The daily sentinel., 1905-08-10

The general sentiment of official
life, which has been well represent
ed in this city during the past week
is that, very shortly the people of
western Colorado will have to be
reckoned with, in the government of
the state. That the public of this
half of Colorado will, because per-
force of numbers soon WELD great
influence not only commercially, but
in politics. is unquestionable.
90.
A Washington dispatch says that
no one seems to know who is re-
sponsible for the withdrawal of the
thousands of acres of land in the
Uintah reservation, which it was
charged was made at the instigation
of the reclamation service of the gov
ernment Even the interior depart
ment has no knowledge of the action
Withdrawing these lands. Probab-
ly it will be discovered later that
the charges made against govern
ment officials. that they have con
nived to secure for the Mormon
church valuable lands will be prov
en-. There have been some strange
things lately in connection with the
opening of the Uintah reservation.
30. o..
Does NJ Witte hope that his i'm
mense stature in the conference of
the peace ENJOYS, Will serve to over
awe the astute little Jap, whose size
is 50 dimunitive, in comparison with
NJ. Witte. If any such hope animat-
es Ambassador Witte he had better
disabuse his mind at once. The
manner in which he started his con
nection with the peace conference by
announcement of what Russia would
and would not do, predetermines in
advance the attitude of Russia in the
conference and would to our mind
place the envoy at a disadvantage
with his confrerees, as they have eX-
pressed no opinion whatever of their
demands and of course occupy a
more defensible position than NJ.
Witte.
90.
What the Grand Valley must Sc
cure is the construction of the High
Line canal. Its building must not
be matter of sentiment, but the ne
cessity must be presented so forcibly
to the government that. II cannot af-
ford to ignore the plea for its con
struction. There is every reason
why we should secure its building
shortly and not have il deferred an
indefinite number of years, because
of lack of interest or push. We have
/ discovered lately that things can be
done and secured. if the proper peo-
/ pie are seen. Too frequently we
listen to the negatives of minor of
| ficials, who speak with no authority
whatever, but who assume respon-
sibility with which they are not
charged united effort viii Sc
cure the beginning of the construc-
tion of that great irrigation project
| by the commencement of the New
Year.
90.
J, Warner Miller is creating
quite name in magazine circles by
! his articles on THE Economic Strug-
| gle in Colorado" now running in the
Arena. Mr. Miller, like any other
good historian to be effective must be
/ truthful and must not sacrifice truth
to sensation. 1t sounds very bad in
| deed for Mr.. Miller to state that the
press in Grand Junction did not con
denim the killing of the Angora goat
herd of Mrs, Nancy b. Irving, when
| they were so ruthlessly and wanton-
| ly destroyed on the night of July
| ly destroyed on the night of July 26
/ 1902. IL makes the story more blood
curdling for Mr.. Miller to state that
! the press remained silent and going
/ further and stating that "a mere
/ item of news has suiliced to chron-
! icle these wanton assaults on life and
property" Had Mr.. Miller taken
! time to examine the files of the Daily
! Sentinel he would have found in the
| issue of July 81 an editorial de-
nouncing the killing referred to
above in unmeasured terms and he
would also have found therein quot
ed a number of articles taken from
| the Denver press. We don't desire
! TO take any credit to ourselves, but
! we do not want Mr. Miller to place
the press of Grand Junction in the
unenviable light of being cowardly
] in its utterances.
| j. !. !.