El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-29
Former President Praises
the Reclamation and For
est Service and Thus Rsps
Secretary Ballinger.

Denver. Colo. Aug. 29.-"This country
has shown definite signs OF waking up
to the absolute necessity OF handling its
natural resources with foresight and
common sense" said Theo. Roosevelt
here today in an address
1t was strictly a conservative speech
and in it the former president defended
both the reclamation and forest ser
vices He declared no bureau of the
government during his administration
was Of a higher standard Of efficiency
than the reclamation service. This is
considered q direct slap at Ballinger, as
the ex-presiaenf also praised the forest
service highly for standing in the way
of grafters. Ballinger has had 1T out
with both these branches of the service.
Three Sided Question.
Conservation does not mean non use
or nondeveIopment 1t does not mean
the tying up of national resources Of
the station. II means the utilization of
those resources under such regulation
and control as viii prevent waste, ex-
travagance and monopoly, but at the
same time not merely permit but en-
courage such use and development as
viii serve the interest of the people
generally"
THE conservation question has three
sides. In the first place, the needless
hdSlC VI TIE LdLuIol resources De
stopped. 1t is rapidly becoming we'll
settled poIicyo OF this people that we of
this generation hold the land in part
for the next generation, and not ex-
clusively for our own selfish enjoy
ment. Just as the farmer is a good Cit
izen If he leaves his farm improved and
not impaired for his children, and bad
citizens If he skins the land in his own
selfish interest, so the nation behaves
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as assets which it must turn over to the
next generation increased and not i'm
paired in value, and behaves badly If it
leaves the land poorer to those who
come after us.
Definition of Conservation.
In the second place, the natural re-
sources must be developed promptly,
completely, and in orderly fashion. It
IS not conservation 10 leave the natural
resources undeveloped.
Development is an indispensable part
Of the conservation plan. The forests,
the mines, the water powers and the
land itself, must all be put to use.
Those who assert that conservation pro-
poses to tie them up. depriving this gen
Grafton Of their benefits in order to
hand them on untouched to the next,
miss the whole point of the conserva-
ton idea Conservation does not mean
depriving the men Of today Of their
natural rights in the natural resources
OF the land. All it means is that we Of
this generation shall so use our rights
as not to deprive those who come after
US of their natural rights in their turn.
For All the People.
I'm the third place, so far as possible,
these resources must be kept for the
whole people, and not handed over for
exploitation 70 single individuals We
do not intend to discourage individual
enterprise. On the contrary, we believe
that the men of exceptional abilities
should have exceptional rewards up to
q point where the reward becomes dis
proportionate to the service, up to the
point where the abilities are used to
the detriment of the people as 4 whole.
We are for the liberty of the individual
UP to and not beyond the point where 1t
becomes inconsistent with the welfare
Of the community Thus our consistent
aim is to favor the actual settler-the