The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-02


the common interests Of their e0mmu
mites. and so BY counsel and expert
ence set up government which al
the world win see to be suitable to .
people whose affairs are under their
own control At last. | hope and be
lieve. We are beginning to gain the
confidence of the Filipino peoples. BY
their counsel and experience. rather
than by our own, we shall learn how
best to serve them and how soon il
viii be possible and wise to withdraw
our supervision. Let us OF ,e find the
path and set out with fra and conf
dent tread upon 1t and we shall not
wander from it or linger upon IL.
Double Duty Toward Alaska.
A duty faces us with regard to Alas.
ka which seems 70 me very pressing
and very imperative; perhaps I should
say double duty. for il concerns both
the political and the material develop
ment OF the territory The people OF
Alaska should be given he full terri.
torial form Of government. and Alas
ka, as a storeheuse. should be IN
locked One key to it is a system OF
railways. These the government
should itself build and administer. and
the ports and terminals II should itself
control in the interest Of all who wish
10 use them for the service and de
yeiopment Of the country and its peo-
pie
But the construction Of railways Is
only the first step; is only thrusting
in the key TO the storehouse and
throwing back the lock and opening
the door How the tempting resources
OF the country are 10 be exploited is
another matter. to which I shall take
the liberty Of from time to time call.
ing your attention. for il IS a policy
which must be worked out by we'll
considered stages. not upon theory
but upon lines of practical expediency.
Il Is part Of our general problem OF
conservation. We have a freer hand
IN working out the problem In Alaska
than IN Che states OF the Union; and
get the principle and object are the
same, wherever We touch 1t. We must
use the resources Of the country. not
lock them up. There need be no con
iiict or jealousy as between state and
federal authorities. for there can be
no essential difference Of purpose be-
tween them. The resources in ques.
tion must be used but not destroyed
sr wasted used. but not monopolized
upon any narrow u of individual
rights as against the iding interests
OF communities That a policy can be
worked out by conference and conces-
sion which will release these resources
and yet not leopard or dissipate
them, | for one have no doubt; ana It
can be done on lines OF regulation
which need be no less acceptable to
The people and governments of the
states concerned than to the people
and government Of the nation at large.
whose heritage these resources are.
We must bend our counsels tc this
end A common purpose ought to
make agreement easy.
Specially important.
Three or four matters Of special i'm
portance and significance | beg that
You viii permit me TO mention in clos
ing
Our bureau OF mines ought to be
equipped and empowered to render
even more effectnal service than il
renders now in improving the condi-
Sons OF mine labor and making the
mines more economically productive
a . we'll ra ,,,r~o oofa rshf. &c a., al
important part of the work Of con
servatlon; and the conservation Of
human life and energy lies even near
er to our interest than the preserva-
tion from waste OF our material re-
sources.
We owe II. in mere justice to the
railway employees of the country. to
provide for them a fair and effective
employers liability act. and law
that we can stand by In this matter
will be no less to the advantage OF
those who administer the railroads OF
the country than to the advantage OF
these whom taey employ. The expert
ence Of a large number Of the states
ahundantly proves that.
We ought to devote ourselves to
meeting pressing demands OF plain
Justice like this as earnestly as to
the accomplishment OF political and
economic reforms Social Justice
comes fret. Law is the machinery for
its realization and IS vital only as II
expresses and embodies II.
Safety at Sea.
An international congress for the
discussion OF all questions that affect
safety at sen is now sitting In London
at the suggestion OF our own govern
ment. So soon as the conclusions OF
that congress can be learned and con
sidered we ought to address ourselves.
among other things, to the prompt
alienation Of the very unsafe. unjust
and burdensome conditions which now
surround the employment Of sailors
and render it extremely difficult to
obtain the services Of spirited and
competent men such as every ship
needs If it IS to be safely handled
and brought TO port.
Nav nof nxnrace Tho vary raaI