The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-06

cHeefeQ by tne people VINO llned
the streets to get glimpse of him.
Roosevelt went to the meeting
hall of the conservation congress at
noon,
AGAINST STATE CONSERvA.
TON.
Roosevelt referred to conServa-
ton, in his speech, as follows:
I'VE of the United States are
anxious, as l believe we are able,
to be of assistance to others, there
are problems of our own which we
must not overlook. One of the most
important conservation questions of
the moment relates to the control
of water power monopoly in the
public interest. There is apparent
to the judicious observer a distinct
tendency on the part of our oppo-
nents to cloud the issue by raising
the question of state as against
federal jurisdiction. We are ready
to meet that issue if it is forced
upon us. But there is no hope for
the plain people in such conflicts of
jurisdictions. The essential ques-
ton is not one of hair-splittlng legal
technicaliteis. 1t is simply this:
Who can best regulate the special
interests for the public good? Most
of the. predatory corporations are
interstate or have interstate affili-
ations. Therefore they are largely
out of reach of effective state con-
troll, and fall of necessity within the
federal jurisdiction. One of the
prime objects of those among them
that are grasping and greedy is to
avoid any effective control either
by state or nation; and they advo-
cate at this time state control sim
ply because they believe it to be the
least effective. In the great fight
of the people to drive the special
interests from the domination of
our government, the nation is
stronger and it's jurisdiction is more
effective than that of any state. The
most effective weapon against these
great corporations, most of which
are financed and owned on the At
lantic coast, will be federal laws
and the federal executive. That is
why | so strongly oppose the de-
mand to turn these matters over to
the state. 1t is fundamentally
demand against the interest of the
plain people, of the people of small
means, against the interest of our
children and our children's chill
dren; and 1t is primarily in the in
terest of the great corporations
which desire to escape all govern
ment control.
Zone of the difficulties in putting
into practice the conservation idea
is that the field to which it applies
is that the field to which it applies
is constantly growing in the public
mind. 1t has been no slight task
to bring before 10O,OO0,O0O people
great conception like that of con-
servation, and convince them that
it is right. This much we have
accomplished. But there remains
much to be cleared up, and many
MISUNDERSTANDING to be removed.
LARGER THAN TAFT's CROWD.
A crowd one-third larger than
that which greeted President Taft
heard Colonel Roosevelt's speech
today. The audience cheered heart
lily when the former president was
presented.
The congress decided to appoint
a resolutions committee on which
each state was given a member.
Governor Stubs of Kansas was
cheered for three minutes when he
appeared on the platfor mtoday
He mentioned the name of Colonel
and another. demonstra-
zion broke loose. James j. Hill
WAS loudly cheered when he en-
1ered the hall.
a Five thousand persons cheered
Roosevelt when he left the Raids
Con hotel Thousands of school
children were among the throDgs
that lined the streets through
which he passed on his way to st.
Paul from Minneapolis. Eight
thousands persons greeted the col
6nel at the capitol building, where
an artillery salute was fired.
At the st. Paul hotel where he
went for brief conference with
James r. Garfield. just before go
ing to the conservation hall, the
lobby was packed and around the
building thousands stood waiting in
the streets.
When the colonel arrived at the
convention hall he was forced
fairly to fight his way to the plat
form through the crowds that had
m a do thair wav into tho h,,i1dino