Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1908-01-02
SENhT0A EENLlNDS ON
GOVERNMENT POLICY.


The Washington Post discussing ed
itorlally Senator Newland's inland wat
er.way bill, SAYS:
1t would be difficult to construct
a broadsrsSlere comprehensive, more
carefully considered nieSsrye than that
introduced BY Senator Newlands IN re-
gard to the appointment of an inland
waterways commission. in support Of
Which he made cogent and interesting
speedifin.. the s,s1ate on Tuesday. Mr..
NewlaDds finds fSWer in the. constitu-
tioh to o'deai with every thing remotely
connected with water in the United
States, including watered stock.
!. He advocates the appointment OF a
'c6nirrssion't carry out the plans in
'velved, With permanent appropriation
behind it Of $50, ,0o0, 600 to be main rained
at that level by the issue Of bonds by
the president, on the supposition that
.at .Ieast that anaunt wiIfbe spens eye,y
year for ten years. His scheAie incindas.
not. only the development OF alr avail
able waterways Of the country but incl
dental to that-and he points out most
clearly how they are incidental-the
undertaking of irrigation of arid lands
the reclamation Of swamps, the con-
servation. and replacement of forests,
the Qualification. of streams and the uti-
lization OF such. water power as may be
developed in connection with the gener-
al plan OF water control.
Mr.. Newlands suggests that part Of
the cost may be paid by states, cor
porations and individuals to be benefit
ted, and where there is any question Of
interfering with the rights OF states
mutual agreement and cooperation
may be resorted TO. He emphasizes the
extent to which the present transporta.
ton facilities OF the country have be-
.rsfne inadequate.and the fact that there
DO hops OF relic. except by water car
riage: Ehs. .ereatinterest taken in the
sudiect Dlhe segate was evinced by
the careial'altss W paid to Mr.. New
lands speesh and by the mapy ques-
tipns asked him in the course Of it.
Net only is the appointment OF the
commission left to the executive, but
the entire responsibility and power to
carry out the provisions OF the bill are
vested in him. This is justified by the
fact that the work is to be done is pure
ly administrative and OF character
with which congress is not competent
to deal, and by the very satisfactory
experience already had by the same
method In dealing with the Reclamation
work and the Panama canal.
Undoubtedly stick in the bark states.
men will find constitutional Objections
to the bill. Anticipating as much, Mr.
Newlands in closing dwelt on the CON-
plete and absolute control which the
constitution gives over interstate and for
eign commerce, and drove home the
point with great force. that the AGENCIES
to carry on these great national actiyi-
ties should le Of national creation, in
order to give proper and adequate ma
tional control. lie denies that the
measure tends, as Mr.. Bryan contends,
to Capitalization, but regards it simply
as unionlzation.
Perhaps Mr.. Newlands is as good a
'democrat as Mr. Bryan, and possibly
the country may regard tue granting OF
charters to railroads with incidental
control OF them as less centralizing than
government ownership.
Mr.. Newlands speech and the bill
are published in full in the Record, and
doubtless, concerning as they do every
section OF the country, all its business
interests, and every person that dwells
in it, will be universally read and dis
cussed.