The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-20
Former Forester Delivers Ad-
dress Which He Entities
"a Report of Progress"
PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO
PAYNE-ALDRICH TARIFF
''The Most Powerful Single Fac
tor in Breeding Popular
DiStruSt."

NEW Z LE. y. Y. Feb. i9.-Gif-
ford Pnchot. president of the National
Conservation association. whom President
Taft removed from the office of chief
forester OF the United States, today, bo-
fore the Peoples Forum OF New Rochelle.
delivered what he entitled "A Report OF
Progress"
In the course OF his remarks he sum
married. the accomplishments in the con-
scrvation of natural resources. which ne
attributed to the progressive move
ment," paid tribute 10 the Roosevelt ad-
mInstratlon. creditng II with enormous
influence In awakening the people TO
their rights and opportunities, and SAID
the Payne -Aldrlch tariff was the most
powerful single factor in breeding popular
distrust OF the old-linc politicians and
their methods.
That, more than all else. he said. was
responsible for making the last two years
the most formative since the Civil
war
In his summary of accomplishments.
trine OF the conservation, OF natural, re-
sources" which, he said. has been
adopted by the people OF the unitod
states once and for all as their rule Of
Judgment and action" He continued:
Alaska Coal Lands.
we have checked the Guggeuheims in
their efforts TO absorb Alaska and have
opened the way for the use OF the vast
resources OF that territory mainly Tor
the benefit OF The people of Alaska and
In that connection the speaker lauded
the services of that soldier of the com,
il his belief that we shall yet save the
coal and all the rest"
within the last two years. Mr., Pin
Gn9t continued n tn e,'ort & OF bS Ime wate waer
powers OF the nation over to the con
troll OF the states. whence they might
more easily pass Into the hands OF h, inc
want. was born. flourIshed and disap-
pcarcd.
from the White House that a wise fed
eral power policy has been adopted by
the administration. The position thus
taken by tho president. alons the lines
already laid down by Garfield and Roosc-
velt deserves. and doubt not will re-
cclvc. the Endorsement and support OF
every friend of conservation and every
enemy Of monopoly.
Conserving the Forests.
''Therc are nearly two hundred million
acres of natural forests In the west, but
none In the east. The recent passage OF
the bin which will establish such public
forests in the southern Appalachians and
White Inountains, concludes In victory an
effort which has lasted nineteen years
and furnishes one of the best OF all IL
lustrations OF the value Of persistence In
"Finally. the United States forest scrv-
Ice. with the policies which it represents.
has won its fight against the open at
tacks OF It's enemies and the covert hos
| tility OF men who should have been its
| friends. Both the service and it's policies
| are now more firmly established In public
confidence and support than ever before
i'I( would be difficult 90 set too high
! a value on the work Of the new forester
Henry :. Graves, TO whom This result
as well as the adoption OF Il sound wa
Ter power policy by the administration
are directly due,
! Industrial and Political Liberties.
"Sidc by side with the conservation OF
! our natural resources and material well
| fare stands the conservation of our Indus
| trial and political liberties
! I'm this field the great forward steI