Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-07
Silent on Question Of His Own
Political Candidacy
AS TO KEARNS AND SUGAR.
Refuses 90 Discuss Further the sena-
tors Attitude on That Subject
where Roosevelt stands

period. Regarding national leBlslauOh
he talked freely and interestingly this
morning to News reporter but re-
fused absolutely to discuss his polltl-
cal plans.
IL have no statement TO make at this
time regarding the local political situa-
ton" he said emphatically, 81 have not
been home long enough"
KEARNs AND SUGAR.
on another subject, too, the congress-
man preferred to remain silent. This
was upon the position taken by Sena-
tor Kearns upon the sugar question.
II do not care to say anything about
that" he said. 1T would not be In the
best OF taste for me TO outline Senator
Kearns' sugar policy. He could do
that better himself"
PRESIDENT AND SUGAR.
rs there not some feeling between
tho beet sugar men and President
Roosevelt was asked
mot In the least" replied Mr.. Sut6-
erland. There has been a misunder-
standing regarding the relations be-
tween the president and the beet sugar
| Republicans. Contrary TO common re-
| port, these relations are entirely corr
dial. The president has the question Of
| Cuban reciprocity on his hands as
legacy from the former administration,
and he Is doing what he thinks Is right
| In carrying II out No one can doubt
his sincerity There Is difference OF
| opinion, Of course between him and
the advocates Of the American beet
| sugar industry, but II is only the
friendly difference Of opinion that men
have on every question with two sides.
The president is always emphatic
| and always vigorous in his endeavor TO
do what he thinks is right, and he has
| no better friends any place than the
beet sugar Republicans. These men
are western men and they look at
Roosevelt as western man, whose
every sympathy Is for the west
IRRIGATION BILL.
1.-THE irrigation bill, | consider Is
the most important western measure
adopted by this session of Congress-
The results from II cannot come all at
Once--the people must not expect that
The work will require many years TO
be made effectual but Its ultimate con-
sequences viii be Of untold benefit TO
the whole western country. The adop-
tion Of this bill demonstrated what
western men can accomplish when they
work together and insist upon recog-
milton OF their rights
There was more or less sectional
feeling over this question. The east was
domineering, perssting in the old idea
that the west doesn't amount to much,
anyway. The only way the west can
accomplish anything In Congress is by
standing together on every bill OF west
ern benefit. The irrigation bin was
passed over the opposition Of some Of !
the strongest men In Congress- This |
was done by persistent, hard work"
UINTAH RESERVATION.
what were o. conditions attendant |
upon the passing Of the Uintah reserya- |
ton bill and the granting Of certain |
concessions TO the Raven and the Flor |
ence Mining companiesY' was asked.
Il have always taken the position" |
said Utah's representative "that the |
Indians on the Uintah reservation had |
no title TO the reservation land, and that |
the government could throw II open to |
settlement without consulting the In |
dams at all, In accordance with this, |
l prepared bill for the opening Of the |
reservation, which was afterward in |
PRODUCED In the house and the senate |
When first introduced the Indian COM
mittees In both houses took the posi- |
tlon that We hadn't any right to pass II. |
/ went TO the two committees and ar
gued the question before them, with the |
result that the majority regarded the |
bill fayoably and were ready 10 so re-
port upon Il. The Florence Mining COM
pany had an application before the in
terror department for a lease on mineral |
lands In the reservation. and It was I'M
derstood that the secretary would ulti-
mately approve the lease Pending the |
matter suggestion was made that IL |
We would concede some preferential
right to the Raven and the Florence
Mining companies, that all opposition TO
the opening OF the reservation would be
withdrawn.
PREFERENTIAL RIGHT.
q ha1 felt all along that the Raven
Mining company was entitled to pre-
ferential right to their claims, as a
matter Of equity. This company has
spent money, constructed a road, kept
up the claims and as a matter Of JUS
tice should be given first right to that
land. These claims are confined to the
hydro carbons and are not concerned
with the precious metals. As for the
Florence company, we all consented to
granting Il a preferential right with
great reluctance The Florence COM
pany was given the right 10 locate on
Gao acres Of mineral land. Speaking for
myself, l finally YIELDED TO the propo-
sltlon 10 give them the right on the
theory that inasmuch as they had ac-
cess TO the reservation and knew what
claims they wanted, they had a SUI
perior advantage over any other loca-
tors and would probably. indeed al
most certainly, be able 10 locate claims
In advance OF any other prospectors.
therefore felt that the concession was
more formal than real. In addition, |
was entirely convinced that without
yielding, we never could pass the bill
The concession OF Gao acres Is 80 small
compared to the great advantage ac-
cruing from the restoration OF two
million acres TO settlement, that did
not feel warranted in preventing the
passage Of the bill"
THE RHODES CLAIM.
but about the claim OF old Man
Rhodes asked the reporter, why was
that neglected."
1t WAS not until after the bin was
passed that my attention was called 10
the claim made by Rhodes that he had
locations prior to the creation OF the
reservation In 1861. | was assured by
Mr.. Moyle and others In n position to
know that such locations had actually
been made N these assurances are
correct Il Is a matter OF simple justice
that Mr.. Rhodes should have a prefer.
entail right TO locate these claims. and
| accordingly introduced q resolution
giving this right providing the secre-
tary OF the interior Is satisfied that
Rhodes made the location. owing 70
the brief time remaining in the ses-
sion, there was no opportunity for
the consideration OF this resolution. but
have no doubt but that II viii be
acted upon early In next session.