The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-10
NEW LAWS NEEDED
PRESIDENT ASKS IMMEDIATE At.
TENTloN TO WANTS OF
PUBLIC DOMAIN.
MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL
Legislation In Interest Of Alaska 10
Imperative Homestead Laws
Need notwithstanding Law Rec
ommended-Wouid Probe Cost Of
lIvino.


wa.h,,-+o, r.n ,-rn. ,-..,a..@..
,acssi res..a-. -. ~. 80, ~ 49, ~,
fsr1or aana r+,'ee,t 20. r.sd - 200.
Ther. .. y, ,-.,.h =, ~. r.a.~a,
1,risd,c+,on wh,.h ca,I. MOI. ,,,,arattus-
~ ~ ;,n,n"d,ota 1aa,.,atja1 .han the+
vh,ch concarn. tha n,,h,,n dornatn ana
esnan.a,Iv ~ n.rt -, .hat doma;r -, ,n
:. ~ AIo.k. -'
Tho nro-re.. u,asr n. r..,.ro.+,.r .ct
has mada clear tho aseect. ~ -. s;,,;+as
Hon. Witch .ho,,,d ha 1oSnad;ed rhs
r,,ias ,o.,a-..,. ~ s,,,....n 20 e
aria az ~, vail adantaS ~ ~. $1,000
inc AZ titie ia land mads ar.hIa Nv gnv.
eminent r.clar. .tor wcr,r
cnnr,,r -y,th ~. .anrata- =, ~. T.,
terror ii his recommendafion that after
entry - rnad. nnnn I.nd heir~ raclotrnad
actual occunatinn M = hone.tead ct thu
same be NOT rennired nntiI two wear. an.
er entry. hut that cultivation AZ the .ama
shall be required ana thaf the nreeent
provision under which the land !. "a ha
paid for in ten annual instaIlments shall
be so modified Al to allow a patent issue
for thu land nj the end NJ i've vears,
cultivation and three yeara' occunat Ion-
with q reservation Of = government lien
for the amount Of the unpaid purchase
money. This leniency to the reclamation
homesteader will relieve him from occupa-
ton At time when the condition Of the
land makes It most burdensome and dif-
ficult, and at the end Of Ave years win
furnish him with a title upon which he
can borrow morev and continua tha i'm.
provement Of his holdings.
also concur In the Recommendation
OF the secretary of the interior that all
Of our public domain should be classified
and that each class should be disnosed
~ or Administered IN tha u.r,.r ,ro.t
appronriate to that narticuiar ciaa.
The chief change. however. which ought
to be made. and which 7 hava a1readv
recommended In nrevio,,. ne.aa1o. ord
communications to conrress 4. that he
u,hich sovernn,.at ana9 80 ~
nhate and other no,nara1 10 Nd. cnnt. t
nineral. sha1I 10
leased hv 10 goy.-n-nsrt ,v,.. aa.+.,s
tians .. - e"e s,se ve ena I'M. win u ressr
those wh,cb now oh+a,n th.o,,eso,,. .hs
country hetween tho nwnara Is 80 a .ns
+ha Iesseaa u,bo u,or,, +ha ,,,.a. 49, T..
1eases l,ka +hosa whioh h,,,a 49,. 49,. 49,.
cncoessf,,I - Aus+ra,,a NJ, $3.50 nus.
Nova scotia Tha shox,-,n.r 100 ~, @nu
vesigattons into TIC .,,cness ,u. ,o ~
Of the leasing svstan, 1eaues ~ ao,,ht as
- to .,s,.aa. s e..ses . ~ uouo. as
nn,remants 90 ~ tha 1uori.,nu 1 - ~ l.e
during the torn, NOV no ~ franaas a , ~
nrevant anv ho1ding - Isrsa ,.inin- 49, s "
critics merely for .nacmIa9,or -nhi,a ~.
ROYALTIES NAV he mada suffc,ant,v low
not nnduIv to incraa.e tha coa. =. ~.
coa1 mined ana a. tha low. t,,,,o .,,ea
.ient to furnish a reaaonahis ,ncn,oa -,
he use Of the nnhlic IN the co,,n,,n,tv
where the min,ng zoos an IN Aiss,.a
there is no reason why a substantial IN.
come should MT Tins he rai.ad eor s,oh
public works nm nav 10 daarnad $500
,ary or useful.
There II M difference hntvaer ~.
ions which call for the ann1ication NJ ~.
easing system to the coal lands aim ~.
aimed BY the government in fha TYn,ted
States proper ana those which eri.t ~
Alaska
am not In favor Of government ovr.~.
hip where the same Certainty ana EN-.
:iency Of service can be had nv nrtvafa
enterprise, but think the condition.
presented in Alaska are Of such = char.
Lcter al to warrant the government for
he purpose Of encouraging the Develop
nent of that vast and remarkable terri
Org. to build and own a trunk line rail-
Dad, which II can lease on terms which
nay be varied and changed to meet the
rowing prosperity and deveionment ~
he territory.
For some years past tha hfrh a,d .+aaA.
81 Increasing cost Of living ha. haar .
natter OF such grave public concern that
deem 1t OF great public interest that an
conference be proposed at
his time for the purpose Of preparing
lans. to be submitted to the various row .
rnments, for an international inquiry IN.
} the high cost OF living. its extent |
ause. effects, and possible remedies.
therefore, recommend that. to enable the ,
resident to invite fore:xn governments ,
} such q conferences. TO be held at wash.
igton or elsewhere. the congress nrovbd.
n appropriation. not to exceed sao o0n a.
efray the expenses Of prenaration and
{ participation by the United states
The magnitude and comnlexitv ~ MOI
m Industrial disputes have nut unor
,me Of our statutes and our rresent .
echanism for adjusting .,,ch d,rersnca.
where we can be sajd To haya onv
echantsm at ala strain +hsv wsre
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