Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-07
STATES RIGHTS
OPPOSED BY
ROOSEVELT
|C0L0NEL LINES UP WITH
THE PINCH0T FACTION
Declares Greedy Corporations
Are Behind Opposition TO Ma
tionaI Control of the Public
Domain in Great West.


Osawatomie, Kac.. last week was set
forth still more clearly by him in his
speech today before the National con-
, sefVation congress,
I He declared for government control
/ or the country's natural resources, and
! in doing so, placed himself directly
! against the advocates OF state rights
whose opposition to the principles
| which he laid down has furnished the
liveliest debates Of the conservation
congress.
| IF it had not been for corporate
! interests, especially those which may
be described as predatory, We would
never have heard of this question of
states rights he declared And later
| he said
1T is not really question OF state
against nation. 1t is question Of
special corporate Interests against the
people
He said the corporations were anx'
| ious to have the states take up the
work that they might escape all effec-
tive control.
Colonel Roosevelt emphasized the
need Of giving to the national govern
ment the task df carrying on IN the
main, the work Of conservation.
The outbursts of applause that
greeted Colonel Roosevelt as he de-
livered his speech in the auditorium,
were as long and loud as any he has
heard on his trip. The people oil
Minnesota demonstrated they can be
as enthusiastic as the people Of Kan
sas whom Roosevelt comes TO town.
Minneapolis and st. Paul stopped
work for the day and turned out tol
see the colonel.
Everywhere he went, masses of peo-
pie lined the streets to see and cheer
him. School childrn with hundreds OF
flags saluted him as he rode, bands
We're played and banners were every
where. Even the dome of the state
capitol high in the air was wreathed
with flags, and when Mr.. Roosevelt
arrived at the capitol, the presidential
salute Of twenty-one guns was fired
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Min |
neapolis at Z O'Clock this morning. |
After breakfast he came by automo-
bile to St Paul, made his speech at
the conservation congress and then
went to the state fair grounds. AT
the fair grounds he addressed the
largest crowd Of the day lie left to-
night for Milwaukee, where he is 10
spend tomorrow.
Speaking Of the federal control Of
corporations, he said
I'm addition to the fact that the fed
eral government Is better able to eN-
act Justice from the corporations 7
also believe that IL is less apt in some
guest Of popular passion to do JUS
tice to them"
II should like to see the people,
through the national government, give
fun justice to the corporations. he
said elsewhere. but 1 do not want
the national government 10 depend ,
only upon the good viii Of the corpor-
atlons to get Justice for the people.
In regard 10 the control of water-t
WAYS bv railroads. Colonel Roosevelt
said:
You people must not sit supinely
and the let the railroads gain control
Of the boat lines. and then say that
the men at the head of the railways
are very bad people. If you leave 1t
In them to get control of the boat
lines. some Of them are sure TO do it,
and il l. to your interest that the best
and ablest among them should do so.
But do not let any Of them do II eX- !
,ept under the conditions which we
av down In other words. when yoD ,
If your own will permit the rules Of ,
he game 70 be such that you are alb ,
certain TO get the worst Of IL !
Il the hands OF some one else. do not /
blame the other man. Z
Change the rules of the game
When he came 20 speak Of the ma ,
ionaI conservation commission he ,
made what was interpreted here as /
Iharp thrust at Congressman James I
4. Twnev. &
James j. Hill sat on the platform {
lose to Mr. Roosevelt. and on one [
occasion. when the colonel was speak $
ne Of federal control OF corporations.
ie turned directly toward the railroadt a
,uilder and addressed him. 8
Mr.. Hin attended the luncheon given &
O Colonel Roosevelt as did James r. \
fairfield. clifford Pinchot. Secretary 7
wilson Of the department Of agricul- q
ure. Governor Norris Of Montana. i
Governor HAY OF Washington. Cover
lor Brooks Of Wyoming and Senator n
selson Of Minnesota =
When Mr. Roosevelt reached the 4
tate fair grounds he found what he .
aid was the largest crowd he had a
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