The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
Attitude Toward the Con
servation Question Is
Outspoken.
ASKS LEGISLATORS
TO BE PROGRESSIVE
Praises Work OF Forest Bureau
and Reclamation Service AS
Effective.

the nation 10 act. and another setsvhich
render II Impossible Tor the state to act
''In each case the privileged benehciar-
les Of the decision invoke the aid Of
these who treat the Constitution. not as
4 healthy aid 10 growth, but as fetish
70 prevent growth. and they assau the
advocates Of wise and cautious progress
as being opponents OF the Constitution
II there Is one thing which is more
uuWISe than another il IS the creation
by legislative by executive, or BY judi
clal action OF q ESutral ground in which
neither the Stete nor the nation has
power, and which =. u serve as q place OF
refuge for the lss5gless man. and especial
ly Tor the laWlcss man Of great wealth,
who can hire the best legal counsel TO
advise him how 20 keep his abiding place
equally distant from the uncertain from
tiers OF both state and national power
Il do not believe that "a style acre of
our pubic lands should hereafter pass
into private ownership EXCEPT for the
single purpose Of homestead settlement
and / know that the st0ckrnen stand
with me in their desire 10 remove every
obstacle from the path Of the genuine
homesteader, and TO put every possible
obstacle IN the pathvT,- Of the man who
tries 10 get public lands by misreDreSen-
IaIipn OF fraud This is absolutely
necessary on the agricultural lands. Ii
Is ar least equally necessary on the
mineral lands
The Forest Service has enemies he
cause IL is effective. Some OF its best
, opposition For example ii has cone
real service by blocking the rad
eselnst the Erabbers Of water power
ana again by standing like 4 ~ocy
against the demands Of bogus ruIrfU-
concerns 70 exploit the National forests
Il nave always done my best TO lelu
zoe genuine miner believe that on=
OF the first duties II the Govern r0aur
Is 70 encourage honest mining on The
pubic lands But 10 Is equally irnror-
t2nt 70 enforce the law firmly against
#U To- y
makes ITS living of the public through
fraudulent mining schemes
Like the FOREST Service, the ReC7a-
I nation Service. has FLASHED with Ger
tain private interests and has had q
paw the penalty OF its service 10 She
public IN The form OF bitter opposition
from those with whose profit Il has in
terfered.
There IS no more warrant for Oh
1ectIng 20 the reclamation OF arid lands
hE the Government than there would
Tor patenIlne AGRICULTURAL lands dl-
rectly 20 the actual settler. instead OF
through midlleDdn. who could mako
/ q profit from the transaction
prom the standpoint Of conservation
/ the East has wasted much OF Its ov--
I superb endowment. and as an American
IS g lover or TIE West. I hope that the
/ west VIII profit by the East's oltter
7 Of the East The East has wasted it'
/ resources. 10 suffers from the effect 0
/ flre waste. which now puts 10 at q dis
/ ADVANTAGE .~crunare6 TO the West and q
Z Is Sorry- Most Of the capital and verl
I many OF the men now attempting q
( u01oDoIiZe your Western resources ar,
/ from the East The West should lear
the lesson Of the F.aSt-s mistake, auS
lfc should remember that conservation
! En- the West VIII help the West first ans
most. and that the movement for con
/ se~vatio1 Is most earnest. most viEOr
/ Gus. and most effective in the IVES
! and among the Western men. That d
{ one strong reason why the CONSERVATISM
/ policy has come 20 stay