Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-06

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remains Of John Paul Jones'.
The unparalleled achievement o3
Psary in reaching the north pole. Aps1J
g, 1909, approved by critical examines
ton of the most expert scientists, has
added to the distincfion Of u nayTt
to which he belongs. and rejects credit
upon his country. His unique success
has received generous acknowledging
from scientific bodies and i~nstituttous
OF learning in Europe and America. !
recommend fitting recognition By con-
gress Of the great achievement or ROD
ert Edafn Peary.
For Eight Hour Day,
1t seems to me from the past history
that the government has been COM
United to a policy Of encouraging the
limitation of the days work to eight
hours in all works of construction initi|I
ated by itself, and 1t seems to me IL
logical to maintain a difference between
government work done on government
soil. and government work done IN Z!
private establishment
a WOFhfnSn NofHPcHSaNh
In view of the keen. widespread in-|
terest now felt In the United Btates In
a system of compensation for indus
trial accidents to supplant u present
thoroughly unsatisfactory system OF
employers liability "a subject the m
portance of which congress- has al
ready recognized by the appointments!
Of a commission), / recommend that
the international congress on indus
trial insurance be invited to hold IL
meeting In 1913 In Washington ana
that an appropriation of $4,000 be
made to cover the necessary expenses
of organizing and carrying on thu
meeting.
Safety Appliances and Provisions.
The protection Of railroad employees
from personal injury is a subject OF
the highest Importance and demandxI
continuing attention.
Negro Exposition.
l also renew my recommendations
that steps be taken looking to the hold
ing of a negro exposition In celebra@
ton of the fftieth anniversary of the
issuing by Mr.. Lincoln Of the emancf-
patton proclamation.
Conservation.
Nothing can be more important In
the matter Of conservation than the
treatment of our forest lands. Speak
ing generally, the government has re-
served Of the existing forests about To-
per cent of all the timberiands OF the
government. Within these forests dn+
Guiding 10000, 900 acres in two forests
In Alaska are 1872. 200. 1000 acres, Of
which ~188,000,000 acres are In the
United States proper and include with-
in their boundaries something like 22,s
100000 acres that belong to the states
or to private individuals. We have
then, excluding Alaska forests, a total
of about IA 900 acres of forests
belonging to the government whtcn'
are being treated in accord With ths
principles of scientific forestry.
The law now prohibits the reserva4
ton of any more forest lands In Ore-
gon, Washington, Idaho. Moutana,|
Colorado and Wyoming except by
act of congress. I am Informed by
the department OF agriculture that thaI
government owns other tracts of tim.
berland In these states which should
be included In the forest reserves 4
recommend to congress that the limit
tation herein imposed be repealed. In
the present forest reserves there are
lands which are not properly forest
land and which ought to be subject to
homestead entry.
Coal Lands.
The next subject, and one most Ina
fportant for your consideration, Is tho
disposition of the coal lands in tbs
United States and In Alaska. AT the
beginning of this administration there
were classified coal lands In the Unit
ed States amounting to b.478.0W acres,
and there were Withdraw n from entry
for purposes OF classification Ii, 600
acres. Since that time there have been
withdrawn by my order from entry
for classification 7s,977. 745 ncres, maxi
ing q total withdrawa of 96,S44, 746
acres. Meantime OF the acres thus
withdrawn 10.061 $3.50 have been classi-
fed and found not to contain coal ana
have been restored to agricultural en-
try and 4.726.o91 acres have been clas-
sifed as coal lands, while 79,003, 239
acres remain withdraw from entry
and await classification. In addition
1877. GOO acres have been classified as
coal lands without prior withdrawal,
thus increasing the classified coal linda
to 0,429.372 acres.
The question as to how great ar
area ought to be Included in q lease to
one individual or corporation Is mol
free from difficulty, but In view OF the
fact that the government retains con
t troll as owner / think there might bs
some iiberality In the amount leased
{ and that $500 acres would not be too
great a maximum. The leases should
only be granted after advertisement
and public competition,
The secretary of the interior thinks
: there are difficulties in the way OF
! leasing public coal lands. | entirely
Q lapproyed his stating Mt length IN hls
t report the objections In order that the
whole subject may be presented t.
8 congress. but after a full consideration
l favor a leasing system and recon-
: mend 1t.
The needed Oil and gas law is essen
g TALLY a leasing law. In their natlra
occurrence oil and gas cannot bt
measured In terms OF acres. like coal
and 1t follows that exclusive title Il