The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-03

,n Tho kov 10 the storehouse ana
throwing back the lock and openlns
The door. How the tempting resources
OF tho country are TO DC e"pi =,
Is another matter, to Whlch s,''
take the liberty Of from timc 10 ''i"o
calling your attention, for IL Us po
lev which must be worked out "
we'll considered stages, not upon
theory. but upon lines OF practical
-cxpeciiency. 1t Is part OF our genera
problem OF conservation. we ha'e
freer hand in working out inc Prop
lem in Alaska than in the states OF
tho union, and yet the principle ana
object are the same. wherever we
touch It. We must use the resources
OF tic country. not lock them up
There need be no conflict or Jealousy
as between state and federal authori-
ties, for there can be no cssentiai
difference OF purpose between them.
The resources in question must he
used, but not destroyed or wasted
used, but not monopolized upon any
narrow idea OF individual rights as
against the abiding interests OF COM
worked out by conference and con-
cession which will release these re-
sources and yet not leopard or dissi-
pate them, / for one have no doubt;
and 1t can be done on lines OF regu-
lation which need be no less accept
able to the people and governments
OF the. states concerned than 10 the
people and government OF the nation
at large. whose heritage these re-
sources are. We must bend our coun
sells TO this end. A common purpose
ought to make agreement easy.
Some Important Matters.
Three or four matters OF special
Importance and Significance beg
that you will permit me to mention
Ia closing.
Our bureau OF mines ought to be
equipped and empowered TO render
even moro effectual service than II
renders now IN improving the con-
ditions of mlne labor and making
the mines more economically pro-
ductive as well as more safo. This
is an allimportant part of the work
of conservation; and the. conserva-
tion of human life and energy lies
even nearer TO our interest than the
preservation from waste Of our ma
terial resources.
We owe 1t, in mere justice to. the
railway employees OF the country,
TO provide for them a fair and ef-
fectiye employers liability act; and
law that we can stand by in this
matter will be no less to the ad-
vantage OF those who administer the
railroads Of the country than TO the
advantage Of those whom they en-
poy. The experience Of g. large NUM-
ber OF the states abundantly proves
that. .
We ought to devote ourselves 10
meeting pressing dema nds OF plain
Justice like this as earnestly as TO
the accomplishment of political and
economic reforms Social justice
comes first Law is the machinery
for its realization and !s vital only
as II expresses and embodies 1t.
Safety at Sea-
An international congress for the
'%-SS-sfsiA
safety at sea Is now sitting in Lon
don at the suggestion of our own
government. so soon as the conclu-
sions OF that congress can be learned
and considered We ought 10 address
ourselves. among other things, to the
prompt allevia uon OF the very I'M
safe, unjust and burdensome condi-
tons which now surround the en-
ployment Of sailors and render it
extremely difficult 10 obtain the serv-
Ices OF spirited and competent men
such as every ship needs II 1t is to
be safely handled and brought to
port e-
May l not express the very real
pleasure have experienced In CO.
operating with this congress and
sharing with II the labors OF COM
mon service to which 1t has devoted
Itself so unreserved edly during the past
seven months OF accomplishing con-
centratlon upon the business of leg
tslation? Surely II Is a proper and
pertinent part of my report on "the
state OF the union" to express my
adm!rs ton for the diligence, the good
temper and the full comprehension
OF public duty which has already been
manifested by both the houses; and
] hope that II may not he deemed
an impert!nent intrusion OF myself
Into the picture !? I say with how
much and how constant satisfaction
I have availed myself OF the privi-
lege Of putting my time and energy
At their disposal alike in counsel and
In action