The Dickinson press., 1910-09-10
1tl ] POLICY
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President Addresses N,lolha|
Conservation Congress.

: Conservation . SCI Congress NJ
PROBLEMS Of IMPORTANCE.
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ct. Paul, MINI, Sept. k-Gentlemen
Of the National Conservation Congress-
Conservation as an economic and 30.
Idcal term has come to mean the pres.
ervation Of orr ~. natural resources for
economical uAe % as to secure the
greatest good to the greatest number.
In the develoment Of this country. In
the hardships Of the pioneer, in the
energy Of the settler, in the anxiety of
the investor for quick returns. there
was very little time, opportunity or
desire to prevent waste Of those re-
sources supplied by nature which
could not be quickly transmitted into
money, while the investment of capi.
tai was SO great q desideratum that
the people rs a community exercised
little or no care to prevent the trans
fer OF absolute ownership of many of
the valuable natural resources to pri.
vpte individuals without retaining
some kind of control of their use.
The impulse Of the whole new COM
munity was to encourage the coming
of population. the increase Of settle
ment and the opening up of business.
n be who demurred in the slightest
degree to any step which promised ad.
.ditional development of the idle re.
sources at hand was regarded as a
traitor to his neighbors and an OBJ
,structor to public progress. But now
that the communities have become old,
now that the flush of enthusiastic ex.
pansion has died away, now that the
would be pioneers have come to re-
alize that all the richest lands in the
country have been taken up. we have
perceived the necessity for a change
OF policy In the disposition of our ma
donal resources so as to prevent the
continuance of the waste which has
characterized u phenomenal growth
in the past.
Today we desire to restrict and re-
tain under public control the acquisi-
t1on and 8 by the capitalist of our
natural resources.
A Roosevelt Heritage.
Among scientific men and thoughtful
observers, however, the danger has. al
ways been present, but it needed some
one to bring home the crying need for
a remedy Of this evil so as to impress,
itself on the public mind and lead to
the formation Of public opinion and &C.
ton by the representatives Of the peo-
pie. Theodore Roosevelt took up this
task n~the last two years of his Sec
ond administration, and well did he
perform it.
As president Of the United States l
have, as It were, inherited this policy,
and I rejoice in my heritage. I prize
my high opportunity to do all that an
executive can do to help a great people
realize q great national ambition, for
conservation is national. It affects
every man of us, every woman, every
child. l
What I Gun do in the cause l shall
do, not as president Of a party, but as
president Of the whole people. Conser-
walton is not a question Of politics or
OF factions or Of persons. 1t is a ques-
ton that affects the vital welfare of all
Of us-of our children and our chill
sdren's children. I urge that no good.
can come from meetings Of this sort
unless we ascribe to those who take
part in them and who are apparently
striving worthily In the cause all prop
er motives and unless we judicially
consider every measure or method pro-
posed with a view to its effectiveness
in achieving our common purpose and
wholly without regard to who proposes
It or who will claim the credit for it's
adoption.
The problems are Of very great diff
Guilty and call for the calmest consider
alton and clearest foresight. Many of
the questions presented have phases
that are new in this country, and 1t is
possible that in their solution we may
have to attempt first one way and then
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