Show COAL LAND LANU TITLES SHOULD THE government SAYS THE PRESIDENT eget wi a I 1 ri i it in n his na icid to congress last tuesday dent font RM rusevelt sevelt has this to say of coal lands it I 1 it not ie hint tho the fans p nation should alienate ats remaining coal coalt lands ands I 1 have temporarily of f i om oin settlement sott sett lomont lemont all till the lands i which welt the geological sur ur vey 1 indicated as containing or in all probability coal the question however lo wever can bo prop oily settled only by hy leg my should for the withdrawal of those lund lands aini bale au or from front entry save in certa certain n especial circumstances tho tito then retrain in the tho united a states should noth e or attempt to work them but por per atilt therit to be worked by private individuals under a it royalty tom the thle government keeping such control us w to permit ib it to soc sev that no excess excessive ivo bilco pilco pi ico isas as charged consumers is it ol 01 couise bo be us as liec necessary essary to supervise the rates cli charged arged by the tho common carri carlois carnois ais to transport the product as the rates chat ed by those nv wio 0 mine it and the supervision must extend to the C conduct 0 of the tho cominos coin nion carr curr lots lets s sti that they shall la tit no way favor one comp eHtor at tit tho ohp expanse i nse of another the withdrawal of thase coat coal janda lands would cons constitute it policy analogous to thab that which has been followed in withdrawing the forest land fiani i om ordin ordinary try iry settlement tho the coal like tho forests for should bo be treated as its the tile property c of tho public aind its it disposal should bo be under conditions which would anute to tho the bedont lt of tho the public as a whole hole |