| Show ONE ON E THOUSAND MEN IN N ATTENDANCE ON THE TH 6 III PU lANDS LANDS' I DE DENVER ER June 18 Called Called together for discussion of public l land nd questions with a a. view to formulating a policy and I urging legisla legislation tion in accordance therewith therewith therewith there there- with nearly 1000 delegates representing all the trans Missouri trans Missouri States met in co convention convention con con- at the Broadway th theater ater in this city today From Washington have come come- James R Garfield Secretary of ot the Interior Gifford Gifford Gif Gif- ford Pinchot chief of the Forestry de de department F Fo H. H Newell head of the re reclamation re- re service enice and R R. A A. A Ballinger commissioner of ot the General Land office pared representing to give r President all l possible Roosevelt o Information f elt and gr pre as asto asto to the policy of the Administration re regarding regarding re re- re garding the control and regulation of ot the e public lands The badge worn b bj by the Colorado delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates was designed to furnish the keynote to to the convention It t Is Ins Inscribed as follows fol fol- loRa lows P Public Lands Were Intended For For Home Horne We Oppose Interference by Government Bureaus Under Autocratic Rules and Regulations United States States' Senator Thomas H H. Carter Carter Car Car- ter of ot Montana fontana who was chosen as temporary temporary tem tem- por ry chairman In In caucus last night made the following statement today be before before be- be fore tore the convention assembled regarding the position of President Roosevelt on the e public Jand land questions The President Is Irrevocably opposed it seems to the continuance of ot the tree free and unregulated range but is not absolutely absolutely absolutely committed to any ny particular scheme for the accomplishment of ot this purpose This is what he Informed me The policy as I am informed bj by him is the regulation regulation regulation regula regula- tion of ot the public ranges of the West by the Government The rhe President added that If it was found there were any harsh rules in force in the administration of ot the policies these harsh gl rules es not the policies would be bo modified e Gov Henry A. A Buchtel of Colorado called the convention conventi x to order at 10 1030 30 o o'clock lo U U. S S. S Senator Henry M M. Teller of Colorado nominated Senator Thomas ThomasS S S. S Carter of Montana for temporary chairman and ana he was unanimously chosen George S S. Walker of Cheyenne secretary of the tho t N-t National onal Wool Grow Wool Grow Growers Growers' ers erg association was made ade temporary secretary Senator Carter in in his address as tem chairman went ov over r the history of the development of the West He Hee e expressed essed t tie the e opinion that the day of f the great pen open range m vi past past He said among the questions to come boore the he contention United ione ras whether other ther th the lands lands of of lof the tf United B Stes a es' es shall shaH he made a a. source e of or T revenue by requiring permits for l' l th the use s of the public range or or r whether the le leasing sing system 1 shall pre pre- pre pre- J v vail vall il He Ho said laid that th the Federal Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment as as a a l land owner land owner had just rust as strong stron a right as private individuals and no stronger t Continuing m Senator Carter said that he h had d asked on one dele delegate ate to serve on ona ona ona a committee e and he lie e had refused saying h he had cattle on a a. public forest range and if he voted a against the interests of the for forestry bureau his cattle would be driven from the reservation Several delegates called out that that was true and Mr Carter said he wanted wanted to puncture puncture ture that bubble at this thiA point If any why forest ranger should attempt to interfere inter inter- fere fare with any citizen on on account of his use of free sp speech ech he declared Mr Pinchot would dismiss him l Mr Pinchot who was was was' upon the platform indorsed the statement of of- the Senator by nodding Partisan politics must be barred from the convention the chairman continued He closed by saying saying that whatever course might be t e a adopted to be right by this convention will WIn become a law if a anew anew new law is is necessary and action n would be taken if action is is demanded demand d. d |
