The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-19

railroads already owning 81 per cent OF
the stock in another road to purchase the
remaining shares
Some gentlemen seem to think that
this gives the railroads too much lee
way" said the president
AS matter Of fact II was inserted
TO give the minority stockholders a mar
kct. If railroad already owns ol per
cent OF the stock 1t is in control. The
house committee has stricken out this
provision but MY impression Is that af-
ter full consideration. IL Will be found
advisable 10 give this opportunity 10 the
minority siockhoder 10 market his hold
ines and the people least Interested in
the provisions are the railroad compan-
les 4"
From the railroad bill the president
passed 10 the postal savings bank meas
urc, which already has passed the sem
ate, He said he hoped II would pass
the house and he felt the enactment
OF the bill would prove the worth of the
In The end he predicted that instead
OF hurting the banking business, ii would
improve II.
Tho Injunction Bill,
Next the president discussed tho So
called antl-injunction bill That too"
he said presents some aspects that
would be dlscoura sing TO "a person less
optimistic than ]. our friend Gompers
and the American Federation OF Labor
are opposed to the bill because they do
not think il goes far enough. our friend
Van Cleave and the Manufacturers as
soclotion are opposed TO II. because they
say IL will ham string the courts and
prevent them from giving needed relief.
The truth Of the matter is the bill Is
one OF reasona ble provisions and il car
ries out tho platform to the letter. Some
people ask why we should bother to pass
the bill il 1t does not satisfy the labor
organizations. We did not agree to sat
isfy the labor organizations. We agreed
To adopt this law because we believed
it to bo right.
81 am tired" fairly shouted the prcsi-
dent amid a storm OF cheers, "of con-
sultIng particular interests 10 see wheth-
er or not a thing ought 10 so through.
am In favor OF consulting every interest
to see what It's argument may be and
want TO give justice TO every interest. /
want TO know If A thing is right. II il
is right, we can convince the people il
is right and they will be with u.s.
Hopes for Conservation.
In speaking OF the conservation meas
ures. the president said he hoped con
eress at this session would al least adopt
the bill that gives the president pccitic
authority TO withdraw lands from public
entry until such time as congress can
adopt laws for their proper disposition.
said lie hoped the $4,000 600 OF bonds
or certificates would he granted TO carry
forward the reclamation projects in the
west, This work. he said. had gotten
effort TO satisfy the hopes OF those to be
benefited by the reclaimed lands.
The president referred To the right OF
tho executive arbitrarily TO withdraw
lands from entry. a subject that has
formed n part OF the testimony taken
in the BaIIinser- Pinchot controversy,i
ton provided the public domain should
be disposed of by congress, but there
grew up a practice when the government
needed military reservation or light
house site under which the president
would reserve the necessary land Pro-
ceedine upon the theory that right had
been fully established. millions OF acres
OF lands were withdrawn BY the last
and tho present administrator that con-
gross might deal with the lands In other
ways than the present laws prescribed.
Needs Definite Authority.
"The right OF the executive is very
doubtful one To my mind, and II tested
might not stand. Already a test is being
made of the right to Withdraw oil lands
I'm California. The lew that ought TO
pass first is the one giving the president
definite authority 20 withdraw lands.
There is some opposltion 10 this among
some gentlemen who live In the west and
breathe the air OF freedom who think
that land ought to be disposed OF under
They say they will stand UP and object
To the law as long as there is leather
under their feet. But this talk is not
to be tasn too Sscsscd Ifriogsly the varous
problems OF practical conservation. The
question Of the proposed lease OF coal
lands, power sites etc Experimental
laws would have to he passed. he
thought TO be strengthened If found too
lcnicnt or made less drastic II found TO
shut out capital Mr.. Taft told story
OF President Eliot OF Harvard, who, af-
ter accepting the leadership in conser
vation movement, came to the White
House one day and said:
"Mr President. I have been looking
into this conservation business and / find
there are some problems in IL that have
not been solved and are so intricate il Is
going TO take lot OF time and thought
to solve them
II quite agreed with him" declared
the president.
Poor People Made Happy.