Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-06-06
MORE LIBERAL
WESTERN
POLICY
DEMANDED BY WESTERN GOVERN.
ORS=GOvERNOR AMMONS SAYS
SUfFRAGETTS WOULD never
HAVE BEEN INSUL7ED IN WEST
AS they WERE IN WASHINGTON.
COLORADO SPRINGS
invite GOVERNORS

Salt Lake City, Utah, June G,--Argu'
ments favoring more liberal policy
toward the homesteader by the feder.
al government in its administration OF
public land affairs in the western
states, were made at the second days
session of the conference of western
governors here today. Governor E. NJ.
Amons, of Colorado, delivered the
first address on the subject Of Our
National Conservation Policy
An invitation from Colorado
Springs, Colo, was read inviting the
western governors to meet with the
national conference of governors in
that city next August.
There is a great association in
Washington maintaining lobby to put
the western states on leasehold
basis charged Governor Ammons in
all address in which he attacked the
general land policy of the federal gov
ernment
resources would go into a monopoly if
put under state control. They say
VIC are not law-abiding. | want to call
your attention to the disgrace that
happened when the women marched
down Pennsylvania avenue in Wash
ington. Why, gentlemen, such a dis
grace as that which happened i'll our
capital city would not have happened
IL the toughest mining camp of the
toughest state in the west in the
toughest day. Yet they say we are
not law-abiding. Great heavens, what
do they call themselves?
IF the government goes into husi-
ness it should be on an equal basis
with the men with whom it does busi-
ness. Under the present reclamation
system, if the homesteader violates
his contract, he is hailed into court,
hut if the government violates it, and
it often does, the homesteader has no
redress"
Governor f. NJ. Ammons of Colora-
do, addressed the conference of west
ern governors here today, on the sub
iect of Our National Conservation
Policy" and said:
For the purpose of this discussion,
we may define conservation to mean
prevention of waste and monopoly. TO
which all good citizens should argee.
National conservation implies that
his prevention of waste and monopo-
Y and the control of our natural re-
sources shall be under federal juris
1iction, Having had some years eX-
)erience under this plan, it is proper !
o consider some of the objections to /
t as developed under its operation.
"The federal government by its past
policy, proposes to put both agricul- |
ure and grazing lands upon royal
y or lease hold basis, thereby with
lrawing them permanently from taxa
ion Without the power of taxing it's
ands, the state government cannot
support itself and no class of lands
should have any advantage over any
)lHcI CldSS. IL tIlc LcuCIdl SONClH-
nent insists upon Withholding land
nd resources from entry, and makes
hem revenue-producing to the federal
reasury, then such lands and resourc-
IS should be placed upon the tax
oils, the same as other property. No
ther plan would be fair to the states.
"If it is to become the settled poll
y of this country for the government
0 go into business, it must be in COM
etition and in contractial relation
18th the citizens
"Under the present policy Of con-
ervation, as it has been practiced,
ettlement of our lands has been dis
and prevented. The pros !
ector virtually driven from the field, {
ne use Of cheap water power prac- I
cally denied to our cities and towns, {
evelopment work of all kinds dis {
the growth of our states {
indered, and through the cripplying s
f the taxing power the usefulness of |
ur educational institutions has been S
a ,nnarad .