Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-08
NJ IOWA. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER s 1910
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put to whatever use will make 1t most
useful to all the people.
"2.-The fundamental object of our
land policy should be the making and
maintenance of permanent prosperous
homes. Land monopoly and excessive
holdings must not be tolerated
"3. Settlement must be encouraged
by every legitimate means on all lands
that will support homes. Thus the
tillable land in public ownership within
and without the national forests should
be disposed of in fee simple to actual
home-makers, but not to SPECTATORS.
~ The first and most needy thing
to do for our cultivated lands is to pre-
serve their fertility by preventing
erosion.
"5. The non-irrigable arid public
grazing lands should be administered
the small stockmen and the home
maker until they can pass directly into
the hands OF actual settlers.
IS. Rights to the surface of the pub
lie land should be separated from
rights to the forests upon it, and the
minerals beneath 1t, and each should
be held subject to separate disposal.
The timber and stone act should be re-
pealed.
As to Our Minerals.
Il. Those still remaining in govern
ment ownership should not be sold but
should be leased upon terms favorable
for their development up TO the full
requirements of our people. Until
legislation to this effect can be enact
ed, temporary Withdrawals of land
containing coal, oil. gas, and phosphate
in, TO MT
speculation and monopoly.
"2. 1t is the clear duty of the fed
eral government, as we'll as that of
the states in their sphere to provide,
thru investigation. legislation, and reg
ulation against loss of life, and waste
of mineral resources, in mining.
National Efficiency.
Il. The maintenance of national
and state conservation commissions is
necessary to ascertain and make public
Such commissions supply the funda-
the nation and the states for the de-
velopment and protection of the foun-
dation of our prosperity
40 A national health service is
needed to act in cooperation with SIM
purpose Of lengthening life, decreasing
suffering and promoting the vigor and
efficiency Of our people.
Combating Combinations.
"In the effort to conserve our natural
resources. we recognize that combi-
nations against the public welfare
which extend beyond state lines. can be
met effectively only by agencies equally
capable Of operating across such boun-
daries. It is clear that the control of
interstate commercial power is pos
sible only by the use Of interstate fed
eral power We are opposed to the ex-
tension of state jurisdiction at the ex-
pense Of real control by the people over
monopoly as in the case Of water pow
er.
"While do not believe that the state
alone can carry out the conservation
program In the face Of interstate at
tacks upon 1t, dui.let fan TO recognize
the great and useful part which the
states must play in this great move
ment for the permanent welfare Of all
our people. Also. / appreciate that In
much Of the work ahead corporation
between the states and the nation is
an essential condition Of success. But
when I see the special interests at
tempting to take refuge behind the
doctrine Of states rights. propose to
say So"