Yellowstone monitor., 1913-07-10

have taken IloAo S1'~ F'"~0o '0e
ests in the attempts of congress, dur
;no the last four years, to secure
revision of the tariff. 1t
. .ccounts for the failure to achieve
that result in 1909 and indicates the
obstacles which are met up with by
nombers of congress who are desirous
If nassing remedial legislation which
m;oht be considered inimical to the
hest interests Of these powerful inter-
ests President Wilson, upon whose
initiative the investigation was begun,
will come out of the controversy with
greatly increased prestige. 1t will
utterlv discredit in the eyes of the ma
tion large number of gentlemen in
no,;tical and official circles who have
themselves been busily engaged IN an
effort to discredit the administration.
It will give the people generally
greater confidence in the probity and
straightforward honesty of the man
now at the head of the government
and incline congress to lend an even
more respectful hearing to the council
and recommendation eminating from
the White House. The Mulhall dis
closures will also be beneficial to an
other great democratic leader, Speak
Champ Clark, whom according to the
nnb]ished letters of the Legislative
agent and those with whom he was DO
ine business, was immune to their blan-
dishments and influences and whom
they attempted to defeat for Congress
although with poor success.
owe President Wilson an apology.
In a recent letter, l mentioned that
the gentleman in the White House has
an advantage over his co-laborers IN
the governmental vineyard here dur
ing the heated season by reason OF the
fact that there is refrigerating plant
Immediately beneath the p esident' S
Office which, when loaded with seven
tons of ice, tends to reduce the tenn
perature very materially. The refrig-
orator is there alright but Mr.. Wilson
has declined to avail himself of its
good Offices. On the other hand, he
has indicated that he is entirely will
ing to endure all of the discomforts
with which the rest of us have to
contend. In other words, the Presi-
dent does not intend to take any of the
best of it despite the desire of a bene-
ficent government to give it to him.
He will work and perspire just as an
ordinary member of congress works
and perspires. Really, it is a most
extraor lipary man that we have in the
White House these days.
The great public land states of the
west have every reason to be pleased
with the attitude which the present
administration is assuming toward the
upbuilding and development of that Sec
ton of the country. In the new secre-
tary of the interior, Franklin K. Lane,
the west has true friend and one who
thoroughly understands conditions ir
and the needs of our great states in the
so-called semi arid regions. He has al.
ready manifested a desire to sweel
aside bales of useless red tape such al
has hampered the development of west.
ern states. It is assured that during
his term of Office numerous depart.
mental regulations which have only
served to harass the thousands o1
western homeseekers will be abrogatet
and more liberal policy adopted il
their stead. An effort will be mad,
to secure quicker actions on complaint
made by or in behalf of the home
steaders and other public entrymen
But it will take time to bring abou
the changes. Secretary Lane toll
me today that there are before hin
more than two thousand appeals o
land cases, chiefly from Montana. H,
is clearing these up with all possibl
expedition but his force is altogethe
inadequate at the present time. TIL
public lands committee of the house
is controlled by western men which i
J another favorable omen. Yet anothe
! is the entire sympathy of Speake
J Champ Clark with the needs of tn