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THREE  THINGS  NOW  NECESSARY. 
Forests  and  waterways  cannot  be  separated  in  any  successful 
treatment  of  either.  Forest  protection  and  river  development 
must  go  hand  in  hand.  The  three  things  which  should  be  done 
without  further  delay  are,  therefore:  First,  to  provide  for  a com- 
prehensive plan  of  waterway  development;  second,  to  begin  at 
once  the  work  already  planned,  that  will  surely  fit  into  the  larger 
plan;  third,  to  provide  amply  for  forest  protection  against  fire, 
against  reckless  cutting,  against  wanton  or  reckless  destruction 
of  all  kinds,  and  to  secure  the  Appalachian  and  White  Mountain 
National  forests  without  delay. 
Immediately  following  the  address  by  the  President,  Gov- 
ernor Chamberlain,  of  Oregon,  presented  a paper  dealing  more 
particularly  with  waters  and  waterways  and  the  difficulties  in 
the  way  of  establishing  an  equitable  “modus  vivendi”  between 
the  Nation  and  the  States  for  their  control. 
On  Wednesday  morning,  December  8,  the  conference  proper 
began  with  the  reading  of  the  report  of  the  National  Conserva- 
tion Commission.  The  full  draft  of  this  document  will  be  sub- 
mitted by  the  President  to  Congress,  and  is  at  present  not 
available.  A condensation,  however,  of  the  work  of  the  four 
sections  of  the  Commission  has  been  prepared  and  it  is  intended 
to  give  a brief  summary  of  these  in  a future  issue. 
RESIGNATION  OF  MR.  W.  M.  GIFFARD. 
The  resignation  of  Mr.  Walter  M.  Gififard  from  the  Board 
of  Commissioners  of  Agriculture  and  Forestry  has  been  neces- 
sitated by  his  near  departure  for  a prolonged  absence  from 
the  islands.  For  many  years  past  Mr.  Giffard  has  been  iden- 
tified with  the  agricultural  welfare  of  Hawaii  and 
there  are  few  important  developments  with  which  he 
has  not  been  intimately  associated.  As  a Commissioner 
of  Agriculture  and  Forestry  since  the  creation  of  the  Board, 
and  its  President  and  executive  officer  for  some  years,  he  has 
been  in  a position  to  direct,  and  often  to  control  the  issues 
which  have  been  instrumental  in  bringing  about  the  favorable 
conditions  we  of  today  enjoy.  How  well  he  has  succeeded  is 
evidenced  by  the  result  of  his  efforts,  and  by  those  who  have 
been  associated  with  him.  A man  upon  whose  efforts  many 
business  interests  made  demand,  he  yet  found  opportunity  to 
devote  much  time  to  the  general  welfare  of  the  Territory. 
Together  with  all  his  past  associates,  the  Forester  wishes  its 
Founder  and  first  Editor,  a full  measure  of  health  and  happi- 
ness during  his  absence  from  Hawaii,  and  looks  forward  to 
his  return  to  the  islands  which  have  been  so  long  his  home. 
