The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-06

scientific bureaus generally should be put
under the department Of agriculture. The
OF transferring. lands for use as forest re-
serves TO b department Of agriculture;
he already has such power In the case OF
.ahds heeoed ~ the departments OF war
Irrigation.
irrigation In connection with the waste
lands OF the west IL a question 10 which
the. president gives consi1eraDie attention.
and makes strong accommodation iof
government assistance ia retaining the
waste lands BY assisting In their iiriga-
lion and the control of water rights wner-
ever that IL possible. ana OF this ne says
In the ario region II Is water, not land.
which msasyfe. productlon. The western
population greater than that OF our whole
country to-Gay u the waters that now run
ion The iofesI ps sna s wats ust prd III. sr.
perhaps the most vital internal questions
Of the United states.
In cases where natural conditions have
been restored Tor a lew years vegetation
has again carpoted the ground. birds and
doer are coming back, and hundreds OF
persons, especially from tho immediate
nelghborho0d. come each summe to enjoy
The privilege OF camping. Some at least
OF the forest reserves should aTord per-
petual protection to the native fauna and
dora, safe Ravens OF refuge TO our rapidly
diminishing. Wild animals OF the larger
klhos and free camping grounds for the
Y Nv AtAlk hufubtIt VI men ana MOf0@
en- who have learned TO md rest. health
and recreation IN the splendid forests and
nQwsr-clad meadows OF our mountains.
forever for the use and benefit OF our peo-
pie as a whole and not sacrificed to the
sh9r,sighted greed Of a few
regulate. and conserve the waters OF tho
arid region. Great storage works are nee.
essAry 10. eaualixe the now Of streams ana
ton has been oonciusiveiy shown 10 be an
Undertaking too vast for private effort.
Nor can u be best accomplished by the In
Interstate problems are involved. and tha
resources OF single states would often be
Inadequate. II 10 properly n national
u IL as right for tho national government
70 make the streams and rivers Of the
arid region useful by engineering works
rivers and hafbors OF the humid region by
engineering works OF another kind. The
storing OF the hoods In reservoirs at the
largement Of our present policy OF. river
control under which lcvoes are buiit on
the lower reaches Of the same streams. J..
The government should construct and
maintain these reservoirs as u does other
public works. Where their purpose Ia to
regulate thu now Of streams the water
should he turned freely. Into the channels
In the dry season to take the same course
under the same laws as tho natural now.
Tho reclamation and settlement OF the
aNla Nh VIII Nv WI VNhtbh VI
our country, Just as the settlement Of the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys brought pros
perity to the Atlantic states. The In
creased demand for manufactured art-
clcs will stimulate Industrial production.
while wider home markets and the trade
Of Asia will consume the LARGER food sur.
competition with eastern agriculture, In
deed, the products OF irrigation VIII be
consumed chiefly IN upbulldinK local com
ters Of mining and other Industries which
would otherwise not come into existence
at all. our people ~ n whole will profit.
for successful homemaking 10 but another
name for tho upbuiiding OF the nation"
Ho counsels against attempting too much
at tho beginning, but ADVISES that We let
espericnce. on a small ,plan, teach nc pos
sibilities OF greater undertakings. lie also
cites tho conditions under which the set
tiers OF the west are attempting TO build
homes on these arid .snds. and sayst
created depend largely on the stability Of
titles to water. but the majority OF these
rest on the uncertain Foundation Of court
law. with a few cr,dltabie exception.
tho arid states have failed to provide for
the certain and Just division OF streams in
have made Il possible TO establish rights
TO water In excess o. actual uses or ne
s.ed in, sn pri %sny o s.rssms ss or a s eossfoI
equivalent to ownership.
"whoeyet control, a stream practically
controls the land Il renders productive. and
w W W" W. w. w Nsh't
par from land cannot prevail without
causing enduring wrong. The recognition
Of such ownership. which has been per
mitted TO grow up In the arid regions,
should give way to a more enlishtened and
larger recognition Of the rights OF the pub
ile In the control and disposal Of the pub
conditions obtaining In humid regions.
where water Is too abundant 10 justify
boarding ~ have no proper application In
SIN the arid states tho only right 10 water
which should be recognized H. that Of use.
II irrigstion this risht, should a,taeh, 70
thSrairom 1rantlnE perpetual water
esmps1satlon to ihs public Is 9p,n 70 all
perpetual frauchises 10 The public utiIi.
ties OF the elites A few Of the western
have. incorporated in their constitution
the doctrine OF perpetual state ownership
The Colonies.
Considerable attention IL given the coll
onies. and especially the Philippines. This
section Of the message begiuS by citing
tho needs OF W and Porto Rico. OF
which he says
"In Hawaii our atm must be 10 deyelop
the territory on tho traditional American
lines. We do not wish n region Of large
estates titled by cheap labor We wish a
healthy American community OF men
who Themselves IN the farms they own.
All our legislation Tor the Islands should
he shaped with this end In View, The well
being OF the average homcmiakcr must
afford the true test OF the healthy doyel-
opment OF the islands. Thb land policy
should ~ nearly as Possible be modelled
4 ON our homestead SYSTEM o.. :.
OF Port61tlcd he says the island Is thriv-
UDg aA neytI before, and II h.tng admulls-
Tiled emtierti}' anti honestly, lie deems
no legislation necessary except that con-
cerning the public lands Of the island.
lie calls attention to the fact that In
Cuba The independent goyer,uenl Of the
island Will soon be Ia control. and In the
same connection urges strongly tho need
OF reciprocal trade relations with the now
nation. upon which subject he gays:
"In the case OF cuba there are welRhty
reasons OF morality and Of national inter
est why the policy should be held TO have
a peculiar application, pyd ! most e1rnsst-
ly'ask your attent'on.td the wisdom. Indeed
TO the vital nerd, o. providing for a sub.
stantlal reduction In the tnrtn duties on
cuban Imports into the United States.
Cuba has In her constitution affirmed what
We desired thnttshe should stand IN Inter.
national matters In closer hrt'mOre friend
~ relations with us than With any other
power. and we are bound by every consid-
grafton of honor and oxptdicpSS 10 pass
commercial measures IN the Interest OF
her material well being"
For the Philippines he recommends much