Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-30
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Finding it impossible to secure the
early ratification Of the Santo Domin-
go treaty, President Roosevelt consent
ed to let the matter drop for the time
being. The treaty will be up for con-
gideration at the special session OF
Congress next fall, when another ef-
fort will be made to secure its ratifi-
cation. Meantime, as a result OF the
inability or unwillingness Of the Sena-
tors to adopt any rational and 1ntelli'
gent policy, the whole case of the ma
tons relations with Santo Domingo
remains in a hopeless tangle. In ac-
cordance with the award made by a
court Of arbitration last year the Uni
ted States will continue to collect the
revenues of the Dominica government
in liquidation Of the claims OF an
American company, but Its status
there will be vague and uncertain and
1t will be powerless to do anything to-
ward satisfying the claims OF Santo
Domingo's European creditors. In de-
treaty relations with the Dominican
government and take full charge of its
custom houses without first securing
the assent Of the Senate, the opinion
seems to prevail that the members of
that body acted we'll within their pre-
negatives. However, they have failed
to substitute any rational plans or out
line any intelligent course Of action IN
the premises. The Senators simply
have tied the Presidents hands and
left him to middle through the situa.
ton as best he can.
The Census Bureau has issued re-
port on the condition Of irrigation IN
the United States, showing 33,410 sys-
TENS. with 59,311 miles Of main canals
and bitches, were irrigating 9,4oI,OT
acres on 1874, 036 farms. The amount
expended in constructing all these sys-
TENS was $93, 32O,452. The average
construction cost per acre in the arid
region was 1914 and average per irri-
CATION system $2,71O. The great OBJ
stable Of development Of irrigation in
Texas and New Mexico is the present
treaty between Mexico and this coun-
try, which prohibits impounding OF
waters of the Rio Grande.
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The use of the telephone in this
country is increasing at a marvellous
ly rapid rate In 1900 there were less
than 100000 telephone subscribers in
the United States; now there are
100000 or more. To provide for this
growth requires the expenditure OF
many millions of dollars each year. In
the past twelve months the big com
panies have spent over $35,OOO,OOO in
extending their service, large share
of this enormous total going to carry
the telephone lines to small towns ard
through rural districts.
One Sunday recently President
Roosevelt stood in the pulpit Of
Washington church and made an in.
spring address. On the following Sun
day eX-President Cleveland was the
chief speaker at a great meeting of
the Young Mems Christian Association
in Philadelphia. Good preachers,
good preaching" is the comment Of a
religious paper, and it is gratifying to
reflect that these, our most honored
citizens, can with propriety, because
with sincerity, direct our thoughts to
the higher life.
The final steps in the recession to the
federal government Of the Yosemite
valley and the MaripOsa big trees, so
far as California is concerned, were
taken the other day by Governor Par
dee when he signed the bill providing
for the regrant. Specially prepared
pens were made from quilts taken from
the eagle mounted in the Assembly
chamber At the conclusion Of the GER
emory only one Of the pens was re-
tanned by the Governor, and the other
was presented to Senator Belshaw, au-
thor of the recession bill.
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Secretary Wilson sets forth in his
annual report that the total value Of
American farm products for 1904 eX-
ceeds $4,9OO,OO0, and calls attention
to the fact that the value of our farm
produce during the past two years ex-
ceeded in value the output Of all the
gold mines of the entire world, since
the discovery Of America. The farmer
is unquestionably the lord Of creation.
He is the man to whom Wall street
and La Sale street have to doff their
hats.
There was a sharp contest in the
House over the item Of the naval ap-
preparation bill which authorizes the
building Of two battleships. An amend
ment to authorize only one failed by a
vote Of 121 to IA. The Senate passed
the bill in the form in which it came
from the House.
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DR.. Wiley's poison squad Is to be