Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-12-05

BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE, q
There are certain mighty natural Tea
lures Of our land which should be pre-
served In perpetuity FOR our children
and our children's children. In my
Judgment, the Grand Canyon Of the
| Colorado should be made into a ma
tional park. It is greatly to be wished
that the state of New York should COPY
as regards Niagara what the state OF
California has done as regards the Yo-
semitic. Nothing should be allowed to
interfere with the preservation Of Nj
agara falls In all their beauty and mai
esty. II the state cannot see to this,
then 1t Is earnestly to be wished that
she should be willing to turn it over to
the national government, which should
In such case Cif possible In conf junction
with the Canadian government assume
the burden and responsibility Of pre-
serving unframed Niagara falls, Just
as it shosSd gladly assume similar
burden and responsibility for the Yo-
semitic National park and as it has al
ready assumed them for the Yellow
stone National park. Adequate provi-
sion should be made by the congress
for the proper care and supervision Of
all these national parks. The bounda-
RES Of the Yellowstone National park
| should be extended to the south and
east to take IN such portions Of the
abutting forest reservation as will en-
able the government to protect the elk
on their winter range.
The most characteristic animal, of the
western plains was the great shaggy
named wild OK, the bison, commonly
known as buffalo. Small fragments Of
herds exist ina domesticated state
here and there, few Of them in the
Yellowstone park. Such a herd as that
on the Flathead reservation should not
be allowed to- 30 out Of existence. Ei.
Their on some reservation or on some
forest reserve like the Wichita reserve
and game refuge provision should be
made for the preservation Of such q
herd. believe that the scheme would
be Of economic advantage, for the robe
OF the buffalo Is Of high market value,
| and the same is true Of the robe OF the
cross bred animals. ,js
Life Saving Service.
call your especial attention to the
desirability Of giving to the members
Of the life, saving service pensions such
as are given to fremen and policemen
IN all our great cities. The men in the
life saving service continually and In
the most matter Of fact way do deeds
such as make Americans proud Of their
country. They have no political influ.
ence, and they live in such remote
places that the really heroic services
they continually render receive the
scantiest recognition from the public
It Is unjust for a great nation like this
to permit these men to become totally
disabled or to meet death in the per.
Torrance Of their hazardous duty and
yet to give them no sort Of reward. II
one Of them serves thirty years of his
life In such a position he should surely
be entitled to retire on half pay, as 9
fireman or policeman does, and if he
becomes totally incapacitated through
accident or sickness or loses his health
in the discharge Of his duty he or his
family should receive pension just as
ANY soldier should. call your atten-
hon with especial earnestness to this
matter because 1t appeals not only to
our judgment, but to our sympathy, for
| the people on whose behalf 1 ask it are
| comparatively few in number, render
incalculable service of a particularly
dangerous kind and have no one to
speak for them. ...~..
/ AZ Indians.
During the year just past the phase
Of the Indian question which has been
most sharply brought to public atten-
ton Is the larger legal significance of
the Indians induction into citizenship.
! This has made itself manifest not only
in great access Of litigation in which
the citizen Indian figures as a party
defendant and In q more widespread
disposition to levy local taxation upon
his personality, but in decision of the
United States supreme court which
struck away the main prop on which
has hitherto rested. the governments
benevolent effort to protect him against
the evils Of intemperance. The court
holds, ID effect, that when an Indian
becomes, BY Virtue Of an allotment Of
land to him, citizen OF the state IN
which his land Is situated he passes
from under federal control in, such
matters as this, and the acts Of the
congress prohibiting the sale or gift to
him Of intoxicants become substan-
tally imperative. It Is gratifying to
note that the states and municipalities
Of the west which have most at stake
In the welfare OF the Indians are tax
Ing mp this subject and are trying to
supply, In measure at least, the abb
lication OF its trusteeship forced upon
The federal government. Nevertheless,
would urgently press upon the ~
tention Of the congress the question
whether Some amendment of the m
tefHai revenue laws might not be AZ
aid IA prosecuting those malefactors,
known Ia TIE Indian country as ''boOt
lesgefs, Z. who are engaged at ones ii
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