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February 3, 1916
The Madison Daily Leader
Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
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In Washington on Feb. 3, former chief forester Gifford Pinchot addressed the National Defense League, stressing that true national strength lies in organizing and protecting resources for the welfare of current and future generations, as learned from the European war.
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CONSERVATION IS KEYNOTE
Gifford Pinchot Gives His Idea of Preparedness.
Washington, Feb. 3.—Gifford Pinchot, former chief forester, told a meeting of the National Defense league here that the underlying lesson of the European war was that battles are won by the organization of resources.
"We, in the United States, are preparing for national defense," he said. "Whatever stores of ammunition we may accumulate, whatever numbers of men we may train, unless the fundamental resources of the nation are protected and organized, the trial will find us weak.
"National organization of national resources for the welfare and happiness of the average man of this and future generations—that is the keynote of national strength and that is conservation."
Gifford Pinchot Gives His Idea of Preparedness.
Washington, Feb. 3.—Gifford Pinchot, former chief forester, told a meeting of the National Defense league here that the underlying lesson of the European war was that battles are won by the organization of resources.
"We, in the United States, are preparing for national defense," he said. "Whatever stores of ammunition we may accumulate, whatever numbers of men we may train, unless the fundamental resources of the nation are protected and organized, the trial will find us weak.
"National organization of national resources for the welfare and happiness of the average man of this and future generations—that is the keynote of national strength and that is conservation."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Conservation
National Defense
Gifford Pinchot
European War
Resource Organization
What entities or persons were involved?
Gifford Pinchot
Where did it happen?
Washington
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Gifford Pinchot
Location
Washington
Event Date
Feb. 3.
Story Details
Gifford Pinchot speaks to the National Defense League about the importance of conserving national resources for effective preparedness, highlighting lessons from the European war that battles are won through resource organization.