Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-05
Credits Roosevelt Administration
With Inauguration OF
Policy.
RELYING ON GOVERNMENT
Oeprecates Tendency on Part OF
People to Look to Il for
Everything.
Holds 10 the Constitution and Regards
" sacred Pow or, uT tho
Various States.

- Paul, sept 5.-Pr.sident TAFT, i'm
an address before tho National Conser-
walton congress here today. made plain
his position ON tho whole subject of
conservation Tho speech Was ex-
haust'Ne and was prepared with greater
care than any public utterance MIR.
Taft has made since his Inauguration.
The president showed an exact knoyyl
edge OF the subject which surprised
many OF his hearers
The central note OF his address was
an appeal for practical common sense
In conservation.
The time has come" hc declared.
Tor halt in general rhapsodles over
conservation, making the word mean
every known good ia the world: for.
after the public attention has been
aroused, such appeals arc OF doubtful
utinly and do not direct the public to
the Specific course that the people
should take. or have their legislators
take in order 20 promote the cause OF
conservation.
'Roal conservation involves wise,
-Wasteful use IN the present genera
ton, with every possible means OF pres-
ervation for future generations.
IhC problem is how 10 save and
nov 90 utilize how to conserve and
stilI develop"
The Presidents concluding sentence
was plea that when men come for
ward 10 suggest evils that conservation
would cure, they be invited To point
out the specific evils in the specific
remedies, that they be invited to come
down 10 details SO thar their discus
sions might flow into channels that
shall be useful rather than into periods
that shall be entertaining without
Shedding real light on the subject"
President TAFT announced that he
would submit TO Congress the solution
the problem Of adjusting the control
OF the problem OF adjusting the control
ana the general government.
GREAT WELCOME.
The president got a most demonstra
tive welcome az the conservation CON
gress. Clifford Pinchot who had been
I'm ST Paul for two days, was not pres
ent. lie went into Representative
James a. TaWneys district today to
deliver speech On favor Of Mr.. Taw-
ney's opponent The former forester
viii be back in the city tomorrow To-
greet col Roosebelt James r. Car
field also comes tomorrow
The president reached ST. Paul at .
a. m. and was met al the Northwestern
station by Gov, Eberhart, Senator
Clapp. Frank r. Kellogg. President
Baker OF the Conservation congress and
through crowded streets Co a reviewing
stand in front Of the Fifth street en-
trance Of the pOstonice where after
wait OF three-q quarters Of an hour
he reviewed the Labor day parade
The president was greeted with ap-
plause and occasional cheering as he
was driven from the station to the re
viewing stand.
Immediately after the parade he pro-
ccedcd TO the auditorium to address
the conservation congress
Mr. Taft gave repeated credit In his
speech TO Co. Roosevelt for his work
for conservation but he apparently
took a fling at the new nationalism"
when ne said:
In these days there H. "a disposition
to look too much TO the federal gov
for everything. / am liberal
In the construction OF the Constitutions
with reference to federal power. but
ann firmly convinced that the only safe
course for US to pursue Is to hold fast
to the limitations of the Constitution
and 60 regard as sacred the powers "
tho states
When President TAFT was introduced
the entire audience stood up and
chccrcd No effort was made, how
ever. 10 prol'ng the demonstration.
Gentlemen OF the National Conser-
y alton CongTcss-- conservation as an
economic and political term has come
Co mean the preservation of our ma
tuYal resources tor economical use, SO
as To- secure the greatest good 20 the
greatest number m the development
ui tnls country, in the hardships OF
tnc pioneer, in the energy OF the set
tier, IN the anxiety Of the investor
Ior quick returns, there was very lit
tie time, opportunity, or desire 10 pre-
vent waste Of those resources sup
Piled by nature which could not be
l. d.. ,trb
the Investment of capital was so great
a dcsidcratum that the people as
community exercised little or no care
To- prevent the transfer OF absolute
ownership Of many of the valuable ma
tura resources 20 private indiViduals
without retaining some Kind ~ con,
troll of their use. Tho impulse Of the
whole new community was To- EN-
courage the coming OF population. the
increase of settlement and the OPEN
ing up Of business, and he who de-
INJURED In the slightest degree % any
step which promised additional de-
yclopmcnt of the idle resources AT
hand was regarded as a traitor to his
ncighhor~ and an INSTRUCTOR to hubble
progress. But now that the com muni-
ties have become old. now that tina
flush OF enthusiastic expansion has
died away, now that the would-he
ufuurcre have come To realize that All
the richest lands ion the country have
been taken up, we have perceived the
necsssity for "a change 81 policy In tho.
disposition uf our national resources
.o ans tn prevent the continuance OF
the waste which has characterized our
tshcnomcnal growth Ia tho past. Today
Nj, desire to restrict and retain under
public control the acquisition ana use
hy the capitalist of our natural re-
sources.
PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT.
Tho danger TO the state and TO the peo-
pIc al large from the waste and dis
sipatiou of our national wealth is not
one which quickly iWprcsses itself on
Tho people ~ the older communities.
because It's most ohNious Instances do
not occur in their neighborhhod, while