New-York tribune., 1910-09-09
CONSERVATION MEN
ADOPT PLATFORM
Declares That All Natural Re-
sources Are the Property
of All the People.
FOR NATIONAL CONTROL
Denies Right of Federal or State
Government to Alternate
Water Rights, and Favors
Leaseholds.

St Paul, Sept s-The National Conser-
walton Congress tonight adopted a plat
| form placing the seal of its approval on
national control of natural resources, and
| adjourned.
| threatened fight on the part of state
| conservation commissioners to place the
| name of President Taft in the platform
| along with that of Theodore Roosevelt as
| the great friend of conservation did not
materialize on the floor. Under vigorous
use of the gavel it did not even get started
| The following were chosen officers
President. Henry Wallace, DeS Moines,
| Iowa secretary, Thomas R Shpp. Indian
apolis: treasurer, D. \. LatchaWa Kansas
| City
Clifford Pinchot and ]. B. White, of Kan
| sas City declined to be nominated for the
presidency. and Mr.. Wallace was not OPP
! posed.
O. NJ. Banister. of Munce. Ind. started
the applause by stating that the delegates
have been here Cor four days without get
| ting chance to speak
| II suggest that this mistake be remedied
at the next convention" said he. Vice
presidents for each state were chosen. each
| speaking briefly.
A delegate from the State of Washing
|
| cused Governor Hays and Land Commits
sioner Ross of that state of giving away
the water power of the state.
NO wonder they want state control,
the delegate said.
spirit. saying that the structures against
| him were baseless.
Granville NJ. Hunt invited the next con
| ereSs n meet at WASHINGTON
| l.. G. Worsham, of Georgia. announced
| that a Southern conservation congress will
| be held a Atlanta on October and s.
The committee on resolutions of the Ma
| tionai Conservation Congress was in tur-
| moil, or verging it, all day to-day.
| The big fight of the committees meeting,
| which was carried to the floor of the con-
| vention at the night session. concerned the
mention of the name of Theodore Roose-
velt as the originator Of the policies recon-
| mended by the committee and ignoring
| that of President Taft
| The sessions of the committee were ex-
/ ecutive, but reports of the warfare leaked
out in part. Violent speeches were made
! declaring that the policies advocated by
! the congress were those not only of Mr..
| Roosevelt but of President Taft, and de
| manding that the name OF the latter should
| be specifically mentioned as we'll as that of
| Mr.. Roosevelt.
Both Names Eliminated
! This occurred during the afternoon, when
there We're only eighteen members of the
| committee present. under the chairman
| ship of Ex-Governor Pardee of California.
| The vote to include the name of President
| Taft was lost. S to 10.
An att han elip 10
what was said to he an injustice to the
President, and after three ballots a motion
| to eliminate the name of Mr.. Roosevelt also
! carried.
The platform as prepared by the com
mittee was adopted by the full congress.
The resolutions are:
The second national conservation con-
gress, made up of delegates from all sec
| tionS and nearly every state and territory
of the United States, met at the call of I,
great moral issue, now in session assem-
! bIed in the city of ST. Paul and State of
| Minnesota, does hereby adopt and solemn
! ly declare the following platform of opIn-
| ion and conclusion concerning the inhe =
ent rights of the people of the United
States
! Heartily accepting the spirit and intent
of the Constitution and adherlng to the
principles laid down by Washington and
! Lincoln, we declare our conviction that
we live under a government Of rhe people,
| by the peOse, for the people; and we re-
! pudiate any and all special or local inter
| ests or platforms or policies in conflict with
the inherent rights and sovereign Will OF
our people.
| Recognizing the natural resources of the
| country as the prime basis of property and
! opportunity. we hold the rights of the
| people In these resources to be natural and
inherent and justly inalenable and inde-
| feasible, and we insist that the resources
| should and shall be developed, used and
| conserved in ways consistent both with
current welfare and with the perpetuity OF
our people.