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Show MINERS OPPOSE TEDDrSPOLICf By Decisive. Almost Unanimous Vote, Los Angeles Congress . Is for State Rights. MORE HOME RULE IN ALASKA IS DEMANDED Special Agents of the Land Office Of-fice Are Given a Particu-larly Particu-larly Hot Roasting. " : LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Sept. 211. Tho congress elected thc follow- -I-r ing five of nine directors tonight: ! 4 .lohn Dorn, Salt Lake Oily, one v year; Dr. E. JL Buckley, Rolla, -j I Alo.; E. A. '"Montgomery, Los 4 I Angeles, two vears: 0, A. "Barlow, v v Bakersfield, Cul., and L. W. ? I- Powell, Tucson, Ariz., three years. v Tho opinion was generally ex-! ex-! pressed tonight that Mr. Dorn will -I-l- be chosen president of tlio board. -i .j. II,'W,MH'HvHHIHI-fl-II5 LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29. Tho American Mining congress placed itself on record toduy as opposed to the Roosevelt and Piuchot; conservation policies, and by a vote that virtually was unanimous, declared in favor of state control of water power and all other natural resources as against federal fed-eral control. As indicative of the attitude and sen-tnncnt sen-tnncnt of thc delegates in tho matter of national conservation of natural resources, re-sources, thc congress accepted a report of the committee on Alaska mining laws in w;hich L. R. Glavis, the laud ollicc special agent dismissed by Secretary Secre-tary Ballinger, was attacked, and applauded ap-plauded a delegate who denounced Colonel Roosevelt's attitude on conservation. conser-vation. This delegate, E. A. Wright of Searchlight, Nov., paid tribute to Clifford Clif-ford Piuchot as an honest and sincere man. But he added that the same could not be said of many of tho other prominent prom-inent conservationists, chief among them being "a recent occupant of thc White House, who, instead of conserving conserv-ing federal revenues, raised government expenditures lo an amount that equalled oncli year the entire amount of tho national na-tional debt and made thc presidential office cost the people $125,000 a year." Had Little Opposition. Thc pro-conservation delegates began losinc heart long before the resolutions committee submitted its report, ami when it was read, and showed that tho committee had gone much further than any one expected in declaring for absolute abso-lute stato control, they backed down entirely and but one or two feeble protests pro-tests were raised against tho adoption of (he report. Next to the state conservation stand to which the resolutions pledged tho congress, greatest interest was aroused by the report of the Alaska mining laws committee, which advocated immediate im-mediate opening of tho vast coal fields beyond the Arctic circle, denounced tho proposed leasing system as confiscatory and unjust to legitimate claimants, and declared for moro "home rule and less interference from Washington in tho affairs of the northern territory." A land court, which is said to have the indorsement of President Taft, was favored fa-vored by tho committee, which registered regis-tered its objection to the federal land office acting in tlio "triple rplo of detective, de-tective, prospector and judge" in tho matter of coal claims. Roast for Land Office. Referrine; to the activities of tho land office agents thc report says that many of tho special agents had not visited Alaska, but bad written tlicir reports on Alaska in Seattle, and stating that "it might be well if it wore generally known that Special Agents L. B. Gla-vis Gla-vis and Horace T. .loncs. whose attacks on the interests and integrity of Alaskans Alas-kans have been so widelv quoted have never been within 500 miles of tho coal fields of Alaska." Other government agents, the roport continued, "would not recognize a coal mine if they were transported to it m a palace car." The place for the next meeting of the concress probablv will be selected tomorrow. Arizona has two cities in line for tho honor, Douglas and Pros-eott. Featttros of Roport. The report, in its main points, is as follows: "Resolved, That in common with citizens of tho United States cn-gngod cn-gngod on the other industries, we approve ap-prove tho theory and practice of truo conservatism, which means utilizing and developing, with the len3t possible waste, the natural resources of our country. coun-try. . , . "We recognizp, as men encaged in one of the most important industries of our counlrv. thc value of true conservation con-servation and its intimate relation to ihc mining interests, and recommend the enactment of such leirislnt.ion, both sta'te and national, as will bring about a beneficial development oi mines, the public lands, thc public water rights and the timber contained within our crcr.t western countrj-. for thc best, interests in-terests of the present and future generations, gene-rations, without unnecessary waste. t "We condemn, however, as unwise, as opposed to the host interests of tho American people, nnd as wholly nn-noecssnrv nn-noecssnrv lo the success ui any plan of true conservation, legislation or pro-Do-ed constitution which tends to make the" miners and other citizens of the miblic land ttutcs. who invest their time labor and capital in the development develop-ment of Ihc natural resources coninined with'iu such states, lessees of. or tribute payers to, tho national government. Condemn Loasing System. "We believe that every legitimate mean:- should be adopted, in the control of' public lands to era. icalo or lesson the evils of monopoly, but fail to find in any of thc remedies by advocates of Continued on Pago Two. St II MINERS OPPOSE TEDDY POLICY ii Continued from Page One. - the leasing system How this can be ac- ft complished by changing the present h, laws so as to take from the citizens a fa clear title and substitute therefor a M lease." iv In many instances, continues the re- jHj port, the administration of the forest i' service have discouraged mining and ft prospecting and hampered miners and l prospectors in their lawful vocation. M It is recommended that a spirit of i greater co operation between the miner l' and the government obtain, and that k the laws of the public domain be ad- IV minii,nil 1 1. .. I .....1 I J- If, millloivn.il o 11HUU1, aUU matt ma-tt couraging departmental rules, ft The action of citizens who locate ! fictitious mining claims to obtain the timber upon them is condemned, but M congress is asked to protect the honest jl miner in the development of mines and U resources. I Stand on Water Eights, jj On the question of water upon the If public lands, it is recommended that V laws bo enacted defining the right, of i citizens to utilize streams and rights? U of-way for power purposes, and that If such laws provide for the concurrent use H of the rights-of-way as long as the I water rights are put to a beneficial use. g It is alleged that all water sites upon public domain bo controlled by the I states in which they lie. I It is stated that any conservation which places obstacles or restrictions I on the free and unrestricted prospecting 1 and location of metalliferous mineral lands, or favors anj' lease or royalty 1 upon the future tenure and product of j such location, is a stop backward. 9 The work of the forestry service as regards timber resources is praised, but unqualified opposition is voiced to all n withdrawals of metalliferous mineral lands from public entry. The report ends with a resolution that the Ameri- can Mining congress believes that the best interests would be conserved by I state regulation and control of all I natural resources in the very largest I measure compatible with tho present I federal statutes. |