Conservation stands for the same kind of practical common-sense
management of this country by the people that every business man stands
for in the handling of his own business. It believes in prudence and
foresight instead of reckless blindness; it holds that resources now
public property should not become the basis for oppressive private
monopoly; and it demands the complete and orderly development of all our
resources for the benefit of all the people, instead of the partial
exploitation of them for the benefit of a few. It recognizes fully the
right of the present generation to use what it needs and all it needs of
the natural resources now available, but it recognizes equally our
obligation so to use what we need that our descendants shall not be
deprived of what they need.
Conservation has much to do with the welfare of the average man of
to-day. It proposes to secure a continuous and abundant supply of the
necessaries of life, which means a reasonable cost of living and
business stability. It advocates fairness in the distribution of the
benefits which flow from the natural resources. It will matter very
little to the average citizen, when scarcity comes and prices rise,
whether he can not get what he needs because there is none left or
because he can not afford to pay for it.
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