The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-09
Fight in Conservation Congress
Committee Over Question of
Ignoring President.
NATIONAL CONTROL FACTION
DICTATES THE PLATFORM
Clash Between Former Governor
Pardee and Judge Short
Is Dramatic.

ST. PAUL, Sept. S.-The Nationa
Conservation congress tonight adopted &
platform placing the seal of approval or
| national control of natural resources, ano
| adjourned A threatened fight on the par
| OF the state conservation commissioners
| 10 place the name of President Taft IL
| the platform along with that OF Theo
| dore Roosevelt, as the great friend o.
| conservation, did not matcralize on tho
| floor. as Rooscvclts name finally wa:
taken out of the platform in commit
tee.
The following were chosen officers:
| President. Henry Wallace, Des Moines
| Ia; secretary, Thomas Il. ShiPp. 1ndi'
| annapolis. Ind; treasurer, ID. a. Latshaw
| Kansas City.
Clifford Pinchot and j. r. White o.
| Kansas City declined TO be nominated fol
| the presidency and Mr.. Wallace was moi
opposed.
Fight in Committee.
The committee on resolutions OF the
National Conservation congress was in
turmoil, verging on it, all day today
Eventually the committee agreed lC
recommend a night session OF the convcn-
| ion, and a platform demanding national
control OF natural resources.
| The big fight OF the committee meeting
which ii was promised would be carried
10 the floor OF the convention at the
night session. concerned the mention oi
| the name OF Theodore Roosevelt as the
| originator OF the policies recommended
| by the committee, and ignoring that oil
| Mr. Taft
The sessions of the committee werc eX-
| ocutive, but reports OF the warfare
leaked out. Violent speeches were made,
demanding that the policies advocated oy
the congress not only were those OF MI
| Roosevelt, but those Of President Taft
! and that the name of the latter should be
| specifically mentioned.
Taft's Name Left Out.
| This occurred during the afternoon,
when there were but eighteen members
| chairmanship OF Ex-Governor Pardee OF
California The vote TO include the name
Of President Taft was lost, s TO 10.
a new attack was then made 10 elm
| mate what was said TO be an injustice
| 10 the president. and after three ballots
| n motion 10 eliminate the name of Roose-
welt also carried. Through an inadvcrt-
cnce. the copy Of the resolution given 10
the newspapers retained the name OF
Mr.. Roosevelt, and 1T was not until after
! the adjournment of the convention late
| tonight that the error was discovered.
! The resolution as adopted by the com
mittcc follows:
Text Of Platform.
"Thc Second National Conservation
| congress, made up of delegates from all
| sections and nearly every state and terri
q
call of n great moral issue. in session
| assembled at st. Paul, does hereby Ndopt
| and solemnly declare the following plat
| form OF opinion and conclusion concern
| ing the inherent rights OF the people o:
| the United States
Heartily accepting the spirit and in
| tent of the constitution and adhcring to
| the principles laid down by Washington
| and Lincoln. we declare our conviction
| that we live under government OF the
| people. by the people. for the people: and
Interests, or platforms or policies In con-
| nict with the inherent rights and SOW
ereign will OF our people
| Inherent Public Rights.
| Recognizing the natural resources OF
| The country as the prime basis OF prop
| Of the people in these resources tc
| be natural and inherent, and justly
inalienable. and We insist that tho
resources should and shall be devcl-
| sistent both with current welfare and
with the perpetuity OF our people.
"Reallzing that all parts Of each drain
age basin arc related and iuterdependent
we hold that each stream should be re.
| garded and treated as a unit from IL.
source TO its mouth: and since tho water:
| are essentially mobile and transitory anG
are generally interstate. we hold that Ir
| all cases OF divided or doubtful jurisdic-
| ton, the waters should be administered
| by cooperation between state and fed
cral agencies.
Control Of Water Supply.
Recognizing the iptcrdcpendence O
the various uses OF the waters of the
country. we hold that The primary use!
are Tor domestic supply and for aSri
| culture. through irrigation or otherwise
and that the uses for navigation and fo
power, in which water is not consumed
are secondary; and we commend th'
modern view that each use OF the water!
should be made with reference 10 al
other uses for the public welfare I'm ac
cordance with the principle Of the great
est good 10 the greatest number for thu
longest time,
Viewing purity of water supply as es
scnlial To the public health and genera
welfare, we urge upon municipal, STATE
and federal authorities, and on iudiylau
ans ana corporations requisite action To-
ward purifying and preventing contain
nation Of the water.
, approving the successful efforts o
.nr United states 10 provide homes ol
arid lands through irrigation. VIC indors,
and commend the reclamation scrvic
ana urge its continuance and the cxtcn
sion OF the same policy to the drainage
OF swamp and overflow lands. 10 he car
! RED forward so far appropriate
lhrough cooperation between state an,
federal agencies.
Stand for Waterways.
Viewing adequate and economical
transportation facilities as among tn
means of conservation. and realizing tina
me growth of the country has exceeded
~ dtSciopNncHt CT transportation Ia
cllitieS. We approve the prompt adoptio,
OF comprehensive plan for developing
: navigation throughout the rivers an,
lakes Of the United STATES, proceeding il
, the order OF their magnitude and com
mcrcial Importance.
recognizing the vast economic bene
1T to the people of water power derives
largely from interstate streams no les
I than navigabe rivers, favor fedora
control of water power development; w
! deny the right OF states or federal gov
Il eminent
veying water by granting franchises 10
$ the use thereof in perpetuity, and W
= demand that the use OF water right
z be permitted only for limited periods
= with just compensation. In the interest
u OF the people
. I've demand the maintenance OF tn
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