Show LAND LAWS NEED To IO BE REVISED Address of Former Secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock at Banquet in Chicago Chicago Dec 14 At the banquet of the Commercial club tonight Ethan Allen Hitchcock former secretary of ot the Interior delivered an address cov coy covering covering ering the organization and work of ot the department of the Interior Int He lie narrated ed in a general way all that has been accomplished by bi the department de since its inception inC covering his hits own admin administration He detailed the problems which the department is compelled to meet from time to time and said Amend or Repeal If the thc laws are unjust and oppress oppressive oppressIve ive lye the answer has been and still is isto Isto isto to amend or repeal the people fail faU to exercise their rights and duties at the tile primaries they cannot complain if politicians thinking only of their political debts resort to methods and accomplish results which the patriot would either regard with contempt or Indignantly expose Just Jest so long as s government officials wear the collar of those thom to whom thoin they are Indebted for their nomination and appointment app just so long will we have haveland havel haveland land l nd frauds by perjury illegal megal fencing of the public nubile domain to the exclusion of the pioneer homebuilder and a HI the speculative grafter ready and eager to rob the nations wards of their right rightful rightful rightful ful inheritance Laws Need Revision Before B fore commencing his lils formal ormal ad address address address dress Mr Hitchcock briefly discussed the public land laws declaring that they are too numerous and Imperative Imperatively ly Iy need revision He particularly urged immediate repeal of the timber and stone act the desert land act and es us especially s the eighth section of or the homestead law under which he said the greatest frauds have been and are being |