Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-12-12

scisntiac bureaus EsKsraay should b. put
trter ne department. OF agriculture. The
President should have b. law thu power
- nstsfefring lanes Tor uss az forest re
is slfesty has spoh power In he case Of
y nssssa by ths t'psrinsna Of var
t-yr,e.,,,n
Irrigation Il ~counection with ths waste
ehts 81 thu west Is a question 70 which
TIE president gives considerable attention,
snd makes strong recommendation Tor
government assiht4nce Ia reclafminG the
tlon q the control q water righfs wher-
ever thet d possible. and q this he says.
tne aria rcgio1 II Is water. not land
Nhieh usasgr@s pretuctlor- Tbs western
eal % ne United states would sustain q
population greater than that 81 our whole
country to-day u The waters that new run
y Nas{e were saves and used for iFsigA-
tea Ihe forest and water problems are
perhapa the most vial Internal Question:
OF the United States.
IN cases where natural conditions have
pesn restored for = few years vegetatiea
ever arr coming back arc hundredg Of
perEqnA especially from tha ImmsdiEte
HflAnoerhc0c cone each sumner 10 enjoy
y Hs1sss 81 ssmr'nE some a. lssss
fetlA protection 70 the native Eun and
oofA sac Ravens az refuge 10 our rapidly
einlntshlrg wAd GzimsiE CT the larger
~ A&4NAaA EaAAL@h 80 tx
eyer-4ncraGslLE numbers q men ard wen
En- Whc have learned to Erd resL. heath
soe recre2ucz IN the splerdiG forests ard
he forsss rsssrvss sssuSE !. 81 sSIrT
forever for tks Use ard bene1t q cur PEG
PIE As a whue and not sacrificed 10 re
snerlS-k1te1 Errz q p few
Lhe forests Aliens cannot however fully
regulate and conserve The waters OF ne
ard reEscE- Great storage works are rec-
eSs.Ey e e1czli1s the 1ow OF streams and
Tor has been co~nclusivAly shown to be an
EncsrtzEinE TOO vast for private Effort
car Il be best accomplished by the In
ctyt@usl states acting alone. F~sr-reashfng
1iers1Ata problems are involved, and the
OF single states would often be
E~a6eQuEte II is properly q national
funct1ons At least IN some OF Its features. |
II is as right for the national government
70 make the streams and rivers Of the
arid region useful by engineering works
for water storage as TO make useful the /
rivers and harbors OF the humid region by
erE1nesring works OF another kind. The
storing OF the floods in reservoirs at the
He2aWaters Of our rivers is but an en-
izrEeDs1t Of our present policy OF river
control under which ievees are built on
the lower reaches OF the same streams.
The government should construct and
these reservoirs as Il does other
public works, Where their purpose is to
regulate the SOW Of streams the water
should be turned freely into the channels
II the dry season to take the same course
under the same laws as the natural fow.
Tbs reclamation and settlement OF the
ard lands viii enrich every portion OF
country, Just as the settlement Of the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys brought pros
perlty 10 the Atlantic states The in
creased demand for Manufactured arti-
WIDER home mSrEs and he tSsde
Of Asia will consume the larger food SUI
piles and e6ectualiy prevent western
with eastern agriculture. In
esed, the products Of Irrigation wll be
consumed chiefly 10 u~pbuiiding local CEN
tiers OF mining and other Industries which
would otherwise not come into existence
q All our. people as g whole viii proni
for the up~building Of the nation
He counaels against attempting too much
~ the beginning but advises that we let
experience On a small plan teach The pos
the conditions under which the set
3srs o. the west are attempting TO build
hemes on these ar!e lands. and says:
'The security and value OF the homes
sreHtad depend largely on the stability OF
itss TO water, hut the majority OF these
on the uncertain foundation Of court
iss.''' Win F'H ! fsS er.d Htsiasrs sns ssTsi
he arid states have failed 70 provide for
.hs certain and Just division Of streams IN
tines Of scarcity. Lax and uncertain laws
made u possible TO establish rights
Is W1tef r. excess OF actual uses or ne
sfHretEa Ard many streams have alreAdy
a-ts private ownership or c control
% ownsrfhip.
