Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-04

tAes<to. In direct d<dsncs % The is~ fcrbidalns
the nsiatsnAncs 90 eonstruesien q any such ua'
iasfsl iaciosufs u public land For vsr,oss
ssss lnelosufss in tbs past. bot ample notice has
no~ been given tho .fsAtessrs and all the ~
souces AZ The command q tho guysrnm<nt VII
hereafter 10 u.cd 20 put sop 10 such us<psl~ing
In sisw q the capital Importance q thee mat
| tiers commend them 20 the earnest Consideration
Guilty IN SssIns Nth them nom isei o. tSsreasa
knoNlsdgs of the subject I recommend that pro
vision h. made tor comuission u eHperts -
eisily 70 insesiigats and report upon The con
I especially urge upon the congress the need o.
wise legislation Zoe Alaska. u Il not 20 our
eredil a. nation that ALASKA. which has been
a system u laws ~ Il the case. No country has
\ more valuable possession In mineral wealth. In
seSs IuT .',s'' , ,9s 70 a .H ea ,ssias
II 10 q territory u great siEe and Nnsi ~
sources. well fitted 70 support large permanent
population ALASKA needs gooi land law and
such provisions ior homestsads and prescriptions
a. viii encourage permanent settlement. We
, should shape legislation With view not 20 the
exploiting and abandoning q the territory. but
20 the building up q bOma therein. Tbs land
laws should Be liberal In type. - TO hold ont
ENDORSEMENTS 90 the actual ssttlef whom We most
desire 10 zee take pose.Hion ot the country. TIE
forests u Alaska should BE- protected. and az a
secondary but still Important matter. the game
also and az the sans time II Il imperative that
the psttlers should be allowed 10 cut timber, un'
der proper regulations. Tor their own use. Laws
should 10 enacted % protect the Alaskan salmon
fisheries against the greed which would destroy
than They should b. preserved A. a permanent
industry and food supply Their management
and control should be turnei over % the commls.
sian u hsh and hshericA Alaska should have a
delegate ia the congress II wuuld BE- well II
congressional committee could visit Alaska and
inyestigats les needs on the ground
In dealing with the Indians our aim should b.
their ultimate absorption into the body u our
people bus Ia many casra this absorption must
and should be yefJ slow In portions 81 the IN
dian Territory the mixture 81 blood has gone on
az the same time With progress IN wealth and
education, ~ that there are plenty q msh with
varying degrees ~ purity y Indian blood who
absolutely iudistinguishahlc 90 point ~ social,
political and economic ability iron their white
ae.,catch There are other tnhes which hav, a.
yet made 20 perccptible advance toward such
equality. no tfy 90 force such tnhes too last is
90 prevent their swing forward 81 all Moreover.
the Tribes live under widely dlfcfent condition,
Who're tuhe has made considerable advance AMI
lives Ca fertile farming sai q 10 possible % allot
casa With white settlers There are other tuhts
whore such a course Il not desirable. On The
arid prairie lands the enort should BE- % induce
the Indians 90 lead pastoral rather than aEucul'
tural lives and % permit them 20 settle In VII
lagos rather than 90 force them into isolation.
Tho largc Indian schools situated remote from
any Indian rra'nation 90 special and peculiar
work % great importance, but, ctcrllcnt though
thrse are, an Immense amount " ADDITIONAL work
must o. done on the reservations themselves
among the old, and. ahofe All, among ihe youns
Indians
Tie arst and most imporiln, step toward The
absorption % Che Indian is to teach him GO earn
hls Atiug SEQ % d uot necessarily 90 De- assumed
that Boz each community all Indians must bslqme
either iillon 20 the soil ur stock raiaars. Their
industries may properly bc dit1r'lnrd. and thoas
who show special desire or adapiahiuiy ier indus'
trial W even commercial pursuits should d. en-.
couragcd so iar a. pncuciho 70 follow out each
hif own bent
Esery oaort should be- made 10 develop che la-
dian along thc lines oi natural aptitude and %
encourage Che existing native Industries prrthlar
o. certain tribes, such NJ the various kinds q
basket weaving, canoe building, auith wurs and
blanket wort Above an, the lnahn BOYS and
girls should BE- gitgn confident command % col.
