Show DEFENDS WATER NATER WATERPOWER POWER POWERSITE SITE BILL House se Committee Chairman Sharply Criticises Attitude of Secretary of War Washington Aug 2 War War was was' de declared declared de- de dared toda today between the House and und the tho war department on the question of or granting granting- Individuals the right to take water sites lites ChaIrman Chairman Chair ChaIr- up power when man Adamson of ot tho lie House interstate 1 commerce committee wrote a sharp letter to Secretary of War ar Stimson concerning tho the problem Mr Stimson previously had written to Mr Adams protesting against an omnibus water power site measure re reported reported reported re- re ported favorably b by his committee In which were several bills that had been subject to attack In answering the lie secretary tar Mr Adamson did not Ilot mince we words Your letter presents a srn singular ular ad admixture admixture admixture ad- ad mixture of oC correct statements long well known unwarranted conclusions and nd erroneous opinions o of both law and anti the lie fact he wrote Mr Adamson on said the government o could not undertake to develop all au the projects nece necessary to the lie advancement ancemont of the country countr and that private atc t I nl ii 1 If Ml 1 Hn- Hn I m I t n I l nn n Ii 1 1 l. l h. h allowed i d to to Invest st In tl that tUJe development i el t Mr Adamson condemned the tue exIstIng existIng exist exist- Ing law which prevented capital from undertaking water power development we work worle In advocating a general relaxation of ot laws lacs go governing the lie situation Mr MI Adamson said that compensation scarcely could be he risked asked from one who at a a. cost of hundreds of ot th thousands usan of ot dollars constructed a dam and locks lock acro across s a n. navigable able and added to the tho comfort of the lie people and amid the lie good of oC tho government He lie said the tile secretary's Idea that he lie could command such compensation was Wi a 1 splendid Idea If It the latter could find capitalists cap capi easy 01 enough to be worked that vay Mr Ir Adamson asked cd Secretary lar r StimsOn sOn Eon not to us use his powerful official position to tu prevent the tIme passage of ot the omnibus bill As g to the secretary of ot I Iwar war var standing In the thic wa way vay he said 7 you ou would woul not purposely Continued on on n r-a r Page e 2 Column 2 DEFENDS WATER MATER WATERPOWER POWER SITE BILL Continued From Page One do so so but your views ate are contrary to the reports o of your our engineers thc are In conflict with the opinions lOUR ions of oC lawyers and practical business business busi busl- ness men er e everywhere here and Inimical to the tho Interests o of all nil the people pE instead of oC conserving in resources as vainly pretended b by some people whose views oppose progress deny to the people tI the e use o of the bount bounty with which nature has blessed them an and 1 antagonize local authority ty and Mr Ir Adamson closed by advising ad the secretary that the tle Interstate commerce committee ha had 1 undertaken more revision revision re revision re- re vision of ot tho the general gene dam law |