Show DERN TAKES 1 SHARP ISSUE I TO m WM SPRY m 1 Public Land States Treat Treat- cd Like Step Children Step Claim Claim DENVER DE IEr Colo COIO Cob Sept 21 nw Jay The Associated Press Press Press-De- Demanding that title to all mineral l lIn In school be turned turned over to the states tates Governor George Dern of if Utah told the western estern states state division of nt the American Mining Minin congress con in session hero today that the tho federal government government- treats th the public liml land states like chil stop hll dren We c want congress to confirm Its Ita original grants so that we w sha shall have what was wa originally given us ua minerals minerals and nd all GovernOr D Darn rn said aid Congress gave gaTe four sections In every township in Utah to the tha atto e tor for the support of I common schools There Thero was no noI I reservation of ot the minerals no re reservation of ot any kind and now the tho government claims the tho miner miner- mineral mineral al rights J DEHN DERN ERX QUOTES SPRY The Th Utah executive quoted ames a mes- mes message mes sage ago to the tho Utah legislature do- do I d d by t rm Governor William now commissioner o ot of the c land lond office la in he be urged urged th the Ize congress against the attempt t of the lh land hand office and Interior de- de de I to take away the minerals In Utah's school lands Spry attitude evidently has undergone a great change nine since lie he left Utah for tor Washington ashington Gov Gov- Governor Governor Gov- Gov Governor Dern said TO DEMAND DEt D The Tho right of ot the federal gov government eminent to withhold from devel devel- development development a total of ot acres of ot land in the tho cleven eleven public land states slAtes was also challenged by Congressman Charles E B Winter of oC Wyoming The tim time has hu come M- M t J Winter Inter declared for tor public lands states slates to demand full sovereignty over the remaining public lands and to In- In sitt in-sitt that the tho federal government give them clear title to it to nJ- nJ admInister aJ minister use and asad control as they see tit fit and thus to put the th west avest olan on 01 onan an equal footing tooling with the tho rest or of orthe the states tate ser SALT LAKE ln SF I Salt Lake Lako City today was l chosen as the 1927 1027 convention site of oC o the western states divi division elon sion of ot the Ue lie American Mining con con- congress con congress gress grass now In session here The rhe exact date of ot next years year's year conven conven- convention convention tion will bo be fixed later Imer Pett Utah was elected chaIrman of or or the division for or the ensuing year ear and A G C Macken- Macken Mackentie tie she Salt Lake was named secre- secre secretary secretary tary tary The following directors were selected elected Colorado lesso Colorado Jes o I F McDonald and M Id B California P California P C Knapp and l Robert I Kerr k Arizona Robert Arizona Robert E Ii Tally and ana anaV tv V B n Gohring Idaho Idaho-A Idaho A P 1 Ramstedt and MacBeth W Montana W B D Daly D ly Nevada Nevada-C Nevada C B E L and Henry M hI Rives Rivet New J J M Id Sullivan and Joseph Woodbury Oregon Oregon Oregon- Oregon tobert Robert obert N Delts South Dakota Dakota Dakota-B B E C Yates I Utah Utah-l Utah Utah-lnier Utah mer Pelt Pett and A t G Mackenzie |