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( THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MOBNINGk AUGUST 28, 1910. 21 fm
I The Coming Conservation Convention
to Be Held Next Week in St Paul
EI ; ' By Leaacd Wlro to The Tribune.
1 1' ST. PAUL. Aup. 27. St. Pnu! is prc-
1 f paring- to entertain 30,000 visitors the
I weok of September 5, when the second
I tf. National Conservation congress and the
bJ jf Minnesota State fair will be held here.
; Many of the leading men In the llfo of
M ' ,ho nation will attend the congress, In-
gU eluding governors from many states. iep-
M ' ! rescntatlves of practically all of the lai-
I Ker municipalities, universities and state
M r colleges, representatives of county boards
II tt"l others. The fact that President Taft
;i and former President Roosevelt will he
(speakers' will 8crve to draw thousands to
tho Twin City,,
Conservation.' as It will figure In the
sessions of tho congress, will not con
sider alone tho conservation of forests,
water and soil of tho country, hut will
lake In the larger aspects of conservation
Tes applicable to the conserving of hu
man life In the protection of working
men and the national health. The suf
fragists have made insistent pleas to be
given a place on the programme, both
to President Baker and Executive Secre
tary Shlpp, but It is not likely that they
will be heard.
Two features not reckoned with when
St. Paul was chosen as the city for the
second National Conservation congress.'
promleo to eclipse the previous theories
of conservation when President Taft.
Colonel Roosevelt, the governors of the
states and well-known conservationists
from all over tho country, gather Sep
tember 5 to 9.
Tho first will be tho fight which Jb ex
pected from the northwestern states on
what Is known as the Roosevelt policies
of conservation and which many bellevo
will cause a break between Roosevelt
and the present administration.
The second is tho fight on "state
rights" In tho matter of conservation, of
resources within the state, as opposed
to the national control of these resources.
Men well known In official circles at
Washington, who will flguro conspicuous
ly In the conservation congress, and are
ml vised as to the attitudes of both fnc-
tlons, foretell a grave conflict between
tho adherents of tho Roosevelt-Plnchot
policies and tho stale rights faction.
A vigorous discussion is expected to
arise In the congress some two hours
after President Taft has delivered his
address the morning of September G,
when the congres opens, during the ses
sion which will be dovqted to the visit
ing governors.
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah is expect
ed to assume chargo of the states rights
campaign In behalf of the western gov
ernors who participated in the conference
In Salt Iuke City. Senator William E.
Borah of Idaho will act as the represen
tative of Governor Brady. With Senators
Borah and Smoot acting as floor mana
gers, either Governor Kay of Washington
or Governor Tirooks of Wyoming will be I
i
assigned to exploit the etates rights the
ory. Tho conservation officials do not at
tempt to conceal tho fact that states
rights may furnish 'the topic for a sharp
conflict. They merely hold aloof, declar
ing that the congress will roprasont all
shades of opinion.
If, however, tho Roosevelt policy of tho
government for tho handling of water
power sites and national forosts 1b as
sailed In tho coming congrosa, a3 It was
at the conferonco of tho northwestern
governors. It Is -pointed out that Colonel
Roosevelt, who Bpoaks tho following
morning, must either pass up the matter
completely or take a position In defense
of his policies. It is expected that he
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Ulr OFPIOERS OF THE NATIONAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, CONGEESS OF WHICH IS TO BE HELD ZN
ST. PAUL, SEPTEMBER 5 TO 9.
If B" rrom Left to Right Major W. C. Handy, Secretary Local Board of Managers for Conservation Congress; Prcsidont B.
Iw N. Baker of Baltimore of tho Natlonol Conservation Association; Thomas R. Shipp, Executive Secxotary, National
rOI Conservation Association; James C. Gipo, Assistant Secretary, National Conservation Association,
will adopt tho latter course, especially
If tho governors .-ulopt resolutions favor
ing tho states rights end of the propo
sition. In view of tho fact that those
who attended the Salt Lako City confer
ence represent the majority of tho gov
ernors who have acceptor! Invitations,
such an action on their part Is looked
for.
At the mooting of governors on Mon
day, should PInchot or his policies bo
criticised, it is regarded as likely that
Roosevelt will look upon tho thrust as
ono directed at himself. It Is almost cer
tain that tho name of PInchot will he
mentioned and criticised. In this way
It Is expected that Roosevelt will be
compelled to defend his policies.
Colonel Roosevelt's speech Tuesday
morning will bo tho feature of the sec-
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ond day of tha consreso. His address
"will bo on "National Efficiency." John
Barrett will prenldo at the aftornoon ses
sion, and Franols J. Henoy of California
will speak on "Safeguarding the Property
of tho People," Herbert Knox Smith,
commissioner of corporations, department
of labor, will apeak and lead tho dis
cussion on "The Prevention of Power
Monopoly." Senator Joseph M. Dixon of
Montana will speak on "Laws That
Should Be Passed." and tho discussion on
this subject will be led by Murdo Mc
ICcnzIo of Colorado. An Illustrated loc
iure on "Big Gamo" will be the evening
fcaturo Tuesday. A. W. Dugraoro, Now
York City, will ho the speaker.
