Show MEXICO SAID TO TOBE BE RES I Senator Flint Complains to War Department About Colorado River Break I Washington Dec 11 Senator Flint of California today called at the tIle state de tie department department to make mako representations con concerning concerning concerning the Salton sea in the Colorado river desert and to request the depart department department ment mont to make a demand upon the Mex Mexican MexIcan ican lean government immediately to repair the thc damage that has been done at the Inn outlet of the Imperial canal While wa watering watering watering lands in California that canal is taken out of the Colorado river on the Mexican side of the international boun dap da dary line and the senator takes tho po IrO position that the break brcak in the river bank Is due to the failure of the Mexican gov government government to exercise proper supervision over the thc construction of or the canal He H was accompanied by Director Wolcott Volcott of 01 the geological survey who also took the position that the Mexican government should be held responsible for the dam damage damage damage age done Their Interview was with As Assistant Assistant Assistant Secretary Bacon who promised to communicate with wilh the American am ambassador ambassador ambassador to Mexico Senator Flint called especial attention to the fact that there has recently been beena a new break in the canal and that ap dp apparently apparently the thu damage has gone beyond be ond the possibility of repair by the tile people in interested Interested interested He Hc said Slid that from 50 to 00 W per percent percent cent edIt of or the th water of the river Is again leaving the channel hannel and that unless this could be bo turned back bach there would be losses to property amounting to millions or of dollars I I |