| Show Dem Dern I Thinks State I. i iI I Will Win Win Fight for I School Land and La Laws Lawi w Replies to Spry's As on Interior Department De DO At Attitude tit u Governor Declares U Utah tab Is Not Seeking An Any Special Dispensation Victory Is In sight in the batU battiE to secure remedial school land le legislation leg le- t t Governor George H H. H Bern Dern declared Tuesday unless the move is blocked by the Hie department nt of the Interior The statement was a- a A sued in reply to the recent utterance utterance utter utter- ance of ot Former Governor S Spry We are not asking any special i dispensations or privileges privilege but we weare weare weare are merely requesting a a a. ion frac-ion of wh what t other states rec received ivec saul ahL Governor Dern His reply to Spry a assertions of the attitude of th the department Of the interior fo 1 follows follow wr REFLECTS ATTITUDE In his interview as as' as published lt In the Sunday Telegram Commissioner Commis Cominis- abner Spry no doubt correctly re reflects re- re fleets the attitude de of ot the depar depart depar- department ment of ot the interior In hi his opposition opposition opposition to the pending legislation that would confirm the title of th the th- western states to school sections granted them by congress But for the opposition of the interior department this measure of Justice justie to Utah and other public land lana states would have become a l law w. w at the last lat session of ot congress AMPLE MPLE SUPPORT I The bill passed the senate andI and I was before the house with a 11 favorable fa- fa 1 1 committee report and ampie ampIe ample am- am am amo o pIe support was lined up to p parsit pars parsit l lit it when the thi secretary of the InterIor in interior In- In tenor served notice that if the tho bl bill were passed he would see to it I that the president should veto It In the face tace of ot this record Commis Commissioner Spry now says Fays there Is lit littie little little lit lit- tle tie that the bill will be passed If It he is right we sha shall at least know where to place the blame ORIGINAL GRANT 1 Commissioner Spry says he believes be believes believes be- be congress will refuse to alter the enabling act under which Utah was admitted to statehood and by bythe bythe bythe the terms of which she was granted grante four foug sections in each township for forthe the support of her public schools t tOn On the contrary ye r asking that its plain and language be followed and that we may ay get what congress I gave us when it said the four B sections see sec are hereby granted HEAVY BURDEN It strikes strikes' me as unfortunate that Commissioner Spry calls it its a J- grab when we are trying to retain retain re- re tam tain for the benefit benent of ot our schools th the lands that congress congress' evidently i intended that we should have School taxes are our heaviest bur bur- bur bar den Surel Surely every citizen of Utah Is interested ted In getting school reVenue revenue rev rev- nue from other proper sources if Jt f that will reduce his tax burden CLAMOR OF STATES Commissioner Spry is quoted as assaying 5 saying t Every state is clamoring for special dispensation dispensation- that Is the western states states and and each ou on of them forgets that the far easte eastern rn states state gave everything they had inthe in 1st inthe the way at ot public domain to to save the colonies when the young oung nation nation na na- tion was was in stress I II I know of no historical basis for tor that assertion As a. a matter of fact the original states kept ev every ry acre of ot land within their own own boundaries mineral and all aJl and the federal government never acquired d. d or owned any land within thosS states slates One of ot QUI pur strongest arguments arguments ar ar- is that we want to be put on the same basis as the original states dates Far from asking for special ape ape- special cial dispensations or privileges we weare are ire merely asking for a fraction of what other states received IMPORTANT QUESTION The state land board recognized d' the Importance ot of this question to J Utah and we Interested our congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional delegation in the proposed pro pro- posed pored legislation When it w was s. s evident th that t special work work was needed we arranged with arranged with the at attorney attorney attorney at- at torney general to send one of hIs hIs' assistants W. W Hal Farr Parr to Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington to press the bill He re remained remained remained re there five months The attorney attorney attorney at- at torney general wanted him to re return return re re- turn sooner complaining that the work In hi his office was get getting tin badly behind but the land board Continued on page 6 DERN THINKS STATE I WILL WIN FIGHT FOR SCHOOL LAND LA LAWS WS Continued from page 1 1 1 prevailed UPOn upon Mr fr duff Cluff to let Mr Parr Farr remain as long long- longas as he lie could be useful and he stayed until Secretary Secretary Sec See rotary Work Vork issued his ultimatum Mr Ir l Parr Farr rr deserves the highest praise for his intelligent and ef effective ef- ef work and he is confident that the bill bil will wi be pa passed parsed ed in De De- cember comber FAVORABLE SENTIMENT The attorney general in his bi biennial hi- hi report refers to the tile fa favorable favorable favorable fa- fa sentiment created for the proposed legislation In Washington Washing Washing- ton by a representative of his department department de de- de Incidentally Mr 11 Cluff somewhat ironically expresses the hope that the governor and members mem mem- bers hers of the land board will not wf lo lore ve interest in the matter mater Inasmuch Inasmuch Ina- Ina Inas Inas- much as the governor an and members of ot the land board together with wih Secretary have been the prime movers in III the effort t to get remedial legislation and Utah is recognized by the rest of the tile public land states as as taking the lead there is little likelihood that our interest wil will flag fag now especially since victor victory vic vie tory tor is In sight fight unless we are blocked by the department of the tho interior o 6 I A |
