The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-05

acres acre On In ' The past great tracts Of the
public domain have been fenced IN by
person. hev.ns no ute Thereto. IN 10 MARI, an
| tenance or construction. OF any sucn un"
lawful Enclosure of public land For va
| ference with such Enclosures In the past.
| hut ample notice has now been given
| the trespassers. and all the resources ns
hereafter be used to put a stop 70 such
| trespassing.
Alaska I~gislation Asked For.
| I especially urge upon the congress tho
need OF wise legislation for ALASKA ~
! Alaska, which has been ours for Is years.
should still have as poor a system OF
more valuable possesslon--ln mineral
| wealth In fisheries. furs forests and
also IN land available for certain kinds
territory o. great size and varied re-
sources. well fitted to support large
permanent population. Alaska needs q
I homes,eads and preemptions as viii en-
courage permanent settlement. We
should shape legislation win view not
TO the exploiting and abandoning OF the
territory. hut TO the building up OF homes
therein. The land laws should be liberal
In type: so a. 70 no,I out ,nare os,
sire 10 see take possession OF the coun-
/ try The forests OF Alaska should be
protected. and. as a secondary but st!l
important matter. the game also and at
( the same time IL Is Imperative that the
settlers should be allowed to cut tim
own use. Laws should be enacted TO
protect the Alaskan salmon fisheries
against the greed which would destroy
permanent industry and food supply.
Their MANAGEMENT and control should be
turned over 10 the commission OF fish
and fisheries. Alaska should have dele
gate In the congress. II would be well
IL n congressional committee could visit
Alaska and investigate Its needs on the
ground.
In dealing with the Indians our aim
should be their ultimate absorption into
the body OF our people. But IN many
be very slow. In portions OF the Indian
territory the mixture of blood has gone
W Wealth and educati so that there are
plenty OF men with varying degrees of
purity OF Indian blood who are abso-
p Sar %h sad assosaGs ht sfss Az 5S1a
tri5es which have as yet made no per-
To try to force such tribes too fast Is 10
prevent their going forward al all More
over. the tribes live under widely differ
ent conditions. Where a tribe has made
considerable advance and lives on fertile
farming soil IL is possible to allot the
members lands In severalty much as Is
the case with the. white settlers. There
are other tribes where such course is not
desirable on the arid prairie lands the
effort should be to induce the Indians TO
lead pastoral rather than agricultural
lives and to permit them to settle In
villages rather than to force them into
isolation.
The large Inclan schools situated remote
from any Indian reservation DO a special
and peculiar work OF great importance.
mense amount Of addltiorai work must be
done on the reservations themselves amorG
the old. and above all among the young.
The first ana most important step toward
the absorption OF the Indian Is to teach
him TO earn his living; yet It is not neces-
lily all Ir CLANS must become either tillers
OF the soil or stock raisers. Their industries
a Pc sd
dustrial or even commercial pursuits
should be encouraged so far a. practicable
to follow out each his own bent
Scientific Aid to Farmers.
Ia no department Of governmental work
In recent years has there been greater sue
cess then In thai OF giving scientific aid 10
the farming population. ,thsreby showing
selves. There is no reed Of Insisting upon
It's Importance. for the welfare OF the
welfare OF the republic as whole. In adj
dillon to such work as quarantine against
animal and vegetable plaques, and war
much efticient hr,,, has been reno cred 10 the
farmer by the Introduction OF rev plants
specially fitted for cultivation under the
peculiar conditions existing In different
portions OF the country. New cereals have
been established IN the semi-ar.d west.
For instance, the practicabiiity of produc-
regions OF an annual rainfall of only ten
inches or thereahonts has beer conclusive
ton Of new riees In Louisiana ard Texas
the production OF rice in this country has
been. mace TO about equal the home de-
mand. In the southwest the possibility OF
regrassing overstocked range LANDS has
been demonstrated: in the north many new
forage crops have been Introduced. while
In the east II has been shown that some of
our choicest fruits can be stored and
shipped II such a way as to find proftaDl
The district Of Columbia Is the only part
OF our territory In which the national gov
eminent exercises. local or municipal func-
tons. an6 where in consequence the gov
eminent has free hand In reference TO
certain types OF social and economic iegis-
lation which must be essentially local or
municipal in their character. The govern
ment should see 10 II. for instance. that the
hygienic and sanitary legislation Affecting
evils o. sium SweI aEh S shaafsa n ihs
shape o. crowded and congested tenement
wsshrsson The eg ssouS ssow up II
IN every respect for Ell the cities q the
systems OF the district hould receive con-
s,deration at the hands OF the congress to
the end that they may embody the results
FIELDS. Moreover, while Washington is not
great Industrial city. there Il some indus
trialism here and our labor legislation.
while u would rot b. important IN Itself.
might be made a model for the rest OF the
nation. We should pass. for instance q
wise employer stability act for the Dis
trict OF Columbia. and we need such an act
IN our navy-yards. Railroad companies In
the district ought to be required by Law to
block their frogs.
Protection for Railway EmpIsyes.
The safety-appliance law, for the better
protection OF the Lives and limbs OF rail-
way employees. which was passed In ls93
went Into full effect on August 1. 1901 II
has resulted In averting thousands Of
casualties. Experie nee shows, however the
necessity OF additional legislation to per-
rect this law. bill to provide for this
passed the senate at the last session II y
TO De hoped that some such measure nay
n0W be enacted into law.
6ratifying progress has been made eur.
Ing the year in the extension OF the
merit system Of making appofntme nto
In the government service. II should b
extended by law TO the District OF CO.
lumbia. II n much to be desired that
our consular system be established BY
law on a basis providing for appointment
ana promotion only In consequence oe
proved htness
TIE New white Heono.
Through a wise provision Of the con.