The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-17

IA ne na0 come uuf lete 10 declare his
Principles: also that he proposed to
stand By hem he said that ne would
treat every complaint made with a
Flgor to avoid miMunhefslandlnes pfe.
sent nlusllna pfpmotr detolupn sBf
aud catfy iofWofd II esbopelhll0n With
she people 81 Colorado policy which
means - much to them ana future gen
eralona ~ che regulatlous are
found 10 woek badly" he. pointed ont
'ihey SHOULD be changed and II the
inv "a urinst Il should be amended
but until u Is amended the forest Sc
vice Is bound to execute Il 10 the best
way Il cam
Mr. pnehot declared thal he WIS
authorized BY The new administration
20 say tnat the general policy Of cree
atlng aai maintaining national forests
may be regarded AZ deilnltoly ana nm
lally Fixed. and that the general lines
nf policy for which the forest Service
slauds ase endorsed and VIII be sup
ported by President TAFT
WhH have come hero tc do ls to
estabipn such relations With the l,oo6
nle Of Colorado who uso the Nallunai
forests and are affected by them. as
T, Will be for lhe best interests OF the
tate and the nalinn
THE forest service exists not onl1
30 nroteet the National forests II ex
ists luat as much 70 develop lbc Na.
iional forests and The atatn IN which
they 10. and It has no stronger dasFfc
fhuu tn ttrntt,nt. afI fnotnt.H th4 .l.raifi
opment ol Colorado and every olhef
weetefn state No moro complete mis-
take about The National forests has
ovcr been spread abroad than that
they are shut against development aud
use During the last fiscal year g,50f
mining claims and 3.T5A agricultural
aud miscellaneous claims wero lnves.
ilgatod 3s2TSg IA. u. n. Of timber was
cut, 5sG,3S4 Nj Il. r. ct llnibef WAS
sold; 2i.i27 grazing permits 3,lfi spet
tial use permits, and 30a77 free use
permits wcre issued The total NUM-
her Of permits issued TO June 30 1908.
was i6AUGN
IA the Immense ambuut of husl
ness transacted over SO large an aicn,
II w9a inevitable that mistakes should
be made ! do NOT doubt that Ia so.
lalcd cases injustice has been done.
ma wherever such injustice has been
drought /. ms attention Il has been
corrected. The mistakes made are lns
significant in amount and Importance
compared 20 the good accomplished.
Il MUST be remembered that Injustice
must BE- avoided as much 10 the Gov
lemmpnt t0'thc users OF the Naiunt
al forests. and that II theyo we're no a.
lscmpi on The part oi dishonest men To-
get nosae'siuu of ihe property of the
people III ways contrary 10 law the
men whc are responsible for taking
cara Of chat property would not be Oh.
llged to take the precautions TO pro.
toct it.Wnich Ire now absolutely ncces
sarv
"If by mistake. injustice has been
done 70 hny MAN Il viii be corrected
50 tar 40 have the power Lute
member two things III ihe FIRST place.
the fores, service Ii not responelblc
! gef The law a. Il exists or for the
liullnea 81 the department Of The III
terror but II Is governed h9lh by
The iaW and hy lhese rulings With
both. III iacst particulars. II IS IN nearts
accord. Lui II either Is wrong Il II
NOT within The authority Of the forest
seryire Ie correct II Secondly duslns
lha last lscai year, timber worth ni1fe
FL ii glS millions Vt dollars alundlna
On Invalid mining cluims was savetl
10 the people Of the United States bY
Iihe cNaminatnns of mining eiaimai
The forest service has no apologies @
mako for having deieted the men who
tried 10 eei his timber under color af
the mining luws Where similar llls
gal attempts aie made ln The future.
X pfllaaes % dalha Them j 10 can
in dyerg single instance. whefber NE
|hitamni D. % lako the ch,im fnr tim
hef faf power. o. for any other lhan
lpgllimain purposes on he other hand
il win do MS best to help The leglti
m mgspcri1rs and miners aud g
Ieiee tnem adYanlaaes and projections
which lhyy 10 not ciiay on lands out
fdo the Nalaual forests Mr. Pin
ehul said that he was determined noi
10 qupseion the validity of aiy miens
ealm apparently held ln gao lasth
for mining purposes. hal not aye'ae
to the interest Of the government 40
mniier whelherof moi II probably con
tainG naylne anoupt Of minerals
'In alher words hn said "lhr heH
|flt 81 eyClg feas0nahlp doubt " s0I
hp given 60 the miner.
TheIe is E certain kind 0t 0pp0s
lion ln ire National faresln which can
noi md ought not 70 be removed Fl
ihcre we're no opposition whatever 81
tho Forrest service L would he The
clearest possible indication that iha
Hefwca Il not dulue rs duty IN the
eXcrclW OF the luiy lmposed up9u ii
|ibe sefvicc has Time and again pfe
vented certain men 81 certain Inter-
tsts from gettHg thlnHs ,hey uanied
bat ought non q have. and from These
men ana ihese interests lhe billerest'
aud mesl persistent mart OF The outpost
tlon has lcadils come such Interests
atr found fof example W SOME II tho
gfcnl sh6pp men who object % N tlaHs
fufn for the small seiilef o. 20 snrh
feduetion ln the number of lhelf stock
IA u necessary 10 protect the lrga.
Hon interests and from men who are
engafed 10 the formation Of g great
HHice pewef trust Fuf lhe opposition
Il has eNctea from these interests tAe
forest afrylce has 10 apologies What
leYcrto make proposes iQ stand reg
luluinlY Dy The ublicg 81 pretaffiug 81
] help ihe small nnu make living lhan
ia heln thp large meu make a pfnilA.