrls made
purs'rnt to the ac' senator Nelson ~
Minnesota. chSirman of the COMMITTEES on
Public lsnds. Who reported the measure
10 the senate. ocruDied the floor most
~ tho 2 ftarnoon . pr ming ~ provisions.
defending Secretary Ralhnger and the
conservation policy II the present Nd
ministration and condemning the Clifford
Pinchot school Of conservation
Several Western Senators opposed
the bill senator Nelson axnlained ths
the bill did not confer Fny additional
power on the President lie said the
President already had all the power
which the bill proposed 70 give him
and that tho hin merely made the power
spec &c. and instead ~ enlrrginE the
Executive authority IN the matter Of
Withdrawals simply placed limitation
uuOn n Mr. Nelson suggested that II
the vithdra wal made Nv the Roosevelt
Administration he'd b~en confined 10 the
actual needs II conserve ton End that
II only such lands had been withdrg wn
~ were strictly forest lfnds necessary
for water power or valuable for mineral
deposit there would have been no COM
pls ints.
I am somewhat surprised At the al
titude n Senators who contend that
this hill confers a dangerous power on
the President. sPid the Senator from
Minnesota.
The senator av owed himself a Arm
friend Of the conservation Of natural
resources There are two kinds Of con-
seFvatiOn.' aaid he. There is con-
servatiOn thSt ties up the natural re-
sOuFces end which would retard develop
ment by this generation. There IL another
conservation that would utilize our
natural resources and at the same time
prevent monopoly. and that is the one In |
which believe
The senator said that ne had observed /
conditions in Alaska while on n visit |
10 the Territory few years ago. He
found that the people Of Alaska. with
an ample supply of coal at their very doors |
were compelbed 10 import coal from /
hBNNIAWAs hINNtHN NNNNANNAtM avn AaAN~ 4
fOrnia. III a miner " prOspectOF wanted 4
10 cut a small piece ~ timber tO cid him /
In the work OF mining he must needs
consult a forest officer
Why is it, inquired Senator Clark 4
~ Wyoming. did not Congress pass
laws tor dispoqing Of the coal IN Alaska?"
y don't like 90 enter upon that phase
Of the questiOn.' replied senator Nelson.
4 will say. however thEt the land has 4
sll been included In the forest reserve
People ~ Alaska have 10 pay So a tOn
for coal at the coast while they have
penty undevelnped a. their very doors
Such IA our pre- sent riinOus policy
senator Nelson was the only speaker
on the conservation bill to-day u IN
syident that the debate will he prOlOnnged
and that the conservation bill will meet
with determined opposition. u was
neErly 5 O'Clock when senator Nelson q
concluded his remarks. The senate then /
went into executive session and soon Il
afterwari adjourned until Tomorrow.