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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1907
Page
4
The president declares the whole future of the nation at stake and calls for immediate conservation of lands forests and streams. He frames natural resources as abused and urges decisive action to solve the watershed moment at hand.
The speech argues for government-led supervision of rail securities and a comprehensive national river improvement plan. It highlights the Mississippi, advocates treating waterways as public highways, and urges coordinated, gradual development funded to avoid waste. It emphasizes inland seaboard potential reaching to the Great Lakes and calls for planning, efficiency, and local participation. The piece cites England and Germany as precedents and notes ongoing studies on deep-water routes.
The speech urges nonpartisan action on building a strong navy and completing the Panama Canal, emphasizing river and land resource conservation, irrigation, and flood control. It warns against resource waste, highlights forest and soil protection, and calls for a national conference on natural resources and a permanent policy beyond party lines.
Theodore Roosevelt questions whether to continue wasting natural resources or to conserve them, stating there is no other question of equal gravity before the nation. The remark frames a pivotal national debate on resource management and environmental ethics.
A speaker defends applying the law equally to all, noting outsiders may suffer when wrongdoers are confronted. The burden lies with those who mislead victims, not with authorities who stop and punish wrongdoing. The tone is ironic and asserts government accountability in enforcing justice.
Delegates from fourteen states including governors and U S Senators gathered in Memphis for the second annual meeting of the Deep Waterways Association. Organizers, speeches, and addresses focused on a deep water channel up the Mississippi River with the slogan Fourteen feet through the village. Notable speakers included President Roosevelt aides and Congressman Joseph Bausfell of Iowa. participation spanned the North South and West.
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