Show 11 I 1 Boulder Dam Dm Stand Endorsed r SWING SVING JOHNSON BIll IS OPPOSED B DY Y Delegation Tells Coolidge Measure Wouldn't Give the State Enough Water BACK UTAH'S ACTION Beehive Congressmen at Washington Acclaim Passage of Auerbach Bill After the Auerbach bill nullify ing Utah's adherence to the six six- state pact had been signed by A. A B. B Irvine president of the senate senate sen- sen ate and S. S M. M Jorgensen speaker of the house Governor Oem Dern signed the Auerbach Auerbach Auer- Auer bach bill nullifying Utah's adherenCe adherence enCe to the state six Colorado river compact at o'clock Wednesday afternoon WASHINGTON Jan 19 P AP- AP ArIzona vIli fIght the SwIng John son Boulder canyon bill should it b be enacted enacted in the court President ge l td ti y t na n by it itle le legislature to thE measure The of the Utah legislature legisla- legisla ue ture S in voting al from the six state Colorado CoMrado river Compa compact t Is expect d to be brought forward by Representative Leatherwood Republican of that state as a lever to forestall a move to obtaIn privileged legislative status for the SwIng Johnson bill W WASHINGTON ASHI Jan 19 AP- AP Opposition to the Swing Johnson bill bill for erection of a dam at Boulder canyon an on in the Colorado river was voIced to to President Coolidge toda today by an ArIzona state delegation The delegation protested that under under un- un der provisIons of the bill an Insufficient insuffIcient amount of water would be allocated allocated al- al located t to Arizona for tor IrrIgation purposes S The Included Senators Sena- Sena tors tOIS Ashurst and Cameron Representative Hayden W. W L. L Barnum Dwight B. B Heard and Sam White of Phoenix State Senator Fred T. T Coulter and Dr E. E T. T GInter of Globe The commIssion told Ure presIdent preal- preal dent that Ariz nas rights were ignored in the bill and she had I Ino no te e but to fight this measure measure meas- meas I ure to limit In the court should co congress gress approve the bill The also expressed the hope that Mr 11 any a support on page Jage 6 S SWING JOHNS JOHNSON N SILL IS OPPOSED PP S OJ ARIZONIANS from page 1 of the Members of the commission corn com mission later saId they did not the e president was com coin ml ed to the bill although ugh he was In favor ot of de- de of the Colorado river pointing out that commissions representing ArIzona California and Nevada were meeting today in J Jos Angeles to seek an agree agree- the Arizona delegation asked t time be given for these states t together behind a great measure for C Cob Cob- lo nt just juat alike t states of the Colorado basin 5 zi he federal government tt J Coolidge was told that of of Arizona are arc a unit position to the S Ing Swing John Joh S Ol Auerbach Bill Pf Pleases as s Arizona IX Aria Ariz Tan Jan 19 Ar- Ar s of the passage of the A Ater- Ater erb er- er b bach eh bIll by b- the lower bower house of the Utah legislature was received recel here hereS yesterday by Governor G. G W. W y P. P S Hunt and the legislature with pronounced pro pro- flounced satisfaction S S The governors governor's only comment I The mills miUs of f the gods grind g 5 slowly but cx exceedingly fine Right RightS S I l prevail pre S 5 Representative Thomas T r Don Don- president of the state ente e saId said that it was tyas a aS S fie feeling of and i 4 e t to the members oC the senat sen- sen 5 at the news was received He i V feel that that this Is a o of the position Arizona has proves roves that Arizona has fair in her proposal Ie t. t the e disposition of the re- re ieee pC the Colorado river Tt It lb S not not affect In the least pW ve s a attitude toward 1 s ment of the river 1 iO The I am sure ready as always alwa's to comise corn com ise with Callonia nia and the tIit el IntereSt 1 so long bong as i a Is her rights SS S- S r l. l S S I sag r S S I hA lamed ws the the passing Aue Auer the Utah rep rep- I f Tuesday was received I acclaim by the Utah Ufah lonal In delegation Washington to dispatches fl that S 5 i a ator r. r Reed Reed Smoot Is quoted d as asS tha th t it was tile only onla a way wayS way'S S S 'S ReC ible t i protect the Interests of t In th the waters aters of the CobS Cob Colo- S do also that if the Californians other partisan advocates ot of the S S Johnson bill h had d accepted reasonable amendments ts S 'S have Utah's iter- iter 5 we would not have hae urged d i hs drastic step but their refusal t to toS S made it t incumbent I UJ p Us to ask the legislature to ac ae as it did S S Sen tor IT H. cording to dispatches expressed as highly gratified with the action of the legIslature as asS S bet being g the wisest cours course they could pursue Senator Kings ICings opposition to the Swing Johnson bill lie he said was fundamental because the bill he said is an attempt to project the into the building of hydroelectric plants a 1 and would uld I be a an entering wedge edg to have hav the the government go take over all the streams in the United States a astep astep step to which I am opposed oppose The whole scheme Is Improper is paternalIstic LEATHERWOOD GLAD Congressman E. E O. O Le therwood said he wAs glad to know the legIslature legislature leg leg- was on guard protecting the interests or of the people of Utah Revocation of Utah's ratification of the state six compact will do doone doone one of tw two either defeat the Swing Johnson bill in congress or compel Its sponsors to come to time and agree to amendments which will wholly and unquestIonably ably safeguard the Interests of our state I think the legislature did the wise thing was the comment of Representative Don B. B Cotton Colton I believe that rescinding Utah's of the state SIX compact was as all that we could do to protect ourselves We Ve stilt still have the seven state comp compact ct to which Utah adheres adheres ad ad- heres and it If all seven se states wm vIiI ratify then the project t can proceed pro pro- ed ce-ed If the drawing of ofa a new compact corn com pact becomes advisable the ma matter could be worked out more intelli- intelli gentl than ever before Local commendation based base on the passage of the Auerbach bill b by the legislature was expressed Tuesday nIght by the J General Contractors at theIr offices of- of flees tn in the Central buildIng This organization has forwarded the following fob fol- lowing bowing letter to Senator Herbert S. S Auerbach S In our general meeting Tuesday ru night a resolution lon was proposed and passed un n o I Ing the action o of the Utah state legIslature legislature leg leg- In reference to tle pass pass pass- of the ch bit bill repealIng the action actton of the 1925 legislature In regard to the state six Colorado river pact SACRA IEtTO Cat Cal Jan 19 AP Governor Young se s' s no insurmountable insurmountable in surmountable t to river development In the taken by 1 1 e. e V-tah V legislature re yesterday yes yes- esterd es repudiating th the state six Pact S SA A clause In the S Boulder darn dam bill now flow before congress congress con con- gress provides tl at no mone money shall be appropriated for the project until until un- un til sIx states state nave have ratified the so called six state six state pact allocating waters aters of the Colorado between upper and lower lowel basIn states S C Commenting on the matter today the governor said lie he saw sawn saw n no reason wh why the Swing Johnson bill could not be passed at this this' session of congress leaving the dIfferences between Utah and California to be settled amIcably In time to Insure by state six ratification an early start on the project Governor Young pointed pointed out out that has not yet ratified d the thc pact unconditionally We Ve of course tale take the view that our OUI conditional ratification will be- be orne ome unconditional th moment congress l asses and the president sIgns the Swing Johnson bill h hE I said S S |