The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
How the People Can Get Back Those
+. Oil Lands From the Southern Pacific

H
W Lands From the Southern Pacific II
n FFoRD PcHor struck at the root of the oil lands ques
ton as far as affects California his address the mining
congress at Los Angeles The present plan
aon only tor the benefit OF the Southern Pacific company
which title half limits Of the
railroad grant Mr. Pnchot points presumably
detective for the that the congressional grant
railroads expressly excepted those mineral scheme
OF conservation which does include recovery oil
lands by the national domain the titles defective
because holding the alternate people possession
the sections under grant drain underlying govern
nent lands withheld from entry In word the policy
@ far has been applied these rights simply plays
the hands OF people who under color of title are
Exploiting oil that presumably belong public domain
he point raised by Mr. Pinchot important
matter affecting large industrial interests present in
california II deals with question the next state
administration and the Legislature Why? Be
cause the national administration appear likely to act
WITHOUT official urging the state and an official presnta
examine these titles and report what they defective by
of land exception in the grant The attorney
general the mineogist and other experts be proper
members OF such commission report would
compel by the national administration if the railroad Grant
words " W
& s gessn@9 mt will not do its duty ii.
r9sd to mineral lands in the oil fields
Apparently the national administration is not likely to move
IN the matter without considerable urging these titles to railroad
lands defective by reason OF the mineral execution that
act must be perfectly well known Balnger who an
expert land lawyer Mr. Balnger preserves notable silence on the
aough he IS voube enough pratng about his
ectude Attorney General Wckersham knows or should know
exceptions speCihed the
os Dut neither he nor Balnger far the public knows
ever said word taken the step examine the question This
Is why we believe that nothing will be done by administration
without an urgent showing officially made behalf the people
OF California AS that before the onsea
on OF the oil measures be reasonable basis
that will permit development the the whole common
wealth. - ~
So negligent have been department Justice and the
ay OF the interior this relation that for private en-
se to this question Of the validity railroad titles
suit IS pending in the Los Angeles which the
railroad title TO these lands questioned was bropht b
but the government has not nervened although
matter dispute involves thousands most valuable
land presumably belonging to the national domain.
TO what extent any, the power of granting paroles o
in Los Angeles declares that large proportion of his troubles
l1Lueoe of are due to this He quoted
the Parole holdup assaults " women @ al are e so@ nf
System Of the "9 matter tt rh a fbs o abn states IS
with the statement that these 6S @ m + sent astoaa from rom Los
where they going many proves to Be true true " ears OF
] believe that Gp0sia @ hoad sp s T S 6ne as offenders
obbe women 'aS asoud sI Be- sh 5 is s
The captain of detectives Angeles concur in b; ;d
and he mentions the Ernest Sacknoe who i
life for murder Quentin Sackpoe killed l,
dran Los Angeles with wife he became infatuated IL
was convicted and sentenced but engaged working for b
release parole - -
The practice of secrecy the proceedings the prison board IN
these cases may easily lead abuses The public houd have
the fullest notice OF what done proposed done The peo
pie have rights in these -
He politicians the present congress are eager to take m
decennial apporonment OF before hey 90 out Of
March but they whether the census seu
+ VIII be complete in time up this u,orl
AppofuOnmeht in the short No there are hs
of the pencils in Washington already engaged :;
Neyt House dividing the but all such work n,,,s
l depend for its usefulness on two ,ntno,.a
quantities One of these the population OF the several states
the other is the basis of apporonment
The basis for 19167 inhabitants b,
certain that this figure will be raised because house leaders