The Washington herald., 1910-04-18
NATIONS SALVATION
ROOSEVELT AGAIN
POindeXter Says He Can Save
Country from Thieves.
BITTERLY SCORES BALLINGER
LilSens the Whole Conservation Sit
uatiOn to the story of Little Red
COnServatiOnists, PinchOt, and
Roosevelt as the Characters.

New York. April IT.-Miles POindeXter,
Representative in Congress from the
Third Washington district. told an audi
ence at Cooper Union tonight that the
only way to keep the country out OF
the hands Of thieves is 20 re-elect Theo-
dore Roosevelt President Of the United
States. He tackled his Endorsement Of
Col Roosevelt 20 the end Of a long
speech. IN which he roasted Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger. praised Gif-
ford Pinchot, and warned the Peoples
Institute folk that a gigantic conspiracy
has been organized to steal every na-
tiOnal resource worth having.
Il had not intended TO say this" said
Mr.. Poindexter. "but the thought has
occurred to you as well as 10 me that II
we are 70. save our riches for the genera
tons 10 come We must call upon the
men who have never failed us. There is
one who IS in the minds OF all OF us. and
I say 10 you that the only way we can
preserve the policy Of conservation and
foil the conspirators is TO re-elect Theo-
dore Roosevelt"
Cause Of More Cheers.
There were perhaps 1900 people in the
great hall Of Cooper Union. and most OF
trem got 70 their feet and whooped ap-
provaL They had had the chance 70
yell for Col Roosevelt once or twice be-
fore. Mr.. Poindexter said the present
situation as regards the fight against
conservation reminded him OF the shock
ing end Of Little Red Ridinghood. II the
story could be evolved into a playlet
With a modern application the cast would
be as follows:
The wolf-Au the BallingeriteA
Grandma Conservation policy
ILittle Red Riding hood-GifOuI Plnchot
The woOdch0ppcr-T Roosevelt.
Tho theory of our government" said
the Congressman, 'is that our national
resources. when parCeled out should be
equally distributed. so as to encourage
settlement and homemaklng. But the
Unsuitable greed Of a few who are never
satisfied has brought about a conspiracy.
The conspiratoTs aim at acquiring, by
actual grant or by the control of trans
portauon facilities. all Of the coal OF
the vast regions OF Alaska Unless you
take a stand at the next election. that
conspiracy VIII be successful. There are
S9O0.000.000 worth OF coal lands in Alaska
that the greedy are striving to get pos
session Of These lands belong TO the
people It would be wicked, as well as
foolish, for you T. permit these tre-
mendously rich possessions TO pass into
the hands OF the special interests.
Mistaken Public Idea.
People have a habit of saying there
is so much coal in Alaska and elsewhere
that we do not need 70 conserve; that
there will be plenty TO last all time.
That is a mistake. We may wake up 10
a realization Of our folly when it is too
late"
Mr.. Poindexter said that many people
do not understand what conservation
means. 1t does not mean that forest and
other reserves are not to be used, but
that they are not to be destroyed lie
said that the timber interests in the
Northwest were trying their best TO abol-
ish the forest reserves, and that they
were sending representatives to Wash
ington TO knock out the conservation
scheme.
IT you 90 not wake up and act against
these" said Mr.. Poindexter millions of
acres Of the most fertile land on the
globe will be turned into a desert II
the trees 80. the water courses will
dry up.
1.-THE grabbers are shouting for States
rights. It's funny TO hear them. They
never thought Of States rights until they
saw a chance to put more millions in
their pockets. Those men have grown so
powerful that the States can't control
them. Only the national government is
big enough
I say 20 you, don't surrender. Go 10
the polls and show what you think by
your votes. Besides. the man who has
been hunting Hons in Africa will be home
soon. Then we will see