Colonel Roosevolt will be tho gueBt ,of
the St. Paul Roosovelt club Tuesday
evening ut a bariquot, which la looked
upon as likely to bo the greatest lovo
feast of tho progressive .Republicans.
Among tho guests will be Francis J.
Honey, Senators Dolllver and La Fol
lettc. Governor Herbert Hadley, Glfford
PInchot and James R. Garfield.
Senator Jonuthan P. Dolllver will speak
Wednesday mornlnij on "Cattle. Food
and Leather;" and tho discussion follow
ing will be led by Congressman F. C.
Stevens of St. Paul. Governor Eberhart
will presldo at tho aftornoon session.
Among the speakers will be Senator Al
bort J. Bovorldgo, on "Tho Young Man's
Duty"; Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson, Walter H. Pane, Governor Ilad
loy of Missouri, on "Tho Franchise as a
Public lUght"; and Alfrod L. Baker of
Chicago, on "The Stnko tho Business
Man Has in Conservation." followed by
a dSKCusslon-"to bo led by Henry Wallace
of Don Molncs. Frank M. Chapman, cur
ator, department of birds, American Mu
seum of Natural History, New York City,
will spoak In the evening on the conserva
tion of birds.
Thursday's session will mark the most
Important day of tho congress, as viewed
In the light of popular conservation.
Prof Henry S Gravos, United States
foroatcr, vIH spoak at the morning ses
sion on "Tho Forest and tho Nation";
John Barrett, "What Our Southern
American Neighbors Are Doing in Con
scn'atlon"; Dr. W. J. McGee, In charge
of soil erosion Investigation, department
of agriculture. "This Continent a Home
for Our Pcoplo"; .Tamos J. Hill, chairman
board of directors. Great Northern rail
road. "Soil, Crops, Food and Clothing";
Dr. Francis McVey, president University
of North Dakota. "National Taxation of
rtfsources." Thu discussion following
will bo led by J. B. White. Kansas City,
Mo , chairman oxecutlvo committee Na
tional Conservation congress. Dr. Goorgo
W. Swain of Harvard university will bo
the first speaker at the afternoon sos
slon Thursday. His subject will bo "Tho
Development of Wator Power In tho In
terest of the People." Tho second ad
dress will bo by a representative of Fed
eration of Women's Clubs, not yet an
nounced. James R. Garfield will bo the
last speaker, on "The Natural Ilosources
Belong to tho People." Former Gov
ernor Georgo C. Pardee of California will
lead the discussion and former Governor
Newton C. Blanchard of Louisiana will
also tako part.
Tho congress will close with tho foro
noon session Friday, when Glfford PIn
chot, president National t Conservation
association, will speak. Other speakers
will he a representative of tho Daughters
of the American Revolution, not yet
named; Thomas L. Lewis, president
United Mine Workers of America, "Aro
We Mining Intelligently?"; Ben B. Lind
sej". Judge of the Juvenile court. Denver,
"Saving Our Boys and Girls"; Dr. F. F.
Wustbrook, "Life and Health as National
Assets."
With tho election of officers and the
selection of tho place of the noxt con
gress, tho second National Conservation
congress will bo brought to a close.
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The Dead Hand in the
Constitution) of the United States
Wm. W. Turloy In the Twentieth Cen
tury Magazine.
In England, during the -MS3dV Ages,
there was a legal method' of becraesth
iv.fr landed property in perpetuity, bo
that those who became possessed of it
could only pass it on to certain buc
cessors designated in tho original doed,
and could not difipoao of it according
to their own wisheg.
This method was called "Woztxnarn,'
in the Norman Franeh then used m
legal phraseology. It meant "the dead
hand" a very expressive term by
which to describe the control of prop
erty by a man long dead, regardless of
the wibIics or needs of la'ter generations.
Tho custom proved so harmful that
laws wore pa5Bed from time to tinoo re
stricting, and finally doing away with
it, but strangely enough, .we find some
thing very uko it, in this twentieth
conturj', nnd in what wo aco pleased to
consider the moBt progressive country
in tho world- in the shape of the Con
stitution of the United States,
Other countries aie able to adast
themselves to changing conditions, but
when wo try to adopt new and moro
equitable forma of taxation, to roako
the government more directly respons
ible to the people, to reform legal
methods, or to regulate commerce and
business in the interests of Tustice. wo
find tho road barred byj the "dead
band," which framed an instrument ac
cordingAto the theories of the cightoeath
century, when popular government as to
know it was' still on untried experiment.
an instrument which, it 13 true, pro
vided for changes, but made the pro
cess so tedious and so difficult as to bo
almost impossible except in a timo of
great and sustained popular excitement
(such as tho timo of our Civil war), pre
cisely the timo, as we know, when
changes nro likely to be mado tho least
wi&ety.
