Speech #690098509

RAKER first ran for Congress in 1910 he adopted a platform of his own and had it printed and circulated throughout his district. Among other things as I remember. he set himself down as favoring Japanese exclusion. woman suffrage. reclamation of arid lands. extension of the Forest Service. protection of our natural watersheds. reforestation. and development of hydroelectric power. Later he became a strong advocate of the National Park Service and of national game and fish preserves. At his request he was assigned to the Public Lands Committee. the Immigration Committee. and the Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands. where he was able to force his views upon a membership composed mostly of easterners who know