Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-09

6ody polite me criminal Jaw n tho I
United states stands NJ urgent need Of
sss, e, sne ss,e,s,ns, Pfoc. seo,, any any
fnrJunhouf the entire territorial eNtont
~ our country. The delays ~ tho Grim.
amount n 10 4 very sr r wi. ''
Breaches % Trust IN Public Service.
There scesns 20 be no statue - The
United states which provides for the
punishment ~ n United States attorney
81 other 9ffirrr Of The government who
rHrrunty HNfeeH 10 wruuFfuliy 80 or
wr0nGfully refrain from doing anv act
when the consideration for such corrupt
agreement O. uthtf than one progressing
money value This ought g. be fcm-
edited hy appropriate legislation. f,ceis-
latian Eh4Sld nlno d. enacted 90 cover ok
plicltit nneQuiyccally and beyond CUES.
pf,'nAlursiy divulaipa off,eial scents by
- uffirof ~ euipllyf % the United
ataffn and n provide h suitable penalty
therefor Hnen officer Or fmulnye uwke
tn dutt "a the United states g. rtHrd
carefully anu nut 90 dituiHn On IN any
aiiih Il aceesslbls te o. ancers or em-
piagp ~ reason % ~ 0ffioini poaiunn.
Ne-i breaches % pnnie TRUST are ai.
ahould he. rs 81 Impossible. no matter
hne mech rarf ~ ulnd. So Prevent the
uccnaional appointment n tho puhne
proves uufnthfuit but every means
ahould re- provided 10 detect and every
stfort maog 90 punish t.. wrongiost
every HuOh wrong -dnaf shall % reient-
igesly hunted down IN np instance in
the past hrs BE- been SPARED. IN no In
Stance IA tha ftttur. nh1f ho 30 rpnrosi
Ills crime u a crime auninat pvcry hun-
cgs man IN the nation for "a IN crime
AGAINST the whole hoHr POLITE Yet IN
dwelling on nilch niindrcda Il b. unjust
not TO add that they ara uituElthtr OK.
crptionai. ana that on the whole the
employees 81 the government rrndrr up-
ffTff ana fItfffuf aTFgtfH 10 tue nrnrir
There arr exceptions. nptabiy in one ~
two branches ~ ne service; but "a 20
public service Of the nation taken ~
v hole stood or hinhcr plane thnH
now allke ~ regards honesty and az re-
Condition % public Land Laws.
once again 4 call your attention 20 the
conditlon o. the puniic lana laws he-
zen, asselspi'sn, nave sven r,i n.w us
VIII III these laws 20 actual pfrHent
conditions Ihe honest dlspoanl ami
fignt use % tEe renaininn pubis1 iauda
us,.,, ,sas,ls.,s@' ,nr1,sin'9 ~ ns nas
oli1ing az thc puzzle lands Ia being
brought about under tire present laws
afe uscuminR more generally known Dut
i've rUmtuiNH. The recommendation uf
the Public ianuH Commission uuun thiH
aani,ct are wise aud should be siten
'fne crsation Of small Irrigated farms
under the reclamation ari iN "a powerful
laws % iaatcr on permit monopoly %
the land. Jndcr that act the constr lc-
uun % Nrcut irrigation works mas boon
lands reclaimed arc enEtriy taken 40,
ANA the prospect tpAt the policy " Mas
tlonnl irriantlon VIA accomplish ~ that
rhogiu ue extended 20 inoluGo the state
Of Texas
IL "a IH 40
secure the greatest possible number 0f
homcn on the land and 10 create cc.u-
munitlra Of freeholdcrH in part Iy set
tiement ON public land, "a past by fore
ana tns auuoitlai0n uf large pfSNnte hold
inga before they cor Gct water from
government Irrigation works The law
requires that no right 10 the use Of tho
water for land an private Ownership shall
b. sold for a tract cNcertlinH To- acres
20 any one land owner, This provision
has excited active and powerful hoskii-
fty, bat the success % the law itpelf
u,psnus On the wise and urm enforce
Hgitute tenants for ftccholdors on the
public domain.
