Word: conservationism
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"Softest Job." When a congressman from Iowa, Mr. Good frequently heard people describe the position of Secretary of War as "the softest job in the Cabinet." After six months' service, he wonders what these people meant. No small assignment was it for him to memorize just the list of things...
Things done: 1) Abolition of the "Official spokesman;" 2) withdrawal of U. S. oil lands for conservation; 3) publicity for income tax refunds; 4) a federal farm law and board.
Things started: 1) study of law enforcement; 2) oil conservation by states; 3) a reorganized G. O. P., South; 4) naval limitation; 5) curtailment of military costs; 6) elimination of Postal deficits; 7) a conference on child welfare; 8) improvement of U. S. prisons; 9) tariff revision; 10) study of...
2) The refusal of public-land States, notably Wyoming, Montana. Utah and Colorado, to participate in any interstate conservation compact until the U. S. Government "substantially modifies" the order issued by President Hoover last March curtailing oil development leases and explorative drilling by permit on U. S. lands. These States...
Chairman Requa got the conference off to an awkward start when he said: "If and when the Government has made it possible for the industry to cooperate and conserve and that co-operation and conservation are not forthcoming, then no one will be more insistent than myself in urging rigid...