The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-09-20
SHEEP ON
RESERVES
Will Not be Soon
MoIested.
uSnNiN HAS BEEN At WORK
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The consrsssmss rsiis Of Mis- Visit
to wsshlssssr ssd Certain
tmpestsSt cssisrsnes.
GsHAiN has BEEN At WORK

TACOMA. sept. %. --congfessman
I Francis ". CuHnusn returned yes
lcrday fran Walt 10 Washington.
Z lie had gone 10 the capital 10 protest
against the order KEEPING sheep OF
the forestry rsrervsn, 10 add hia
seies a. the Eepefal prolssts aEalns,
tho seitlcmeai Of the Alaska bound =
AIRY dispute, and 10 attend e. a NUM-
Der Of msttsre frissIna 10 lta state.
The returned ennkfeeraian Il dis
Eustr1 Rith the settlement u the
sheep hsrding srnnbiss. but IL some-
what mailinei BY fht fact that the
sheep men nit moi b. sent OF the
reserve until She season IL wet. he
fpfr another year an Amendment 10
tha forvst reserve AVS VIII enable
the Sheep men 10 use fhs natural
paAfuraEs.
atHnaef hermann. the commlnsion.
e. q the public lands once. is an
oregon man. thoteuGhIy familiar
Nith IN. needs II the Sarfhwrst. e
said Mr. cushmsa Yesterday. He
realizes that the srsrinH lands we're
nseisd and knew that tho sheep
would aot damage the reserve. Ae-
eDriinsiy. AIR Hermsnn gave assar.
anec that Erasing woeid b. permit
ted.
II is n shame TO refuse the sheep
men the privilege II psstssriax on the
reserve They need the land and the
sheep DO ne damage. u L. foolish 90
insist that the phcep eat the trees
Thiuk ~ It. II 10 stated the sheep
are eating ths foliage. Eat tks foil.
age u the ar trees in this state
And they cannot inlurs tho bark.
Too much ~ this state IL rrssfved.
They arr attempting to include a
large part ~ cowl.tr county in a
new reserv-. and fhs cliixsus there
are protestins was xtssn sesgf-
ene. that the eislssns esuid nave an
opportunity 70 present Their rias be.
fore this reserve order ~As ps~nuI.
GATED. rhey are Investigating a tier
u townships IN the soufh part II the
Olympic reserve. tier In The usst.
efn part and sesps Of clstism eoun-
- Cos ttv puFpass " rsstnfss< sss-
~~rvs lands
Senator Poster vas very active
and accomplished a great deal IN the
matter ~ RESTORING e. the sheep men
their Efa1inE privilege. We secured
an extension % time to september ..
practically the eieae - the season.
before the order n effective
4 was very sorry the secretary 81
State WAS cut 81 Washington. I
went nsvcrai times to -. him. but he
was not az bis once l saw AsBlst
ant Aae~ snd discussed the bound
afy question with him. ! am afraid
tbs country proposes 60 allow Eng
land a hafter ON Lynn canal with a
leased warehouse privilege and a
lease % a route for railroad
= am opposed TO that plan II L.
Ike leasing the sfna 4 end % funnel
All the richness u Alaska would be
poured Into EnKiand's lap. believe
we ought 10 say 20 England that We
are IN riEhtfui possession % that part
Of Alaska, and say We mean o. stay
there Let England take the inisia-
tive. We would soon heaF the last
= the question then.
'ThlH - great country. and one
strong enough Co assert it, rights. I
believe IN q strong. aggressive poll
icy. look closely after the interests
81 our citizens Il home and abroad.
We would be respected more II Tits
wsre done what we need In the
state department IL plenty of back
bone"