In justice to the men who wroto our
Constitution, wo must bear in mind not
only their lack of any precedents, and
of experience in popular government,
but also tho fact that they had to re
concile the conflicting demands of tho
representatives of the vnrious colonies
eacli zoalous for its individual rights,
besides solving tho general problem
raised .by the conflict botwoen 10 ad
vocates of an oxtrome form of domoo
racy and thoso of a moro. restricted
form. Tho lattor (tho Federalists),
who may be s.id to havo prevailed, de
sired cspeciallv to avoid two dangers
which appeared very roal to them tho
rise of a dictator, and what they called
"mob-ralo."
Tho difficulty of framing a Constitu
tion which should provide for a strong
and efficient central government, and at
tho samo time preserve tho rights of an
increasing numbor of separate and sov
ereign states, was almost insuperable,
and it was inevitable that tho progress
of time should bring out moro clearly
tho intrinsic defects of such a system
While giving all duo honor, therefore,
to the great men who framed our Con
stitution, wo aro under no obligation
to regard it as in any sense an inspired
or sacred document, but only as a com
promise, which should be amonded from
time to time io meet conditions, or to
correct such defects as experience has
mado conspicuous.
England and France, the two great
countries whoso, systems of government
most nearly rcscmblo our own. are per
haps moro fortunato in the matter of
their constitutions than we are. Both
countries (leaving colo-ics out of con
sideration) are smaller in population,
and especially in-arda, so that a ereater
decree of centralization is practicable
than with us. England has an ' 'unwrit
ten" constitution (an apparont anom-alr)-
composed merely of a mass of pre
cedents and customs, which are grad
ually and constantly changing to moot
now conditions. Franca hao a very clear
and practicable written constitution,
suited to her extremely centrnlizod sys
tem of government and -perfected by
ho experience during several revolu
tions, as well as by observation of the
constatutionfl of omior countries ospe-i
ciaQy our own, which was drawn be
fore tho establishment of tho first
French Ropublic.
England and France, as well as many
other countries with constitutional gov
ernments, have auothor marked advan
tage over us in the fact that their min
istries aro chosen from mcmborn of the
representative bodies, and aro thnn moro
directly Teoponfrfblo, aa thoy rotain -fcholr
Beats in the uppor or lower honso, as tho
p-- may bo. ara ablo to look after tho
interests of tboir respective depart
ments during debates and may bo callod
on at any timo to answer questions
.about the affairs of their departments.
One can understand tho effect of such
a system .by supposing tho members of
our President's cabinet to bo chosen
'from tho members of tho Sonato and
House of Representatives, in which
bodietboyr'wonld retain their seats and
rotes.
A general dfacussicn would naturally
'lead (to fibe Brtggestic'u of many amond
. merits- 6 out Constitution, some of
which. woxrTd prove to bo good and some
.bacL It may perhaps -bo safely assumed
that a majority or our citizens would,
today vote in favor of amendments
which would securo the following re
sults: 1. A congress more directly respon
sible to tho pooplo, the lower "house, at
loast, being clectod within a month be
fore the oooniug of tho first sossion, in
stead of thirteen months before, as at
present.
(The oxisting plan was designed at a
timo when a country of vast extent was
without railroads or telegraph lines).
0 Clear definitions of tho powers
and duties of the General Government
with respect to:
(a Taxation.
(b) Regulation of interstato com-"
merce.
(c Regulation of corporations.
(d) Control of questions arising be
fcvroon the several States and citizens of
foreign states.
' ' An efficient national militia.
8. A moro simple and effective meth
od of amending tho Constitution from
time to timo as occasion might require.
Possibly a provision for a Constitutional
convention, to bo held, say every ten
years, would bo desirable, in addition to
a provision for 6uch amendments as
might be found necessary in tho inter
vals. "Wo are becoming very fully awakened
to the necessity of some action. The
situation is becoming deplorable to our
selves and absurd in the eyes of people
of other countries. Much of what seems
to a layman to be an insufferably slow,
and at times au obstructive course of
procedure in the United Slates courts,
can be traced to their desperate efforts
to apply lo some of the problems of the
day clauses of tho Constitution which
were written with reference to other
and very different matters. For in
stance, the 'ovision in tho 5th amond-m.-nt,
against depriving any person of
his proportv without due process of
law (included also, with other provi
sions, in tho 14th amendment), has been
invoked of late for quite rpmotc pur
poses, and from recent decisions of tho
courts we may almost expect before !j I
lonrr to seo a manufacturer or an im- I H
porter asking the Supreme court of tho J I
Unitod States to declare a tariff bill t-m
unconstitutional, because the changed rl
rates of duty have "deprived him of iNB
property without due process of law," fl
this cauw having been repeatedly cited S
recently in a connection which it is h I
safe to say wna never thought of when 0 H
thoso amendments wore either drawn H
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