The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-16

been provided for those who wish to bring their
bits of native America are for you They are the
pie; TO visit and see them is to inspire pride
name Of the goyern@ent 9e invite m Reu to be m it's
guest.
Director Stephen {. Mather of the national park
service is still on the iob-another factor whose
Importance can hardly be overestimated from the
viewpoint Of the national park enthusiast. For
beyond question Director Mather is a avis.
He's rich, can take the time from his private busi
ness and is so fond of the national parks that he
worries himself haf-sick them. His salary
is small part of what he gives to the parks each
year He certainly has accomplished a lot in his
eight years of service. Even in the most acrimon
GUS debates in congress- somebody usually takes
casion to pay him compliment generally refer
ring TO him as "the highest type of public servant"
The SiYty-seventh congress (NIarch 4, 1921 to
March 3, 1929 practically continuous bat
tie ground victory for the national park forces
with farreachng results that in the fight over
the bill for the All-Year National park in and about
the Mescalero Indian reservation in New Mexico
Senator Bursum of New Mexico got it through the
senate In the house Secretary Fall got 1t referred
to the Indian Affairs committee instead of the
public lands committee and in person supported 1t
at the committee bearing, The proposed area, ac-
cording to its opponents, everything that a
national park ought not to be; New Mexico
in revolt against it. The bill died in commit
tee and is said to be too dead to be resuscitated.
Another exceedingly important victory was the
defeat of the bill of Senator Walsh of Montana
for the dammlng of Yellowstone lake for CONNER
clal irrigation purposes. Senator Walsh circular
lied congress and made speeches in Montana for
the bill The result the election OF con-
servation Montana congressman over dam par
tsun and the death of the bill in committee
The battle the Barbour bill for the Roose-
velt-Sequoia National park Gan enlarged Sc
quoia) ended in draw, with the national pnrk
forces holding the advantage. They forced Bar.
bour to amend his bill by inserting clause ex.
empting the park from the control of the wafer
power commission. The Los Angeles Southern Cal
ifornia Edison company interests through the l.te
Representative Osborne gave notice that tbev
would offer a water-power amendment. "Congres-
sonal courtesy" prevented vote, owing to the
illness and death of Representative Osborne
The Slemp bill, for an Appalachian national park
of 5000 of mountain top to be donated to the
government, approved by Secretary Fall II
was fought by the national park forces on the
ground that the unsuitable. The bill died
in committee.
So far, good, say the national park forces
but there is yet still bigger battle to be won
the complete safeguarding in perpetuity of all ma
tonal parks against every economical and COM
mercial use of whatever kind. The American AS
sociation for the Advancement of Science passed
a resolution defining the issue at its last meeting
in Washing gton. This organization Is international
has 1900 members in the United States and Can
ada and Its head Is DR.. Charles d. Wacott, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Smithsonian institution
The preamble sets forth that the national parks of