New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
PRESIDENT WINS
CONSERVATION MEN
Comprehensive Address at Ma
tional Con1reSS in ST. Paul
Even Captures Delegates.
MANY HAD BEEN HOSTILE
At Conclusion of His Speech Mr..
Taft Received a Great Ovation
from Conservationists and
General Public.
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TeIeg-apn % The Lrl5UCel
Ct PauI Sent. 5.-Presfdent Taft en-
loved a remarkable triumph IN 81 Pall
TO-DAY. Addressing an audience OF more
than twelve thousand persons, a con-
siderable proportion OF which was nos
tile 10 him in the beginning and gave
him only perfunctory applause, he grad
uaIv won 1t by the sheer sanity Ille
great force and the unwavering courage
Of his address. until. when he cOncluded
it. he received one Of the greatest oVd-
tions St. Paul had ever witnessed
Mr.. Taft.s speech on conservation al
the National Congress on that SUBJECT
Is destined 70 be handed down as the
gospel Of rational conservationlsts- HlS
sreech was broad. progressive, generous
sane. wholly free from demasOSusry.
commemorative presentation, an appear
to reason and patriotism and a reouks
TO narrowness and bigotry-
In the estimation of those who nave
often heard Mr.. Taft before. II was the
greatest address he ever dehVerel-
When. near its conclusion, he declared
that the time has come for a gensraI
halt in rhapsodies over conservation
making the word mean every known
GOOD in the world" and that. al ger
the public attention has been rouSed
such applaIs are OF doubtful utility, and
do not direct the general public TO the
ereoi6c course that the people should
take or have their legislators take N
order n pronote the cause OF conserva-
-io-7 ~ the convention went Wild with
several moments
before he could resume
Cordial to MIR. Roosevelt
President Taft paid a cordial and
nagraminous tribute TO the work OF
his nradecessor. President Roosevelt, al
most az the beginning OF his address,,
q tribute so frank and manly that II
elected the hearty and spontaneous ap-
n1ause OF his audience ReCiting the
necessity Of an aroused public sentl-
nen+ with regard to the necessity OF
conserving the natural resources. Ny
Tafr said: Theodore Roosevelt took
11p the task in the last two years OF his
second administration, and Well did re
perform it"
He appealed for serious consideration
Of the great problems of cOnserva ton
consideration free from acrimOny and
facti0naI strife. devoid OF unwarranJed
irnputatiOns OF improper motives and
dominated by earnest desire to promote
the policy
As President OF the United States. I
have. as il were. inherited this policy"
he declared And 7 rejoice N my
heritage. I prize my high opportunity
10 do all that an Executive can do 10
help a great people realize d great na-
tionaI ambition II affects every man
Of US, every woman, every child What
can do in the cause I shall 90. not as
President Of a party. but as President Of
the whole people"
Step by step the President reviewed
the work already done in the cause OF
conservation and the work which re-
mains 10 be accomplished. He ex-
pressed the belief that no immediate
change in the laws affecting agricultural
lands is needed; that the timber ard
stone law should be repealed, that while
q wiser law regarding netaIIiferous
lands should have been enacted long
ago. il would be unwise 10 attempt To
change that now: that the limitation
imposed on the creation of forest re-
serves should be repealed; that the azf-
tarion IN favor OF drainage OF swamp
lands by the federal government should
cease: that coal and gas and oil and
phosphate lands should be leased on q
royalty basis; and that adequate Iegis-
latiOn should be passed 10 prevent the
monopoIization Of water power sites or
The exactior OF exrOrtiOnate charges for
the power or electricity developed there
from
Responsibility OF the States.