, 1927-03-02

'Sncy so Oh the states o
cerned. including Wyoming. a are
ful search in comparatively recent
history was made in an effort to
diagnose the trouble and if possible
TO suggest a remedy. This search
OIL rhe government archives proved
to be short and exceedingly fruit
ful for 1t demonstrated Immediately
and ~conclusively that the sinister
encroachments Of federal beaurcracy
were predicated upon a complacent
indifference to and ignorance of the
basic law of the republic on the
part OF the people. coupled with a
concerted campaign of usurpation
on the part OF a powerful and sell
fish clique in Congress representing
eastern states which had been
granted from the very day of ad-
mission to statehood. full owner
snip and possession of every natural
resource within their borders.
In other words there wasn't any
excuse for these western states 20
be in effect mere caretakers and
tenants except their own ignorance.
indifference and inaction. This had
placed them where they were and
being overwhelmingly outnumbered
In Congress had kept them there.
Having thus been rudely awakened
to a realization of being in a real
-predicament there remains nothing
Tor a wide-awake and sensible
people but to find a way out and
To Rnf ha otr tha+ .-t:zt - ~
wrongfully taken away or withheld.
This can and will be accomplished
the length of time necessary de-
pending largely upon how earnestly
and i~ntelligently the campaign for
restoration is conducted.
Fortunately our basic and funda-
mental law as well as every con-
sideration of right. justice and
equity. is decidedly favorable to the
cause of the eleven federal exploit
ed states and this is made clear in
a decisive manner in Mr.. Jenkins
Senate Memorial. The records have
been thoroughly searched and from
them 1t is definitely indicated that
n policy of the federal govern
ment in Withdrawing and withhold
ing from the several public land
states right. title and control to
natural is without
legal justification.
First the Louisiana Purchase
treaty In 1903 declares that the in
of the ceded territory
be incorporated into the Union
as soon as possible according to the
constitution and admitted ito the
enjoyment of all the rights, advan-
tages and immunities of the citizens
Of the United States" this referr-
Ing to the rights and privileges
conferred upon the sovereign states
comprising the Union. All of
these states, bear in mind, had been
accorded complete rights of possess
and enjoyment of all their
resources.
Within the space Of this article
1t is impossible to quote at length
from all the other authorities which
sustain this contention, that usur-
on the part of the federal
government of ownership and con
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these IL states is not only unjust
and inequitable but unwarranted
by our basic law. which t~ranscends
any act of Congress. The Enabling
Act, by the terms of which Wyom-
ing became a state, the Constitu-l
ton of the United States, and the
United States Supreme Court all
agree on this point, which is.
briefly stated, that the new states
should be admitted with all the
rights, titles and equities to its
natural u as haG been &C
corded to the 13 original states and
to the "a next following in admis-
sion into statehood. These author
tiles are quoted at some length in
jenkins Senate Memorial.
which II is hoped will be printed
and given general circulation as an
educational document
Now having established beyond a
doubt that Wyoming and her 10
public lands sisters were guaranteed
the same rights, privileges and i'm
munities as had been given the
other 81 states and that these have
been withdrawn, restricted and de-
MED by Congress and the various
bureaus erected by Congress what
is to be done? Certainly not sit
down supinely and mourn the loss
OF spilled milk. Make 'em give 1t
back! This be done and 1t is
the only possible way to rectify a
great wrong. which II permitted to
continue will eventually pauperize
a patient people and rob future
generations of a Vast and priceless
heritage.
This question of giving tardy