Show V. V RIVER tOMP COMPACT ACl NOT NOl SUSTAINED BY GOVERNMENT 1 Delegates Delegates to Conference at Greeley Are Aie Dis Dis- Disappointed Disappointed appointed PARKER RE REI RETURNS T UR NS Upper River States to to Insist InSIst Insist In In- on Ownership lp Unless the Boulder Boulder- dam act is isI specifically subordinate subordinate to the terms I of the six six stats state compact b building ildi g of the tho Hoover dam will be inimical to the tho interests interest of Utah and the upper basin states Attorney Genera General General Gen Gen- era eral George P P. P Parker said Manday Monday Monday Mon Man day on his return from a conference conference conference confer confer- ence ence in Greeley Colo Cob The upper upper Colorado river s states tes will not become beco e parties with the federal government In the Arizona Arizona- Hoover dam darn suit unless the government government gov sov- will admit tho the subjugation of oC tho the dam act net to tho states' states com coin pact he ho said DIS DISAPPOINTMENT EXPRESSED The conference which the attorney general meral attended was as called for the attorneys general of Colorado New Mexico Colorado and Utah and of some of ot tho the river dyer commissioners these states Disappointment was expressed by ty many at tho the meeting according to Parker the federal government g had based Its case upon JiN e ry o at the ii Boue I CI dam am n f kf lY i Va way b by Implication n or or otherwise the Colorado river river- compact om Judge Parker listed tho the following results of the conference The states will insist tha that their ownership and ana control of ot water be bo safeguarded Tho The states having ratified the tho Colorado river compact should support support support sup sup- port it It but tho the Boulder dam darn act net must be understood to be operative only under tho the compact That unless tho federal government govern govern- l meat ment can see its way ay clear to in include In- In elude clude these things In Inc the ilie motion to dismiss the Arizona dam darn suit It St must go alone an and tho the states will file tUo seP separate rate motions looking after the their r- r Interests S Personally Judge Parker said I I have havo very er serious doubts whether er tho the solicitor general will subscribe subscribe sub sub- scribe to tho the views of ot the tho states as as s developed at the pree Greeley eY conference con con- ference I am rather Inclined to tho the view that it would be be better ter for tho gov gay government to Its Hs own ca case e as best it ft can and for tor the states to tolie tome tofile lie file a. a separate pleading and do like wise |