rhssrsr cn1tross q stream practically
lnUza9 rs AEt wreEEefz productive, and
IN NlEs.t1s e private Ownership Of water
5ar 11z - e1sEe; Prevail without
Z Enfd Nlnx wksgk has been per-
NJ Euw - 10 tie ard regions,
lnnNt gre Vs. 90 1fTs ezaEEterst ard
x N as Es11-rL Eef EsEas1l 81 tks psb-
d FE1r Bn7rHaH Laws gc1zEeL uFor
mft1naa 1trKE = kEzt rsEf5ra
start War = ~ aaIz1xzt = tlz1fY
aAsL& za'f n EssSsT aEg94ttn1 tr
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szle1 HGEE - ~-tc1a1l1aE = Ia q Re.
9zrsE -as rzzE& atiaez %
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H1-f 70 sE1sr Hx Easrz rtss-t
s~ssgzLlcx 70 Is Bf s ezzz = an
zrsszl trz-ctkIss . ~ Eh Eff-
- e tns GzsR A fsE u ia werrsr
aHte1 a v zre11y recognized shtE zrc
e coetr1s q perpetual state oEnerskip
N Colonies.
Considerable attention Il given the coll !
a4ss, and especially the P~hillppsnsG This Z
seuon q the measase begins BY citing
hich he says: ,
In Hawaii cur aim must be to devotion
10 territory on the traditional American
neG. We DO not wish q region o. large
TILED BY cheap labor, We wish q !
salthy American Community OF men !
no themselves TIL the farms they own.
II our legislation for the islands should Z.
shaped win tais end II view Tbs sel
ford the true test Of the healthy devel- !
1Dent Of the Islands. The land policy .
lould as nearly as possible be modelled :
Perfo Rico r. sss-e ne island IL thr,v- :
9 as never before. and is being admins :
efnclentiy and honestly. lie deems !
} legislation NECESSARY except that con I
.rnlng thS public lands Of the island !
he calls attention 20 The fact that in .
ana the Independent government OF the !
VIII coon be il contrnl, and IN the !
connection urges strongly the need :
T-rsc!rroc1l trade relations With the rev {
.tlon npon which subject he says: .
In the case Of Cuha there are weiKhfy !
iaaonz Of morality and q national inter :
I why the policy should be held 70 have 7
peculiar application, ana ] most earnest Z
ask your attenocn to the wisdom. Indeed !
the vital need. O. providing for a rub !
aban imports int the United stafes. 9
uha has r. her Constitution affirmed "a
cesirst that she should stand IN Inter Z
relations with as than with any other :
Iver. and we are bound BY every consid- {
alton OF honor and expsfiency 20 pass :
r material well being" n
For h Philippines be recommends much :
the way Of legislation, but again CO.'S Z
Is caution that we so neither foo far nor q
N TOO Frent haste. He says. we hone .
make Administration OF the lelands 3
,norable 70 cur nation By making Il OF fhe =
shcst beneft 70 the Fyiipinos Themselves. i
q as an earnest Of what we intend 70 % Z
ready a greater measure % material
ospefity and Of governmental honesty :
"a emcieney has been attained n fhs q
aiiippines than ever before 70 their his 2
~ :
says we DO not desirs 10 DO for the :
anders merely what has elsewhere been Z
for tropio peoples By even the best :
m what has never before been done for 2
y people Of the tropics-f0 make them ;
for Hslf-FoTernmsnt after thu fashion or Y
: really free nations" y
3ut The idea Of the president Is tina We I
mot leave the islands At this time. Of 2
lich hs says: ITO leave the Islands 81 Q
q tine would mean that they woaf g
lch q 6esertion q duty on cur part Z
ia be q crime against humanity" y
h believes Eufncienf proEreas has =
mafa slcnE the lines under which Ne e
We been Working n the Islands 20 var =
~ Us y passing new legislation. but IN
81 he believes tie time has come when 4
. Industries OF which the Islands arc 3
paliie SHOULD be ENCOURAGED b granting :
.nchises for their deveiepmenG and 81 X
Il be fayfs 4
Nothing better car BE- Gone for the is a
de than 70 Introduce Industrial enter
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