The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-12-11

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tnSue1 upon then. ~ 1ope sAut fast
q vhisA thousssls q vioesoss -.
fujl q iaielatlvs. haoek e1amsressly
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oUr navigable streams eats11o he ~
ti0nal domain, also. eva = ~ eaat'
ss6 stasso. 9AtsS ~ 1so ~ogGoo -
planned Tor ssnsrsttens. 10 ntill noel
used ~ Il misisf -. becanse ~ VII,
and We won't; because ~ lavs ~
have uAhs q ~ intsjliUeatly balance
sacssrasemsnt against rsstraiat We
withhold ~ rssulatioa.
have come % ask yoo 70 remedy
and correct these mistakes SAD omis
sions. even ct this short seesloa q
congress which would certainty seem
10 have done ell the work that could
Reasonably b. sxpsctel q u. To time
and tAe circumstances are sxtraor-
binary. and 70 must our efforts BE-
also.
Uee and Conservation.
v Fortunately. two great measures.
fnely conceived, the one TO unlock.
with proper safeguards. the resources
Of the national domain. the other 10
encourage the use Of the navigable
waters outside that domain for the
generation Of power. have already
passed the house OF representatives
and are ready for Immediate consider
stion and action by the senate. With
the deepest earnestness ! urge their
prompt passage. In them both
We turn our backs upon hesita-
ton and makeshift and formulate
. genuine policy of use and con-
servation. In the best sense
Of those words. We owe the one
measure not only to the people Of that
great western country for whose free
and Systematic development. - Il
seems 10 me. our legislation has done
20 little. but also TO tho people OF the
nation ~ . whole: and We ~ clear
" owe the other In fulnllment Of our
repeated promises that the water pow
or Of the country should IN fact a.
well % In name be put II the Disposal
Of great Industries which can make
economical and profitable use Of Il.
the rights Of the public being ode.
quatsly guarded the while. and mo-
nopoly In the use preventeA. To have
begun such measures snd not com.
plsted them would indeed mar the
record OF this great congress very
seriously. I hops and con1deatly BE-
iieve that they viii be completed.
And there ID another great piece Of
legislation which awaits ard should
receive the sanction Of the senate:
mean the bill which gives . larger
measure Of sslf-eovernmeat 20 the peo-
pie Of the Philippines. How better.
In this time Of ANXIOUS aueatioains
and psrplexing policy. could We show
our confidence In the principles Of
liberty. - the source - vel % the
expressioa Of life. how bsetss cosld ~
demomety1to Our own oaoe-po0aeo9son
aa1 stsalfastnsss IN he osarses OF
Justice and disinterested than BY
thus going calmly forward 70 fulnll
our peomises 70 . dspeadoat people.
who win now look more aaxi0usly
than ever 10 see whether ve have IN.
deed the liber.lity. the uneelnsAaess,
the courage. the faith we have boast.
a ana professed. cannot believe
that the ssnste win lee this great
measure Of ooastructive Justice await
the aetio. Of another congress, lts
1900 vould nobly crown he record
az 49, two years OF memorable ID.
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Win ma that this Dos nat complete
the toll AZ our duty.s How are We 10
carrv our soods "a the emptv markets
Of which / have spokea n re have
nat the eertnin and constant means
~ sransnortat ion nam which al profit.
sble and useful commerce depends.
Ana nov A. ve 10 ret the sh,ps n
ve vait for the trade TO develop with.
out them, TO correct the many mis-
tskss by which we have DISCOURAGED
Ana Al but DESTROYED the merchant
marine Of Il, country, 10 retrace the