Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-02-16 | Page 1 | Roosevelt Calls for Program to Protect Energy Resources

ROOSEVELT CALLS FOR PROGRAM TO PROTECT ENERGY RESOURCES Broad Planning Move Urged on Congress in Plea for .. . Prudent Use of Fuels, Water Power WASHINGTON, Feb. IS (AP) President Roosevelt submitted to congress for its consideration today a national resources committee com-mittee report proposing policies, investigations and legislation to carry forward a broad national program for the "prudent utilization utiliza-tion and conservation of the nation's energy resources." In a special message the presldsnt said national policies concerning coal, oil, gas and water power "must recognize the availability of all of them," Instead of prescribing separata sep-arata policies for sach. "Some federal legislation affecting affect-ing the energy resource will expire at the end of this fiscal year, other legislation at the end of a few more years," Mr. Roosevelt said. "This report sets forth a useful frame of reference for legislative programs affecting thess resources and illustrates illus-trates another approach to th systematic sys-tematic husbandry of our natural resources. Specific recommendations recommenda-tions are advanced for solution of th most pressing problem." Declaring that a national energy resources policy can not be evolved overnight th president said the widening Interest and responsibility on the part of th federal government govern-ment for th conservation and wise us of the reeources "raise many perplexing questions of policy determination." de-termination." "Clearly." he added, "there must (Continued Psse Two) (Column rivf) ECONOMY URGED FOR RESOURCES iCsailsaed rna Pass OmI he adequate and continuing planning plan-ning and provision for studies which will reflect the best technical experience ex-perience available, as well as full consideration for both regional and group Interests." Mr. Roosevelt eald the United Statu usee more energy per capita thaa any other nation and our scientists Ull us there will be a progressively Increasing demand for energy for all purposes." . Waste Oees Oa "Our energy resources are not Inexhaustible," In-exhaustible," he asserted, "ytt we are permitting waste In their use and production. In eome Instances, to schieve apparent economies today to-day future generations will be forced to carry ths burden of unnecessarily high costs and to substitute infsrior (ele for particular purposes. -Nations! policies concerning theaa vital resources must recog-nlss recog-nlss ths avllability of ail of them; ths location of each with respect to Its markets; the costs of transporting transport-ing them; the technological developments develop-ments which will increase the efficiency effi-ciency of their production and use; ths use of ths lower grade eoala, and their relationships between the Increased In-creased uss of energy and ths general gen-eral economic development sf the country."