El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-09
Francis J. Heney Says en-
terests" Dictate Appoint
ment of Federal Officials
and Prevent Prosecutions.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. Clifford Pin
cbot and J. B. White chairman of tn+
executive committee, declined to con-
test for the presidency of the ConSerVa-
ton congress- Henry w. Wallace, OF
Des Moines, was chosen president, ana
d. Austin Latshaw, of Kansas City,
treasurer. Thomas Shipp was reelected
secretary.
The committee on resolutions was III
turmoil all day.
Eventually the committee agreed to
recommend to a night session Oh inc
convention a platform demanding 10
tio1oq control of natural resources
violent speeches were made. demand
ing that the policies advocated py inc
congress not only We're those Oh M
Roosevelt but those Of president Ia l.
and that the name of the latter Shoui"
no nrofitably mentioned. Both names
were finally omitted -
The resolutions approve the WIN
drawal of public lands pending clasSl
fcation and the separation of surface
rieIb+s from mineral. forest and water
rights including water power Sues
1o13 that the deposits of minerals I'M
| deriving particularly fuels, iron ores
and phosphate deposits. should De
| leased for limited periods, not exceed
| ing so years, but subject TO rem" a.
| the ROYALTY to be adjusted at more ir0
ouent intervals; immediate lnvesusa
| tion bv the federal government OF Ih0
/ damage done by the smelling oI coP
per ores and the Feasibility VI 50
| nroving methods as TO utilize the IN
furious byproducts in connection with
| nhosDhatic fertilizers, are urged
1--WE favor cooperative action on the
mart of the states and the federal gov
| eminent looking to the preser va 'ioN
| and better utilization of the SOILS pS
! aoDroved scientific methods, the reso-
| buttons declare.
| 1--WE approve of the continuance Oh
! the control of the national 1oresIS ny
| tho federal government, and approve
thu policy of restoring to settlement
| such public lands as are more Naiu
| able for agricultural purposes the
resolutions also state
| Recommendation are also made thd'
the states and federal government ac-
ouire for reforestration lands not more
valuable for other purposes and tina
all existing forests, publicly and prr
vateIv owned. be fully protected DS
state and federal governments; tha'
the federal government conserve mi
eratorv birds and wild game animals
and that lin view Of waste of life II
transporta ton and mining operations
we recommend legislation increaslns
tha use of proper safeguards Tor th'
| conservation of life
Heney Raps Crookedness.
In the course OF a vigorous ant
wildly applauded speech, Francis )
Heney. of California, said:
'"Tbera are some evidences that pup
lie opinion in this country does no
have free chance TO operate. 1 nee
not mention many instances to con
vince YOU. Ninety percent Of the PEG
n1a of the United States were Opposes
to men being permitted to make
: nroft by poisoning people; the,
r wanted a pure food law. and yet
u-oc locked on the high shelf in con
gress for 16 years, until Theodor
Roosevelt. with the big stick. force
II ont. What public opinion failed I
do the big stick accomplished
eff your representatives in the Unite
4 Statas-and I use the word your ne
{ uratively-if the representatives in tn
| United States senate from each star
|, respectively are in the interest OF spec
4 tally privileged classes instead of /
The interest of the avera ge. comma
man if will follow that the executiv
n arm Of the government will he inen
n cfent-and I discovered that 1t
inefficient in the greater part or III
: Tinted States mean in the great
mart Of the west where the create
: ner-t Of the public property Of the ns
= ton lies the executive arm Of the GOV
: ernn,cnt is. and since the civil wa
d has been the greater part OF the tin
Il utterly inefficient to safeguard tt
Y property of the people
It Too Much Politics.
at is because while We have Ell