The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-09-07
NEW ISSUE IS
EMPHASIZED.
Roosevelt Declares that "New Ma
tionalism" Must Prove Para
mount Issue In the u. S.
ADDRESSES HIS REMARKS
AT OLD JAMES J. HILL
Points Out to Largest Audience OF
His Trip That Congressman
Tawney Tried to Despoil Con-
servation Program.

ST. PAUL, Sept. 6.-The doctrine
of New Nationalism" was set forth
even more clearly today by Theodore
i Roosevelt at the Conservation con-
eress when he declared emphatcally
for national control of natural re-
sources.
He said: at is really not ques-
ton Of the state against the nation
but really a question of special COR
porate interests against the people.
He added that corporations are
anxious to have the states take up
the work in order that they might es-
cane all effective control Outbursts
of applause as he delivered the
speech in the auditorium were as
long and loud as any that greeted him
on his western tour. School children
with hundreds of flags saluted MIN.
Even the dome of the state capitol
was wreathed in flags.
When he arrived at the capitol. the
presidential salute of twenty-one guns
was fi.ed. He came from Minneapo-
lis by automobile. At the fair
grounds he addressed the largest
crowd of the day. He left tonight for
Milwaukee, where he will spend to-
morrow.
Points Finger at j. j. Hill.
During the conservation congress
speech James ]. Hill sat on the plat
form close to Roosevelt and the col
onel when speaking of federal control
of corporations turned directly to-
wards Hill and addressed him. Mr.
Hill attended the luncheon given to
Colonel Roosevelt as did James r.
Garfield, Clifford Pinchot, Secretary
Wilson, Governors Hay of Washing
ton, Norris of Montana, Brooks or
Wyoming and Senator Nelson of Min
nesota. The colonel said he believed
the crowd at the fair grounds was the
largest he had see on the trip.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 6.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt delivered the follow
ing address in this city today:
Americas reputation for efficiency
stands deservedly high throughout
the world We are efficient probably
to the full limit that any nation can
attain by the methods hitherto used.
There is great reason to be proud OF
our achievements, and yet no reason
to believe that we cannot excel our
past. Through practically unre-
strained individualism, we have
reached a pitch of literally unex-
ampled material prosperity, although
the distribution of this prosperity
leaves much to be desired from the
standpoint of justice and fair dealing
But we have not only allowed the IN
dividual a free hand, which was in
the main right; we have also allowed
great corporations to act as though
they were individuals, and to exer-
else the rights of individuals, in ad-
dition to using the vast combined
power of high organization and enor-
nous wealth for their own advant-
age. This development of corporate
action, it is true, is doubtless in large
part responsible for the gigantic de-
velopment of our natural resources,
but it is not less responsible for
waste, destruction and monopoly on
an equally gigantic scale.
The method of reckless and uncon-
troljed private use and waste has
done for us all the good it ever can,
and it is time to put an end to 1t be-
fore it does all the evil it easily may.
we nave passed. the llHlt WHeu Hccu-
less waste and destruction and ar
rogant monopoly are any longer per-
missable. Henceforth we must seek
national efficiency by new and
better way, by the way of orderly
development and use, coupled with
the preservation OF our national re-
sources, by making the most of what
we have for the benefit of all of us,
instead of leaving the sources of ma
terial prosperity open to indiscrim-
mate exploitation. These are some
of the reasons why it is wise that we
should abandon the old point of view
and why Conservation has become a
patriotic duty
Waterways
One of the greatest of our Con-
servation problems is the wise and
prompt development and use of the
waterways of this nation. The Twin
Cities. lying as they do at the head
waters of the Mississippi, are not up
on the direct line of the proposed
Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway
Yet they are deeply interested in Its
prompt completion, as we'll as in the
deepening and regulation of the
Mississippi to the mouth of the Mis-
souri, and to the Gulf. The projec
for a great trunk waterway. an arm