The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-10

to attain. and than which nothing is
mere important today to our Coun-
try's commercial and industrial life.
We have heartily Endorsed and still
give warm adherence to the great
work Of improving on broad and per
manent lines all of our natural water
ways and retaining our vast area of
swamp lands. But all this is only
the prelude To the nnhlest of all the
purposes and works Of the congress.
which is to see that the path of the
home builder is made easy. and thus
exemplify the gospel of love to the
brotherhood of man.
God speed the day when wars red
sword shall rust.
Forever buried deep beneath the dust,
And wealth and power shall lend their
aid To cure
The ills that curse the nations help
less poor"
Only as we as states and as Il ma
ton keep this noble sentiment in
mind. as the star of first magnitude
/ in our hopes and efforts. can we hope
to long endure If we hide the spirit
light OF true social and moral con-
dition is effaced from our thought and
purpose; If power and pomp and pelf
become our ruling passion. we may
( only expect as a nation to reap u haT
/ vest Of corruption and decay. No more
noble. more sacrificing. more patriotic
work can be done by the citizenship
of this great republic than t. engage
in the sublime effort t. enable its
sturdy and home-luving people Of
small means to locate upon land. This
meets the need in social reform in all
of its cryings.
Large Returns.
No specific is to be found for The
2 nation that will procure so large
return in moral. social and CONNER
cial Improvement. Fortunately. the
percentage OF increase as to popuia-
ton with our farming class is quite
rapidly increasing. Modern appliance
is bringing the farmer each year near
er Ia our towns and villages. So that
the isolated farmer will by no means
be in the majority. This principle
holds more than true with those Of
our people who are living on lands
under irrigation. The policy of our
national government To found towns
every five miles under its irrigation
system is most benefiCent. This same
policy can and should be practiced by
all irrigation plants of sufficient mag
nitude that are fathered by private
enterprise
Ex-President Roosevelt WAS doubt
less more noted than any of his pred
ecessnrs in office for taking the initia-
tive in many avenues of governmental
conduct on broad and wholesome lines.
This was more than true in regard to
everything that affected the agriCul-
tural classes of our nation. During
the last year Of his administration he
appointed the country life commission.
the purpose of which was to benefit
the farming classes along the lines OF
social. esthetic and practical life. May
we not hope that the ex-prCsident's
example may be emulated hy his
worthy successor. President Taft
Ally understanding is that the ma
tiunal government has already passed
Il law providing for the estab
lishment of Il bureau Of immigration,
the purpose of which is to aid i'm as
sisting the immigrants coming To our
shores with Il right understanding as
10 where they can best locate upon
lands for home building, This bureau
is also to work in conjunction with
similar bureaus created by the several
states. the better Ia accomplish that
much to be desired end. The impor-
lance Of this step is realized when We
consider that more than - per cent
Of all the people coming from other
countries to our shores have been Gull
tivatins the soil in their native lands.
Hut should not the national govern
ment. ii not the states 60 IL step fur
therE \ large percentage of immi-
grants land at our great ports ~ en-
try with insufficient money to enable
them L. push out west ar To the south
west
A Loan Fund.
Shall |. who have always been
broadly conservative. he regarded as
preaching patcrnaiism ar as sncialis-
tic in my purpose when suggesting
that the duty of the national govern
ment may he found i'm providing un-
der proper safeguard a fdnd which
may he used t. max" loans af suitable
amount tn enable this thrifty ard fru-
sal class of people u lacate their
homes under the government irrigation
plants Does the duty NJ the state lie