Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-08
]. ]. HILL TALKS
ON CONSER VATION
Railway Magnate FavorS Private
Control of Irrigation
Projects
CRITlCISES THE GOVERNMENT
Fresno Man Opposes Policies of
Majority and Wants
Western Congress
CRITIcISES THE GOVERNMENT
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are to be conserved and utilized in the
future.
"To say that this cannot be done as
the nations of Europe do it, as Canada
does It, and as Australia does it, is
to say that Republican institutions are
failures. Even to doubt that it can be
done Is infidelity to democracy or gov
ernment by the people as distinct from
an oligarchy or plutocracy or govern
ment by great combinations of cap
ital"
other speakers today were w. W
Finley, president of the Southern Rail-
way company; Frank K. MacVey
president of the University of North
Dakota; John B. White of Kansas
City; DR.. Edward B. Craighead, presi-
dent of Tulane university, New Or
leans; D. A. Latchaw of the Kansas
City Star, and Mrs. Emmons Crocker
of Massachusetts, chairman of the
conservation department of the Cen
eral Federation of Women's clubs.
That a meeting of a western conser-
walton congress undoubtedly would be
called soon was the statement of
Judge Frank Short of Fresno, Cal,
during the day. 1t came after many
rnverified reports that sentiment IA
voring such a congress was being
worked up by delegates from the Pa
cific slope.
TALKS OF WESTERN CONGRESS
"Tt might be called Immediately"
Judge Short said, were it not for the
fear that members of this congress
might look on 1t as hostile move
There is no disposition on our part TO
bolt this convention. We came as
delegates and propose remaining
throughout the session, despite the fact
that the majority will not accept our
views on state control We are in the
minority, but I'm not complaining
Every man is entitled to his views on
any question, and the fact that a ma
jority will not agree with US does hot
provoke anger"
"There seems to be a mistaken idea
about the attitude of the western del
egates," Judge Short continued. 1--WE
are not going to pull out of this con-
eress and go home. I know some OF
the governors have gone, but there was
a. specific reason for the departure OF
each.
"Governor Norris wants to be re-
elected and the Democratic state con-
vention that. will nominate him meets
at Livingston tomorrow.
Governor Brooks has been away for
some time and had to return on ac-
count of business.
"Governor Hay is still here. We look
upon this congress as having an edu-
catfonaI value and we are going to re-
main"
eress was asked what he thought or
the convening Of a western congress-
he replied
"Delighted. Let's have it, The more
agitation the question of conservation
receives, the better it Will be.
BEFORE Governor Stubbs of Kansas
CO., l.; homo last night he SAID:
"They can't hurt anybody by such a
meeting. Let 'em have 1t.
Senator Beveridge said in part
NATION Is AN ENTITY
"The American people are nation
not forty-six nations. In war we fight
under one flag for our common safety;
in peace let us strive under one nag
for our common welfare.
"The history of the American peo-
nile has been the narrative Of the max
ing of the nation, the record of the
compounding of people, the enron
icle of the knitting together OF one
great brotherhood. We have had to
end our evils by united action; and
each evil ended has bound us closer
together. We have had to provide our
safety and convenience acting as one
Deople; and every such effort has
strengthened our nationality. 1t is an
inevitable process Anu II - a SlLS
process for all except those special IN
terests who wrong or exploit the whole
people.
For the American people as a mass
can be trusted. The composite intel
ligence and combined conscience of
the American people is the mtghtiest
force for wisdom and righteousness on
all the globe. Special interests by the
various devices of politics can control
groups of people when divided; they
cannot control all the people when
united. And so special interests are
always on the side of provincialism of
the people; always against the unity
of the people.
'The affairs that concern the people
exclusively within a state are the
problem and business of that state.
Affairs that generally concern the peo-
pIe of the nation are the problem and
business of the nation. Even in solv-
ing the problems of its own people,
every state must remember that its
people are part of the American peo-
pie. OF states, as Of men, 1T is writ
ten, NO state liveth to Itself alone
"Just as the idea of provincialism
has worked other evils, so it has
worked the waste of our natural re-
sources. The provincial idea was that
the natural wealth belonging to all the
American people should be handed