El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-08


lacks upon it. I do not fail to recoS-
nize the great and useful part wnlch
the states must play in TINS SIedI
movement for the permanent WelIare
Of all our people. Also, 1 appreciate
that in much of the work ahead. CO.
operation between the states and the
nation is an essential condition OF sue
cess But when 1 see the speclal IN
terests attempting TO take refuge De-
hind the doctrine Of states rlghIs' l
propose to say So"
John Bnrrett's Address.
John Barrett, director general Of the
Pan-American union, Washington, ID.
c., said:
THE holding in the near future OF
a great Pan-American conservation
conference and the necessity of Pan
American cooperation in the conserva-
ton movement are the principal sug-
gestions of my discussion today. The
conservation of the natural resources
of the other American countries is OF
vital Importance not only to their pros
peIity but to that of the United States
1t may not yet be possible to organize
a successful international cooperative
movement to include the whole world.
1t should, however, be possible to or
ganize and set in motion without delay
Han-AIQ6TlCan L
Lesson From United States.
IF Canada and the 20 Latin Ameri-
can republics will draw a valuable les
son from the experience of the United
States, they will in another score OF
years have every advantage Of this
great country in ability TO supply in
vast quantities such natural products
as the rapidly increasing population OF
the United States and other nations
must demand for their industries, TO
feed their hungry mouths, and to pre-
serve the very existence of the race,
Each statesman or average man OF
Canada and Latin America who has not
studied the question of conservation or
who is skepticaI as to its advantages in
his individual country should pause
and consider the enormous loss of per
manent income and benefits to the peo-
pie which the United States has suf-
fered from wanton destruction of its
forests, exhaustion of its land, mOnop-
olization of water powers, and unlim-
tied waste of limited resources-aH Of
which might have been avoided if this
conservation movement had gained its
present impetus a score of years ago,
and just legislation had been enacted.
Let such persons further picture what
an ideal condition of the possession and
permanent source of income and wealth
to the nation and its people, might
now characterize the United States, in
addition to what it already has. if the
government and the people had begun
sooner to appreciate the vital iElpor-
tance OF conservation.
The Mutual and Individual Interest.
There are two logical and convinc-
ing reasons why the United States and
the other American countries should
cooperate in conservation The first is
the mutual interest and reciprocal ad-
vantage; the second is the individual
benefit and local development AS the
years go by and the population and
, manufacturing capacity of the United
States grows, the call for foreign raw
products will grow apace. The ability
to meet permanently this call will
bring prosperity alike TO the United
States and the country furnishing the
material. The United States must face
the serious fact that il is absolutely
dependent upon many of its sister
American countries for those raw
products which it must import in in
creasing quantities if its growth is not
to be checked. Correspondingly several
of the other American countries are
wholly or in part dependent upon the
demand of the United States to market
certain of their wealth producing
products
The Question of Food Supplies.
The time, is rapidly approaching
when the people of the United States
whose numbers are increasing in fast
er ratio than those of any other land,
will find themselves dependent upon
Latin America for a large percentage
of their food supplies The cutting up
Mt 70 Of Ia
west is going to shift cattle raising on
a large scale to the plains and uplands
of Central and South America In an
other year Argentine beef will come
! into this country despite the duty, be-
cause the combined greater demand
and cost of the home product will
make call for it in order to meet the
needs OF the people. Vast areas in
Venezuela, Colombia, and in Central
America, near to the United States. are
lying fallow and ready for cattle rails
ing as soon as the conditions demand
their utilization.
Development of Banana Industry
The marvellous growth of the great
banana industry is another illustration
of the dependence Of the United States
! on its sister American countries for
necessary, cheap. and healthful food
supply, and of the conservat ton Of the
natural resources of the countries sup
/ plying the bananas which in turn
1 brings them increased wealth Today
| bananas are the poor mans fruit in
| all parts of the United States; recipro-
cally vast areas of malarial, pestiferous
swamps and low-lying coast line in
Central and South America have been
| converted into veritable gardens for
! banana production, accomplishing san
| itaticn and giving employment to thou
sands of people
Supply of Grain Products.
The United States is now dependent
! to a great or less degree upon the
other countries of Pan-America for its
supply Of rubber, coffee, cocoa. ba-
nanas, spices, hides and skins, wool.
mahogany and other valuable woods
/ sugar, tobacco and pulp wood It pur.
| chased of them last year these and
! other products valued at over $1,000
| 900. If it was dependent to that degree
| in 1909, what VIII be the measure of its
dependence 20 years later, in 1929? The
! United States, moreover wishes these
| sister countries to prosper so that they
! can buy its manufactured products
Last year they bought from this coun-
| try exports valued at five hundred
millions of dollars Again, it can be
| asked If these are the totals for 1909