The Caldwell tribune., 1905-12-09

OF the State of California IN eonferrinR |
upon the United states Governments the own
ership Of the Yosemite Valley and the Mari
posa Big Tree Grove. There should be no |
delay in accepting the gift, and approppia-
nons should be made for the Including
thereof in the Yosemite National Park, and
ieT the care and policing of the park. Cali
forniS has acted most wisely as well as
wit with great magnanimity in the matter.
There are certain mighty natural features
OF our land which should be preserved in
perpetutty for our children and our chill
oren's chtldren. In my judgment the Grand
canyon OF the Colorado should be made into
a National park. 1t is greatly to be wished
that the state OF New York should copy as
regards Niagara what the State of California
mas done as regards the Yosemite Moth
Ing should be allowe& to interfere with the
preservation of Niagara Falls in all their
beauty and majesty. II the state cannot see
TO this then 1t Is earnestly to be wished that
she should be, willing to turn 1t over 10 the
National Government. which should In such
case III possible. In conjunction with the
and responsibility of preserving unharmed
Niagara Falls; just as 1t should gladly as
sumo similar burden and responsibility
Tor the Yosemite National Park, and as 1t
mas already assumed them for the Yellow
stone National Park Adequate provision
should be made by, the Congress for the
proper care and supervision Of all these
National parks. The boundaries of the yell
lowStone National Park should be extended
to the south and east to take in such por-
tlons OF the abutting forest reservation as
Will enable the Government to protect the
elk on their Winter range.
The most characteristic animal of the
, western plains was the great shaggy -maned
Wild OK, the bison, commonly known as buff
falo. Small fragments of herds exist in
domesticated state here and there, a few of
them in the Yellowstone Park. Such herd
as that on the Flathead reservation should
/ not be allowed to go out of existence. Either
on some reservation or on some forest re-,
serve like the Wichita reserve and game
refuge provision should be made for the
preservation Of such a herd. believe that
the scheme would be OF economic advan-
tage, for the robe Of the buffalo Is of high
market value, and the same is true Of the
! robe OF the cross bred animals.
Life-Saving Service.
call your especial attention to the de-
sirability Of giving, to the members of the
Life-Saving Service pensions such are
} given to fremen and policemen in all our
E great cities The men in the Saving
r Service continually and in the most matter
5 Of fact way do deeds such as make Amer
3 leans proud of their country. They have no
t, political influence. and they live in such re-
g mote places that the really heroic services
they continually render receive the scantiest
recognition from the public. 1t Is unjust for
great nation like this TO permit these
men to become totally disabled or to meet
death In the performance of their hazardous
e duty. and yet to give them sort of re-
ward. If one Of them serves 80 years of his
: life in such position he should surely be
= entitled to retire on. half pay a fireman
4 or policeman does, and IL he becomes totally
incapacitated through accident OF sickness
7 OF loses his health in the discharge of his
duty he or. his family should receive a pen
. sion just any soldier should 1 call your
u attention with especial earnestneSs to this
. matter because 1t, appeals not only to oul
= judgment but to sympathy; for the
,, people onAwhose behalf. 1 ask 1t are compara.
u lively few in number. render incalculablt
u service of a particularly dangerous, kind and
a have no one to speak for them.
" Indians.
y During the year. just past. the phase Of thu
It Indian question which has been most sharply
brought to public attention Is the larger
II legal significance of the Indians introduction
g. into citizenship. This has made itself mani
y fest not only in great access Of litigation
D in which the citizen Indian figures aus a part!
;e defendant and in a. more widespread dispo
II sition., to levy, local taxation. upon his per
g sonaity, but In, decision of the United
~ States Supreme Court, which struck ava!
,e the main prop onlswhich has hitherto rested
- the Governments benevolent effort to pro
~ tect him against the evils of. intemperance
~ The court holds. iniI effect that when al
~ ~ Indian becomes by virtue of an allotment o
nj land to him, citizen of the state in whtcI
~ his land is situated, he passes from uude
no Federal control innsuch matters as this. an
IA the acts of the Congress prohibiting the sal
~ gift to him of intoXicants become sub
be stantially imperative. 1t is gratifying t
w note that the states and municipalities O
re- the West which, have" most at stake in th
er welfare of the" Indians are taking up thi
as subject and are trying to supply, in meas
be ure at least, the abdcation of its trusteesht
m forced upon the Federal Government. Never
o. L
in tenton of the Congress the question whethe
IS, some amendment: of the internal reveru
or laws might not be Of aid IN prosecutin
be those maiefactors, known in the Indian couH
he once in defrauding the" United States Treas
tie ury of taxes and what Is far more mpor
ng tant in debauching the Indians by carryin
ot liquors illcitly into territory still completed
y. under Federal jurisdiction.
at Among the crying present needs OF the Il
I'D dians are more day schools situated in Il
Of thRi settlements, ]
to struction in the industries pursued on the
as own farms, and more liberal extension
se the field d-matron service which means the ed
,se cation of the Indian women In. the arts
M home making. Until the mothers are we
zee started in the right direction We cam
nt reasonably expect much from the children wi
IN are soon to form an integral part Of o
At American citizenship. Moreover, the excu
lat continually advanced by male adult Indial
TX for refusing offers of remunerative emp1oyme
be- at distance from their homes Is that thu
eat dare not leave their families too long o
an of their sight. One effectual remedy for tn
ssy state of things is to employ the minds al
rd- strengthen the moral fiber of the Indi
go women-the end to which the work of t
the field matron Is especially directed. 1 tru
ott that the Congress will make its appropri
rt- tions for Indian day schools and field ma
by other pressing demands upon its provident
ma, The Philippines.
,a sn, During the last, year the Philippine Islam
'en have been slowly recovering from the seri
Of disasters which, since American occur
ing tion have greatly reduced the amount of q
we ricultural products below what was produC
UT. in Spanish times. The war;. the rinderpest,
Oh locusts the drought and the cholera have be
ace united as causes to prevent a return of
prosperity much needed in the islands. 7
most serious is the destruction by the rind
,,+a pest of more than rs per cent of the dr'
cattle because it will take several years
,o breeding to restore the necessary number
20 these indispensable aids to agriculture. 7
.s Commission attempted to supply by purcht
&c from adjoining countries the needed catt
e. hut the experiments made were unsuccea5f
h, Most of the cattle imported were unable
@ ~ withstand the change Of climate and the r
80 ors of the voyage and died from other
bIv eases than rinderSest
~ The income of the Philippine government
~ necessarily been reduced by reason of
- business and agricultural depression In
NN0 islands and the government has been oblil
oo to exercise great economy to cut down its
. penses to reduce salaries and in every v
I to avoid a deficit. 1t has adopted an inter
~ revenue law, imposing taxes on cigars, Gig
80 cites and distilled liquors and abolishing
60 old Spanish industrial taxes. The law
, not operated smoothly as was hoped,
lI although its principle is undoubtedly CORE
~, 1t may need amendments for the purpose
- reconciltng the people to its provisions.
:. ~ income derived from 1t has partly made
- 90, for the reduction in customs revenue.
10 There has been marked increase in
HaS number of Filipinos employed in the civil
- vice, and a corresponding decrease In
ot number of Americans The government
t every one of its departments has been
al eft nv elimination of