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FOREST POLICY AND A ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL j 



that will at least in a measure remedy the 

 situation." The Twin City Sentinel, of 

 Winston-Salem, N. C, says the "matter is 

 one of immediate importance. It cannot 

 be deferred indefinitely. Something 

 should be done and now." It then quotes 

 in full the article from The Manufac- 

 turers' Record, of Baltimore, which is 

 based upon the statements of the American 

 Forestry Association. "No mathematical 

 genius is required to see the finish," says 

 The Advertiser, of Elmira, N. Y. "Forest 

 products are indispensable in almost 

 every industry and trees are needed for 

 a long list of necessities, from print paper 

 to wagons, from lead pencils to aeroplanes. 

 High cost of lumber means high cost of 

 all these commodities." The Plain Dealer, 

 of Cleveland, touches upon the call of war 

 for wood and says "on a far vaster scale 

 America raked her forests for war 

 material. She cut millions of her Douglas 

 spruce of the northwest, and throughout 

 the country she selected the walnuts for 

 special use in aviation. There is as yet 

 no satisfactory indication that the nation 

 is prepared to remedy the damage of war." 

 In The Record, of Philadelphia, we find 

 that the editor believes "the war ought to 

 do something to promote forestry in this 

 country." He calls attention to the fact 

 that two million men who saw the beauti- 

 ful tree-lined roads of France are now 

 back in this country. "We have got to 

 make systematic efforts to replace the 

 spruce forests on which we must depend 

 for print paper," The Record concludes. 



As a fitting memorial for these men who 

 have returned and for those who did not 

 return the planting of memorial trees 

 continues to be a very popular subject of 

 editorial comment. "Each year of added 

 growth" says The Telegram, of Youngs- 

 town, Ohio, "should serve to bring out even 

 more prominently the sacrifice made by the 

 American boys, instead of allowing that 

 memory to die." In the opinion of the 

 editor of The Leader-News, of Cleveland, 

 "it will contribute to the beauty, charm and 

 welfare of the country and the happiness 

 of the living, now and in the years to 

 come, while it rears beautiful monuments 

 to the dead." Memorial Tree planting 

 along state highways is urged by The 

 Journal, of Pierre, S. D., whom it strikes 

 "as a mighty good scheme for this state." 

 The sentiment is well said in The Times, 

 of Flushing, N. Y., whose editor points 

 out that "trees continue to grow and 

 flourish years after the hand that set them 

 out has dropped its working tools." In 

 The Observer, of Charlotte, we find that 

 "the planting of fruit-bearing trees along 

 the public highways is an old hobby of 



The Observer" which calls attention to the 

 forward step the legislature of Michigan 

 has taken in regard to bordering its high- 

 ways with nut and fruit trees. The Vindi- 

 cator, of Youngstown, takes up the action 

 of the Michigan law makers and asserts 

 that Ohio is the best state in the Union 

 to do that very thing. The Dispatch, of 

 Columbus, Ohio, has an editorial on the 



FOREST MEMORIAL FOR 

 ROOSEVELT 



{The Houston Post) ' 



As one of the original advocates of 

 the conservation of natural resources, 

 and a zealous worker for the preserva- 

 tion of the forests of the country in 

 particular, the late Theodore Roose- 

 velt is entitled to a large share of the 

 credit for present day sentiment against 

 waste and reckless exploitation of 

 these resources. 



Remembering the former president's 

 conspicuous leadership in this move- 

 ment, the suggestion of Charles Lath- 

 rop Pack, president of the American 

 Forestry Association, that the Ameri- 

 can people observe Mr. Roosevelt's 

 birthday by starting to work in earnest 

 for an adequate national forest policy 

 is most appropriate, and will doubt- 

 less meet with general approval among 

 the people. 



