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Taft Outlines Conservation Policy at St Paul Congress
President Taft addresses the National Conservation Congress in St Paul outlining a policy shift from private ownership to public control of natural resources. He emphasizes federal restraint, state powers, and practical steps on forests water rights and Alaska coal while urging careful, nonpolitical study and swift decisive action.
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National Conservation Congress
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