Show I SMOOT BILL MAY MEET ARID NEEDS Measure leasure Now Nor Ts Is Viewed as Substitute 1 by Western Vl Dele Delegation c By Frauds Francis G. G 11 atson Herald Staff Stoff Correspondent nt 7 Jan l Tilo 15 13 Tho W WASHINGTON V V quit was never written writ writ- ten J n in Ln tl e We Westerners Westerner's S dictionary di u Jt e p haP f delegates r representing p ling the Western States Reclamation n association would woul have been a a. discouraged lot when tile they left tho the tho Se Senate ate o office building tonight after a long conference con con- ference with members of or the Senate Son Sea ate and the time MOUSe House Cold water was h heaped on on their theft plans by tho the b bucketful and the and the ex expression ex- ex of ff Congressman Mondell lon of ot Wyoming floor leader of the tIme House when he said I 1 cannot hold out an any hope t 0 o you ou for or ad additional additional addi addi- i- i appropriations to the tile r reclamation la- la mation fund this year ea expressed tho thought of or other members of oC Congress Not that the representatives cs of tho the western states In Congress ar aio aro opposed to the plan but they r arc uro confronted with the tho problem of ot convincing their colleagues of the time n necessity of or the the- work Congress Cons is facing a a. demand for Continued on page S 1 i I SMOOT BIll SEEN AS SUBSTITUTE FOR FUND ruND I Continued Continue from Iago Pago 1 I In expenditures with but In gross ross revenue reY uc Nevertheless the tho delegates tes saw a ray of or hope in the tho bill recently Introduced b by Senator Smoot and now be before ore the Senate Senate- for a vote ote This bill provides for Cor the increase without expenditure of tho the opportunities of tho tiro people to acquire homes for rural purposes The Thc provides for federal investigation Investigation of proposed irrigation and reclamation rec rec- projects and the tho financing of or these projects by br private capital under I government supervision I The delegates had already abandoned hope for an outright appropriation from Congress and were centering their ef efforts efforts er- er forts on a bond issue when the they were informed today that Congress Is equally equal eQual- I ly opposed to further bond issues to inflate the national currency Few of or orI them were familiar with Senator I Smoots Smoot's bill and a a. special meeting meeting- Isto is isto isto I to bo be held tomorrow to see sec if iC this bill as already alread designed ned docs does not suit to I all aU Intents and purposes the requirements require require- requirements ments o of 01 the tho fourteen western states represented In the tho association Criticism Voiced Speakers at this afternoons afternoon's conference conference confer confer- ence enee waxed warm in their criticism of the administration especially tho the secretary secretary sec- sec rotary of ot the treasury who opposes any effort b by western states to float loat ir Irrigation Irrl- Irrl rl- rl gation gatlon bonds and who opposes the loanIng loaning loaning loan- loan Ing ing- of or money b by the gov government Governor of New ew Mexico declared de- de declared declared de de- it appeared strange appeared strange to him that the Wilson administration would loan to foreign governments and propose tho the loaning of ot more money and still oppose the tho loan of or i to fourteen of ot the tho United States The Tho proposal that the thc United States I cedo cede its public lands back to tho tiro several sev- sev s sev several v- v eral states now denoted as public land and states met with serious consideration and as a matter of fact this also rna may prove tho the means of settling the tho difficult cult cult culty Several of or tho the governors g present present present pres pres- ent today declared their states were prepared to proceed in Individually to de develop develop develop de- de their resources if It title to tho the land was once vested with tho the state I 1 ue U jIt Separate Members of or tho the Utah delegation doles I however pleaded w wl h the conference and members of or Congress not to confuse confuso confuso con- con fuso fuse the tho two issues They are separate separate sepa sepa- rate an and distinct propositions I W. W R 1 R. R Wallace said and should not tho the possibility of or obtaining the tho reels mati mation on fun funds cIs by saddling Congre with ith the second Issue at this time Governor Davis of Idaho in lag Ins tho the conference said the was prepared to stay hero Indefinite If necessary to promo promote to the project an Impress tho the necessity of ot It upon men meir bers of oC Congress He told tho the senators sena seria tors and representatives of the foo production that tho the nation would har harvest harvest vest yest once the tho millions of or acres of or avail available available available able land were wore brought under cult iva tion A committee is now at work t t formally present Congress with ilha a re re rc report port on the Increased production t can be bo brought about In this wa way Senator Smoot presided at today meeting and called another for Saturday morning |