Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-12-09 | Page 1 | Urges Adoption of A Liberal Policy

URGES ADOPTION OF OFA OFA A LIBERAL POliCY Rivers and Harbors Congress Appeals for Waterways I Improvements m S. S Washington Dec S. S Tho S.-Tho Tho national rivers and harbors congress s closed its Hs cl annual con convention vIm lion hero todA today ne Resolutions ur urging the l adoption b by tho time federal go nt of or u i broad broud liberal arid and systematic policy of or waterway Improvement Im Im- provement were presented to Pre President Taft TaCt Vice Ice President ent Sherman and amI Speaker r Clark Senator Newlands attacked the tile apparent apparent ent eat Indifference of or Congress to time tile de demands dc- dc mends mands for or waterway Improvement He lie quoted time the platforms of the Republican cI and COLi I Democratic parties rc regarding al' al ing the time ex extension lenS Ion and preservation of waterways water water- w ways an and nd declared both parties had failed to live Ic up to their theil sledges He lie said tIme the apathy al ami 1 lack of ot Initiative o on the part of Congress was the time cause causo of or the spread of or the time demand demnati eman for the time ml- referendum and antl 1 Time The e of the time cli city of Spokane ano Wash to time the next eon convention was pre presented b by Senator The offices of time the congress have been ren removed from Cincinnati to lo Washington Washing Washing- I ton and It la Is probable that this city ma maybo may I I bo made the permanent lCt meeting place