The chronicle=news., 1913-06-06

SCORES
FEDERAL POLICY
with H0MESEEKERS

Salt Lake. Utah. June G.-Argu-
ments iavoring u more liberal pol
Icy toward the homcstcadcr by the
federal government In Its admins
ifatioI OF public affairs In the wcs-
tern states were mad. ut the second
DAYS session of III. conference OF
western governors here today. Gov
crnor r.. N. Ammons Of Colorado de-
lIyrrcd the first address on the sub
Policy"
lie said:
For the purpose nf this discus
sion. We may define conservation to
mean prevention of waste and mo-
nopoiy. To which nil good citizens
should agree. National conservation
implies that this prevention of waste
and monopoly and the controy Of
our natural resources shall be under
federal jnriha,.tion. Having had
som. years cSp"ricnc. under this
plan. II Ia proper To consider some
under It's operation.
"Th" federal government by Its
ras; policy proposes to put both as-
ricniturc hni grazing lands upon u
roy atty or i-ar-hoid basis. thereby
Withdrawing them permanently from
taxation. without the power Of
taxing It's lands the state govern
m"n'E cannot support themselves
aud no class of lands should have
any adVantag" over nny'oth-r class.
II tn. federal government Insists
upon Withholding land and resources
fion -n'rN and makes them revenue
producing to th" federal treasury
b. placed upon N" tax rolls. Ia.
rsmt N other property. No other
plan would he fair To IN" states.
III IL 10 to become the settled pol
Icy of this country for the govern
men, to go into business. II must he
In competition ana in contraeturai
relation with III. citizens.
Under the present policy Of con-
.crvation as Il has b.cn practics,si.
settlement Of our lands has been din.
oovrasSd aud prevented. The prot.
pcctor virtually driven from the
practically d-ni.-i Ia Our elite. and
tow ms. development work OF all
KINDS discouraged. IN. growth Of our
STATE. hini-rrd. aud through the
-ripiins of tn" taxing row-r. the
usefulness Of our educational ins,i-
tu,ions has been hAmpcr"J.
1T 1, asserted that our troubles
are merely matter of adminir;"ra.
tion: this IL not true. The system
4. Fundamentally wrons and the men
who administered II cannot s.cur"
good results no matter how they try.
TIL" only way in which our western
s,a.-s can s-cuf" their equality with
tn" Older states u To have their
iands given into rri,ai" ownership
aud placed on tn" taS rolls: through
more liberal distribution by the f"d-
-TaI government or through ccssion
of the public domain to the states IN
which II lies"
An Invitation from Colorado
sprinrs. Colorado. was read inviting
the western governors To- meet with
tn. national .onicrcr'. Of governors
In that city next August.
There is - great association In
Washington maintaining - lobby t.
ru, the west ON u l-as.hoi,i basis,
charged Governor Amtnons In AT ad-
dress In which he attacked the gen
.rai land yoiicy Of the federal gov
,rnmcBt The government says our
western resources would go into the
y monopoly u put under state con.
troll. Thcy say We are not iaw abid-
Ing. I want to call your attention
TO the disgrace that happened when
the women marched down Pcnnsyl-
Vania aycnu, in Washington. Why.
yrntIcncn. such u disgrace rs that
which happened In our capitol city
would not have happened In the
toughest mining camp Of the tough
.., stat. in the west in the toughest
day. Yet they say we are not law
..bititng. Gr,a, heavens. what do
they call Themselves
III the government goes into bus
incss II should bc on an equal basis
with the men with whom u does bus.
incss. Under the present reclamation
his contract he Is hailed into court.
hut IL tn. government violates 1t.
and II often does, the homcstcadcr
has no redress.