Show jER MEET Iii Ii i Gain q r Mexico I Dowd DowdA ATS A- A rs TS HALTED f- f i Passage of I 1 son Bill 16 AF AP Eco Eco Eco- i the feasibility of the American all ing ng waters of the i nto the Imperial Imperiali I i n U California oc- oc ng gf session of the conference Secretary Work r 7 committee conday conday con- con day to make their ci secretary e pp incorporated d dI I be made by him lr ess ss S. S No lorado river fact fact- group which he hethe 41 ft r the adjourn- adjourn sI n of congress d d its selection pressed the chaos would forts of the group 1 I d the opinion ork rk of the com com- V grow facts tha that t V passage by t the Congress or of thel the l for the d i t t Boulder Uti mie Die slight mod noi- the present bill dt t. t the last ees ees- but the bill will omIng session It Itt t lit It did not pass passU U n for forout out aut of th tha the a a. more definite put p- p art rt of the people dam and has re- re of of steps which I t tp o the legisla- legisla r rIef 1 I f engineer for lu Irrigation dis- dis J cipal speaker to- to the economic of the Jeen een made an all in- in ctT f eT Johnson Swin-Johnson lne Johnson Ki Ider r canyon dam clam from Its eco eco- dowd declared the thern lie United States States States' j St St. egl egi advantage InS in S Sime time ie in the fut fu- fu t Mexico over the theof f of the Colo- Colo th the Imperial n page 7 7 7 AMERICAN ALL-AMERICAN CANAL TALKED STALKED TA KED KEDAr AT Ar RIVER MEET Continued from page jage 1 1 Valley depending exclusively for ts irrigation and domestic water supply supply sup sup- ply by t through rough the operation of a canal that traverses the republic of f fM M Mexico for miles mUe the tle people of southern California are entirely de dependent dependent dependent de- de pendent on the whims of that re re- re public Already ady In M Mexico there ther are approximately acres of land under cultivation from rom the Colorado river The Imperial Inperial 1 Valley VaHey must get its water from the Mexican l canal at present Mexico under the contract contract contract con con- con con- tract for the canal with the irrigation irrigation irrigation tion district can take the canal at any time paying the district un tin appraised price appraised price Such uch an eventuality eventual- eventual ity Ity- would mean man the end of the Im Imperial Imperial Im- Im penal Valley With the American all-American canal lying exclusively within the boundary boundary boundary bound bound- ary of the United States this country country country coun coun- try c can n control the amount of Water water wa wa- ter tel that will go into into Mexico and thereby a strategic situation will ac accrue accrue accrue ac- ac crue to the country in the matter of the negotiating of of a treaty the tile southern republic WORK CALLS HALT After the discussion had had di digressed digressed di- di gressed grossed considerably Secret Secretary ry Work called a halt on the arguments arguments ments and declared that from the tho standpoint of the federal government government govern govern- ment there were but two questions involved In the entire discussion The United States Js is morally responsible for the protection of its pe people from the dangers of floods flood from Interstate streams and also o for the adjustment and adjudication tion of f differences that may may arise rise between two countries over the di diVersion diversion dl- dl version and distribution of water The question of power development on any project that may grow out of the present controversy Is s merelY merely mere mere- ly by incidental to the o other her two questions ques questions ques 1 with which the g government Is concerned At th s conference for the purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses of Informing congress we must determine whether the United States cares to assist the people of the Imperial Valley by loaning in interest interest interest in- in terest free money for the construction construction construe construe- tion of the American all-American canal and whether the government desires to reclaim additional governmental lands that would come under th the Irrigation project made possible by bythe bythe bythe the dam clam The government must oppose oppose oppose op op- op- op pose the expenditure of any funds on any project without first having its return g guaranteed Here ere Jt t Is the question of ot power arises The only necessity for the Injection of the power question Is to obtain a guarantee to the general treasury of the funds funds' which It would be re required required required re- re to expend on the construction of this canal SETTLEMENT URGED In reaching a conclusion in this controversy we vie must not look to the present to a period five or even ten yea years s ah ahead ad bat bot for the entire future of the great western empire Th The time may may come m when all the waters of or even tb the Colorado river wilnot not be sufficient nt for tor the needs of th the west western rn states and that is a question that must remain paramount paramount paramount para para- mount in all alt our discussions of this question We Ve must decide this question question question ques- ques ques ques- tion for the future and we are going to lose bose o our our- f. f Birthright if settlement of this question is permitted to I drift I C C. L L. Cl Childers counsel for the Irrigation ir irrigation irrigation Ir- Ir district and Earl C C. 1 Pound president also spoke at some length presenting facts similar simi simi- Jar lar to to those gi given ven to the governors of the upper basin states by the Imperial Valley commission during the last month Members of the commission met mel ag again again- ln this afternoon to complete their reports to the secretary and probably will adjourn tonight Although Although Although Al Al- though Secretary Work has not said said so so It Is believed the advisory board boar l will be continued up to and probably probably probably ably during the coming session of congress AUBURN Cal Cab July 16 AP AP- AP API I Governor H H. Dern of Utah who wo was here liere today when apprised of of the plan of the governors governor's governors of of Colorado New Mexico and Wyoming to Invite in invite invite in- in vite the governors of California Nevada and Arizona to meet In Denver August 10 to discuss the Colorado river problem said that the plan originated with him in March The governors of Colorado New ew Mexico and Wyoming yesterday in Denver set August as the day of meeting subject to the approval of Governor Dern INVITATION DECIDED Recently after conferring with the governors of Wyoming Colorado Colora Cobra do and New Mexico Governor Dern said it was d decided that an invitation or call should be signed e 1 by the tle governors of ot the four upper states I thereupon suggested that a conference should be held in Salt Lake August 10 but if Denver seems preferable I shall not object although Nevada and California have assured me that Salt Lake City is satisfactory Governor Dern asked that the statement attributed to him that he heis heis heis is in favor of the Swing-Johnson Swing b bill n with minor changes be corre cor- cor re Before the Swing Johnson bil bill- bill c can cn tn bo be acceptable 1 to Utah It must be amended to depend upon the state seven-state ratification and re renunciation renunciation renunciation re- re of the federal governments government's governments government's governments govern govern- ments ment's ownership or control of ot the water or 01 river bed which are re the property of the states state's in d i their sovereign capacity the governor said saia |