The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-06
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Timss' Writer Tells How O.
Against Popular lrevsment
Executed BY Railrsed IN
dents Of Northwssk
Louis Hill, Of Great Northsrn. Z
Open Hostility 10 aiilssd
Pinchot.


ST. PAUL, Sept. 6.--The 81
conservation congress Is s.pcc
by the special interests,
l was ON the ground and sau
packing done.
The Great Northern and them ~
ern Pacific railroads did II.
water powers are the udb1fo
interests are striving to swoop
their own hands at this convenfjn
Louis Hill has represented IN
terests In the packing"
He practically controlled the q
mittee OF st. Paul business men VI
was appointed TO represent the
In entertaining the convention.
Hill was not on any OF the G
mittees but he sat In executive n
sions with them.
Hill wants state control. Of NJ
powers 1t Ia easier to grab fIour
state than from the federal row.
ment. especially In these latter. T.
OF national progressiveism He d16
like the. program because there x
too much OF Roosevelt's federal n
troll on 1t. He proceeded to cho1
1t. using the local committee ~
tool. HIDE worked both underhando
ly and openlUy.
He tried to get open anti-ccn1
vationists on the program. Such ~
as Congressman Mondell and SGu
tor Tom Carter, open enemies Of IN
Roosevelt and Pinchot policies, W0<
suggested by the local committees
speaking for Hill. for places on q
program. s% <
A demand that five western eoC
ernors be placed on the program carr(
from Hill and the water power no1|
ing interests. These governors GU
Hill railroad runs through the stnt1
OF some OF them) are believers =
states rights" conservation, and IN
In order to cloud the conservation
sue, had scared them and by or
means forced them into cTyi1
states rights"
These plans of Hill fell thror
and he then broughtSabout the H.
volt of governors at Salt Lake ClfX
These governors are now here VIA
q states rights" platform. Th40
have each appointed Is delegates q
the congress and these delegates VIII
undoubtedly argue for states righss'
in the various discussions.
Hill showed open opposition q
Pinchot In st. Paul during the earl
days Of preparing the program ana
at q banquet Of ST. Paul business me-
to Pinchot, practically violated IN
laws of hospitality In questioning Pin
chot's policies.
Hill openly threatened that, unles|
men representing his ideas. wcr~
placed on the congress program, h(
would start development congress-
in st. Paul In opposition to the con
servation congress, to be held at thu
same time.
Howard Elliott, president OF thu
Northern Pacific road, and Hill o.
fered to open their homes, during th<
week Of the congress. to the western
governors, who are going to stand fo1
states rights" at the congress.
Hill has boasted in the hearing q
Thos. Ship, secretary of the conser
walton congress, that, In this con
gress, "the policies OF Pinchot and
Pinchot himself would go down."
The local committee, managed b
Hill, refused at all times to work with
the representatives of the national
congress, in the preparation OF pian1
for the congress.
The local committee, under the Hill
influence, brought about "presidentl
and governors day"
The presence of Taft In st. Pau
MDonUday was supposed to be
boom for Taft. and 1t was hoped tnal
1t would be an Offset for Roosevelt
and the federal conservation policies
advocated by Pinchot.
IL is the water power interests tnal
have packed the congress. Louis Hin
is working for and with them. II wa
the water power interests that Rooso
Welt struck at In hits address today
States rights" Is the cry Of tnf
water power interests and OF Other
land timber and mineral seeking
monopolies.
Louis Hill has so packed the con
gress that states rights" viii be "a
vocated many times during the var
ious addresses and discussions.
The progressives of the nation, nk<
Roosevelt. Beveridge, Cummins
Stubs of Kansas. are for federal con
troll OF natural resources. Men uke
Reed Smoot, supporter of Cannon anc
Aldrich. and Senator Sutherland o'
Utah, are among those who are cry
ing states rights"
It's clear enough. from this line-ul
alone. where the common peopie 2.
the United States ought TO stapd, ees'
or west, north or south.