It has also been suggested that part 

 of the Roosevelt Memorial fund be ex- 

 pended in setting aside a national forest 

 in his honor, a form of memorial that 

 is particularly fitting to the great 

 student and lover of nature, and which 

 would undoubtedly have met with his 

 hearty indorsement, had he been con- 

 sulted on the matter during his life time. 

 If the American people desire to erect 

 a memorial to him, it would be difficult 

 to select anything more appropriate. 



The American Forestry Association is 

 appealing not only for preservation, but 

 conservation, the latter including the 

 renewal of the forests. The Roosevelt 

 memorial is but an enlargement of this 

 idea. If it is carried out, it will be not 

 only a fitting tribute to a great Ameri- 

 can, whose love of trees and forests was 

 a passion with him, but it will result 

 in great material benefits to the people 

 of the country. Such a memorial is both 

 idealistic and practical — a combination 

 of characteristics which was the source 

 of much of the power for leadership in 

 Theodore Roosevelt himself. 



work of memorial tree planting by the 

 American Forestry Association which has 

 been widely quoted throughout the country. 

 In the opinion of the editor of The Mess- 

 enger, of Owensboro, Ky., "systematic nut 

 tree planting and replanting along the 

 roadsides of this country might not be so 

 'nutty' as it sounds." The Telegraph, of 

 Harrisburg, calls attention to what can be 

 done in memorial tree planting if the or- 



ganizations having the welfare of a com- 

 munity at heart will co-operate with the 

 American Forestry Association. "The set- 

 ting out of Memorial Trees is a fine thing" 

 says The Talk, of Alexandria, La., in point- 

 ing out the possibilities for classes in schools 

 and colleges to plant trees either when they 

 enter or leave the institution. The Christian 

 Herald, of New York City, points to what 

 New Bedford, Mass., has done and calls 

 trees a community asset. "It is a splendid 

 idea" says The Beacon, of Ashtabula, O., 

 and should be entered into with enthusiasm 

 and interest by the people of this country." 

 The Courier, of Lafayette, Ind., urges the 

 people of that city to take up memorial 

 tree planting at once. Memorial Tree 

 planting, in the opinion of the editor of 

 The News-Times, of South Bend, is the 

 way for the private individual to do some- 

 thing for posterity. The trees will make the 

 city famous in years to come in the opinion 

 of the editor of The Republican, of Shelby- 

 ville, Ind., expressed in urging memorial 

 tree planting. The Democrat, of Goshen, 

 Ind., enlists in the plea for nut and fruit 

 bearing trees. The Evening Mail, of New 

 York City, has an editorial on the plant- 

 ing of fruit trees in Bryant Park and 

 quotes Mr. Pack on the possibilities of 

 utilizing the back yard and vacant lot for 

 providing "fruit f. o. b. the kitchen door." 

 The memorial tree planting movement is a 

 wise one in the opinion of the editor of the 

 News and Courier, of Charleston, South 

 Carolina, which calls on the South in par- 

 ticular to take up the plan. "The American 

 Forestry Association," says the News and 

 Courier, "is wisely taking advantage of the 

 keen and widespread interest in good roads 

 to promote the cause which it has especially 

 at heart— the cause of reforestation. The 

 Forestry Association's efforts should be 

 pushed and in the South especially it 

 should be given the encouragement which 

 it merits." In Motor Life we find the 

 leading article with fine pictures devoted 

 to "Plant A Tree for Remembrance" which 

 tells of the Association's work. The editor 

 also devotes an editorial to the subject. 

 "Let's not stop; let's build the 'Roads of 

 Remembrance' and see that they are lined 

 with magnificent trees" writes the editor 

 of Motor Life, who adds that "it strikes 

 a responsive chord in our hearts." Every 

 member of the American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation should rally to the cause of forest- 

 ry and write his editor, in the name of 

 the American Forestry Association, thank- 

 ing him when space is given to forestry, 

 memorial tree planting or like subjects. 

 Then too each member should take the lead 

 in tree planting in his community and re- 

 port all activities to the Association. 



