Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-31
FEDERAL LANDL0RD|SN
DECLARES MONDELL
u,,,cs CoustIc Message 10 Mining Con-
grcss-Spoknnc Branch Passes
Resolutions.

Caustlc comments on the message ol
President Taft are contained In l9e'
ter sent TO the Spokane branch OF IN
American Mining Congress. In connee.
tion with the resolutions passed by TINS
branch OF the Mining Congress calling
upon Congress to allow the states tt
regulate the coal lands within tnei'
domain and prevent monopoly, fresi'
dent Matt Baumgartner has issusu eA'
ccrpts from Congressman f w, Mon
dclls letter to the congress. Repre-
sentative Mondcll comes from "yo-
ming and is chairman of the nous
committee on public lands Ihe com
Inents OF the congressman as quot@o uS
Mr.. Baumgartner arc;
.I had hoped that the president woui1
be less radical In his Views with res'Iu
TO so-callcd conservation. than Is lnuI-
cared bv his message of today. The
message is radical, and the bills ~hlcn
have been proposed by the interior dc
fpnrtmcnt TO carry these views INTO e.
feet are even more radical. IL pos
siblc. than the message itset- X ie
exceedingly important that our Wcst.
ern people should stand as UNI
against The plans which have been pro-
,1eod Ia fx federal landlordism hnd
bureaucratic control over the west ="
treat our western resources as a ma
tInnal asset The plans of state 9oclal-
lam and bureaucracy have largely OTIS ,
mated with the forestry bureau ana
the geological survey. They nave oeeh
In a position. with their large epnro,,
priations, to build UP, with tne a'1
OF the sensational magazine writer's;
sentiment that threatens serious IN
iury to the west unless the western
people stand unitedly against IL.
STAND OF CONGRESSMAN.
"For myself. 1 propose to fight it out
on the line OF Individual ownership anu
local control. The people of the west
n-e entirely competent to protect the!h1
selves against monopolles. or atteI,ip.e, ;,
monopolies, within their own noIue.S uS
Resolutions have been sent to WISH
ington, ID. c.. by the Spokane oranch'
President Baumgartner declares
"a serious condition confronts the
western people In relation to the pro
posed legislation as now introduced IN
Congress pertaining TO the pupIlc
natural resources of all the western
states. and question tnat mus. ooS o
we'll considered by oil fair minded
citizens"
The Following are the resolutions
that have been sent to Congress ana
which were adopted at Spokane on
Jan. "a. at the chamber OF commerce;
Whereas: The honorable secretary
of the interior has recommended IN
his last report. and there are no" pills
pendinr in Congress looking to a com
plete revision of the laws relating to
coal lands and coal mining which have
already Indicated an increase IN the
nurchase price of 2, 800, 900 acres OF coal
lands 200 per cent or 100000. 600, and
upon the same basis of classification
will ultimately increase the pr1ce upon
nm q
500 900, 600 all of which must event.
ually be paid by the consumers. and
1t Is further proposed to sell the land
and the coal hereunder separately.
UNFAIR TO MASSES.
therefore. 1t is resolved that we.
the members of the Spokane branch OF
the American Mining congress deem
that the proposed legislation is unfair
to the masses of the western people
and plnces an unjust burden on the
present and unborn generations of ono
part of the country, not exacted else
where and must therefore be in
terpreted as class legislation,
BE 1t further resolved that the price
of coal land should remain as now and
that the state should be required to
pass legislation 10 prevent monopoly
and n basis for equitable taxation
BE II further resolved that we, the
members OF this organization instruct
the secretary and request the president
to forward copies OF these resolutions
to the national organization of the
American Mining congress, to officials.
national and state, organizations.
newspapers and individuals who may
be interested In this subject.
"Committce-Thomas A LePage, c.
George. John NJ Schnattcrly. ]. E.
Angle, j, l. Owens"