Show NO CHANGE N TARIFF General Acquiescence in the Present System IT WILL BE CONTINUED Nothing Could Be MOM Unwise Than to Disturb the Business Int2rests General I of the Country by Any Change in Policy Desirable Ho Declares to Combine Reciprocal Relations With Other Nations asa as-a Supplementary System Reciprocity Reci-procity Protections Handmaiden I recognized Is should be water which water slou1 this right that of use In irrigation that o lSP hrlaLon should attach to the land reclaimed I I and be Inseparable therefrom Granting Grant-Ing perpetual water rights to others plrpeluai waer to without compensation than users compensaton 1 the public ustrs Is open to all the objections which apply to giving away perpetual to the public utilities of franchises publc utltes I cities A few of the Western States I have already recognized this and have Incorporated in their Constitutions the i I doctrine of perpetual State ownership of water QUESTION A MOMENTOUS ONE The benefits which have followed benefis unaided development of the past Justify the Nations aid and cooperation in the mote difficult and Important work yet to be accomplished Laws so vitally vi-tally affecting homes as those which control the water supply will only be I effective when they have the sanction I of the Irrigators reforms can only be final and satisfactory when they come through the enlightenment of the people peo-ple most enlghtenment larger development devel-opment which national aid insures I should however awaken in every arid State the determination to make Its Irrigation svstem eciual In lustlce and effectiveness 1 b lvu that of 1 any country n In the civilized world Nothing could be more unwise than for Isolated communities to continue to learn everything experimentally mentally instead of profiting by what Is alreadyknown elsewhere We are dealing with a new and momentous question in the 0 pregnant years while Institutions are forming and what edo e-do will affect not only the present but future generations COOPERATE WITH STATES Our aim should be not simply to reclaim re-claim the largest area of land and provide pro-vide homes for the largest number of people but to create for this new Industry In-dustry the best possible social and industrial In-dustrial conditions and this requires that we not only understand the existing exist-ing situation but avail ourselves of the best experience of the time In the solution solu-tion of its problems A careful study should be made both by the Nation and the States of the irrigation laws and conditions here and abroad Ultimately I Ulti-mately It will probably be necessary for the Nation to cooperate with the several arid Slates In proportion a these States by their legislation and administration show themselves fit to receive it |