, 1927-01-26

Lne1r naCiOildl Liz
elaborated in an able speech f
few days ago.
1.-THE demand made by Represen-
fative Winter for the control by the
central states of their own resour-
ces is perfectly proper and mani
testify just said Senator eddie.
-"These great of the west
can be developed to their full cap
acity more speedily and more
efficiently if left to the several
commemorative to administer"
"Mr. Winter is doing excellent
service by calling attention to the
fact that while my state and his
state, and other states of the west
are supposed to have full control
of their own destinies, scores of
millions of acres of their territory
is in the hands of the United States
government to be disposed of as
the federal authorities see fit. There
is no need for this at all and On
siderations of equity and justice
should compel a reversal of policy
at Washington"
In his speech, Mr.. Winter said
that there are in the State of Wy
oming deposits of phosphate and
potash sufficient to supply the ma
tion with these elements of soil
enrichment for hundreds of eyears.
He cited the fact that the United
States Geological Survey and the
State Geologist of Wyoming agreed
that there are 200 million tons of
potash on the surface in the Leucite
Hills of Sweetwater County, and
with it, in the same material, are
200 million tons of ALUMINIUM.
This fact seemed to surprise his
colleagues in Congress, but they
were not new to Senator Oddie,
Senator Pittman, also of Nevada,
and other statesmen from the far
west. The Wyoming Congressman
said that it was absurd to talk
about conserving these things, but
what we should do with them is to
use them.
Meanwhile" said Representative
Winter. 1--WE ship our potash from
Germany and France. No one has
yet ventured to suggest that the
metaliferous minerals such as gold
silver, copper, lead and zinc should
be brought under a leasing bill in
order to conserve them and regulate
their production. They proceed un-
der enterprise and the government
derives only a small sun per acre
at the time patent is issued"
Senate Norris Of Nebraska also
commended the Wyoming statesman
for his demand that the states con-
troll their own and dispose
OF them according to the will of the
people, the same as the common
wealth people have expressed thru
their legislatures.
Nebraska has no more home
stealing problems because her land
is all occupied and is in the hands
of private citizens, but l think that
IN attempt to retard the progress
Of such a state as Wyoming by
bureaucratic rule in Washington,
should be discouraged" said SEN
ator Norris. Representative Win
ter is doing splendid service in call
ing attention TO the fact thai such
an immense area of the public do
main of so-called selfgoverning
states, is controlled absolutely from
washington. This ought to end and
end quickly. If it does o the
growth of the states affected by
such a policy will be seriously re-
tarded and the rights of their citi-
zens largely annulled."
II agree with Mr.. Winter that
the public domain administered by
the government. should be coded
back to the states for such use as
their citizens may choose to make Of
them. Bureaucratic government in
washington has been carried too
far and a little decentralization will
do us no harm"