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GOVERNORS BOLT
THE CONGRESS.
ADVOCATES OF STATES RIGHTS
ACCEPT DEFEAT AND REFUSE
to STAY LONGER.
PINCHoT IN COMPLETE CONTROL
Ex-Governor pardee, Of California,
Heads Resolutions Committee
". Robinson and J. A. d.
boIs Named for MINI.

st. Paul. Sept. 7.-Followers of Gift
ford Pinchot, and necessarily the fol
lowers of Theodore Roosevelt, abso
lutely control the National Conserva
ton congress.
The states rights people have beer
utterly routed and have gone home
This situation was indicated In the
character of the committee on resolu
lions. and in its organization, which
followed in the evening at meeting
held in the st. Paul hotel.
Former Governor George c. Pardee
of California. was elected chairman OF
the committee and Robert Hunter, OF
Sioux City. Iowa. an ardent Cummins
supporter, was made secretary
In accordance with the announced
intention Of Clifford Pinchot, the con.
servationists of the East will an
nounce their policy and their plat
form. They will go before the coun'
try with definite platform and declar-
alton of principles. This platform will
scout the idea of states rights in con-
seryation and will advocate federal
control of water powers and other nat
ural resources as advocated by Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Platform Conforms to Taft Views.
The platform will automatically aim
to <hew as closely as possible to the
policy of conservation laid down by
President Taft so as not to appear in
pronounced opposition to the presi-
dent.
But it will leap to the doctrine of
federal control. proposition that Pres
ident Taft edged away from In his ad-
dress, and will adopt what will be
known as the Roosveltian policy of
federal control and federal jurisdic-
ton.
Coupled with this will be the init.
mated objection of corporation inter-
ests to federal control, also in line
with the doctrine laid down in his
address by Theodore Roosevelt, and
intimated strongly by Clifford Pinchot
and James R. Garfield.
The Western governors accepting
the defeat which they had foreseen,
went home refusing to take any far,
Their part in the deliberations of the
congress.
Governor Hay Explains Action.
AS Governor Hay expressed It.,
there is nothing for us to do. We
heartily agree with the conservation
policies of President Taft. We agree
with him so far as he goes. We do
not agree to the right of the govern
ment to control cur water powers.
That is something the states should
control"
Taking with them the rebuke admin
istered by Theodore Roosevelt the
Western governors are going home to
lay their case before their people.
In the defeat of the Western gov
ernors, and in their utter obliteration
from further consideration In the de-
liberation Of the convention, is seen
over the subject Of conservation.
The committee on resolutions includ
ed. ]. A. Dubois and E. " Robinson,
Minnesota; William Irwin, Wisconsin;
James Boyle. North Dakota; J. New.
man and Rudolph Won Toff, Montana;
Robert Hunter, Iowa.
After conference Of delegates from
nine Western states, statement was
given out defining the position Of the
states represented.
1t was proposed, however, although
no definite action was taken, to hold a
conservation congress In the West
soon.
The following states were represent
e dat the conferences: California, Ore.
gon, Washington, Utah, Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho. Colorado and Arizona.
Senator Albert ]. Beveridge of In.
diana was the star on the Wednesday
program, speaking on his favorite
child-labor subject. Others were:
President McVey of the University of
North Dakota. on Rational Taxation
of Resources" and President Finley
of the Southern railway on "The In.
terest of the Railways of the South in
Conservation"
In the afternoon the first speaker of
prominence was Secretary Of Agri.
culture Wilson. Mr.. Wilson's SUBJ
ject was Farm Conservation" and
was full of meat, as Invariably are the
utterances of this expert. Senator
Dolliver addressed the congress on
Cattle, Food and Leather" James
]. Hill, the venerable railroad mag
nate, held the close attention of the
delegates in his talk on SOILS, Crops,
Rood and Cl0t hing