Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-20
CANNON SCORES
CLIFFORD P|NCHOT
HAPPENS IN AT KNIFE AND FORK
BANQUET AND MAKES
SPEECH.
FORMER FORESTER TELLS OF
GREAT WORK OF coNsER-
WALTON ASSOCIATION.
DECLARES SPEAKER is GREAT
MAN BUT GROWN OBJ
soLETE.

Kansas City, July 16.-Gifford Pin
chot and Speaker Cannon engaged in
an extemporaneous debate upon the
subject of conservation before the
Knife and Fork club here last night.
While both agreed that conservation
should be encouraged, they differed
on the question of who was the father
of conservation.
MIR. Cannon said the late j. w.
Powell, at one time director of the
government geological survey, de-
served the honor, but Mr.. Pinchot said
that Roosevelt was the man.
y. w. Powell was the father OF
conservation" shouted Cannon. 1t
was Powell, said the speaker, who ap-
pealed to him when he was chairman
of the committee on appropriations to
do something for conservation. 1
sent Powell to Senators Hale and ALI
son, and the senate as a result start
ed legislation to withdraw all public
lands that could he irrigated as well
as reservoir sites.
1.-The house was in favor of the leg
islation and the senate fought it, but
in 1880 a civil sundry bill was passed
containing provision for withdraw
ing all waterpower sites, and that was
the pioneer work of conservation.
We lost in our fight with the senate
in our effort to withdraw from entry
all public lands that could be irrigaI-
ed. but we won on the other PROPOSE
ton
turning to Mr.. Pinchot, Mr.. Can
non said: 81 have the greatest per-
sonai regard for you, but understand
YOU are now engaged in conservation
work for the organization of new
party. / tell you, sir, that party
cannot stand on single issue, al
though our party did stand on sin
gle one in that great conflict between
servile and free labor"
Speaking of his record as a public
official, the speaked said:
II admit | have made mistakes.
Great God. | have been mistaken
scores of times in the last 35 years.
There are other fellows in congress
who have been wrong just a. often,
but they are not honest enough to
admit ii"
Mr.. Cannon shook hands with Mr..
Pinchot at the conclusion and apollo
gized because he had to leave without
hearing Pinchot.
Brother Pinchot, I am sorry / had
to speak first. l always talk better
when some one eNpectorates in my
face or kicks me on the shins."
Cannon was not on the regular pro-
gram, but having stopped at the hotel
where the dinner was given. he was
invited to attend and speak.
Pinchot was given great ovation.
The entire club stood up and cheered
for several minutes.
Roosevelt was the father OF con-
servation in this country he said.
"The national conservation associa-
ton is continuing the work he start
ed. The last session of congress did
a great work and our association was
largely responsible for it. The with
drawal bill as it passed was due
largely to the efforts of the associa-
ton.
I'VE now intend that the people
must be compensated for what priv
ate interests get The old practice
of giving perpetual grants to private
interests is now impossible and the
future is now safe against the OPP
preston of monopoly.
THE fundamental idea if conserva-
ton is to make of this country a
better home for the race and to
make the race a better one in That
home. The nation should think of its
marvellous riches. Conservation does
not mean to stop development, but
so to use the country's natural re
sources that the people who came
after may also enjoy them.
81 believe a new school of policies
is coming in the United States. This
new school win decide whether the
country shall be governed by money
for profit or by men for human vel
fare
Il made a speech at ST, Paul re-
Gently and in connection with that
speech somebody mentioned the pos
sibility of the organization of new
party Mr.. Cannon's reference TO me
in that connection doubtless is due
to his having read some headlines at
that time The essential questions
before the people now are outside OF
party lines. In looking over the
names of those who voted for the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill I am led to
believe that the regular republicans
and regular democrats are the same
am a republican and I do not believe