The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-10
.y.rTLE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH ,
60 rAsrEax COMMENT.

.-rkt. q. a movement whsen reeSH
w.schsrK. IL IL doubtless inspires
-n.rf,v b. The individuals ana ...-.
.fons concerned 10 the prorliaso1-a =
az timber on tas public lADos. - -
,e.x-r -vf,y confederation saoaAo % -
so~ - .f.rh.~ <hs<ves A dispatch iFon
Ts,na5a -suortk tnat IL Is esiizEssl go 49,
-. nanarea thousand homes WON. -
~,snsd nut by this execniiFe of9"f'
!. ,an.Anxa Doabti@ss taere are s'sbe
.sstfera VINO would be ineonmonsa y -
rarvvtrx out OF the orssr. But Hass@ 80 80
covered ~ tAs presidents pro. $500 -.
80 - uublic znes. No title - tnsih rs
-, ysysn How happened tness SCI
- a. :. on LANDS which 60 rot Se+ohs
.sssr.v,ssnt cleveland was guided 10 BIS
...snn IN e1tftnx apart these reserves y
*he commission OF forestry eSpefV'
r,otntsd by the National Academy - -
snces He followed the r.eonlsne sp 49, 80
80 .fts COR mission in every particular see
- -. has rivsn Intelligent ard Gis-
srssra.tez consideration 20 tire saoJess
se,ss,t. Tor moment that the proposed
,aservassons are ia the public interest," aiFa
are uranticai!y Indispensable IL anytnihs
a. n be done 70 proven; the afslhs W "
v,ater courses and the sterusZing o. SOL
thraush the destruction OF forests ~
.nn..sroas that this reform should %
fnXArtfa1
.evv ro@r who have been foremost IN pro
aurtng the evil whose consequences IL Is
attempted TO relieve.
70, the information Of the Journal IL
may Ia stated that the settlers and MN
srs within the limits OF these OBSERVATIONS
..hanpened 20 be on lands whicn 90
10. ha,onx 70 them" because they were tn
xt.s6 70 70 on those iznds By the laws OF
.hs Tinted States. and were soismnly as
sured by those laws mat II they did so go
unon ;hose lands they would be accord
ss a preference right 20 enter than al the
land Office 80 soon as the lands wsrs sur
viewed. The only reason why The lands
occupied by those settlers now belong 70
the United States and not 20 the settlers
themselves. Is because. while ths Federai
government has received millions OF dol
lara from the settlers In Western states
IN payment Of public lands. congress has
psrsimoniousiy refused TO make The proper
appropriations for surveys. 50 that the re-
naming lanas could be surveyed and CUB
,eeted 70 record entry.
II might probably be inquired how Mas
0aEnH~stfH
lands wing within the borders OF Washing
ton. 10 excite such keen interest for their
preservation from the settlers. The pub
ne lands IN Washington never cost tia
FEDERAL government for their acquisition
ore single dollar Of public money. Not
dollar wss ever drawn from The pockets OF
Massachusetts taxpayer on account OF
any expenditure in the acquisition OF this
land. or in any manner connected
herewith This domain va. sdded 20 the
United States by the original discovery
snA occupancy % II By citizens % tbs
ynitsi States. many OF whose descendants
now reside hare. n was offered 10 the
United States by people residsn; within i's
horders and IN oregon. who hst organized
provisional government OF their own.
The Massachusetts, senators and represea-
tatives Ia congress were strenuous IN their
opposition to the recognition of this 60
main as a portion OF the United States at
that time although Massachusetts now
claims proprietary in;srss, IN the public
lands thus obtained.
Massachusetts on ~. creation 81 the
Union. retained ali the public lands within
her borders for her own uses No, only
TRAIT. but when Maine Was admitted into
the Union. Massachusetts demanded and
received as prie. Of her consent 20 that
admission ons-half OF al The pahlls lands
lyinx witAln ths borders of MaiDe. Ye,
Massachusetts, newspapers seam % think
that the people ~ Washington should have
70 voEce IN matter involving the proper
~ interests 81 hundreds az our eltisens.
because shoss property interests lie On ua-
surveyed public lands waies nozninsiy BE-
long 70 The United States bat wA'eh in
Justice should belong % the state
Ths I.oulsyiae Courier Journal Is another
sronder in Ike direction. II says:
''sr Clark. 81 wyoming. IN discussing
she setting spsft % forest reservations ~
tne president complained that 80 tour
teen senators of the states EIectet ~ Il
saa nos been consulted Mr. Clark ar
PEARS 20 think tNs, the public iarss 90 ,he
ffaifsa STATE. belong g the mining camps
On the contrary. they bsloaE &c the whole
psopis % the United States. ans thr tour
teen imitation senators have no more To
a. with Il thsa senator's from RAJ states d"
Cas- ire editor % tha i-osisxrs Courier
IeuvuN suggest any Legitimate reason why
-. puh'ie lands IN Washington ssou.t es-
lonx - the people CO tha whole country
.ny more tran IRE public lard, % Ken
,ueky .hcuis hsv. - sslenEe3 WHEN ia.
state hae ruA,ie isns= wi;hsn SIS sor.srs-
TIE Courier journal ~ ar ardent easaplea
% the doe,Tlne e states rishss Are not
TIE rtgAts Of yas state OF wssAinrton as
sacred a. these OF Kea,scky- Tei Eea-
tueky MS ieFt On sarnlsslon into ne t'afas
- ira far Csc srs eon;rol of her public
lsrss. walls Washington wss eonpegss 70
eess ssrs 70 sss Uus,ea s,a,es
cssae, the Cearisr Journal perceive ira,
tss preservation cF forests n ststs FsSs
Washington. where every stream ~cws ia
fga eoarse trofn negngatn g ecean. e.
threw ~iths tAs ho~sers ~ tas ssAtn. :.
purely matter - tonastso concern. 4,
~aieh re ether stzts esa ~ any possfe..stx
have any 3irect Interest,
Tse patty slars a. 20 '1nltstten s.e-
stegss s5a "rcsi states nay - RAISED
ever a. ere ssaasstisss ~ tgaoraaee. re
u4Hsral .sgs gasn6es wffssn ere s.arfe
Fesesysf.cs ia tss SAFE q wasslnxtoa Nin
oenFFibs's msrs wes,th - ,hs ~esla r. tas
nsA' tAtFss yrass than tss whou stsse =
AsntaEAY hss eeatrtesJed So SO hausres
80 saese yssrs sssrs 81 sett.e-eaL Ye1nx
ss g L.. Nssesastsa hss 5o2ay gess was,s