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Show SHOWS HOW NATIONS CAN HELP EACH OTHER North American Conservation Conference Confer-ence May Be Forerunner of International Inter-national Movement for Conservation Con-servation of World's Resources. Washington. Conservation co-operation of world-wide scope was the keynote of an address of President Roosevelt, made at the White House on Thursday before the delegates In attendance upon the North American conservation conference. This sentiment, senti-ment, which was first voiced by the president, gathered considerable momentum mo-mentum during the day's proceedings and was reflected in addresses of those who participated.. Characterizing the movement as of the "utmost importance to the world at large," President Roosevelt impressed im-pressed upon the representatives of this government, Canada and Mexico the momentous possibilities of the work that has brought about the assemblage. as-semblage. President Roosevelt, after the session ses-sion opened, expressed the hope to Secretary of State Bacon that a universal uni-versal conservation congress, in which all- nations shall be invited to participate, par-ticipate, should become a reality in the not distant future. As showing the necessity for a universal uni-versal congress to deal with natural resources, officials call attention to a report from Consul General Wynne, of London, relative to the royal commission com-mission 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 less than thirty years no timber tim-ber would be available unless the dif-' ferent countries of the world set about replanting immediately, and that if every country should take It up now the restoration would not 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. Rormrlo Escobas, one of the Mexican Mex-ican commissioners, declared the conservation con-servation movement would find no boundary line, but eventually would prevail in all countries. A dark picture of the alleged wanton wan-ton destruction of American forests was painted by Senator Smoot, of Utah. He said that the men who in the past thought that the conservation conserva-tion movement was a dream rather than a practical question are now seeing that a new dawn is ahead of the American people. Senator Newlands prophesied that the movement will find a constantly increasing momentum, and that the idea will live and find" its perfection in legislation. |