Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-20
Clifford Pinchot Pleased With
Progress Made and ACcordS
to Roosevelt Administration
Most of the Credit.
CONSERVATION OF RIGHT
OF PEOPLE TO RULE
Former Forester Finds Ground
for Belief That This win Fol-
fow Closely in Wake Of Other
Reforms Agltated By Him,

my Morning journal Special Leased WlrcI
New Rochelle. N. Y, Feb. 19.--Gif-
ford Pinchot president of the National
Conservation association whom Presi-
dent Taft removed from the office of
chief forester OF the United states to-
day. before the Peoples Forum of New
Rochelle delivered what he entitled
"A Report of Progress"
In the course OF his remarks he
summarized the achievements In the
conservation of national resources
which he attributed to the progress
siye movement" paid tribute to the
Roosevelt administration. creditlng 1t
with enormous influence In awaken
ing the people to their rights and
opportunities and said the Payne
| Aldrich tariff was "the most power
full single factor In breeding popular
dlstrust of the old line politicians and
their methods"
That more than all else, he said. was
responsible for making that last two
years, the most formative since the
Civil war"
In his summary Of achievements. MIR.
Pinchot placed first "the great doe
trlne of the conservation Of natural re-
sources" which he said has been
made by the people OF the United
States once and for as their rule of
judgement and action" lie continued
1--WE have checked the Guggenheims
in their efforts to absorb Alaska and
have opened the way for the use OF
the vast resources Of that territory
mainly for the benefit OF the people OF
Alaska and or the United States.
In that connection, the speaker
lauded the services Of that soldier OF
the common good. young CLAWS" and
declared it his belief that 'wo shall
vet save the coal and all the rest"
within the last two years, Mr.
Pinchot continued. IAN effort OF the
water power monopolists to turn the
water powers OF the nation over to the
control of the states, whence they
might more easily pass into the hands
of the men who always know exactly
what they want, was born. flourished
and disappeared
"lts death blow was an announces
mcnt from the White House that
wise federal power policy had been
adopted by the administration. The
position thus taken by the president.
along the lines already laid down by
Garfield and Roosevelt deserves, and
| doubt not. will receive, the endorse
ment and support OF every friend of
conservation and every enemy OF
monopoly.
There are nearly two hundred mill
lion acres of national forests In the
west but none In the east. The recent
passage OF the bill which VIII estab-
lish such public forests In the southern
Appalachians and White mountains.
concludes In victory an effort which
has lasted nineteen years and furnishes
one OF the best of all Illustrations of
the value Of persistence in good
cause.
"Finally the United States forest
service with the policies which II rep
rcsents, has won It's fight against tho
open attacks OF It's enemies and tho
cnvert hostility of men who should
have been It's best friends. Both tho
service and It's policies are now more
firmly established In public confidence
and support than ever before.
"It would be difficult to set too high
a value on the work OF the new for
ester. Henry S. Graves to whom this
result, MS well as the adoption Of
sound water power policy by the ad-
minlstration IL directly due.
side by side with the conservation
of our natural resources and material
welfare stands the conservation Of our
Industrial and political liberties.
In this field the great forward step
Of the last two years Is that at last cur
people have seen the light
"At least we have come to realize
the fundamental proposition that
equality of opportunity no longer
exists among us The industrial and
political power of the great interests
denies square deal To- the average
man.
at h not the consolidation of capl-
tai In Itself that has brought this
about but rather the use of money in
politics by the great combinations.
Thus the political value Of the ind
vIdua voter has been reduced or
destroyed
AT last we understand that the con-
trol of politics for profit has reached
point where the life of free institu-
tions is at stake. and when a people
like ours come To realize a fact like
that, they act
Mr. Pinehot described the closing
hours OF the present congress as bcset
by a swarm of hungry lobbyists" all
seeking 10 get from congress what
they ought not to have"
lie declared that playing with
loaded politics WITS no better than
PLAYING With loaded dice, and added:
"'i'hc fact that relatively small
number of gentlemen, all unusually
well off have set out to relieve the
American people OF the task OF govern.