Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-06-12
"ConserUatiOn With Use" viii Be
Motto of Wilson administration

the undevclopcd oil and mining and
water power interests of the state.
Give as people and capital and we
VIII become one Of the great states OF
the union he said. But the gov
eminent has retarded such develop
mont In the past by "A restrictive poll
icy which he now sincerely hoped
viii be- changed under a more liberal
and sympathetic administration.
Judge T., \. Mann responded to the
toast, New Mexico In Relation to the
Public Land Policy" Judge Mann's
speech was one of the aitcr-dinncr
sort for which he Is famous. lie saiu
that he was the standpatter OF the
standpattors ana had always taken his
ropublicanism straight as the demo-
crat takes his whiskcy. but that on the
public land question he had been
compelled time ana again to Join with
the democrats and cuss the govern
ment lie said that he was raised oa
a homestead in Nebraska and that he
was almost as much of homcsteadet
as the man was "A farmer who said he
wag In the audience exclaimcd "A
pumpkin. by thunder" Judge Mann
said that after an the good land hal
been taken up the government. like
the man who locked the door after
the horse was stolen. entered upon n
most rigid policy regarding the home-
steads OF the west and that instead oi
homesteader being looked upon a.
a pioneer and benefactor TO society
the policy Of the general land office
had been to regard him as a crook
until he proved himself innocent
The next subject. Development Of
the Rio Grandc Valley" was to have
been discussed by G. l.. Brooks but
owing TO his absence, II was assigned
&c Dr. d. r. Boyd. president Of the
University az New Mexico. who said
Al the outset that probably no man
IN New Mexico knew more Of the
physical needs OF the Rio Grande than
Mr. Brooks and that owing to the
fact that he had been in the state
only about a year. probably no man
at the banquet table knew less about
such needs than himself lut that az
president Of the state university. he
had concluded that the greatest need
in the Rio Grande valley. as in all of
the rest of the state, was an intelli-
gent study OF the resources and their
systematic development by educated
men. and that such education shouis
be provided by an institution within
the state. We said that he was in
formed that more than 1000 students
from the high schools of New Mex
leo are going outside the state to Sc
cure their college education, which
would not be bad were it not for the
fact that comparatively few of them
ever return here. He said he was In
formed al. Roswell a few days ago
that Of last years graduating class,
students would be represented in
fourteen colleges and universities out
side of New Mexico. He declared
that "a great effort should be made
to establish factories in a small way
at the beginning so that instepd OF
buying everything outside the state
thereby sending practically all of the
money to outside producers, reason
able per cent Of money should be kept
at home for the payment of labor al
home.
Attorney General Frank w Clancy
made a most unique speech on "Our
Policy Toward the Pueblo Indians.
The attorney general said if there
ever had been a policy toward tho
Pueblo Indians it should be divided
into three classes, yast, present and
future He said Mr. Jones had lived
in New Mexico as long as he had and
knew the past policy as well as ~"
did. Therefore he said, he would not
undertake to speak on that part Ol
the subject. that Mr.. Jones knew the
present policy in regard to the Pu-
eblo Indians, If there is a policy
much better than anyone else because
he becomes an official of the present
+ administration and is charged with
! carving such policy into effect, there
fore he would not attempt to tell the
/ first assistant secretary Of the inter
/ ior department of the present policy
/ for exactly the same reason he Woulu
not think Of attempting TO inform
Mr.. Jones as to the future policy
/ toward the Pueblos. However IN
conclusion. Mr.. Clancy declared he
saw no reason why the Pueblo IN
dams should receive from the gov
ernmcnt treatment differing in any
degree from any other citizen of New
/ Mexico
Mayor Sellers sgoke on Albuquer-
cue of course. He welcomed every
body within the gates Of Albuquef-
que without knocking and hoped that
ali visitors would leave the city IN the
same way He spoke Of the future
Of Albuquerque and said that one o.
his great desires was TO nave =
municipal market by which the pro-
ducer and consumer could be brought
more closely together
When Governor Mcdonald was in.
troduced by Toastmaster Marion, ne
was given a rousing ovation by the
guests present. He said that the sub
iect. New Mexico had been assign
ed TO him, but that he did not know
If until he saw the printed program
on arriving here yesterday afternoon
that when Secretary Hening of the
Commercial club telephoned MIN
somewhere down the road that all he
could understand over the wire was
that banquet was to be given in hon
or of A. A. Jones and that he said ne
would be here. He said he had been
travelling as fast as he could since
that time in order to be present and
nav tribute to one of the ablest ana