The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-09-08
Taft and Roosevelt at st. Paul.

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On Monday the national conserva-
7 ton congress opened in the St. Paul
auditorium and the great building
was packed. President Taft made the
principal speech of the day following
his review of the hosts. of labor from
stand near the postofice. His con-
servation speech was long one and
embodied many points interesting to
the people Of the country. The ideas
evolved and elucidated by him, placed
in condensed form, were as follows:
There is no crying need for amend
ing the present laws regarding purely
agricultural lands.
The federal government should not
aid in the drainage of state land.
Present rules governing the owner
ship and disposition of mineral lands
should not be changed. Mineral
lands are defined as "those bearing
metals, or what are called metallif-
erous minerals.")
Congress should amend the laws so
as to permit the enlargement of the
national forest reserve in the far
western states.
Each state should enforce proper
forestry methods in the forest areas
within it's boundaries and owned by
private parties.
Better fire protection should be pro-
vided for the national forests.
Coal mining rights under the new
homestead law should be leased in
stead of being sold outright.
Alaska coal land laws are badly in
need of amendment. Those coal
areas should be opened under the
lease system.
Oil, gas and phosphorus should be
conserved through operation of pro-
duction under the lease system.
New laws are needed to regulate
the control of water-power sites. The
question of state or federal owner
ship will be placed before congress
for solution.
Withdrawal of federal land for con-
servation purposes must be followed
by intelligent and effective measures
for development in the interests OF
both the present and the future.
After concluding the address the
president was taken to lunch and
thence to the state fair grounds,
where he made an address of twenty
minutes duration. He left for his
home at Beverly, Mass, on Monday
evening. ...
Theodore Roosevelt arrived at
Minneapolis on Tuesday morning at
I O'Clock and, after breakfasting at
1.-THE Radisson hotel, was driven to St.
Paul, where he delivered the principal
address of the day at the auditorium
before a vast concourse of people.
Much greater enthusiasm was mani
Tested upon this occasion than upor
1.-THE preceding day, when President
ITaft addressed the multitude at the
Iconservation congress. Colonel
Roosevelt took by storm the great
audience and during the delivery Of
his speech was frequently interrupted
with outbursts of applause. The fol-
lowing extracts from his address give
fairly good idea of his conservation
policy:
We must seek national efficiency by
the way of orderly development
} coupled with preservation, of ou1
natural resources, by making the mos
of what we have for the benefit of al
of us, instead of leaving the sources
of material prosperity open to indis
criminate exploitation.
} One of the greatest of our conserva
: ton problems is the wise and promp
development and use of the water
ways. We must compel the railroad
to cooperate with the waterways con
: tinuously, effectively and , unde.
f reasonable conditions. .....
The people of the United States be
. lieve in forest protection and fores
extension.
am strongly in sympathy with tn
o suggestion to create a country lif
i. commission. There is an urgent nee
: for federal bureau of health to re
lieve the country of premature deaf
and avoidable disease.
Unless the governments of a.
a American republics, including GU
|. own, enact in time such laws as wi
}, both protect their natural wealth an
! promote their legitimate and reason
able development, future generation
u will owe their misfortunes to us {
= today.
r In the great fight of the people
g drive the special interests from tt
domination of our government, tt
nation is stronger and it's jurisdictiC