The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-23

willing TO better their coudi,icns-und all
You need 80 make q gigantic waste bloom as
the rose, is organization to bring the people
and tho soil together. II is matter OF
systemntizcd husbandry with money roser
voir sinking fund against the possible period
Of drought,
Why have 10000 American farmers gone
from under the flag into the bleak Canadian
Northwest while this silent land in a mild
and beautiful climate lies in 'idlcness extra
| ordinary that lis mute challenge TO the
boasts Of American enterprise! The reason
is that the people OF Colorado have been so
| busy with lima ginnry troubles that they have
not had rme 10. deal with substantial things.
4 disputed point OF constitutional law that
Will never affect one person in 100000 be
comes of vaster Importance than the settle
mont of many millions of acres of idle land.
Some Of our people imagine that they are
living in bondage. that liberty is dead and
that they free in name only, but the
truth is tina, this bondage is theory and
the death OF constitutional liberty is imagln
ary and there is no better evidence Of II
than the paradox OF the gentleman who de-
nounces imaginary tyranny without so much
MS thought OF tho penalty Of libel and who
SAYS that he is slave to oppressors. though
he may have unlimited license TO say and
print what he ploasas, Nowhere on earth is
there such complete and unrestrained IL
censc OF free speech and free press in Col
orado. indeed the freedom and the license
great and unlimited that is has pro
duced excesscs of polticsl imagination.
Victor C.. Anderson. president of the
Colorado School of Mines, of Golden,
declared emphatically for a national
department of mines and mining. He
said:
Duty of Government,
This is a scientific industrial age. The
victories OF peace Of prosperity, or indus.
trial success, and OF applied science are tho
greatest OF all victories These may be
won. no, alone by individual effort: not by
governmental work alone, but by proper
operation Of all the elements that count
for success, The individual has Ind his
own 6cld-the Government has its own
province. Tho duty Of the Government is
TO foster research and experimentation; to
givn dignity and standing 20 the industry;
10 give il official recognition TO revise the
national laws relating TO mining TO place
thc whole industry before the people in its
light; 10 keep tho workers in the industry
informed Of the latest and best discoveries;
TO recognize il properly industry, 60
basic and fundamental in its character that
only the highest Official recognition will do
II iustice-the organization OF department
OF mines and mining with the head OF the
department member Of the Cabinet.
George j. KiudeI of Denver, who on
Tuesday replied in n heated manner
to b. II. Hartman s statements to the
congress regarding railroad matters,
again today took occasion TO deny the
truth Of Mr., Hartman S claim that all
and to crltleise caustically his state
meut that the Government should give
the railroads more power.
Then Mr., Eindel created n stir by
introducing a resolution that, because
Of certain rulings, which Kindcl de-
clared to be discrimiuatiye. 1.-The Hon
Judson G.. Clements Of the Interstate
Commerce commission, he requested
TO resign from the commission on ac-
cnuDf ,f inpouyafency and IN ,bo
event of his refusal that the Presl-
dent Of the United States order an in
vestigation, and on satisfactory proof
of charges he demand his resignation. ~
Ovation Given Bryan.
W. j. Bryan entered the hall during
the forenoon and was applauded.
John W. Noble of st. Louis. ex,Sec.
retary Of the Interior. advocated the
building of an inter rcontlnental rail
way 10 develop closer commercial rela-
| tlons between the countries of the
| Western hemisphere. y resolution ia
| voring the construction of such a road
had been introduced.
Congressman John NJ Stevens of
Texas discussed the subject Of "lrri-
! CATION, giving statistics to show how
| irrigation had developed the arid lands
Of Texas and the West
At a session of the resolutions com.
| mIttee today proposition TO endorse
Secretary Root s suggestion for n ship
subsidy particularly for mail steam
! ers to South America, was adopted
| There is "A strong sentiment i'll the cong.
| gress favoring Secretary Root S sugges-
| ton.
John Barrett, United States Minis
Ter 10 Colombia and a delegate from
| Oregon, submitted a resolution asking
| Congress 10 make liberal appropriations
for tho improvement of the Columbia
| river