The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-24

Washington. u g.. Nov rs. 1903
Dear pad II anybody has any
doubt AZ 20 what the power trua,
really wants. would refer che
d0ubter TO senate bill 40 1885.
sixty congress. first session
Pa Nam introduced April b. Mr
GugEenhelm at Colorado II re-
fefa "a forest reservations and
ether nabilc lands. u - a straight.
away proposal that the Law be 90
amended az repealed that any per.
son ur corporation may have a
right TO any and al waters. public
lands. rights ~ wRy. etc. for canal.
power OF Irrigation purposes b. the
simple process Of fling map.
Hhoa iaE' what be wania. with the
land office There la nothing about
compensation; nothing about lim.
itatinus nothing about consersn.
ton Paragraph contains these
words That the Interior depart
uent If the government shall have
no IsoWef. hy departmental order.
BY denying or refusing rights Of
way. b. refusing 20 ALLOW The %
inKs herein provided for. ~ b. any
other act % prevent any corpora
ton. person. association uf persons
OF settlement ~ aggregation ~ peo
pie ~ the United States from com
peglnR for priority ~ right 10 use
the waters ~ hny natural stream
within amp ~ The states. etc
That's alt Why not give Google
tthata shat they. In their affcc
tiou for him. call him IN Cuioradoi
y hat he wantaT
The vote IN Massachusetts has
made our stand pat tariff finkcrers
sit up In bed Tho issue was the
tariff The iuEs ~ votes was about
10000. The indications are obyi.
Gus
have just learned who wrote
the letter signed by President Taft
Nbltewashlug naillugrr That was
the wurk 81 the RI Hon Oscar
LAWYER. attorney for the interior
department You remember who
LAWYER iay Formerly Southern Pa.
elfic's district attorney In the Los
Angeles. Cal. district Same man
y ho raiiroaded "a the peniten,iary
at Florence. AriE. the three Msxi.
can political refugees who are now
confined there OF course. u does
not make any differenc. really who
wrote the letter. II President Taft
was determined 10 take tho Hal.
llnEer end Of Il and give him his
whitewnHh But II ls an interest.
ing detail u iA interesting also
as sidelight on the presidents
say Of doing business " be had
really put in the time and energy
70 dig into the case he would not
have aligned a letter containing the
various miaatatemonts of fact
which Lhwior. In bis pro Balilngor
enthusiasm. could not keep out
The noisy eagernees with which
some parties are now worrying tho
sugar trust suggests n nervousness
as 10 the record Of the Taft admin.
istration. The way the name Of
Roosevelt croeps into the copy. not
by way Of honorable mention, and
the eloquence Of tho hlackfacod
type In promising great accomplish.
ments by William Howard Taft.
suggests other things In addition
20 the obvious fact that the sugar
company is no longer buying whole
page advertisements In the New
York papers.
n looks TO me as n dearoldun.
cleioe Cannon had become rather
upset lie ~ usually a pretty wise
old fox and Il IL not like him to
run himself into a corner as he has
done IN this Herman Rldder bust
ness | guess what really upsets
the old man is his knowledge that
some of his old trusted henchmen
have picked him for the sacrifice
lie did not mind so long as :, was
just Victor Murdoch and the regu-
lar insurgents, but when the old
gang turns on him and tries TO save