The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-06
Kansas Governor Makes Bit ter Attack Upon Enemies
 of Conservation
GOVERNORS CONFERENCE
 VERY POORLY ATTENDED
Speeches of His Career to the Con- gross But He Misses the
 Speech of Stubbs

St. Paul. Minn., September 5.-The inn mense crowd which heard President Taft deliver one of the best speeches of his career before the conservation congress here today missed hearing some very pointed remarks in the afternoon deliv- cred by Governor Stubbs of Kansas. The Kansas executive pulled his sleeves up to give his arms full swing, loosened his necktie to give play to his vocal organs and proceeded to remark that if he had the power he would kick Secretary Bal finger out of office. As he made this as- sertion, the most sensational of the day, he glared at those spectators who had not followed the President to the state fair grounds, and then surveyed the other governors on the platform. Later in pri- vate, Governor Hay of Washington took occasion to inform Governor Stubbs that he considered Secretary Ballinger "as white man as the United States can boast"
 "The people of this country should erect a monument to Clifford Pinchot, :" began Governor Stubbs. He deserves 1t for saving the coal lands of the coun- try if for nothing else. I don't know why it is that corporations and others want to steal power sites and timber and want control of natural resources vested in state legislatures. Anyway, don't take any stock in this Ballinger idea of running things. If I were Presi- dent of the United States I would kick him out of office in minute. I'd like to see some of ths Alaska coal thieves I'd put them where they belong"
 The militant governor from Kansas added that President Taft in his address had said some true things. and, said he, 'I want to give him credit for it.
 stubbs waxes Wrathy This brief, but pointed address, deliv- cred in vitrolic style, was called forth by remarks of Governor Norris of Mon tana, who, in advocating state control of natural resources, declared that Mon- tana had begun the conservation of her resources before the federal government ever began to think of it.
 Isn't this a fact, Governor Norris" demanded Gov Stubbs, that the na- tional government has led in the devel- opment of irrigation in the west?''
 "Yes, in the last three or four years, !" came the answer. MT. Norris would have made further answer, but Governor stubbs was again addressing the audi ence. ta'i 'wtsfAfa5xl "Yes, in the last three or four years. Why, the movement only got started when Theodore Roosevelt and Clifford Pinchot got busy. The nation ought to erect monument to them.'
 The Kansan at that point smiled as if amused at his own heat and said more calmly: q did not come here to make
 
 intention was to introduce Governor Ves- sey of South Dakota
 The introduction was accordingly made
 The auditorium, which seats 10000 persons, was filled to hear President Taft, but the attendance at the after noon session was meagre to a distress ing degree.
 Very Few Present
 By actual count there were PA men present and 101 women. This was due partly to the fact that the greater part of the crowd followed the President to the state fair grounds and partly to the wording of the programme. The programme scheduled a conference of governors" and addresses by them. Most people took the word confer ence" to mean that the governors
 
 speeches to themselves. As a matter of fact there was no conference and the speeches, delivered to a vast array of empty seats which made the crowd look smaller than it was
 Governor Stubbs acted as chairman of the session. When the meeting was over Governor Hay walked down the aisle with him.
 "I want to say, Governor Stubbs, that you're no winter man than Rich ard A. Ballinger." observed the Wash : ington leader. To this MT. Stubbs made no reply and Land Commissioner Ross, also of Washington, joined MT. Hay. q want to ada said MT. Ross that MT. Ballinger Is as white a man as Roosevelt ever had in his cabinet that's what we think of MT. Ballinger out in Washington
 'I said what I think about Ballinger. and I'll say what I please about him, answered Governor Stubbs.
 Others governors present were:
 Deneen of Illinois, Brooks of Wyom- ing and Noel of Mississippi.
 Governor Deneen came out for na- tiona1 control, and in doing so briefly referred to the scandals which have arisen concerning the Illinois legisla- ture.
 Legislature Censured
 We have legislature in Illinois, " he said, that has held both regular and irregular sessions. At present it is somewhat below"
 This sally was greeted with laughter.
 Governor Norris says the Montana legislature can be trusted" added MT. Deneen. I'm sorry I cannot say the same about ours in Illinois,"
 He said the legislature had failed to enact legislation to give the state the benefit of the water power developed by the drainage canal.
 What the influence was I do not pretend to state" he added.
 Governor Brooks read the following resolutions which he said were adopted at the meeting of the western governors at Salt Lake City and which, he said express the conservation views of the states there represented:
 "First-That to legislatively solve the problems of conservation the na- >~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~