Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-04
srcan AND IRRIGATION


mo message Of President Roosevelt
!. r u seems to afford general sat,
' ysS while everybody does not
@ l,lpyV agree with some Of its Droposl,
,Ioas. On the whole It has mace a nloa'
favorable impression upon the public
Mind, both IN America and in Europe
n 's ,Isor pcrspIcaclty and thorough
Aooasty are universally appreciated
The absence Of any partisan spirit Is
sIsc pleasantly conspicuous
The President appears to understand
,rsi,v thoroughly the needs Of the
west, The recommendations he has
made on the subjects Of irrigation and
ma reclamation Of the arid regions are
timely and generally applicable to the
situation. Perhaps The question Of prior
ylrhts 10 The use Of water has not been
suIIy investigated by the President or
no would not have advised the owner
shIp 81 waters By the respective states
hut that is a minor matter which can
b settled properly when the whole sub
,ect IS before the Congress, The doc
trine that the government has full
power to legislate in regard to the
establishment and building OF rese-
yoIrs and canals, In order to redeem
from sterlllty large portions of the pun
he domain, appears to be sound ana
practicable. The measure introduced
BY MI Newlands at the previous SEES
sion Of Congress, receives much sup
port from the opinions Of the Chief Ex-
ecutive,
The recommendations In reference to
Cuba and the tariff have caused some
objections to be made, which we think
are moi warranted BY the Language used
In the message, The President does
not indicate, 49, some suppose. that ne
Is lin favor of admitting Cuban raw
sugar free Of duty" Such a step
would be undoubtedly menace to the
beet sugar industry more particularly
that Of Eastern factories. Utah Is
protected by freight rates, which help
her Industries in the home market. But
the President does not suggest the re-
mcyal entirely of the duty on Cuban
raw sugar He simply directs atten-
ton TO "the vital need Of providing for
Il substantial reduction In the tariff
duties on Cuban imports into the Unit
ed States Sugar is not specially men
toned or even alluded to,
OF course, sugar and tobacco are
among the most important exports
from that island to this country, and
the recommendation Of the President
Includes those staples But 1t only
suggests "a substantial reduction IN
Cuban tariff duties" not the abolition
Of the tariff on any particular article,
II Is probable that some reduction will
be made on a number Of tariff duties
affecting the Cuban trade, but we do
not believe that the scheme for the re-
moval Of the duty on raw sugar will
prevail In Congress, nor do We under
stand that II Is recommended or even
favored by the President In his mess
age.
We believe that document has been
more widely read and more generally
approved than anything Of the kind
that has been sent to Congress and
given to the public for a great many
years. II has confirmed the good feel
Ing that has spread throughout the ma
ton toward the man who stands at its
head, and who is exhibiting as much
hrmness, and a great deal more con-
servatism than was expected Of him
by the majority Of the people of this
country The satisfaction which Is felt
is not confined to any one party or
faction, The people are pleased to be
able to support their President.