| Show MEMBERS OF THE WORLD CONSERVATION CONS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE HAGUE NEXT FALL C c J JI I d 4 NJ j ir 4 I k 4 L r S Sr 1 r i iS S ti ii Reading from left to right top row rowa I R a E B Young of Canada land expert Secretary Se relar Bacon GIfford Pinchot Senator Shelby Cullom C ull chairman chaJ sen sea senate I ate lite committee on foreign relations Secretary Garfield Ambassador Bryce BIce Thomas Thoma R 11 Shipp secretary na uta national lIonal conservation commission Sen Senator Senator en i ator Knox Tafts now secretary tar or state Bottom row Henri S Beland memo meat member meather her bar of ol parliament mt Canada lion Hon Clif Clifford Cliiford I ford rord SIfton ex minister of Interior Canada Hon Sidney Fisher minis minister n I ter of agriculture Canada President Roosevelt suggested d for Cor president or of ortho ortho tho the world conservation commission Romulo Escobar minister of agriculture agriculture ture Mexico lIon Hon Carlos minister of mines mine Mexico non lion Ml Mi u guel A Do De Quevedo president Mexican Ie t can cau forest foret ore t commission l lon I Washington D C Feb Fob When I tho the representatives of three of the time I principal countries on this continent 1 I gathered together last lost week in tho th in interests j i of or tho time conservation of or natural resources re resources time the Immensity of or the tue re results results I suIts that mooting was to bear benr had hadnot i not cast Its Ils shadows hadow before As a mat m matter tor ter of fact act it led directly to tho the call callInS 1 I log InS together of tho world at Tho The Hague next fall in III behalf or of o t conservation ot natural re resources resources resources sources The rhe call was issued by bj President Roosevelt and will no doubt bo be responded to by b nil all tho the principal countries on the time globe President Roosevelt has already been suggested as president of this Ibis world orl conservation cons on congress and anI un nfl unless I loss less he be should decline the honor no noI will I of course be named aa as a the chief I f American n delegate deJ and aud In that event I the tho congress con ress will surely make malce him Its president Mr lr Jr Roosevelt Is IH easily the first and I most Influential of all Ute the men muon con connected with this new anti and vitally Im lot Important t movement Time The original sug suggestions SU came camo from Mr Ir Roosevelt a warm personal friend GIfford Pin Fin Pinchot lI chot but with that fine fino and enthusiastic quality of his the time President eagerly eager seized upon the Idea and gave it a tremendous impetus with his name and fame It 11 Is la truo rile I Mr 11 Roosevelt will probably be bo still In Africa when tho the first international conservation congress meets at lIH lime Hague next September but that will not prevent thu tho delegates putting him himat hImat himat at the head of or their permanent or 01 O Iz t Ii r t f |
