Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-08

makers. but not TO spectators
-. The first and most needy thing to
do for our cultivated lands is to preserve
their fertility by preventing erosion.
Grazing Lands Trust.
IS. The non-irrigable arid public graz
ing lands should be administered by the
government in the interest of the small
stockman and the home-maker until they
can pass directly into the hands of ac-
tual settlers.
Rights TO the surface of the public
land should be separated from rights TO
the forests upon IL and the minerals
beneath II. and each should be held
subject TO separate disposal The timber
and stone act should be repealed.
AS TO our minerals:
Il. Those still remaining in govern
ment ownership should not be sold, put
should be leased upon terms favorable
for their development up to the fun re-
quirements of our people. Until legisa-
ton to this effect can be enacted, tenn
porary Withdrawals OF land containing
coal. oil. gas and phosphate rock are
required in order to prevent speculation
and monopoly.
- 1t is the clear duty of the federal
government. as well as that or the
states in their sphere. 10 provide through
investigation legislation and regulation
against loss OF life and waste of mineral
resources in mining.
Cooperation a Necessity.
with regard to national efficiency:
Il. The maintenance OF national and
state conservation commissions is nee
essary to ascertain and make public the
facts as TO our natural resources Such
commissions supply the fundamental
basis for cooperation between the ma
ton and the states for the development
and protection of the foundation OF our
prosperity.
10 act in cooperation with similar agen-
cies within the states for the purpose
OF frightening life. decreasing suffering
and promoting a vigor and efficiency OF
our people.
I'm the effort to conserve our natural
against the public welfare which extend
beyond state lines, can he met effectively
only by agencies equally capable or OPP
peratins across such nounoar'e :,
interstate commercial power Is pos
sible only by the use of interstate federal
power We are opposed to the extension
of state jurisdiction at the expense or
real control by the people over monopoly
as in the case OF water power.
States Rights a Refuge.
alone can carry out the conservation pro-
gram i'm the face of interstate attacks
upon it, l do not fail to recognize the
great and useful part which the states
must play in this great movement for
the permanent welfare of all our people.
Also i appreciate that in much of the
worn ahead cooperation between the
states and the nation Is an essential con-
dition of success. But when / see the
special interests attempting to take ref
uge behind the doctrine of states rights
I propose to say so.
1t Is not possible in a speech like this
TO give the details Of propositions cover
ing 80 wide field as the conservation
question to which ] have referred. To
carry out this program in the coming
and future sessions Of Congress and Of
the state legislature the friends OF con-
sePvation will devote themselves with
energy and ever-increas-
ing prospects of success as conservation
more and more generally wins. not only
the belief, which IL has already, but the
determined fighting support Of our peo-
Pile"