The Washington times., 1913-11-19

from flTSt PaEe.)
strictious on the corporations. il be-
came a straight-out States rights
light, with the Question centering on
The right OF the Federal Government 20
nave any part in the regulation of
states resources.
Dispute On Signature.
The convention was switched from
consideration of the Pinchot report
just after an objection had been made
to the signature OF Joseph n. Teal. of
Portland, Ore, on the minority report
Mr.. Teal has not been present at the
sessions of the committee" declared
Or. George F. Swain, of Harvard the
chairman of the committee, but sew
eral days ago / sent him the tentative
draft of the majority report and he ap-
proved it. in the main. making a few
recommendations which since have been
incorporated into the report
Mr.. Pinchot was on his feet in an
instant TO deny the charge that the
name of Mr.. Teal had been placed on
the minority report without authorize
tion.
1T may be right TO say that Mr.. Teal
was with the majority VIXEN that report
was written. but that was before he
saw the minority report. ] sent it to
him and he replied by telegraph. II
know you are right, and / will back
DELEGATE Wooten. of Oregon, attempt
ed to get the floor. but there was SO
much Sh, confusion that he could not be
81 think this convention is disturbing
Itself TO prevent our side from getting |
hearing" he declared.
was then tnat the regular speaking |
order was opened and debate was post |
pUned.
Shafroth Raises Issue.
Senator Shafroth injected the States
right issue into the discussion at this
Juncture. J.
Il have never been impressed with the
idea that you can regulate our affairs
as well down here in Washington as
regulate our water power with justice
to US"
Senator Shafroth declared that the
states were the only powers fitted to
cope with the question of monopolistic
control.
There can be no such control of
water rights under State regulation,
because the transmission of electricity
would bring them under the Jurisdiction
Of public utility commissions and their
property could be not only regulated
but taxed" he said.
Henry l. Stimson, former Secretary
Of War. dissented from this view. ''It
isn't possible he declared, "for one
locality to divorce itself in this and
ask that its interests be considered
apart from that of the rest of the
Government
Thomas for State Ownership
Senator Thomas of Colorado declared
that while no man has loftier Ideals
of public duty" than Clifford Pinchot he
did not share his views on the conserv-
alton question While opposing the Fed
eral regulation of agencies which he l
held should be under the direction of Q
the States. he went farther and said that I
hf. G ia g-N In nd A@
State regulation.
Il would oppose granting a franchise a
10 any corporation, but would irsist the s
water power be developed by the +
States. not for profit, but for service" Y
Senator Burton OF Chic made an ap- [
peal for the Federal control of water Y
power. and mentioned two bills now n
pending in Congress, giving the views
OF National Waterways Commission. h
This afternoon the fight was renew 4
ed between the factions. Clifford Pin n
chot spoke on his minority report $
which takes strong exception to the i,
position of the majority as to the n
of undeye' 'oped resour- | N
ces.. The fact that corporations have r
been acquiring water power sites. for q
purposes Of monOpolization rather than
development. is ured as the greatest ~
evil in the situation. by Mr.. Pinchot. /
Not Planning Change r.
The Wilson Administration has no Y
lnt
ID system OF Federal ownership and III
control OF the forests. Chief Forester W
Henry S. Graves made this plain in an
address before the conservation con-
yress today. -
Unrestricted private exploitation Of | -
'orests is impossible if we are to con- =
inue to have the forests that the ma - ~
ion needs" he declared. Referring to W
he States rights policy which has been Al
advocated instead of Federal control of X
orests, Mr.. Graves said:
National responsibility in forestry is ST
clear cut. There need be no OF
onfusiOn with an equally clear-cut re- -
possibility of the States. The national -
work. will always be the backbone OF 81
american forestry, not trenching on or 81
interfering with State work OF inGivid- ol
al effort, but serving a guarantee -
hat national needs which individual 3t
tates cannot meet will be provided for ., "
n a national scale. ="
The national forests We're set aside tI 1f
n recognition that the bulk of these W
ands should be handled permanently ~
nder public protection and control. The iit
i'm Of the present Administration is not ~,
. oyerturn. but to advance as fast as -,
ossible. the purposes for which the NJ
ationsl forests were established. vi
We must not cease to guard effec- ~,
Iyely AGAINST the evils of private privil- a.
ge and mon 0polistic cou:rol of re- ~
ources now he property OF the pub
C."
Charges by both factions that the
onvention was Tacked by the water Il
over crowd and th~ Pinchot uIthusi- eV
sts continued to be hurled TODAY. tn
ster Graves ent-r-1 the controversy d.
'hen he made he following denial of 81,
part attributed 10 the Forest Service trC
The charge that the Forest Service L.,
nder the present Administration is in ~
omplicity with Mr.. PinChot in an i'm "a "a
IDSs for M, n,,,-,,CSt. nF h,.i,,;. y. - sa
reds Of Forest Service employees 70
Washington to pack the Conservation w w
oECrcss is too ridiculous for serious pr
cryice has heen brough. 10 N.osbing Wa
n for the congress" Sc
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rial of Fisher he %: