The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-09-06
Governor of Kansas Makes Some Caustic Re-
marks on the Balinger-Pinchot Question.
SECRETARY OF The INTERIOR GETS STRONG KICK
Head OF Kansas Government Gets Exceedingly Mad in His
Denunciation Of Present observation-disclosures
edges Though That He Forgets Him
scf--Norris Talks

That about ours" He said that tina
legislature had failed To enact leyisIn-
iinn 70 Civ. tile stat. the benefit ~
IT. water power developed hy tn.
drainage canal
Resolutions.
Governor Brooks introduced tho fol-
lowing resolutions, which. he saia
We're adopted at the meeting or western
governors at salt Lake city, and
which he sna, expresses tn. conser-
Fa.ion IDEAS of the states there repre-
scented.
"flrst.--That IN legIslatlveiy solving
the problems Of conservation. the ma
tiohal congress adhere To the doctrines
or Abraham Lincoln, that the pubiic
lands are nm impermancnt national
possession held in trust for the ma
turing states.
Second.-That state government, No
! less beneficently than national govern
inent. IL capable Of hevising and ad-
ininistering laws for the conservation
OF public property. and that the ma
tional and state governments shonid
legislatively coordinate. tn the end
that within n reasonabl. period Of
tiine the state governments be con-
ceded the fun and complete adminls-
tration OF laws as may be found adapt
able 10 the varying conditions OF the
several states.
Ihird.--That the experience or tho
conservation states demonstrates that
the disposition of public property made
under existing national conservation
laws and reg lations have tended To in
trench monopolies and interests mem
acing the common welfare, and that
modification Of such laws and regt,la-
tions should be promoted by the con-
servatlon congress.
Forest Reserves.
"Fonrth.-That the elimination from
me national forest reserves of all home.
stead and untlmbered grazing lands IL
Immediately expedient.
"Fifth.--That uses ana control OF all
water power inheres of right of the
states within restricting. securing per-
petnal freedom from monopoly.
"Sixth.-That the privilege OF Amer
lean citizens to seek and dcyelop min
erai wealth wherever 1t may be found
should be amplified and secured by
laws.
Seventh. THAT the idea Of deriving
federal revenue from the physical re-
sources Of the states III repugnnnt Ia
that adjustment of constitutional pow,-
crs which guarantee the perpetaity OF
the Union"
Governor Hay pleaded briefly for
state control. He declared that there
was Just as much reason for Secretary
Wilson % come out to Washington ana
harvest Iheir crops an 10 expect the
federal government 10 attend 10 the
states natural resources.
What is a Tree?
President Taft In his address this
afternoon expressed nur IDEAS better
than ! can. Also. | might remark that
the states which are strongest for ma
tional control are those states whose
resources have been disposed of long
ago. 4 tree Is like human being. 1t
has its maturity and. its old age. 1t
should be utilized ut Its maturity,
rather than to be allowed To become
fire-trap. source of danger 10 the
mature timber about IT,"
Addresses of welcome by Governor
Eberhart ana Mayor Keller and the
invocation by Archbishop Ireland
marked the beginning OF the congress.
President Taft. whose portrait monop-
olized the scheme OF decorations. to the
exclusion Of all others, reached the
platform the crowd broke into cheers
as his head became visible
Hill Present.
Politically. the day brought forth no
development as To the control of the
congress The fight Is not expected to
reach the floor until tomorrow night
or Wednesday. James j. Hill, who will
speak later attended both sessions and
listened attentively 10 all that was said.
Occasionally he patted the arm of his
chair by way of applause when some
principle which he considered telling
In favor of state control was put To
the audience.
TomorroW's program Is headed by an
address by Theodore Roosevelt and IN
clades addresses by Miss Mabel Board
man, Francis j Heney Of California,
Herbert Knox Smith. United States
commissioner of corporations: Gov
ernor Hadley Of Missouri, President
Fowler of the National Irrigation cnu@
gress. and former Governor paraee OF
California.