. Impressions of European forestry : letters written during a six months' visit to England and to the continent . Forests and forestry. ownership can be appreciated only in the light of the sacredness of property rights in Prance. A people fully as jealous of individual liberties as ourselves have not hesitated to curtail prop- erty rights in the case of forests as distinct from all other classes of land, because of the special public interests which the forests serve.'' This point is of interest because it shows that certain of the proposals that have been advanced for forest regulation in th
. Impressions of European forestry : letters written during a six months' visit to England and to the continent . Forests and forestry. ownership can be appreciated only in the light of the sacredness of property rights in Prance. A people fully as jealous of individual liberties as ourselves have not hesitated to curtail prop- erty rights in the case of forests as distinct from all other classes of land, because of the special public interests which the forests serve.'' This point is of interest because it shows that certain of the proposals that have been advanced for forest regulation in the United States have not been without the justification of the experi- ence of another country under a republican form of government. In practice the private owner can manage and exploit his forest as much as he likes, always provided, Tioivever, that the land shall be continued under forest. To clear land even for agricultural use requires the untieing of endless red tape, and even should the permis- sion be granted, can be done only under official supervision. If privately owned forest land is devastated by any cause whatever, improper methods of cutting, grazing, fire, or clearing without the previous sanction of the govern- about them is they work. Whatever may be his opinion as to the enactment in the United States of legislation of this general character, it is advisable for anyone who is interested to post himself on the forest laws of France. THE FRENCH FOREST SERVICE France has always been noted for the highly centralized character of her government. Every- thing radiates from Paris, just as in other ways that city dominates the entire country. But while the central bureau of the French Forest Service is in Paris, the "conservateurs" in charge of the various districts have a surpris- ing degree of autonomy in the conduct of the forests under their charge. There are 32 dis- tricts or "conservations," in France, beside the three created since the war
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