Show I PEOPlE OWN WATERWAYS Put Oa On War nr Point to toight Fight ight Movement to Dam Earn ble Washington May Ia S Leaders In the conservation movement have lined up for a determined fight to defeat any an measure before Congress that seeks to override the conservation policy for the public control of water power in i navigable rivers Conservationists have haye made vigor vigorous vigorous ous opposition especially especial against the Stone bill In the Senate which proposes propos s sto to dam the James river in Missouri for forI I the purpose to of generating electric power The bill it is claimed by the conservationists s gives to the grantee a valuable alu ble privilege which by its very verj ve nature is monopolistic This was former President Roose Boose original argument Conservationists claim to see in the measure a purpose to weaken the con conservation conservation policies fostered by b Mr Ir Roosevelt and the National Conserva tion association has a vigorous plan to defeat It |