The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-12-10

- are Npfwty hna ewestn and Finland,
aud hia4fh tan nftanaf and play ita part
b. inc Ntu Wofii ia as thcat aMsliods
have rrnspefrd and played their parts
81 The Old World. PROPER .IHN laws
shonid b. enacted. ana the sirtny.of the
public lands immediately hteun. Goals
land laws should he pfoVHacd whereby
the coni-laud cufrfman MAJ make his
location nnd secure ralrni ufhier incth-
oda kindred 80 fhceo now prescribed for
homestead and mineral fnifbfncn, Sail
mon hotchefiea. exclusively under Cow
ernment control shonid be hAtnufshed.
The onble should be tAtlnaah from eitka
Westward WATSON rdhdA and trafa
should b. built. and the building Of rali-
roads promoted u al legitimate ways
LlGht.houace should be built along the
coast. Aitcntion should - paid % tle
rceds Of the Alaska tndiens. provision
should hU made Tor an uileen with oepu-.
ties. 20 study their needs, relieve their
immediate wants. and help them asapt
themselves - the ne~ conditions.
The commission appointed to inv6au.
Rato, during thr season Of 1908, Tire con-
diiion and uecds 81 ne Alaskan salmon
fisheries. has finished rs work IN the
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thereon. a preliminary report reciiin6
the measure Immediately scauirfd for
the protection and preservation Of the
salmon industry has already been sub
mittcd 10 The secretSry 81 commerce and
Labor for his attention and for the needed
action.
Hawaii.
I recommend that an appropriation be
made for building lighthouses IN Hawaii.
and taking possession Of those already
built The Territory should be reim-
hurzcd for whatever amounts a has Al
ready expended for iieht-houses. The
governor should be empowered 70 sus-
pend or ~ move ans pfirial appointed by
hlfn. without zubniftinr the matter TO
the legislature.
The Philippines and Porto Rico.
OF oar inseinr p0ssessionS TIE Phslip-
pines and Porto Rico Il Is gratifying to
say that thelE steady proEress has been
such As 20 make Il Unnecessary 20 spend
mucn lime n ~discrssinR them. Yet the
Congress should ever keep n mind that
a pecnliar obiieauon rests upon a. 70
further n fvery way she welfare q these
communifias. The Philippines should be
knit closer 70 US By tariff arrangements.
II would. Of course. be Impossible sud
denly 10 raise the people OF the islands 20
the high pitch OF Industrial prosperity
and OF governmental efficiency 10 which
NANH NAAA So NAL WIN a. NEAA-L NNAN 3
and the c2ution and moderation shown
IN developing them have been among
the main reasons why this development
has hitherto gone On 50 smoothly. Scr1-
pulcus carr has heen taken Ia toe choice
OF governmental agents. and the entire
elimination % partisan politics from the
public service The condition o. the
islanders s tn material things far better
than ever before. while their govern
mental. Intellectual and moral advance
has kept pace with their material ad-
vance No one people ever benefited an.
other people more than We have bene-
hted the Filipiuos BY taking possession
of The islands
Receipts Of General Land once.
The cash receipts OF the General Land
once for the last fiscal year were ST.
G2471G. an increase Of &L7G16E over
the presiding year. OF this sum-. approx
imateiy. &t1-E9 will 80 10 the credit
of the fund for the reclamation OF arid
land. making the total Of this fund. up
70 TIE @th OF June, lsS. approximately.
si6.IsI.k3G.
A gratlfyinx disposition has been
eviuced BY those having uniawfu3 IN
closures Of public land 10 remove their
fences Nearly two MILTON acres 80 m
closed have been thrown open on de-
mAnd- In but comparaNYey few cases
has Il been Necessary % 80 INTO court
- AlNAAAAEArl AnAn HAAA ANEa Ills A4IA VIII
be vigorously prosecuted until all unlaw-
fui Enclosures have been removed.
Experience has shown that IA the west
ern states themselves. as well as In the
rest cf the country. there Is widespread
conviction that certain OF the pubiic-lsnd
laws and the resulting administrative
practice no longer meet the present
needs. The character and uses OF the
remaining public lands differ widely
from those o. the pnhiic lands which
CONGRESS had especially in view When
these laws we're rossed. The rapidly in
lands ~ not fOliokfd- b. a Corresponding
increase in the home building There Is
q tendency to mass in large holdings pub
lie lands. especially timber and grazing
lands, and thereby 70 retard settlement
I renew aad emphasize ms recommended
tion Of last year that 80 Tar as they are
available for agriculture In is hr0adest
sense, and 70 whatever extent they may
be reclaimed under the national irrlga-
fion law, the Remaining public lands
should be held rlgiNy for the home
builder. The atfentton Ok Tie Congress e
especially directed TO tie timber and
stone law. the desert-iand law. and the
Communication clause OF the homestead
law. which IN their operation have in
many respects csunicted with Wise pub
iceland policy. The discussions iu she
Congress and elsewhere. have made Il
evident AlAl mere Is "a Vide divergence
OF opinions between those holding opp0-
site views on these subjects: and tina
the opposing sides have strong and con
WINGED representatives OF weight both
within and without the Congress. the
differences being not only a. 10 mattsfs
or opinion but a. 10 matters OF fact IN
order that definite informatson may D.
available for the use Of the Congress. I
have appointed q commission composed
Of W. A. RiohardB Cunmiesiouef OF sss
General Land Ofhte. Gidori Pinchot.
Chief Of the Bureau Of Forestry % tEs
Department Of Agriculture. and n n.
Newell. Chief Hsdrosfnpher u The 0eo-
logical Survey. 20 report at he earliest
practicable moment upon the condition.
operation and eneet o. The present land
laws and on the ufe. condition. disposal
and settlement o. tbs pabilc lands. TIE
commission VIII report especially shat
changes IN orEaniEauon. laws. reEuia
ft1hs. aud practice sneNt.nk The public
lands anc needed 10 eEeet ne LARGEST
praclicable disposition 81 the upoiih Isnds
70 actual H~cttlera who viii build per-
manent homes upon them snd % Secure
IN pcrmanfnce tha fullest and mnHt sf-
fectlfo use ~ The resources % tae pub
lie lands and q viii make such either re-
ports and recommendations - ~ study
Of these questions may fuEFcEl The