Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-04

Within the last three years a new
term. CONSERVATION. has, found a
place In the American vocabulary. At
hrst a somewhat vague designation OF
little understood and but slightly APP
preciated principles, II has now come
to characterize a very definite, prac.
teal movement that has for its OBJ.
jeot the rational development aud wise
use OF the sources of natural wealth
fon which rest the material well-being
of the Nation.
Conservation deals primarily with
the four great classes of natural re.
sources lands. waters, forests and
minerals. but II has rightly been ex.
tended to include as well the consld.
GRAFTON Of means looking to the safe
guarding of public health aud to the
increasing of our vitality as ma.
tion
In his message TO Congress trans
hitting the report of the Nation Con
seryation Commission, President
Roosevelt said, ITO be fearless. to be
Just and to be efficient are the three
great requirements of national life.
National efficiency is the result of nat.
ural resources well handled, OF free'
dom. of opportunity for every man, and
Of the inherent capacity, trained abll-
ity, knowledge and will collectively
and individually to use that oppor.
tunity.
Conservation has been defined as
the application of common sense TO
common problems for the common
good. II this description correct.
then Conservation Is H. Il funda-
mental basis for NatlOA 4 cheney"
In that its essential a md pur.
pose is the permanent BET. 'ment OF
all the people Conservation has been
termed the new patriotism" while
another definition Of the purpose Of
the movement has added to time
honorcd phrase a few additional words
Of pre- gnant Significance. the greatest
good of the greatest number for the
longest time
The purpose of the present paper Is
to outline briefly the growth OF Con
seryation as definite movement. to
summarize the principles for which
II stands and to indicate the trend
that events seem now to be taking.
| Conservation is broad and com
prehensiye subject and touches vari
GUS fields Of endeavor at many points
1t has many ramiflcations but the
broad outlines are clear and the fun.
damental principles are simple. The
chief danger that Conservation now
has to fear is that attention may be
distracted from these few simple. fun.
damental principles by some interest
ing or temporarily exciting side issue.
In this paper the effort will be made
las Il should always be made In any
serious consideration Of Conservation
problems-to stick to the big. sim
ple. central truths, for IL Is ON these
that rest the foundations OF our pros
perity.
The Underlying Principles Of conser'
walton.
Conservation as II has come TO be
understood deals essentially with the
right use of such OF the four great
sources of natural wealth, lands, wa
ters. forests and minerals, as still re
main in public ownership. Until very
recently We as a nation have been In
the pioneer stage and necessarily have
looked at things from the pioneer
standpoint. But OF late we have COME
to realize that the bounty of Nature
was not inexhaustible. With the de
velopments OF recent years, the era
dual settlement of the West, the in
crease In facilities for transportation
and most OF all ir the better under
standing of the relation between TIL
right use of the natural resources ant
continued economic prosperity, new
view point has been reached whicl
ncccssitates the readjustment OF on
attitude on number OF subjects. w
find that we may have now 10 revis