" The intelligence,
initiative, and steadfastness that can withstand the unrelenting
pressure of the special interests are worth having, and the Forest
Service has given proof of all three. But the counter-pressure from the
people in their own interest is needed far more often than it is
supplied.
The public welfare cannot be subserved merely by walking blindly in the
old ruts. Times change, and the public needs change with them. The man
who would serve the public to the level of its needs must look ahead,
and one of his most difficult problems will be to make old tools answer
new uses--uses some of which, at least, were never imagined when the
tools were made. That is one reason why constructive foresight is one of
the great constant needs of every growing nation.
The Forest Service proposes to use the tools--obey the law--made by the
representatives of the people. But the law cannot give specific
directions in advance to meet every need and detail of administration.
The law cannot make brains nor supply conscience. Therefore, the Forest
Service proposes also to serve the people by the intelligent and
purposeful use of the law and every lawful means at its command for the
public good.
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