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Show STRICT FEDERAL C0NTR0LT0 WIN Pinchot Report on Water Power Pow-er to be Adopted by Congress. BREAK IS AVERTED Two Resolutions Adopted by Committee States' Rights Leaders Want Hearing. Washington, Nov. 20. Victor, for the advocates of strict federal control con-trol of water power grants was practically prac-tically assured today in the national Conservation congress, when the resolutions res-olutions committer determined that the congress yesterday had taken the wafer power question out of its hands. Tho majority and minority reports re-ports of the water power committee, commit-tee, the latter fathered by Glfford Pinchot and former Secretary of W.ir Stimson, now ssill be returned to the convention for final disposition. The vote by states yesterday on the preliminary pre-liminary report caused champions of federal as opposed to state control to express confidence that the Pinchot report svould be adopted A threatened break In tho member ship of the congress was averted when the resolutions committee ac cepted tsvo resolutions from Dudley G W ooten of Washington state, one of the leaders in the States' rights movement One resolution would direct di-rect that the National Conservation congress at its next conference provide pro-vide for an equal division of tlmo for waterwas and forestrs discussion discus-sion Another would urge the organ ization of state conservation congresses con-gresses to co-operate svith the national na-tional congress. "I understand.-' said Mr. Wootea. "that some of tho Arkansas delegates have left the convention, but sve have not and do uot Intend to. We realize that sve are In the minority but believe that our resolutions will be accepted by the convention and that we can get a better hearing next time." Government Should Build Roads Secretary Lane, addressing the I congress, urged government ownership owner-ship of railways In Alaska and predicted pre-dicted ssondcrful development there "Instead of giving laud grants ln I Alaska to railroad companies lo build the railroad." said Secretary' Lane, the government ought to build the railroads and we, as the gos. rnment. should take the land grants to ourselves."' |