The independent-reporter., 1910-12-08

management the furnishings not only
10 the navy but . the public dry
dock and repair shop facilities and
the sale Of coal. oil and other ship
supplies.
] cannot close this reference to the
cansl without sHf testing as wise
amendment 70 the interstate com
merce Law provision prohibiting in
terstate commerce railroads from
owning or controlling ships engaged
Ia the trade through the Panama
cana J. believe such provision may
be needed 10 safe - the people of
the United States the benefits OF the
mpetition in trade between the
eastern snd western seaboards which
TINS canal VS. constructed 70 secure.
JUDICIAL PROCEDURE.
One greet CRYING ned IN the United
states is cheapening the cost Of liti-
gouon by simplifying Judicial proce-
dure and eypediting final judgment.
I nder present conditions the poor
man is a. a Woeful disadvantage in a
legal contest with corporation or a
rich opponent
am strongly convinced that the
best method of improving judicial
R4O1FAQiE DIT lC " Is u EiIlI1OnFT the
supreme court TO do cit through the
medium Of the rules Of the court as
in equity. This is the way in which
il has been done in England
PARCELS POST.
With respect TO the parcels post.
respectfully recommend its adoption
on ali rural delivery routes and that
eleven pounds. the International limit,
be made the limit of carriage in such
post. The postoffice department has a
great plant and a great organization,
it is possible to incorporate at a very
nconsiderable expense a parcels post
in the rural delivery system.
PEARY.
l recommend fitting recognition by
Congress OF the great achievement of
Robert Edwin Peary.
FOR EIGHT HOUR DAY.
1t seems to me from the past his
tory that the government has been
committed TO policy of encouraging
the limitation of the days work to
eight hours in all works of construc-
ton initiated by Itself, and it seems
to me illogical to maintain a differ
ence between government work done
on government sell and government
work done in a private establishment
CONSERVATION.
Nothing can be more important in
the matter of conservation than the
treatment of our forest lands.
The law now prohibits the reserva-
tion of any more forest lands in Ore
gon Washington. Idaho. Montana,
+ T-11 !,
of Congress. | an informed by the
department OF agriculture that the
government owns other tracts of tim
berland in these states which should
be included in the forest reserves. |
recommend to Congress that the limi
tatian herein imposed be repealed.
COAL LANDS.
The next subject. and one most i'm
portant for your consideration. is the
disposition of the coal lands in the
United States and in Alaska
The secretary of the interior thinks
there are difficulties in the way of
leasing public coal lands. l entirely
approved his stating at length in his
report the objections in order that the
whole subject may be presented to
CONGRESS. but after 2 full eonsidera-
tion | favor a leasing system and
recommend it.
WATER POWER RATES.
The v; ter power sites subject is one
hit calls for new legislation 1t is
tle plYin duty OF the government to
ec 70 II thst in the utilization and
development of all this immense
mou,t Of water power conditions
shall be imposed that will prevent ex-
tortionate charges. which are the
usual accompaniment of monopoly.