Arizona republican., 1913-03-19
# c man be endued Vith q geney0uS mind, this is the best kind of nobility.
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The Forests and the States

The Republican printed Monday letter from Mir. Clifford Pinchot, former chief foresteK protesting against the proposal for the destruction the national forests by turning them over to the control O the Mir. Pinchot is chiefly responsible for the country's conservation policy. He is the backed by President Roosevelt, who stopped the footing the public domain. It is called that in the Bailinger- Pnchot controversy. the voice every ooter raised against the and now. the looters those behind the movement to put the conservation of our natural resources under the control of the
 As The Republican has previously pointed out the punderers hopeless of changes by congress the federal administration, of the pres national policy. The old order never be directly restored. Therefore restoration is sought by indirecton State administrations may be found be weak corruptble
 The movement for control to have gained it's greatest headway in Colorado where q campaign of misrepresentation has been inaugural ed by the politicians and the press and in which former governor of the state has joined It represented by him and is yet represented by the newspapers of Denver and the politicians that the national policy is holding back the development of Colorado and the west; that all the live stock organizations of that and adjoining op posed to it.
 In d late letter the associate editor of Col HefS a staunch supporter Of the government policy, Secretary T. W. Tomlinson the American Live Stock association enclosed copies replies he had received inquiries by him local live stock associations regarding the attitude of the stockmen toward the national conservation policy. All of them protested against any change and especially against the proposal the forests the
 Among the results of the national policy, meraed in the replies the permanency given the live stock business the better condition of the ranges; the settlement of all disputes be- tween cattlemen and sheepmen; improvement of grades and quality of cattle, sheep and horses brought about by the constant cooperation of the forest service with the stockmen
 One official The government has looked toward taking the small men than the state has State politics hard to get and feel that if the control the the large moneye interests will have their say
 Another writes If change has to be made from federal control would prefer free range anything, state control" Writes another: We have also interviewed some mining men and saw mill and all whom have talked with of the same opinion were. that the forest system gaining with longer standing - The letters that about ninety per cent of the members of the various associations strongly in favor of the present system.
 One the effective arguments against federal control is the favorite misrepresentation that the national policy conserves the natural sources by locking them up. This may be believed by large part of the country, unfamiliar with the operation of the federal system but to this argu- Mir. Pinchot reply. The heart the conservation policy is development and use''