/ lnqual English and should ordinarily d. prepared
for vigorous struggle with tle conditions under
which their people 1--WE rather taan i0r imufai.
atc absorption into some More lief'y aeFc4P.d
community.
TIE oacials who r,pre,eut ,ie government IN
| dealing uiih thc Indians eofk under bard conai'
I lions and also under conditions which RENDER 30
wrong. Consequently tH.g should d. amply pas
un tln one Niu.. HYi HI iN' other NlnH "a pll'
maadld irHm i'"W. anl uh.fc misconduct rIn lf
proved iHo punishment sl.aIl e yt0mu.arv.
In r0 d.rafifa. li g.frfHm.rfal W0ta boz o..
cent }elr haa tH.rn ln urAi.r lreau tlan
ln that 70 E.fIr- scientific HIf fH iIH fauirg
population. thlrrNF slnHlug tHm Esa most fil.
| cicnty to hdp tHcms.llos Tare Ia uo need q
insisting upon iit importance Coz tlo welfare =
I tbs farmer b. fundamentally urCrsaaTy 90 tht
welfare % ths republic as a whole IN adfitaa
Cd such Wnla AL quarantine aalinsf anlual a1aa
vegetable plaques. and warning against them Ntsn
here inirofuCrd. much eic.gnt help has l-sss rem.
derei 90 fie farmer ~ the iniroluclss- u nrF
| plants specially ntied Zoe calutstipn under he
l peculiar conditions existing 10 different portions
| a the country New crfras have been established
In The semilud west. iuf Instance, thr pfacti'
cahility Of producing the best types - macafuni
! Whats DO regions % en- annual rainiau q only
ten inches % thereahoui has been conelusivrly
demonstrated Through the inirotuctiQn u noE
nCns 10 Louisiana and TEXAS the production q
rice In this cuuntry has been made % about equal
the home demand. In The southwest to po,sihil-
ity u rcgrassing overlooked range lands has bern
demonstrated. Ia she north many new forage
cFups have heen introduced while In the east u
has been shown that some q our choicest fruits
can BE- stored and shipped In such q way a. 90
fni prudtahle market abroad
] again recommend 90 the favorable conddefa.
ton ~ the congress ths plans u the Smithsonian
charge worthy q the nation and for preserving
al The national capital not only records q The
vanishing races u men. bot n The aniuals u this
continent which, like the bufalo, viii soon De-
come extinct unless specimens from which their
rcpre--uiativcs may be renewed are sought in
their native regions and maintained there Do
saiety.
ne District Of Columbia IL the only mart Of
our territory Ia which the naiiunal government
exercises local or municipal functions and who're
In consequence the government has free hand
IN reference 90 certain types % social Rnd ffu.
homie leriliatiun which must te ESSENTIALLY losal
or municipal In tisir character. Tho Government
should se 90 u. ior instance. that the HYGIENE
and sanitary legislation Affecting Waaangton al
4 high character. The evils 81 slum dwellings,
whether in thr shape u crowded and congrfied
tenement house districts or u the back alley
type, should never Be permitted O. gfow up DO
Washington. H. city should be model 70 every
inspect flr an the cities u the country. TIE
charitable and correctional rstrfns n the Die
trict should receive consideration AZ tho hands n
the congress % the end that they may cmhody
the results u the most advanced thought In ihcse
FIELDS Moreover, While Washington IL not great
industrial city. there IL some industnliisn hers,
and our labor legislation, while it would not hc
important In itslf might H. made q model f1f
stance Wis Omploycr's liability act for the Dis
tnct % Columbia, and We need such an act 10
our navy yarla Railroad companies Ia the Dis
trict ought 10 be required BY Law 20 block their
frogs
ne safety appliance Law, ior the better pro-
lection " the lives and limbs ~ railway en-
ployeeu. which was pasrd IN l..0. went into full
eject on Aug. !. 1901 u has resulted Ia aveft
ing Thousands n casualties Experiences shows.
however, the necessity " additional legislation
20 perfect this Law A bill 10 provide iof this
hoped that some such measure may nov Be ca.
acted into Law
There Is growing tendency % provide Tor the
publication ~ masses u documents Tor which
there L. no public demand and Tor the printing q
which thefG "a no real necessity large numbers
u volumes are turned out BY The goytrnmgut
printing presses To- which there IL no Justification
Nothing should be printed BY any of the depart.
menis unless 70 contains something u permanent