The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-19

WASHINGTON, June Nv. - UshciAi
Washington from now until the end of
summer promises 10 be as dead as the
lproyerbial ditch water. President Roose.
Welt has left for Oyster Ray, Secretary
Root leaves next week for Utica, N. x
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and
Secretary of the Interior Garfield. with
three other high officials also leave for
the west where they win attend the
public convention In Denver and en-
deavor 10 ward off adverse criticism q
the administrations public land policy,
There viii he left practically only q
handful Of officials Of any consequence
Ia enliycn the iullness Of the deg days.
On his return from jamestown E.
position. where he participated IN The
of Georgia Day and made
two speeches, one Of them before the
National Editorial Association, pre~i.
dent Roosevelt put in busy eighteen
hours In his office, slammed down the
cover et HE desk and departed for .
four mouths vacation at his summer
home, He viii remain there ccatinu'
ously until September Goth, except for
a trip on August Goth TO take part In
the Mayilowcr celebration At Province
town, Mass
when the leaves begin 10 turn In
late September Mfr Roosevelt win leave
10 attend the dedication % the MeKin
lev memorial In Canton, O, IIe win
mako an address on that oecasioR on
September a0th and, unless something
interferes To change his program, win
proceed to Keoknk, Ia, where he viii
Journey down the Mississippi river as
far as Memphis, Tenn. The trip will
be- made on steamer Of the Mississippi
River Commission, stops being made ut
81. Louis and Cairo and general In.
spection being made Of the proposed
improvements to navigation. At Mem.
phis the President will attend the Deep
Waterway Convention there, In company
with members Of the Inland Water.
ways Commission immediately after
the convention he win return directly
10 Washington.
That the Presidents earnestness u
not On the wane with regard 70 Develop
ment Of waterways Ia evidenced In the
speech he made this week before the
sditors at the jamestown Exposition,
His address was an Illuminating review
,f the principal policies Of the admin.
stration, and he devoted considerable
lime 10 discussion Of these policies
with regard TO public lands and rivera
and harbors. In connection with this
after problem be saidi
The inability OF the railroads Of the
United States TO meet the demand upon
them has drawn public attention for
sibly TO the use OF our waterways for
But II Is obvious that
this Il only one Of their many uses and
that a planned and orderly develop.
ment il impossible except by taking
into account all the services they are
capable Of rendering. II was upon this
that the Inland Waterways
Commission was recently appointed.
Their duty Il to propose q comrchen-
sive plan for the improvement and utili-
zation Of those great waterways which
are the great potential highways Of
this country. There duty is also toI
bring together the points Of view Of all
The users Of streams and 70 submit q
general plan for the development and
of the vast natural re-
sources Of the waterways Of the United
States. Upon the wise solution q this
much of our future obviously depends.
Even such questions az the regulation
Of railway rates and the control Of cor.
porations are in reality subsidiary To-
the primal problem Of the preservation
in the interests Of the whole people Of
the resources that nature has given us.
II We fail 10 solve this problem, no
skill in solving the Others VIII in inc
end avail us very greatly.
As Secretary Root is to visit Mexico
in the autumn,-a visit that undoubtedly
win greatly stimulate trade between
that country and the United States.
the necessity for providing cheap and
adequate transportation other than that
=, all ia annapent IL IA certain that
the National Rivers & Harbors Congress,
which years ago foresaw the coming
need 81 this form Of transportation, viii
lend It's aid in maintaining interest in
the problem