Show DERN RAPS A PUBLIC LANDS COMPROMISE Both Mineral Surface ii Rights Are Wanted By Utah A Executive Says Compromise Agreement Entered Into Unwillingly Unwillingly ling y PRESSURE EXERTED Bitter Fight Marks Commission Commission Com Corn mission Sessions WA WASHINGTON HINGTON Nov 28 Special President Hoovers Hoover's commission on conser conservation and public lands reached a compromise compromiso recommendation tion concerning transfer tran of federal lands in Utah and other western states through administration pressure pressure pres pres- sure lure it was learned today The compromise Is Is In effect that absolute title to lands Is Is to be bo given states while only surface title to mineral-bearing mineral lands hinds is to be turned over to the states The was entered into unwillingly b by r representatives cs of or western sta states es and some representatives cs of oC eastern states BITTER FIGHT The compromise over the surface right plan was reached only after a bitter fight in th thIS the commission ses ses- past st I Three times during the pas i t ten n c days th the commission planned to adjourn because ot at deadlock that existed r j However each time adjournment W Va proposed De new pressure iva wai exerted urging purging a a. continuance of the session and ah an art agreement Rather than continuo continue ht th the dissenters rs f fin finally n ily I gave in t to the idea with the tho realization that congressional con con- gressional action and state legislative legislative legis legis- e assent would bo bG necessary After Arter a w warning was as issued toco to co commission 1 members b by Chairman James R. R Garfield that the they must keep the findings of the commission secret J cret rn miny came forward for for- orward or- or ward ivard with a volley voIle of ot criticism for fors s some me were disposed d to talk frank frankly about what had taken place EXPECT P CT NO A ACTON ACTION T ON It lt was generally agreed however that nothing in the way wa- of revising tho the land and conservation l laws ws can canoe oe p ete during tho the corning short session of ot congress Th Tho commissIons commissIon's report if It present present pres pres- reseat res- res ent eat plans are are followed cannot be presented to congress ss much before the middle of January and ml many Y congressmen believe a month and a ahalt half halt is not sufficient time in which to top p pass ss' ss l legislation radically amendIng amending amend amend- ing the public land laws Senator Reed Sm Smoot ot of ot Utah was one of or the tho west western rn senators who camo came out vigorously opposed to tot t the o plan to d deed ld only the surface Continued on on page pago 4 e I Both Mineral Surface Suria Rights Ares Are Are W Wanted by Ut Utah b j Executive Ex Says l C Compromise promise nt l Entered Into Unwillingly Unwillingly Continued from pJ page O 1 rights in tho the public c dO domain to th stAt states ALL OR OR NOTHING It If Utah is to fake tako over cr th the public ImbUe lands landi w within its its borders Senator Smoot declared it ft wl will take them all all with all nil they contain or it will take tako nothing However ho bo continued I 1 seno se sec no chance of legislation on thi flits subject at nt the coming short hort seedon see aes don slon alon There Thero will not be bo enough time to act on a n. matter of ot such Buell a controversial possibility 4 Senator Borah Dorah of ot Id Idaho ho also allo 1 Is 11 known to be bo opposed t to tho the surface right proposal al although although although al- al though ho he was unwilling to comment com corn ment on the tho so called compromise until a IJ written report is fa made b bY bYthe tho the commission Tho Tha only concession granted b bY bYtho bythe the tho backers of ot the tho orI original surface right proposal in effecting th the compromise I. I is that they propose propos to o deed absolute rights in non non- mineral mineraI lands to the states whereas where where- as ns they still un propose tho the government government govern govern- ment retain mineral rights in states where the public domain is mineral bearing |