The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-07

pines and Porto Rico, It Is gratifying
to say that their steady progress has
been such as to make 1t unnecessary
to spend much time in discussing them.
Yet the congress should ever keep in
mind that peculiar obligation rests
upon us to further In every way the
welfare Of these communities. The
philippines should be knit closer to us
By tariff arrangements 1t would. of
course, be impossible suddenly to raise
the people of the islands 10 the high
pitch Of Industrial prosperity and Of
governmental efficiency to which they
will in the end by degrees attain, and
the caution md moderation shown in
developing them have been among the
main reasons why this development
has hitherto gone on SO smoothly.
Scrupulous care has been taken in the
choice of governmental agents and the
entire elimination OF partisan politics
from the public service. The condition
Of the islanders is in material things
far better than ever before, while their
governmental intellectual and moral
advance has kept pace with their ma
terial advance. No one people ever
benefited another people more than we
have benefited the Filipinos by taking
possession Of the Islands.
Preservation of Forests.
The work Of reclamation OF the arid
lands of thewest is progresslng steadily
and satisfactorily under the terms of
the law setting aside the proceeds
from the disposal of public lands.
The study of the opportunities Of
reclamation of the vast extent of arid
land shows that whether this reclama-
ton is done by individuals, corpora
tons or the state, the sources of water
supply must be effectively protected
and the reservoirs guarded by the pres
eryation of the forests at the head
waters Of the streams. The necessity
for perpetuating our forest resources,
whether in public or private hands, is
recognized now as never before. 1t is
recommended that all matters pertain
ing TO forest reserves, except those in
volving or pertaining to land titles. be
consolidated in the bureau of forestry
of the department of agriculture.
The cotton growing states have re.
Gently been invaded by a weeyil that
has done much damage and threatens
the entire cotton industry. suggest
to the congress the prompt enactment
of such remedial legislation as its judg-
ment may approve.
No other class of our citizens de-
serves so well of the nation as those
to whom the nation owes Its very be-
Ing, the veterans Of the civil war. spe-
cial attention is asked to the excellent
work Of the pension bureau in expedit-
ing and dsposing of pension claims.
During the fiscal year ending July /,
1908, the bureau settled 251,0s2 claims,
an average OF S25 claims for each
working day of the year. The number
of settlements since July /, 1908, has
been in excess of last years average,
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