Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-11

secure these ends. The destructIon !.
the public range vii continue mil -
Il nation, ~ II -i>t rr1n the c,,a,t,a.1'
Of some such laws as those h.,''
advocated. ave
For several years We have Moan, :.
ing everything III "I.' iuwer !, .r,,, w.
fraul upon the pubic lana. WAN, I'LL
hc GHHr u'.Hcr ~" present law, is,no'n
being don" through I'M juint action ],
the Interior Department ann M n,
partment 81 Justice. But E,rI-,
complish the prevention " fropd ,z--
is need of further legislalIon 80
especially OF a sufficient apuronria,i"
to permit the Department NJ -,
Interior to examine certain ,.io,. VI"
entries on the ground before tbay Il
into private ownership. Tho HuHS
preparation asked for last vfr.ouP
granted. would have put an end r. ~,
squandcring Of the public 49,
while it would have prevented -
need of causing hardship 10 ipa;yi ~, y
settlers by holding up their c,oia.
However, the appropriation Nc
give US. and in consequence II Il iii
possible TO secure, as | would like n
secure, the natural resources ~ III
public land from fraud, waste. a7I an
croa ,'Hnent.
So much for what we are trving y
do in utilizing our public lands for rho
public; in securing the use of III
water, the forage, the coal. and tba
timber for the public In all four
movements my chief adviser. ana M
ndn first to suggest to me the coursas
which have actually proved 50 hone
fetal. was Mr.. Clifford Pinchot m,
Chief Of the National Forest Service
ar Pinchot also suggested to me a
movement supplementary to all of
these movements; one which will itseIr
leai the way in the general movement
Whlch he represents ana with which
he Is actively identified, for the Goa
serVation Of all our natural resources
This was the appointment Of tha IN
land Waterways Commission.
Inc inability of the railroads or tba
mthi States to meet the demands mo,
them has drawn public attention forcihIv
tc The use Of our Waterways for trans
Dortatian But it IL obvious th.t tbs l.
Jnls one Of tneir many uses. ana that 4,
planned ana orderly DEVELOPMENT is i'm
I, ssl'rt except In taking into "ccoInr
all tlc services tLey are capaLIe III III,
loring. II was upon THIS ground tina, m.
liIGni Waterways Commission Nas ra
Gently appointed. Tier dut, is To prn.
pose a comprehensive Plan for The i'll
ara utilization of tEovr ,~r.at
waterways WLicl. are tho great potential
highways of the country: Their d.uv IL
rs" 70 bring together the points % yicw-
u an users o. streams ANA TO submit /
General Plan fcl tine develuDrlent mi
-
sources If tie WATERWAYS, of the Irritad
states Clearly il is impossibl" for tha
!" attrNaNS Commission, to accomplish its
;rcat tlSh without considering the rpin
ion of streams to The conservation .n1
iSc 81 all Oti er natural resources ami )
ave aSKed that ii DO 50. Here then. for
he flrSt tine, he orderly Development
ma planEcd cOnScrN ativ, use ~ nu nil.
latural resources is presented as n sin
ne problem. One ~ one the individual
asks III this great problem have already
cen undertaken. One by one in DracticaI
aShlui the methods Of dealing with them
ere worried out National irrigation ho.,
foVed itself a success by its actual work.
'S. A:+ain, actual experience has shown
i.il the national forests viii fulfil tho
IrStr purposc for which they were Great
Il. MI who have thoughtfullV studied
u" subject have come TO see that the so
nii"n Of thc PUBLIC lands question lies
it'll the home maker. with the settler
no lives on his land, and that Govern
lcEt control Of the mineral f,Inls AM
he public grazing lands IS necessary ana
1evitah!e. Each of these conclusions;
lnce Which would confer large benefits
pom the nation, bur which stood bv IL
elf. They are connected together irta
ne great fund3 nental 3roblcnl-.that Or
he conservation of all our natural re-
DurceS. pom the wise solution Of thi.s
luch Of our future obviously depends
ven such Questions rs the regulation III
lilEay rates ana the control of corpora.
n al
rims problem Of the preservation ii tn.
lteraSts Of the whole people OF the re-
ourc7s that nature has given Is II ~
I'll 10 solve TINS problem, no skill in sOlv-
~ the others will i'll the end avail Us
cry greatly.
Now as 20 tie matter OF taxation. Most
reat civilized countries have an income
X and an inheritance tax. In my judg-
Ient both should be part Of our SYSTEM
Federal taxation. I speak Gffidentfv
bout the income tax because one scheme
pr an income tax was declared unco',-
dtutional by the Supreme Court BY
We to four vote: and in addition it is d
fhcnlt tax to administer in its practical
ork;ngs. and great care would nave tn
c exercised to see that it was not eVadei
Y tie very mar whom it is most desir-
bic to have taxed, for if so Cvaded it
oElG of course I've worse than no tax nj
Il, as the least desirable OF all taxes is
ne tax which bears heavily upon the
onest as compared with the dishonest
~ of tie proper type would he a de-
rable permanent feature of federal tax
tlor. and I still hope that one Inav he
FviSed which the Supreme Court will de-
arc constitutional.
In my Judgment, however tire inheri-
'nce tax is both far better me thod Of
lNation, and far more important for the
urDoae ] have in view-the purpose Of
aving the swollen fortunes of the conn
Y hear in proportion to their size COIL
tant.v increasing burden of taxation.
hese fortunes exist solely because OF
'e projections given the owners by the
uhliC. They arc a constant source OF
lrn and anxiety to the public and 1t Is
nine atlY lust that they should he forced
} Pay heavily for the protection given
lcn. 1t IS. Of course. elementary THAI
le nation has the absolute right to de-
dc as to the terms upon which any man
'all receive Request or devise from an
Their. We, have repeatedly placed such
ws or our Cwn statute books. and the7
ave repeat teddy been declared CCnstitu-
oral by the courts. I believe that the
* sEould cont;.in the rrngresSiNe prln-
Dle. Whatever any individual receives,
neither Nv gift, heGuest. or devise; y
fe or in death. should. after certain
mount is reached. be increasingly Dur
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