Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-24
GOVERNORS FROM
OVER 50 STATES
OPEN CONFERENCE
Preparedness for War One of
Matters Before Meeting in
Boston.

BOSTON, Aug. 24.--Governors and
former governors representing more
than thirty States were here today to
attend the opening of the governors
conference, which is to be in session
for four days Besides the regular
meetings. at which papers upon vital
topics will be read and discussed,
elaborate plans have been made to
entertain the visitors and to give
them a comprehensive view of the re-
sources of New England.
Governor Walsh, after welcoming
the visitors, said, referring to war
ridden Europe:
rs 1t now when we think of it, a
notable testimony to the inestifnable
value of these free institutions Of
ours, and an especial cause for graft
tude to Almighty God, that while half
the world Is in the throes of a mad
and horrible convulsion which bids
fair TO set back the march of Euro
pean civilization a hundred years, we.
the chosen representative of peace
full and happy millions. and the chief
executives of so many great and pros |
porous States, should be gathered here
to study the great questions of peace, |
to plan for the still further improve
ment OF industrial and social condi- |
tions of our day and to increase the |
prosperity and happiness of the most
and happy people under
the SUM-"
Urges Legislation Uniformity.
He then touched upon the lessons
to be taught by the solution of prob
lens in certain States which may be |
found of benefit in other common
4lo,y tSn al
Continuing, he appealed for uni
formity in legislation affecting the
social welfare and business prosperity
Of all alike, and earnestly expressed
the desire that "the uniformity shall
be a leve1ling up and not a levelling
down"
Preparedness against war Is TO be
considered by the conference. On the
closing day of the conference, Secre-
tary Of War Garrison will deliver an
address and Governor Fielder, of New
Jersey, will read a paper on THE
States Duty in the Matter of Ma
tional Defense" Secretary of the
Navy Daniels has sent q part of the
fleet to Boston for inspec-
tion by the governors and will him.
self be present. Governor Walsh has
arranged a mobilization of the State
militia for the third day of the con-
ference.
Among the papers to be read are
the following: possibilities of the
Governors Conference former Gov
ernor Emmett ONeal. of Alabama;
State or National Control of Water
Power Sites Governor George A.
Carlson, of Colorado; 1.-The Execu.
tive Budget Governor R. L. Will
Jams, of Oklahoma; THE Duty and
of the Governor in
Dealing with Prisoners, former Gov
ernof Cole L. Blease, of South Caro-
lima; Economy and Efficiency In the
state" Governor w. S. Hammond, OF
Minnesota; Taxation" Governor H.
c. Stuart, of Virginia. and "Conserva-
tion of Mankind and of Natural Re-
sources former Governor John A.
Dix, of New York.
Public Reception Tonight.
A public reception will be rendered
the governors at the State House to-
night. A steamer trip along the coast
Of Massachusetts Bay and automobile
drives through the metropolitan park
system to the North Shore and to =
Concord and Lexington are included
In the program OF entertainment.
The governors have been invited TO
attend the conference of the Society
Tor the Promotion of Training for
Public Service. which was purposely
arranged for the same dates as the
of executives.
This is the eighth annual meeting
Of governors. The first was held in
in 1908, upon invitation
Of President Roosevelt, to consider
the feasibility of uniform state ac-
ton for the conservation of natural
resources. AS a result OF that gath
ering the governors conference was
made permanent organization, and
has met annually in different States
This year Governor Walsh is chair-1
man.
Notable Men Attend.
Those who have accepted the in
vitation to this years conference are:
Governors George A. Carlson, of
Colorado; Marcus H. Holcomb. of
Connecticut; Charles r. Miller, of
Delaware; Moses Alexander. of
Idaho; Edward F. Dunno. of Illinois;
Hammond, of Minnesota: Elliott w.
Major, of Missouri; S. v. Stewart,
of Montana; ROLAND H. Spaulding,
of New Hampshire James F. Fielder,
of New Jersey; Charles s. Whitman,
of New York; L. B. Hanna, of North |
Dakota; Frank B. Willis, of Ohio; |
r. l.. williams, of Ol1lahoma r. L.
Beeckman, of Rhode Island; Richard |
I. Manning, of South Carolina; Frank
M. Byrne, of South Dakota; William
Spry, of Utah; Charles w. Gates. of |
Vermont; Henry G. Stuart, of Vir- |
ginia Ernest Lister. of Washington,
and former Governors Enmet O'Neal, |
of Alabama; Elias M. Ammons, of |
Colorado: Alva Adams, of Colorado; |
Albert W. Gilchrist, of Florida; |
Adolph o. Eberhard, of Minnesota; |
John Franklin Fort, of New Jersey; |
John A. Dix, of New York; Cole l.. |
Blease, of South Carolina, and Will |
lam Hodges Mann. of Virginia.