This greater part d the remalnins pub
IA, preasat ana viii PROBABLY alwaSs %
vf Ercatpr value for graAinE ethan toI
any ntisgf pnipos. Lnis TACT has ~
in Nebraska and 20 thn proposed uNten-
sion oi y 90 othdf states. a n asg1ic
its ' acres '" ~ ana 'p arSsln@ lsaa Thi. r. T.
obviously true. but neither can family
ne supported on go acres ~ much 81
ne lana 70 which = " gfegoSear 70 ~
tluliHh universally NuN SUCH arbitrary
limit wouiu 81 unWiac ht tire prcasnt
time. it would probably result un IA,
one hand in eniarsinK the holdings of
somo 10 the ErCat land owners, and on
me other lp uee,scss Suffering and taii
nroportion ~ iht bona tide ssttlcra Who
Awe faith 90 the Implied INSURANCE ~
.he goyernmgnt thai such AZ are I.
HfaEinq iHnde f,lulrea She careful -
Animation ana classification ef THESE
Lands IN order - give each settler 'Rnn
mnrN N hilf this work ~ being done.
ana until the lands are aettiad. the GoN'
rfnmens should TAKE epnirsl % th'
open range, under renspneDlc feEuia
tions suited 90 local needs, following the
Krntfal pulley already iu successful op-
Grafton on The forrest reserves it ~
probable that tho present hfazlng value
% the omen public range h. scarcely
more than bali what y once WAS ~
wat n mishi easily q assam enae'
Tas forrest policy Of the adminiatrn.
tlon anfears u saloy the unnroken sup.
timber are themselves forwarding ths
movement Tor t0Fcat preservation. "a
prmniEed opposition % iho FOREST ri
since tfo Generalization ~ Ali severn
msht forest Nsrk Ia thc National for.
ess 7sr'ss there 9,s ss ,.,sel 5sD 1 tha
forest reserves 10 the people ana ~
public appreciation 81 their Vaiue' fn'
national iaafks william ur ndlAcnnt y
forrest res rseH should De- transferred a.
thu ehArsr ~ thr Forestry service also
The national avNcrnmont HlrcAdf dnei
snmtthfna 10 connection with the con.
HfYuCtlun and maintenance 81 the kfth'
30 stem uf iptesa AiunG the inNcr cnnfai
81 me Misrisalpp. 10 ms indsmert
aaDnlh nn much mare.
Merchant Marine Needed.
70 she spfead Ns our trade in prac,
Huu the nNfeuFn ~ our tluH in war
great and prosperous merchant narini
~ Indispensable, We should have hhip'
~ our own aud seumfn uf our Own RI
convey Nur goods au nrutrNi markets
aud in CHHN ul need tu rNinfufDg oar unt
ilr tine ~ can not but be- Is source pl
regret ana measures go ~ thpt thf
HnpH ug communication with our riatrl
rapuDtirH uf South Am, flDN should Do
chiefly under foreign control h " mol
good thing that American merchant.
Hun manufacturers have POI aoHd thCll
naosia aud letters 90 south America vita
Eufunn III they wish security ana dis
patch. hYsn on the faeiiici where pul
ships have htid their Own better thar
on the Atlantic, our merchant flag u
nOW threatened through the iihefAi alf
hcsiuWph IS Wher governments on thsil
own steam lines I ask YOUR EARNEST con
elaboration ~ the rcpcH with which ihi
Ntrrhnuf Marine CumwiHalon has FOL
lowed it- Ions ana careful Inquiry
Jamestown Cclbbratiop.
aguln heafiiiF commend in your i1V
ufault confederation tie iercsntNnuia
celebration uf Che HUttlfmNnt ~ JAMES
town NifHlHia Approaching the aNNlr