East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-08
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st. Paul Sept. S.-Tonight viii see
the closing session Of the conserya-
ton congress. Shortly after the dele
gates were called today it was decided
to eliminate the session planned for
tomorrow and declare formal ad-
journment tonight. In view Of this,
running fights between the advocates
of state rights and federal right. to
control national resources were de-
clared off and truce declared while
reports OF the progress of the con-
serVation movement in the various
states which were advocated by con-
servationists were heard.
Introduction of politics into con-
servation affairs was the subject Of
addresses by Forester Allen Of Ore
gon and J. w. Whipple Of New York.
All demanded that officials to whom
the conservation Of natural resources
has been entrusted be permitted to
prosecute their duties without poiiti-
cal interference
Pinchot's Speech.
During the first part of the agita-
ton for conservation" said Clifford
Pinchot before the congress today,
conservation met with little opposi-
ton for it interfered with no mans
private profit. From the beginning
of the world the preaching Of right
in general terms has been
with entire equanimity
by men who rise in violent protest
when their own particular privilege,
graft or advantage comes into uue.-
ton.
Conservation has now passed into
the stage of a practical fighting at
tempt to get things done. 1t has be-
gun to step on the toes of the bene-
ficiaries and prospective beneficiar-
les Of unjust privilege. The resulting
considering the quarters
it comes is one of the best
proofs that conservation is live
for the public good.
"The demand from the opponents
IS not that we shall abandon the
of the greatest good for all
Of US for the longest time. The soft
pedal conservationist merely ashs
hat conservation shall be safe, sane
and practical. Safe and sane legisla-
'iSii' do NiisRb ca El CSSibll Is uStO uN the
men who use it most, means legisia-
ion not unfriendly to the continued
control of our public nrrairs by the
special interests. Safe and sane con-
'ervation means conservation so ster-
lized that il will do the special in
erests no harm and the people no
good. Real conservation is putting
public welfare ahead of corporate
profit and keeping it there.
The sanity and safety of conser-
'ation were never called into question
Until conservation began to be really
to the grabbers and eff
ective to the public interests. I'm
lot soft pedal conservationist my
elf.
Special Interests Oppose.
The one great obstacle to prac-
ical progress Of conservation Law in
he political power of the special IN
erests. Every effort to conserve nat
lral resources for the general well
are was met by legislative agents of
he men who wanted to exploit these
esources for their own private profit.
80 long as the political domIna-
ion Of the great interests endures,
orrupt control Of legislation will car
y with it the monopolistic control Of
atural resources. This is what we
ace today in the effort to apply
observation. The conservation pro-
ram is definite and concrete. II mas
een So almost from the time the
observation movement was born at
he congress of governors at the
White House. The principles are few
nd simple. One of the first is that
he natural resources belong 70 all
he people and should be developed,
and perpetuated mainly for
he profit Of the few. Another prin-