The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-09


cuscs for them
Conversaticn-Pas and Present
When Theadore Roosevelt wa.
President there was 4 terrific public
discussion OF the principles OF con-
scrvafion. Clifford Pinchoi was the
spirit invincible OF the Forest Ser
vice. and he made a furious protest
against turning over the public
wealth 10 private exploitation. Mr..
Pinchot returned to Washington "a
The Governor OF Pennsylvania the
other day. 10 repeat his warnings
made seventeen years ago. against
the continued exploitation OF the pub
lie resources by privat individuals.
He urged the Senate Agricultural
disposition OF Muscle Shoals 70 "get
bach" to the Rooseveiiian policy OF
conserving the nations natural re-
sources. The Governor declared tina,
Muscle Shoals was the key to the
power situation OF ;e Southeast and
ne urged upon the Government; that
it should first adopt a policy before
II considered bids for the disposition
OF Muscle Shoals Il see no reason in
the world why so careless a form OF
contract as the Ford bid SHOULD be
accepted" he said "As a power pro-
position the Ford offer is absolutely
contrary TO the Roosevelt policy as
set forth in the water power act. The
Ford offer makes no check on the /
price the consumers must pay for /
power. Ford could use all the power
for himself il he chose. Ford pays
nothing whatever for the power he
Uses. The Ford offer does not do
Justice to the farmers on the ques-
ion OF fertilizer. The nitrate part OF
he bid is window dressing. | think
his proposition should be gone in
o seriously with the Department OF
agriculture to decide on a fertilizer
'olicy and then plan to distribute the
emaining part OF the power over the
south" An attempt is being irsis-
anily made TO inject the Muscle
'hoals question into the coming ma
ioral campaign. And no one can {
ardly resist the hope that il will
e discussed fully before the people.
he opponents of Ford assert that
IS bid is in absolute opposition to {
he water power act. since it relin-
uishes control of the power OF the
'ennessee River through a hundred !
ear lease. and thereby violates. as
GOVERNOR Pinchot has said. the Roose- {
eltian policy Enthusiasts have led
lany people to believe that the in :
rests OF the South would be served
est by letting the Ford private in q
rests handle the power develop
ent The Roosevel,ain policy. which
accepted in the water power act.
iblic benefit in the development OF
! natural resources. Governor Pin p
lot and others have attempted to Il
that the Ford bid abso- c
tely violates this principle. and they :
eks to retain public control for the
ely violates this principle. and they
'int 10 the warning OF exploitation
natural resources as i, has occur
in land grants. in timber. oil and
neral lands.
The Railroad Labor Board
\ determined effo-. Is being made
Congress to abolish the Railroad
abor Board. The Board has the
c power 10 render decisions but
u TO enforce them. In several in
ances its attempt to rely upon pub
opinion" to sustain its decress has
peared to be more or less OF 4 Joke.
he Board has been challnged in its
yhi TO give publicity prominence
its DEGREES but decision OF the IN
d States Supreme Court has sus-
ned their rights in this respect. As
Board does not necessarily rep