Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-15

shown in congressional legislation of recent years.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt is nature lover by inner
itance His share in this present movement Is
large.
The tentative program prepared by this COM
mfttee is exclusively comprehensive. Apparently
ever possible phase of the subject is being con-
sidered. Among the subjects these:
The legal authority for federal participation
under the Public Welfare clause of the Consti
tuition the proper medium for Joint or interstate
action and as custodian Of the public domain.
Encouragement of outdoor recreation as a fed
era function for military preparedness for higher
standards of citizenship for general conditions of
health.
Outdoor recreation as prime factor in the pro-
motion of development-mental,p physical vocation
al, social, moral and patriotic
Child health national responsibility in all
its phases. including outdoor recreation as con-
trolling influence
Wild life resources Of the United States their
value, requirements, control and management and
the functions and responsibilities of the federal
government.
The scenic resources, their social and economic
value; their requirements protection and promo
tion and their control and management as national
parks, monuments and military parks and as ma
tional forests.
Consideration of major possibilities of federal
participation will evoke discussion as to increased
cooperation among government services and bu-
reaus among agencies other than federal, and be-
tween the federal and other agencies. The formu-
l9tion of educational program for outdoor recre
alton is included here, also the contamination OF
international agreements to the preservation
and propagation of wild life, the encouragement Of
sports and reciprocal privileges
A survey and classification of recreation re-
sources on national state and private lands is Stat
ed for discussion. IN
The financial encouragement of outdoor recrea-
tion is considered with respect to cooperation in
road and trail construction, and in wild life preser
yation to specific appropriations for development
of public properties; to direct financial co-opera-
tion in educational programs and to Improvement
of waterways and waters for development Of recre-
atiOnal values
Finally, the program calls for pronouncement
of clear-cut policies on:
National parks-EXcluson Of economic deyelon-
ment CT natural resources; extent to which eco
nomic resources will be held within existing parks
and included in ones; conditions under which
areas will be transferred from national forests to
national parks or reverse
National Observation-Disclosures of economic develon-
ment where recreat:onal values in given area are
dominant: correlation Of recreationa DEVELOPMENT
with the use Of ether natural resources such as
timber and forage; retention of recreation areas
under forest service administration
Public doman-Preservation of areas Of high
recreational value and the administration Of such
areas by new forms Of dedication and manage
ment by transfer TO national park service and by
addition to national forests.
President Coolidges action is timely. There
never will be peace and cooperation until ma
and war; The National Park Army" was organ