Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-08-04


that principle has come to be a matter
Of inst importance; aud besides these
circumstances there enters
into the case a grosing distrust Of the
more capable captains OF industry.
Neither the demand OF the people, the
necessity to safeguard resources from
wasteful exploitation, nor the wealthy
syndicate can be eliminated from the |
problem before our statesmen, to whom |
the easiest determination by government
ownership Of the means for operation
in the mines aud transportation is
denied through prejudice against social.
ism. The man or set of men who
could deal with Alaskan affairs in q
policy above the reach of writers who
exploit the administration policies of
any party more ruthlessly than the
worst syndicate could exploit Alaskan
resources, are not available for public
service il indeed they exist at all.
The policy of President Taft, as
clearly and fully discussed in his recent
message to Congress, afforded an oppor-
tunity to needy critics in that there was
to some extent, a really inconsiderabe
extent, an assumption of personal re-
sponsibility as regards the extent of the
order eliminating reserved forest lands
for the purpose of enabling the Con-
troller and Navigation Co, of which
Mr.. Ryan, aud not the "Morgau Gug-
genheim crowd" is the head, to estab-
lish a railway terminal and later a
town. Also there was the fact that, as
no other parties had applied or were
likely to put in claim to the tract
granted, the President allowed the order
to become effective from the date of its
issuance, instead of ordering a delay OF
thirty days as had been customary in
land grant transactions. In judging Of
that assumption of duty, certain t.
prove beneficial to that community, thu
people will remember that Mr.. Graves
chief forester, had reported that Their
could be no reasonable objection to tb,
elimination Of $4,000 acres of the trac
desired, from the standpoint of forestr,
interests. The navy department ha'
no use for it. It was the opinion q
other department officials that create
benefit would accrue to all that peopl
by facilitating development.
Take these and the more importan
fact that the public land laws that Of
tanned in Alaska are more than stuff
GENTLY restrictive in prevention of moi
opolistic exploitation and you see til
business of the Presidents assumption
d As a matter of fact the course taken
IT the matter of the grant to the Controllt
(. Railway Co. merely anticipated props
a legislation to that effect since til
s. necessity of the people is matter TIT
it calls for prompt attention so as to pr
D. mote business in opening up the burie
ss coal at Cordova. The people of th'
te section of the territory have demo
81 strated their impotence in riots becau'
it they have been obliged to import CO
for their immediate use from BIRTHS
Columbia with resource under the
al feet. They, the people of the territo1
d, haven't the means in either technic
" knowledge or wealth to establish faciI
al ties for opening the mines or for inst
ce tuting other forms of enterprise. 1t h
u. been suggested by writers suspicion
In and mighty proud of their inferenc
P that, it would be better for the people
al pay higher price, any old price, f
OF the imported coal than to allow sy
ny dictate the rather dubious privilege
ny establishing means to operate the mine
Mt But the people of Cordova have
lie use for dog-in-the-manger policy,
tie for the petty grudging spirit evinc'
D. toward public men, men gifted wi
We genius, to the like of which is due Il
OF marvellous industrial system which h
g. changed the United States from va
&c forest, reserved previously by a fe
TO savages to powerful nation peopled
no 100000 souls, engaged in eve
IN known branch of the arts, science
Oh crafts and productive industry.
Gu The more interest such people as a
al partially informed as to this matte
'ts take in the physical conditions al
re affairs in Alaska (Which is by no mea
rs so richly endowed as to tempt to lal
K grabbing on large scale) the lie
3d. likely they will be to get excited over
US sensational "write up" of the President
III policy to promote prosperity in tn
90 territory, or to pay attention
ne insinuations and alarms every time
at big enterprise is mooted by corporatio
Is That scandal, which was based {
'r' captious objection to policy viii
o. imperiled no right of the people, al
ar in which there cannot be found al
'r- evidence whatever of connivance
ms mischievous schemes, but which, uevt
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