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Show EASTERN OPPOSITION'. To the Development ai the West. It is Strong and Can be Overcome Only Through a United Effort on the Part of the Western States and Territories. The greatest obstacle in the path of storage of water in the West by the Federal Government lies in Eastern opposition among farmers. Many Eastern men cannot be convinced that the development of the West means a sympathetic quickening in the East through increased manufacturing to supply Western communities, which will employ additional labor and cause an increased Eastern demand for farm products. An official of the Eastern Grange and a member of other farmers organization a man liberal ruinded on most large questions said, in discussing dis-cussing the question, that he could not see anything but local benefit to the West to result from irrigation, and as far as Government assistance was concerned con-cerned he was strongly opposed to it. The whole people should not be taxed to help out a few sparsely settled arid States. "But how about doing the work through an equitable division of the river and harbor bill appropriations, giving the West some sort of show against the immense annual expenditure expendi-ture in the East under this bill?' ' was asked. "jNto, no; it would be a direct injury to the Eastern farmers. Eastern farmers farm-ers don't want the opening up of more Western lands." Upon the suggestion that this was a narrow view to retard the develop- ment of any part of the United States the reply was made that the people as a whole were not called upon to subsidize the West; let the Western States do their own developing. Moreover, More-over, he said, he believed the East, particularly the Grange and other farm organizations, would shut down squarely upon such projects when the matter was brought before them as an issuei They only needed to understand under-stand it to veto it; While this dog-in-the-mangeil policy is not general in the East there are ' undoubtedly many Easterners who ; entertain just such harrow views-, as was Very clearly seen in the fight for national aid along these lines made in the last Congress. The West should not deceive itself in the belief that there will be no Eastei'ii opposition to Government expenditures for storage of walei1. 'This facti thctij simply eibpbaskcs the necessity M tlife utmost ut-most harmony Of purpose anil action by the people of the West in dainand-ing dainand-ing the adoption by the Government, of a policy whose enactment means the future life of the Western Country. The greftt arid West is no mere corner of land to be shoved aside and allotted any administration desired by the rest of the country. The West is fast becoming be-coming the center of attention from a standpoint of sound financial investment, invest-ment, and no such narrow policy and treatment by the East will be tolerated. Nor is the West powerless, as was forcibly demonstrated in the United State Senate in the closing days of last Congress. It can demand a fair consideration con-sideration of its claim and a fair adjustment adjust-ment j and it can enforce its demand. But this it can accomplish only through a united effort. If the West speaks as one voice and for one thing, itsdemand will be heard If different faoton." cry or different things it will be easy and plausible for the Eastern b tali: twin to say to the West- " vVhy. you come to lie with a diversity of demands and we eanm't tei; what i the t'el visb of the people "! tlin W v-t! thl-',fi.u,r! it is not wise to tak" aii.y ilClion Hut this ready eieur! ti itvnid acli:is- '15 throt-tled throt-tled in Its ihcpHoH h.y hutini'.nons delegnti1"1- of Wectei'ti sciialocs end Cohgresmeitj Uing in no ii.eenin tefms tliat, wht tile whole We'rt wants-each wants-each and v'i'r Plate and Territory. i the adepMt'ti tr a poiic tiv Co'.ig'ress ft hepfb.v the National Gox-eruw.-nt shit U Imi'd r'toVn.e Ve:-croirp and con-tiol con-tiol I'veir inters fol' the use of settler?, mil e; gne'.':ii aj.propviiitior.ri. which sl'.ail ihsif l;i" C to ti(C 'A c:-t it.- fair slutre 'of the pe.l-lic ii"nv k' ititevnal iuiijio'etecn'n. Wiil the Wer-t nutke ibis 'icic'aed? Will i'-S i'attonai leu i-lat; -i's speiik with o;ie voice'r Will it; people demand de-mand of their reprerentalive this tidelliy lo tl-xir eurC' it ii with the people' |