The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-12
GREAT CONFERENCE
 ON CONSERVATION
  Many Distinguished Speakers Will Be at St. Paul POLITICS IS BARRED Pinchot and Garfield VIII He on Hand
POLITICS IS BARRED
Pinchot and Garfield VIII He on Hand While Governors of Many States Will Attend and Take an
 Active Part

St. Paul, Mipn., August 11.-(Special.) )- T know of no public question that could bring so many representative men to- gether in a convention as that of con servation," said Thomas R. shipp, sec retary in speaking of the coming con gross to be held in St. Paul, Septem- Der 6-9.
 "A glance at the list of speakers is sufficient to show that the country's best men are behind this movement and have no doubt the second congress is going to Sset pace that will be hard 10 follow in future."
 The list of speakers to which Secretary Shipp referred contains such names as William q. Taft, President of the United States; Theodore Roosevelt former Pres- ident of the United States; Clifford Pin chot, Senators Beveridge, Deliver and Nelson and such representative men as James J. Hill, Wallace D. Simmons and James R. Garfield.
 There has been lot of talk about poll tics in connection with the congress. That there will be in St. Paul at that time members of the United States Sem ate, members of the House, governors of many states and mayors of many cities is sufficient cause to say that there will be some political powwows on the side, but it is the intention of the off cers of the congress to keep politics out of the proceedings as far as possible
 Insurgents VIII Attend
 Insurgency" Is pretty well represented on the programme with Pinchot Garfield and Senators Beveridge and Deliver as speakers. This in itself is refutation of the statements that have been made concerning President Tafts connection with the programme. It was said that the President insisted upon certain changes being made before he would agree to speak
 When Governor Eberhart returned to St. Paul after heading the committee which visited the President at Beverly and rendered the invitation, he said the President did not even ask to see the programme and made no suggestions whatever concerning 1t.
 The programme will not be given out for a few days but it Is known that Senator Deliver will talk on Cattle, Food and Leather" Such a subject nat uraly gives the senator a chance to say something on the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. but it is said on good authority that he will not take the opportunity of doing so. The big fight made by Sen ator Deliver on the tariff bill was chief ly in connection with the hide and leath- CT schedules. However 1t is believed the
 
 speech to make it interesting.
 GarfeId's Subject
 "The Natural Resources Belong to the People," is the subject to be discussed by James R. Garfield, former Secretary of the Interior. MT. Garfield is pre- pared. according to reports received in St. Paul, to handle this subject In way to make it interesting.
 Francis J. Heney. who fought the land frauds in the west. is going to talk about Safeguarding the Public Domain" It is doubtful if a person more competent to handle such subject could be found
 The subject given to James J. Hill chairman of the Great Northern board is Soils, Crops, Food and Clothing" Mir Hill long has given much thought to the fertilization of soils and he has been help Ing the farmer in this respect for years.
 Thomas l.. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, the greatest labor union In the United States, is going to talk on the subject, Are We Mining Intelligently?" It is not knowna what the subject of MT. Pinchot's address will be, and Senators Beveridge and Cum mns have not said on what subjects they will talk. Other speakers besides the President and former President are:
 Names of the Speakers
 Governor Eberhart. Minnesota; Gov ernor Stubbs, Kansas; Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations; Sem ator Joseph M Dixon, Montana; Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore, author, artist, writer on nature subjects and an expert on bird life; Walter H. Page, editor The Worlds Work; Gov. Herbert s. Hadley, Mis- souri; Alfred l.. Baker, president the Chi cago Chamber of Commerce; Henry Wal lace, expert on farming and country life, Des Moines, Iowa; Frank M. Chapman, curator American Museum of Natural Eiseory Senator Moses D. Clapp, Minne- sota; Prof. Henry s. Graves, United States forester; John Barrett. director Bureau of American Republics; w. J. McGee, bureau of soils, department of agriculture; Dr. Francis E. McVey, pres ldent University of South Dakota: Capt l. B. White,' chairman of the executive committee National Conservation con- gross: Lr. George +. Swain, Harvard university; George c. Pardes former governor of California; Newton C. Blanchard, Lousiana Wallace D. Sim mons, Simmons Hardware company, St. Louis; Judge Ben B. Lindsey Denver Col; F. F. Wesbrook. Minneapolis. and Miss Mabel Boardman, president of the Red Cross society.