The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-27
ROOSEVELT TO TELL
REASON FOR ABSENCE
Conservation Congress to
Hear Today Why Ex-Presi-
dent Did Not Attend.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. @6.--Delegates to
the third national conservation congress
tomorrow will hear just why former Pres
ident Roosevelt did not attend the meet
ing this year,
Or. Henry Wallace. president OF the
congress. announced today that letter
from Colonel Roosevelt. stating his res-
sons for not attending. will be given
publicity tomorrow. The letter was writ
ten to Mr.. Wallace in response TO press
ing Invitation to participate in the meet
Ing. 49,,
"Did Colonel Roosevelt criticize tho
present conservation congress? Or wal
Not at ALL he replied. but tho let
ter vas written in Colonel Roosevelt 5
brecziest style and II makes very good
reading
Mr.. Wallace received "A note from the
former president today, giving him per-
mission 10 read the letter IN whlch ne
declined TO be present. This note was
read TO tho congress today and was the
occasion OF the Iivcliest demonstration
since the delegates first assembled here
Men and women stood up and cheered'
the applause lasting several minutes.
Mr. Roosevelt In the note said there was
no movement In the country so important
as the development OF ashigber country
life
4 great crowd assembled In Convention
hall tonight to hear DR.. Harvey w Wiley.
chief OF the bureau OF chemistry In the
department OF agriculture. deliver a
speech on the Health Of the People.
4 feature OF the speech was an attack on
the man who sells adu'tcratcd food and
drugs and who was characterized as "a
| thief and N corruptcr OF public rnorals.
DR., Warren II. Wilson OF New York ana
Mrs Philip n Moore of st. LOUIS also
spoke tonight.
| Much of tho programme today was de-
voted 10 the subject OF improving the con-
dItions Of rural life. and several women
| pa rticipated In the discussion. The cleo
! ton Of officers and the selection OF
I city for next years meeting VIII be taken
tomorrow, Among tho cities which arc
| candidates for the next congress are Chi-
! cago san Francisco. New York Buffalo.
| Cincinnati. Atlanta and Colorado Springs.
Tho nominating committee will report
| the following officers tomorrow:
PRESIDENT. r White Kansas City,
Executive secratary-Thomas r. Ship.
| Washing ton.
| City. . IL,
| Recording secretary-James c Gipe
Women had an important part In the
prorramme OF the third national conser-
! cation congress here today in the discus
sion of one OF the important subjects un-
Ger consideration this year. the iihpr9IfHI, IfI
ment OF the conditions OF rurnI ~, ni /,
! plans for tho organization OF community
clubs and 20 improve the educatonal ano
religious facilities in the country ulS
| tricts were pU, forward by leaders ne
the movement to check the tendency o'
countr,, boys and girls 10 leave their farm
homes and go TO the large cities. u Is
pIanncd 10 make rural life so pleashh'
that the young people Will be attracted
by IT, ,;, Z,
Discussing the high cost Of living ~
tbls country DR., Wallace said today tha'
IN. food prices would never go lower
He said there might be periodic conditions
due to reasons controlled by organlza
ttou. hut that tho lowest permanent leFe
, | In Tho nrice OF food had been reached
The application OF science TO produc
lion has caused all the present industria
evils In the United states, President val
lace said,
"Scicn.e has separated the produoeri
too far from the consumers. tntil there
iarc enough persons on the farms To vi
the snil so It will produce enough 10 sup
nIy tho demand OF the consumers In th'
Cities the high prices will continue.
: don't look for this condition to com'
: / soon.