The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-01-19

cause for complaint about the white
slave traffic, and to no other subject
do l believe could your organization
give itself with a greater degree of
usefulness or expect larger reward.
Conservation of human life and of
health is the slogan of Governor A.
o. Eberhart of Minnesota, who says
in part:
There is 40 field of conservation
work in which women may be more
helpful than in conserving human
health and life. The most important
is the care of the health of the child.
Americas standing army is the A
merican child and ais health and his
strength are the very center of Amer
lean greatness
Governor Judson Harmon, of Ohio,
addresses himself especially to the
women OF his own state, who, he says,
can be of very great assistance of
amelioration of conditions which tend
TO send the girls and boys to Indus
trial Schools. and to supplement tae
work of those Institutions after the
boys IND girls have gone out there
from by every form of encourage
ment i'm looking for and following up
lives of honorable industry" AS for
the subject of material conservation
which this State seem now most
in need, and in which tne women of
the State may play no i-nconsiderable
part" Governor Harmon refers to a
communication from Prof. w. r. La
zenby. of the Ohio State University.
as setting forth that subject.
T-r,D, NU-D,,fn& CAr-n~po- Drv-anf
3. Brooks sends a declaration that the
women of that state are pursuing sue
cessfully three lines of social conser-
vation.-"First, their efforts to i'm
| prove and elevate home life and home
surroundings both in tae cities and
country are YER helpful. Second
: cir great interest in Church wors
improves moral conditions and bene
fits society generally. Third; our
Wyoming women take a great inter
est in educational work in all grades
and by frequent visits to our public
schools and close attention to our
Compulsory Educational Laws. encou
rage the teachers and increase school
attendance. Aside from these three
particular branches, the interest TAX
on in civic improvement generally, as
well as along many other lines. is
most encouraging and unquestionably
beneficial"
Conservation of morality and so
briefly is the burden of the reply of
Governor c. Fl. Haskell. of Oklahoma,
in whose opinion First: energies
should be devoted to the conservation
of morals of the people of our sever
al states. In Oklahoma if we a &C
complish this purpose by prohibition
enforcement, and thus conserve the
morals of all our people, their sober
minds and high standard of intelli-
gence and energy will accomplish
conservation. progress and prosperi-
ty in many other directions. and build
in happiness and prosperity for the
future as well as the present"
The other governors whose messag
es were given out to-day speak nor
especially of the conservation of
mines. forests and water supply. Gov.
William e. Glasscock of West Virgin
ia quotes the state geologist of that
state as saying that I'VE are wasting
500, 200. 900 cubic feet of gas every
day." enough the governor says to
run many large mills and factories,
and If sold at a reasonable price to
provide more than sufficient revenue
TO meet the expenses of the State gov
ern=nent. The waste extends, Cover
nor Glasscock says: ito our coil. oil,
soil and every natural with
which we have beer provided by an
all-wise Providence. What can wo-
men do to help about this great crisis?
I answer assist in calling those mat
tiers to the attention of the voters of