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Irrigation In connection with the waste ,
landsl OF the west Is question to which
the president gives considerable attention.
and makes strong recommendations Tor
government assistance IN retaining the
waste lands by assisting IN their irriea-
ton and the control OF water rights wher-
ever that is possible. and Of this ne says:
In. the arid region it is water. not land.
which measures production. The western
half Of the United States would sustain a
population greater than that OF our whole
country to-aay II the waters that now run
tton.i The forest and water problems are
perhaps the most vital internal questions
Of the United States.
SIN cases where natural conditions have
been restored for a few years vegetation
has again carpeted the ground, birds and
User are coming back. and hundreds Of
nsighborhood. come each summer to enjoy
94e privilege of camping. Some at least
Of the forest reserves should afford per-
petupl protection to the native fauna and
hor8 safe Ravens of refuge to our rapidly
diminishing wild animals Of the larger
KINDS and free camping grounds for the 4
numbers OF men and wom-
en- VINO nave learned to find rest, health
and recreation in the splendid forests and
aower-clad meadows Of our mountains
me forest reserves should be set apart
pie as g whole and not sacrificed to the
sh ,:, greedofa few..b N
me. forests alone cannot, however. hllly
arid region.S Great STORAGE works are nec-
essary to Squalize the fiow4 of streamssAiid
to save theSf1ood waterss Their constrAc-
ton has been conciusively shown 70 bean
Nor can Il be best Iaccompiishel by the In
dividual states acting alone. Far-reaching
interstate problems are involved. and the
SnadeQuate.s 1t Is properly aS national
function, .at5least In some of its features
It is as. right forsthe: tional gpvern!nent
arid region useful by engineering works
for water storage as to make useful the
rivers and harbors of the humid region by
engineering works Of another kind. The
storing OF the hoods in sfeaervoirs at the
headwaters Of our rivers As but an en-
largement OF. our present policy OF: river
control under which feyees are built on
THE government should construct and
maintain these reservoirs as It does other
public works. Where their purpose g to
The w Of =, the
in the dry season to take the same course
under the same laws as the natural flow;
The recla nation and ssettlement of the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys brought PROS
perity to the Atlantic states. The IN
cles viii stimulate Industrial production.
while wider home markets and the trade
of Asia will consume the larger food sup
plies and effectually prevent western
deed, the products of irrigation will be
consumed chiefly in upbuilding local CEN
ters of mining and other industries which
would otherwise not come into existence
at al DrOf1t.
for successful homemaking is but another
name for the upbuilding OF the nation"
He copnsels AGAINST attempting t TOO IN, much en-
experience on small plan teach the pos
siblities of greater undertakings; He also
cites the conditions under which the set,
homes on these arid lands, and says fg
THE security and value Of the homes
created depend largely on the stability Of
rest on the uncertain foundation of court
decisions rendered In ordinary suits at
law. With a few creditable exceptions.
The arid states sea 70 'G IN
times of scarcity. Lax and uncertain laws
have made 1t possible to establish rights
to water in excess of actual uses Or ne
cessities, and many streams have already
passed into private ownership or control
equivalent to ownership.
"Whoever controls stream practically
controls the land it renders productive. and
the doctrine Of private ownership Of water
causing ai enduring wrong: The recognition
Of such ownership. which has been per
should give way to a more enlightened and
larger recognition Of the rights Of the pub
lie In the control and disposal Of the pub
conditions obtaining in humid regions.
where water is too abundant to Justify
boarding 1t. have no proper application In
a dry country,
tho rid CT a foS tho univ ri ph IN IA
which should be recognized is that Of use.
In irrigation this right should attach to
the; land reclaimed and be inseparables
rights to other than users without
the objections which apply to giving away
Ties Of the cities. A few Of the western
states have already recognized this and
have incorporated in their constitutions
the doctrine of perpetual state ownership
The Colonies.
onies, and especially the Philippines. sa5sis
section Of the message begins by dstssg
which he says:
4 I'm Hawaii our aim must be to develop
the territory on the traditional American
lines. We do got, wish region OF hrge
healthy Xme rica nsseomfnunitys Of men
who themselves lilI the farms they own:
All ourHleglslation for The Islands should
be shaped whit bis'endln view. Th45well
being Of tliet average homemakst must
afford the true test; Of the healthy devel-
opment OF The Islands. Tho land policy
should asanearayE % possible he modelled
on our homestead system"
OF Porto Rico he says the island is thriv-
ing as never before, and Is being admins
tered eniciently and honestly. He deems
no LEGISLATION necessary except that con-
corning the public lands Of the island.
He calls attention to nthe fact that in
Cuba the independent government OF the
island will soon sbesin5 controE md ~ the
same connection urges strongly thesnted
Of reciprocal trade relations with the new
nation, upon which subject he says:
"In the casaeof Cuba there are weighty
reasons Of morality and 561n aeional inter-
est why the policy should beshe1d to have
q peculiar application, and 1nfost earnest
~ ask your attention to the wisdom. indeed
to the vital need. !ef proYidingafoE q subj
stantial reduction In the tAri@ duties onsi
Cuban imports into thf yniteds statessI
Cuba has In her constitution affirmed what
We desired that she should stand in inter-
ly relations with US than with any other
Grafton Of honor and expediency to pass
commercial measures in the interest of
her material we'll being.
. For the Philippines he recommends much
in the way Of legislation. but again coun-
with too great haste. He says: 1--WE hope
to make our administration of the islands
honorable to our nation W. makingitof the
I;~h oe1rlonoft "a tho TCifjninos thoYnuol