The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13

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money would be apportioned to these
districts in accordance with their
relative needs"
Great Plains District.
Under the terms of the bill as drawn
by Senator Newlands, the Missouri
river district, including Kansas and the
"Great Plains district in the western
Missouri river watershed, would re-
ceive an annual appropriation of five
million dollars. The measure will
come before congress at the session
which convenes next month. In fight
ing for his bill, the Nevadan will urge
the cutting off of much of the patron
age to members of congress in the
form of appropriations for public
buildings. This money he would use
in lettering river and harbor condi-
tionS.
I'VE should cut off our public
buildings" he urged, "but should
support them-not under the spells
system which gives the postoffice to
the individual congressman or Sena-
tor, but under a broad, comprehensive
system, through board of experts
with view to the requirements of the
entire country.
I'VE are now engaged in dredging
channels and in building 1evees along
the lower reaches of our great rivers
to protect both the channels and the
adjoining lands. We should not only
maintain this work, but we should
control these waters before they reach
the period of floods. AS soon as these
waters fall from the heavens they
should be led over the arid lands
through storage works and canals, inn
pounding them in large reservoirs for
the development of water power and
for use in intensive cultivation. Thus
we can allow these waters to progress
slowly towards the great water bodies
in such a way as to enmass them for
beneficial, rather than for destruct
i've use, and stan stabilize the flow of
the streams themselves"
Would Stop Floods.
Senator Newlands told the Kansans
that his bill would aid in their pro-
gram to irnpound the waters of the
streams and to prevent loss of prop
erty and conserve the waters for use
for agricultural purposes during the
dry months of the year.
Nearly 100 prominent Kansans, in
Guiding many of the state officials, at
tended the meeting. Among out of
town visitors were: Mayor c. W.
Green, Kansas City; D. G. Boser, Rice
E. Mccain, Wellington; Ed
ward Cooney, Fairview; Isaac C.
Markley. Bennington; George J. Field
ing. Manhattan; ]. G. Wallace, Des
Moines, Iowa; George C. Plumb, En-
poria; Jacob Balzer, P. D. Schroeder,
Inman; Fl. e. Broadley, Phi1lipsburg;
Mayor o. H. Bentley, Wichita; James
A. Comfy, Wichita; r. p. Thompson,
Terre Haute, Ind; H B. Walker, Man
haitian; J. B. Case, Abilene.
Following his speech before the
flood prevention boosters, Senator
Newlands was guest at a luncheon at
the Commercial club. In his speech
before the club he discussed national
defense plans.
1.-The difficulty with us has been, |
not in the extent of our preparations, |
but in the inefficiency of our admin |
istration." the senator said The ma
tional defense is a unit. The army |
and navy should be brought into CO. |
ordination through some governing |
board or council of national defense |
which will bring them into team work |
instead of encouraging competition |
between them for appropriations
"A system should be devised under |
which more officers shall be trained. |
Our military system should not in
volve the maintenance or large |
standing army but the training of our |
youth in everything that relates to |
discipline and the use of arms. |
Such training should be developed I'M
der asystem of education Thus the
instinct will not be permitted
and conquest, but upon the lines OF
and civil order.
Mrs. Newlands is accompanying the
senator on his trip to Washington. /
They will leave Topeka this evening,
arriving in Washington early next
week.
at the Commercial Club.
That the United States should take
the flood water that devastates the
country and pour it over the semi-arid
lands of the western United States and
open new and immensely wealthy /
lands for cultivation. was the main
thought of the speech made by Senator
at the Commercial club BAN
quet today. The title of the address
was, Flood Conservation
Governor Capper introduced the