Show SHOWS HO NATIONS CM CAN HIP HELP EACH OTHIR OTHER north Amerl american caK conservation confer ence may be forerunner of inter national movement for conservation of worlds resources washington conservation cooper co oper aaion of world alde scope was wag tile keynote of an address of president t roosevelt made at the white house on thursday before the delegates in attendance upon the north american Ameil can conservation conference this sentiment which was first voiced by tho the president gathered considerable momentum during the days proceedings and was reflected in addresses of those who participated characterizing tho the movement as 0 of f the utmost importance to the world at large president roosevelt evelt impressed upon the representatives ot of this government canada and mexico the momentous possibilities of the work that has brought about tile tho assemblage sem seni blage president noo roosevelt sevelt after the session opened expressed tile the hope to secretary of state bacon that a universal conservation congress in which all nations shall be invited to participate should become a reality in the not hot distant future As showing tho the necessity for 6 a universal congress to deal with natural resources officials call attention to a report from consul general wynne of london relative to the royal commission appointed to inquire into the question of a forest station in the united kingdom experts examined by this commission with reference to the future scarcity of timber stated that in it less than thirty years no timber would be available unless the different countries of the world world set about re planting immediately and that it if every eiery country should take it up now the restoration would not DO de half fast enough to keep pace with the consumption canada said commissioner sydney fisher has watched with the closest attention the conservation movement in the united states romulo E one of the mexican commissioners declared the conservation movement would find no bound boundary nry line but eventually would prevail in all countries A dark darc picture of tile the alleged wan ton destruction of american forests was painted by senator smoot of utah ile ho said that the men choin who in the past thought that the conservation movement was a dream rather than a practical question are now seeing that a new dawn is ahead ot of the american people senator newlands prophesied that ill the e movement will find a constantly I 1 increasing momentum and that the idea v will all live and find its perfection in legislation |