The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-16
ship and are under the municipal
ownership Of the states.
State Conseryatior.

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1T seems to mo-" he continued.
that We should not try to irapose the
whole burden Of conservation on the
general government but leave Il il to 10
the states and to the Municipalities
to work out, except In 20 far IN M.
ttonal interference 10 necessary to
protect national interests; and want
to be understood % opposed to the
theory that, because the state has not
exercised to the full its powers in the
matter Of reforms, ipso facto the ma.
tional government must exercise
them"
The. national government, he said,
cannot "enter the state and dictate
the means or method Of the develop
ment Of tts streams and rivers, except
In 20 far as their navigation is con-
"erned." Wise conservation, in his
"a zion. implied "as full and free a
Saks. ment OF our natural resources
as EH. 'stent with our civilization
and~s! :,
But ~ =, 1t forget" he as
the policy of de,'Qe Aent. OF Of build. lid
ing up new commul..(ies and settle
ments. even In far-oft Alaska. We
have not reached that period where
we can say the remainder of our pub
lie lands shall be auctioned OF to the
highest bidder to increase the few
enues of the national treasury. They
must still be used az inducements to
increase thrifty settlements and pro-
vide new homes to landless settlers
and to promote commerce and indus
trial pursuits to the most remote ri
gtons Of the west. ~
y What the public demands today
is q speedy survey of all available
areas for settlement; an adequate and
scientific classification of the remain
der of the public lands, and such leg
'islation as will enable determination
of all private entries and rights in
the interest Of the bona flde claimant
without unreasonable delay, and,
above all. protection against the mo-
nopolization or waste of our natural
resources"
Mr.. Ballinger declared ttfsS the
present laws and methods Of disposal
OF deposits Of coal, phosphates, oil
and natural gas are utterly imprac-
tical, either from the standpoint of
the locator or or that of the govern
ment. "and no adequate method exists"
he added, "for controlling or super
vising hydro-electric power produced
from power plants installed ON gov
ernment water power sites. No man
or set Of men can comply with the
present law and finance r. eoal mine
on the public domain on $40 acres Of
land except under extremely favor
able conditions. The absurdity of the
law in itself invited fraud and indi-
rect methods of. evading it's provis-
ions. It is hoped congress will fur
nish the interior department with the
necessary machinery to guard safely.
and properly the public interests In
their ultimate disposition"
...s.ss.. The Pipckot Natter i
Speaking OF the Investigation of the
CLAWS charges now going on In Wash-,
fngton, Secretary Ballinser said:
So far nothing has been brought to
light but suspicion inuendoes and in
timatdons. These shall be able to
dissipate as soon as my evidence is
In. According to the papers of the
east the matter is not considered very
important. Whatever I have to say
about my opponents, I'll say on the
witness stand" This was in reply to
a question for an opinion of his op-
ponents in the matter.