The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-11-28
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Growth OF the United States
as q World Power.
SIC. HIICHcocEAND Int FORESTRY Bu1L,u
Consul General Di1kenson's Blunder--.Salc
Of Historic urniturc.
WASHINGTON. Nov. %. 1901.

WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1901.
1t Is considered significant of the
wide change that has taken place IN
the standing of the L. ). IN the world
within the past lew years that of the
important questions now confronting
the government, as many Ms ten are
almost exclusively foreign. These
are: the lIay-Pauncefote canal treaty:
the reciprocity ircatics, the question
of colonial tariffs aud government;
the Alaskan boundary dispute. which
is not vet settled; the proposition TO
abrogaie the treaty forbidding the
building of war vessels on the great
lakes; the Cuban question; the pur-
chase of the Danish " est Indies; the
Chinese exclusion act; the Pacific en-
bic, aud the right OF European powers
TO acquire coaling stations in Amcri-
can waters. IN fact. trusts are about
the only great matter now confront
ing Us which is exclusively domestic.
Some of the questions named are for
executive determination. some for iu-
dclal aud some for legislative, aud
some for all three; all ure of much
importance. The Danish negotiations
have hung fire for numerous reasons,
probably the chief of which is the de-
sire of The administration TO learn the
opinion of The supreme court on Phil.
iI.pine matters before entering into n
treaty for new acquisitions. Den-
mark wants her citizens IN the islands
to become full American citizens by
treaty; the supreme court held III tue
case of Porto Rico that congress had
power to rule such possessions with
u free hand: Just how this right may
be limited by the Philippine decision
is doubtful, aud until 1t Ia known, ii
seems policy to keep our hands tree.
After years of delay, followed by
years of slow awakening, the U. 5.
has at last ,nkcn up the forestry prob
lem in earnest. and will hereafter con-
duet il on scientific principles. As
the public reserves now amount to
some 10000 acres, all Of which has to
he handled with discretion aud care,
on penalty Of decreasing water sup
ply, destructive floods aud pro,racted
droughts, the Necessity for action is
evident. Accordingly, Secretary
Hitchcock has reorgnnizcd the forest
~ bureau Of the interior department,
placing at It's head Mr.. Fi,ibcrt Roth.
who has been the head of the forest
ry division of the agricultural depart
mcnt for many wears, who has had
practical experience on the plains
aud who has been professor ot for
estry at Cornell besides. HIS assist
auis are men similarly qualified for
their new duties. Aside from the
strictly technical side of the work.
there nus, be considered the con.
slant efforts made by western com.
munites to have these reservations
thrown open to settlement, or. NJ least
To resist their further Increase. This
feeling wW 80 strong some years ago
that ii forced the revocation of n
! part %, an order made by President
Cleveland Withdrawing laaJls ir"u
sc,tlement--a revocation Vl,irh tho
department hns ever since tiltcrl,
dcplored. 1t is hoped tha. mn intel
lizcnt mana agcmrnt of the reserve,
, will do much 10 reconcile those who
oppose them. Elaborate rules IN re-
gard 10 grazing, the disposal of dcaf
and down timber, the cutting Of ma
turc trees, etc, which have been ol
will be speedily adopted, are expect
to aid in this.
II 1t were not for the fact tha, !
!. would make itself ridiculous the stat,
department would ut onca direct ia,
recall Of Consul General Dickinson
for his tlpndcr in Threatening 10 hole