Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-03
President Flatly Disagrees
With Sentiment of Denver
Lands Convention Delegates
on Important Question.
WARMY PRAISES THE
INTERIOR SECRETARY
Chief Executive Briefly De.
fends Reclamation Policy OF
Administration. Is Greeted
BY 1000 in Auditorium.

tns Etrniag Herald 4. q. Leasra wgreb
p"nNer, Oct 2 a--.in speech 10 the
public lunds convention mere today
Prcnidcut Tau fuuy disagreed vita
the sentiment OF that convention ln r.
gard 6" thr leasing Of public lands by
th" Federal government ia a resolution
adopted yrstordas. The president Do
ciurcd that the west needed capital TO
develop lis puolic lands aud said that
only through federal leasing system
could the capital be- induced 20 come
west
The president explained that hs
does not desire through federal leas.
ing system OF public lands. to hll tho
treasury with funds that shall is
thor" unused, but pointed cut that nll-
ing The treasury would aid the west in
getting appropriations In the future.
I'm president Tor the whole coun-
IVY. he raid. And what am trying
90 do rs 10 get yon together. II isn't
ANYTHING but getting On that counts.
its real d~veiormrnt tbat counts.
Your proposition is that the leasing
y, stem won't bring capital to the west
and M, proposition is that it viii I
am appealing against your decree %
Mr. ran spoke highly OF the work
Of secretary ~ thc Interior Walter l.
Fisher who. Ne said. was an the
energy and steam that Chicago fur
nshes man and who. he continued.
had "Niuc,d an underStanding ana an
appreciation of the needs uf the west
thnt were bound to bring about good
results Before closing the president
briefly defended the administration
r"'lamatl"H policy
THE president spoke ln the Auditor
lam. built to hold more tnan 600
people ana few seats Wcrr vacant Iu
spite of his disagreement with the
Views Expressed hy thr convention.
the president was well received. when
h. made some ot his points against
the proposal ~ the convention thar
either public lands be- disposed of 20
individuals cor else placed under tho
care of th. separate states. the crowd
applaudrb vigorously and when he
] concluded che cheering WAS long ans
loud
At ON. point in his speech tho pres
ldrht was discussing the publ" do
mtin in general terms
who owns tho public domain. NJ
President. shouted au old man s'i-
ting lust under the PLATFORM.
TIN, United states owns The public
domain" said M Tnu showing some
hcnt "aud th, United Statas is the
people 90: thc ruItrd states
Tho president snid that hr knew
thHt hr WIS loo peculiar position
since ihr ,nut.utiun hnd already
reached iu yordiet with respect 20
ruhIl. laud-
euov said Ma TAN. chow irr'
tatug BE- b. tu b.,r some nody clso IaV
down rulr ior YOUR moral upiift but
E'utr apt iu stand great deal lu
nro.i tp mlk. progress. VIII cnt
as began tm not Doe agree ment
Win your verdict
President Ttu plradrd for couccs-
.Inn- upuu th' pHyt nt the convention
.nd -usgr-t,d chat Nhcn mcn were
.,ui Zoo Washington Co urge with con-
gr'ss.ouH eomWiitvrs ahout matters
tn,. ding the public lands ana tlr pol.
irl OF conservation they should not
h, t.'d with srIug- su they could
hst. no l,rway
Tu, president said chat the dis,l.-
Sion ar conservation li least east nt
o.. MN-uuI iNur htd now reached
"ANH' NII IN NN'N|r GOT NlHNf"NNt w y"
luoord at Dtmh aud diepassionatc.r
Fruw the mistakes of th, pa4t. Hs
Fald the country viii uoN learn 10
90 thout saving its natural resources
iu the best WaN possihl, and with the
p'-t results NJ Taft admitted tAat
lu tlv old daNs public lands had been
grnhh'd iu many instances hN rar-
purUtluns ana combinations and de-
'arrd thdt tu prrNrt repetition of
such grtahing vas tho work nf the
present snd future. While the west
be- siid might fret under systcm
that so'm,d Il SLOW ln The cad 10 would
prov, the best
We ms, k,rk asuinsi ihc situa.
SION as 10 is but ,ou are philosophers
out here lea the west ana philosophers
know that kiekins against the brakes
dors NOT heir yDu. u do's not do to
abuse cteri uudl ths, doe. not help
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