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Article 9. This article meets my approval as it stands. 



The note at the close of Part II which provides for the non-applica- 

 tion of the principles set forth in the nine articles of the proposed plan 

 to farmers' woodlots is wrong in principle and should be eliminated. 

 I do not believe that woodlots can be considered separately from other 

 forms of forest property in matters of National and State legislation. 



Regarding the suggested legislation (Part III) I oppose the principles 

 set forth in many of the paragraphs. I propose the following as a 

 substitute for Part III of the report of the committee : 



National legislation in furtherance of the proposed plan should in- 

 clude the enactment of a Federal law : 



Article I. Creating a commission of five members with the Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture as Chairman and the Chief Forester of the United 

 States as Secretary with the duty of making such rules, regulations and 

 decisions for the administration of the law as may be necessary; the 

 execution of the law to rest with the United States Forest Service under 

 the direction of the commission. 



Article II. Authorizing the commission: 



(a). To co-operate with and aid the several States in securing 

 State legislation which, with financial support by the public will make 

 sustained yield on privately-owned forest lands possible. 



(b). To co-operate with and aid the private owners of timberland 

 to attain sustained yield. This co-operation and aid to be exercised 

 through the several States : the commission to call upon the States for 

 the submission of plans for effective forestry within their boundaries. 

 If the plans submitted by the State are accepted by the commission and 

 ao-encies are organized to execute them, the commission to aid the work 

 by liberal financial support from a special national appropriation for 

 this purpose, thus recognizing the incontrovertible fact that as forests 

 are essential for the public welfare the public must render financial 

 aid in putting into operation any plan that places private forests under 

 sustained yield and from which the public benefits as well as the private 

 individual. Assistance by the commission to be contingent upon the 

 States establishing certain minimum requirements acceptable to the 

 commission which will apply to all forests alike. The commission to 

 exercise co-operation and aid — 



1st. In increasing the standards and requirements in fire protection 

 because of the inadequacy of present standards and requirements. 



2d. In land classification because any plan that involves forest re- 

 placement must be preceded by land classification. 



