The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-06-06

etviliaa snsinssrS Or ofhcers OF tns
QGlnoer corps az the army. The
preoldsnt had hoep within biz rights
WI ~ naz4eA M. Edse - ohief
ene1oeer g NJ Lanes reqlsC H
had 40 mov~ euthority than I corner
gfoeorypen 70 name Ueutena1f
Mcars, for the army appotntments
were restricted specifically 70 ~ en-
glnser corps, and Nesrs = : eayplsy
o61cer. h z. n Y. Y. & & N,
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ton mat Secretary Of War 0arsissa
went 70 Secretary Of ne. Intoslor Las
and told him In efIsct be did MOI mind
his burglarising the war department.
but when he did Il he wished ~
would wake up the Waterman.
President Wilson Wa informed ~
had appointed an army onlcsr 70 work
In Alaska whom he had no business
to appoint. The law We - plain -
the shortest Of the Ten Command
ments. There WAS quick consulta-
ton and great hustling about. A
new law was necessary and congress
was asked to pass . Joint rssolution
giving the president specific authority
to appoint any army o61cer he chose.
This has been done and 20 II y that
the advance work II to be carried out
by q civilian engineer and BY . cav
airy ofhcer Of the UnitAd states army.
Advised BY Colonel 0osthals.
It il pretty well known that Col.
George w. Cocktails, governor Of the
Panama canal sone. was Mr.. Lanes
adviser in the matter Of appointments
to the work in Alaska Colonel Goeth-
ais seemed to think that II would be
wise to have . civilian make the pre-
liminary survey. and that later, II
necessary. the work should BE- turned
over to the army engineers. Colonel
Cocktails requested the appointment
OF the young cavalry ofncer. Mears. to
the work In Alaska.
IT Is mystery IN Warrington Why
Colonel Goethals wished to have the
first Alaska work done By civilians.
1t II certain a. things can be that II
the work had been given to the army
engineers At once they would have
been kept on the Job until the railroad
was completed. II II possible that
when the governor Of the Panama
canal gone retires from that once he
would like to take mp the work Of
railroad construction IN Alaska in b.
half Of the government
Lanes Conservation Program.
After President Wilson had out
lined his program Of legislation anoth-
or program fathered by Secretary Of
the Interior Lane appeared in the
Legislative neld. Il did not clash in
any way with that of the president
and It can be taken FOR granted that
It has Mr.. Wilson's sanction. Mr..
Lanes scheme Is as comprehensive
as that Of his chief. and to the local.
ties and parties concerned 10 perhaps
much more important and pressing.
The legislative program Of the secre-
tary Of the interior 10 q conservation
program and it, items are a. follows:
Biz affecting water power on public
lands. Alaskan coal leasing bill. gen.
eral leasing bill for oil. coal and phos-
pilates In the United States. extension
of time on irrigation projects, radium
bill.
The bill authorizing the leasing Of
Alaskan coal lands II farther advanced
than any Of the others and seemingly
stands an excellent chance Of passage
at this session. It has been favorably
reported BY the house and senate com
mittees on public lands and u now on
the calendar In both houses. Il u Q
complementary measure TO the one an
thorising the building OF the govern
ment-owned railroad in the territory.
Its intention ID to dovetail with the
railroad bill and TO help to open
Alaska. M
Alaska Coal Lands sIl.
Under this bill the secretary Of the
interior ID authorised to lease In areas
Of 40 acres or multiples thereof up to
1850 acres. In the fields of Boring and
whose values are known
and which lie near the coast. only
small tracts will be leased. In the low
grade coal areas Of the interior larger
tracts. It IL held By the secretary, can
Be leased with safety and propristy.
Railroads are not TO b allowed to
take leases for commercial purpobes.
they win be allowed to mine /
coal for their own uss. Two sections
Of the. bill prevent lessees from intsr-
locking or owning An interest In other
leases. Forfeiturss are provided and
penalties imposed. There Il Z tsn-acrs
In one Of the bills sections
for the purpose Of aiding small miners.
homesteaders and some others In the
Of Aaska, but the per
mits are only temporary.
The secretary Of the interior y au-
thorised. to lease the coal deposits sep
arately, retaining the surface area for
agriculture when It ID deemed advis-
able. This 10 held BY the bins pro-
ponents TO be highly important b.
cause then the development and con-
servation Of one resource will not NJ
tard those Of the other. No assign
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