Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-09-28
FISHER ASPERSES
SOME ADVOCATES
OF CONSERVATION
Cabinet Officer, in Speech at
Kansas City, Takes Fling
at Critics of Taft's
Policies.
CALLS THEM IMPRACTICAL
Declares He Has Formulated
An Alaskan Policy, But
Neglects to Tell Audi
ence What 1t Is.
CALLS THEM IMPRACTICAL

Kansas city, Mo, Sept. 2s.-"l have
5ust come from Hutchinson. Kan,
where had d long conference with
President Taft relative to the policy
of my department" said Walter l..
Fisher secretary of the interior, ad
dressing the congress shortly before
noon. II find that his views and mine
relative to the conservation OF the pub
lie domain are in complete accord
We especially discussed the Alaskan
situation, so much before the public
here Of late. and found that we agree
completely on a policy for that much
nisrepresented country. My plans in
regard to Alaska are perhaps not ripe
enough for full delineation AT this
time, but they will constitute a remedy.
My idea of the proper conservation
is wise development OF all the nat
ural resources in the public interest
public interest in the broadest SENSE OF
the wore which recognizes the rights
of All.
He Hits at Critics.
I'VE may discriminate between two
classes Of conssrvationsts. so-ca'led.
There is the one class concerning
which Inuch is heard. whose members
profess loudly their support of the con-
eervation movement. and then find
fault with every move toward the great
end which has been made by the work
plan Is success with this class.
Things should have been done this Way
or that way.
Then there is another class whose
nlembers assert that the conservation
movements prevent instead Of promote
development of the natural resources
but il IS class that never has a
remedy TO offer.
with both of these classes of con-
servationists profoundly disagree
The questions of land. OF coal ana o.
forests and their development as part
OF the public domain must be solved
along broader lines than are represent
I'D in either division
Mo Roosevelt Letter.
Henry Wallace. president OF the CON
gress. had announced that he would
read letter from former President
Roosevelt. explaining the latters alb
sence from the congress. but up t:l
noon he bad moi done so.
William j. Bryan was a guest Of
the congress today. He will deliver
a speech at the night session that will
be 'in thorough accord with the spirit
of this congress-, according TO an an
nouncement by President Wallace.
The road to the selection of the next
meeting place was not expected to be
smooth Delegations from Colorado
Springs New York. Chicago. clcve-
land Cincinnati SAN F'i'ancsco Buf
hare. for the convention. The chance.
this morning seemed to he slightly il
favor of Colorado Springs.
New Officers Named.
The following slste of officers for tf'
congress arranged by the nominating
committee. was elected this morning
President. j. q. White. Kansas City
executive secretary. Thomas r. Shpp
Washington; treasurer, ID. Austin Lat
shaw Kansas City: recording secre
tary, James G.. Gipe. Clarks. La
j. White. of Kansas City. Mo.
the newly elected president. has loni
been active in conservation work. IL
1907 lae was appointed by Presiden
Roosevelt TO Investigate the affairs .
t,e Cass Lake, Mimi. Indian rsss.ya
tioil. Later Mr.. Roosevelt made hill,
a member OF the forestry section o
the national conservation commission
which was the direct outgrnwth of tn
first conference of governors. held a
the White House Ia May. 1865.
Good roads and the conservation o
forests and the fertility of soils wsr
subjects given special consideration o
the congress today.
Inpromptu addresses were delivere
by Congressman Fred $. Jackson. for
nler attorney general of Kansas f NJ
Tiison. president of the Missouri Stat
Association OF Assistant Postmaster:
and Mrs e. r. Weeks. president q
the National Congress- OF Mothers