Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-07
GOVERNMENT IS
BIGLAND OWNER
TliEHlrOR3 has GREAT INTER
iSr N CONNERN AIlON.
PROMOTION OF WELFARE
states should Not liHlc Reservoir
and Dam Sites Retention
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l'a use "7 wen Ha "l lh' resources u
contains "i puisu's.
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u'uN u'''' aI''hll"h was gwen l."
'h' phaN'. ul conservation Whl'h We
| now ma "Il important In those da>8
mere was lahd enough ana I" Spnl"
h"I lou"N lh' '"uulll"llh are l"lhllN
'u'ub'u. 'uI I"plulN lu'r'ahllf pop
uI'l'"U' lh' u'N'"pIh'ul "I El'"l
''h''iS ol INDUSTRY ana lh" lalluIr L"
increase ln equal proportion our aErl
cultural productions hay" brought
"'"ul conditions Nhl'h give SERIOUS
concern lu every man WA" mas gwen
thought To lhr permanent welfare ui
our people
ll the conservation problem had
SIMPLY To d" with th" distribution ul
what remains ot the public domain,
th" solution OF the problem would ho
lrr'd Irom many difficulties but dlH-
lrlhull"h Us oul\ a small part of lh"
problem, the most important duly lS
10 ploNlu' against such distribution
nN Wlll result in giving lh" biG spec
lhl interests lh"hopullsllc control over
the resources "l ilmh"r water luvl
ana phpsphal'S
Under our former system dspu-
slilon of public lands hN both nation
ANA state We have permitted iudlNid-
uals ahd corporations To acquire great
| portions ol our natural resources. We
NAY" gwen away special privileges of
| great value and made grants of trr-
mrndous Industrial power The use
OF these special privileges and the
exercise OF these powers haN" given
ilse To serious political ana ihduAlfial
! questions winch ar" nov parts of the
conservation problem
Mr. harlicld iheh brl'ni Defined the
! powers ol congress the President the
secretary OF the Interior the commis-
! sohrr "l the general l1nd onice ana
| continued
'u' "I lle great "hJ'''N I"r Whlch
powers BI'ni'u /" lh' hHupn are 10
h' 'N'i'Sru IS I" promote ine general
Wr'ar'' me trainers "l lhe 'olAu
tu,ioi uld not make ihr mistake OF
u'Hhlhg the g'htf" W'lai' nut I'll
TO tach generation the interpretation
"I llai rNprrSSl"'l' IN accordance WIN
'ne SpIi' oI genius "l III" "hr, lh"
hreus oI 'n' people thnhBr lht d'-
nlopileht "l social lnduatrlal ana p"-
llll'1l conditions, Ihal Whlrh I"r-
merry pI"Nlu'u Ior 'ho punIlo wei
'uro may soon p'o"the WhollN Ihaue~
Punte'
Ine supreme 'oull mas utclded
'h't inr power I" DISPOSE absolutely
VI pupnc lahd gives lhe power /"
grant leHsrf lItl' Such as leate
or permit Ihus II Us clear that there
Is ample power IN lh' federal GOV
eIhlh'nl 10 IullN prple't the peoples
interest ana promote lhe general wei
rare III dealing Wllh the public do
main.
ihe executive lN the custodian OF
puhllc property. H." cannot dispose
"l any property without authority
from congress nut 1t Is ms duty To-
| prevent pubic property IRON being
taken or beng used illegally som"
"I the greatest land frauds nave been