The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-04

OF the territory The people 81 Alaska
St goYe Pc gsnsn aha ans h az tsrr assa storm torm
house. should be unlocked. One key to
~ Is. q system of railways. These the
government should itself build and adj
minister, and the ports and terminals
It should itself control in the interest G
Eall who wish to use them for the service
people.
But the construction of railways is only
me hrst step; is only thrusting in the
the lock and opening the door. How the
tempting resources of the country are
to be exploited is another matter. to
time to time calling your attention, for
IL IS a policy which must be worked out
by well considered stages, not upon the,
Dry, out upon lines of practical expS.di-
eney. 1t is part of our general problem
Of conservation. We nave a freer hand In
MioI tba st oqs the ns problem in Alaska than nan
prlmcipie n object are the same, wher-
ever we touch 1t. We must use the, re-
up. There need be no conflict or jeai-
ousy as between state and federal au-
thorities, for there can be no essential
ulITerence of purpose between them. The
resources in question must be used, but
not destroyed or wasted; used, but not
m9nopollXed upon any narrow idea of
interests of communities. That a policy
can be worked out by conference and
concession which will release these re-
sources and vet not j~eopardize or dissi-
pate them, for one have no doubt: and
It can be done on lines of regulation
Which y ! need be no less acceptable to the
concerned than to the people and gov
eminent Of the nation at large. whose
bend our counsels to this end. A COM
mon purpose ought to make agreement
easy.
portance and significance I beg that you
will permit me to mention in closing.
Mines and Railroads.
Our bureau of mines ought to be
more effectual services than it renders
now in improving the conditions of mine
labor and making the mines more eco
safe. This is an a~ll-important part Of
the work of conservation, and the con-
~servation of human life and energy lies
even nearer to our interest than the
preservation from waste OF our mate
rial resources.
! We owe it, in mere Justice to the rail-
vide for them a fair and effective en-
p p rs liability act, and q law that we
less to the advantage Of those who adj
minister the railroads of the country
than to the advantage of those whom
they, employ. The experience of a large
that.
We ought to devote ourselves to meet
ing pressing demands of plain Justice
like. this as earnestly as to the accom-
~plishment of political and economic re-
forms. Social justice comes first. Law
is the machinery for it's realization and
is vita! only as it expresses and en-
bodies it.
An international congress for the dis
cussion of all questions that affect safety
at sea is now sitting in London at the
suggestion OF our w government. So
soon. as the conclusions of that congress
can be learned and considered we ought
to address ourselves, arnong other things,
to the prompt alienation of the very un-
safe. unjust and burdensome conditions
which now surround the employment of
sailors and render it extremely difficult
competent men such as every ship needs.
II 1T is to be safely handled and brought
to port.
He Thanks Congress-.
May | not express the very real pleas
ure l ave experienced in cooperating
With this congress and sharing with it
the labors of common service to which it
has devoted itself so unreservedly dur
ing the past seven months of uncom-
planning concentration upon the business
of legislation? Surely it is a proper and
pertinent part Of my report on "the state
Of the union" to express my admiration
for the diligence, -. good temper and
the full comprehension of public duty
which has already been manifest by both
the houses; n I nope that it may not
be deemed an impairment intrusion of
myself into the picture il I say with how
much and how constant satisfaction I
have awaited myself of the privilege OF
putting my time and energy at their dis
posal alike in counsel and in action.