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Show Published Every Saturday GOODWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO INC. FRANK E. SCHEF8KI, Editor and Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: in the United 8tates, Canada and Mexico, IZ.50 per year, Including postage for six months. Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal $4.50 per year. BY :e SO Payments should be mads by Chock, Money Ordo'r or Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. Entered ao second-clas-s matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffle at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March S, 1S79. Phono Waoateh 5409 SIMMS Ness Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah THE BOULDER DAM By Th(i e Telegram of last Sunday printed the following edi-ria- l: along this line is the question interested citizens are asking. The last Legislature repealed the Six State Pact, but left on the statute books the Seven State Pact. The Citizen wonders why it is that the Governor of this State, who should lead out in such matters, has not formulated some plan to protect Utahs interests. Arizona, through its officials, has declared that it will never ratify this Seven State Pact and until it does there is no agreement affecting the waters of the Colorado River which is binding upon all of the Colorado River li ib the o n m The people of Utah are entitled to the real facts connected with Colorado river development. To the lay mind it is not clear how so-call- .. of the matter which is written and spoken about the proposed development is based on facts or how much is merely (embellished fiction much or political ammunition). Utah has certain inherent rights in the river. She wishes to In order to move intelligently in the matter she desires to know what these rights are and then take a determined and definite stand. Utah is also willing that the lower 'states shall take advantage of the river resources and apply them in a profitable manner: provided, however, that the Utah rights are not thereby jeoprotect them. : pardized. Utah will also be found sympathetic to the suggestion that pro- be taken to protect life and property in the lower basin, after and unprejudiced survey demonstrates that such emergency protective measures are necessary. In a word, the people of Utah want to know what the real truth is and then they will use their influence within the state and among her sister states and in the congress of the United States to have legislation on this subject promoted and furthered under the direction and inspiration of men whose sole desire is to do a big public service. Utah should oppose any attempts to use the Colorado river development as a means of (political aggrandizement or promotion of personal ambitions). It is therefore gratifying and reassuring to know that the two great producing elements in the state industry and agriculture have joined hands in selecting a committee of outstanding citizens to go into the subject exhaustively and to report to the people of the state what their findings are. This should prove the basis upon which the people can come to a sane and just decision. No doubt the committee will seek information from men who have lived with this problem arid who can enlighten the committee on the many phases of the question. Every possible assistance, therefore, should be extended to this committee during the entire process of its investigation so that its analysis may be exhaustive, broad and thoroughgoing. visions a thorough-goin- g :e Arizonas rights in the Colorado River. What is Utah doing . basin states. It was suggested in the last Legislature, at the time the Patterson bill was before the Senate, which bill had for its object the repealing of the Seven State Pact, that we wipe off our statute books all Colorado River legislation and urge, upon the Governor the necessity of making an effort to get all the basin states to agree upon a new pact which could and would be ratified by all. The suggestion was not followed and it would seem at the present time, in so far as her interests are concerned in the Colorado River, Utah is out on a limb she is out of the Pact and the Seven State Pact can never be made effective. As we have stated, there is little doubt that the Boulder Dam bill will soon be passed by Congress. The Citizen may be suspicious, but it wonders whether Senator Hyrum II. Johnson of California was very anxious to have this bill passed at the last session of Congress. Hyrum is a politician one of the kind who appeals to the emotions of his constituents. He comes next year. Knowing as he does the short up for memories which most people possess, he undoubtedly feared if the Boulder Dam bill passed at the last session, his constituents might forget it by the time the primaries are held in California. While if it is passed at the next session, he can go before his constituents with the matter fresh in their minds and claim credit for securing this immense project for the benefit of his state. We suggest that our governor forego for a few weeks the pleasure of visiting here and there and everywhere, repairing his political fences and give serious thought and study to this problem. Notwithstanding the commissions that have been appointed by the state and by the federal government, we do not believe that proper investigation has been made and feel that this question should have been looked into by a commission of engineering experts who could have reported results of their studies without bias or prejudice. We believe that the interests of the farmers of this state are primarily in securing a greater market for their products rather than the bringing into production a new area and we are further convinced that there is enough water for all needs for a long time to come. Rights of appropriation have existed and now exist regardless of legislative action and no doubt the waters of the river would have Six-Sta- te re-electi- on D endorses the sentiments expressed in the forcing editorial and the parentheses are ours. No one man or group of men can claim credit for guarding tah.s interests in Utahs rights in the Colorado River. Any t A claim is a species of sophistry and demagogism. It goes ithout saying that this is the concern of every citizen of the We. There is a difference of opinion as to how this can hest I accomplished. We start out therefore with the statement that whatever we have to say or whatever position we may take, k Citizen stands for the protection of Utahs interest. This a practical question. Our representatives in the Senate and. Jhe House of Representatives will oppose any legislation fell does not properly protect these interests. If, however, as nis evident at this time, legislation will be enacted in spite of position, we must resort to an agreement with as many of States concerned as possible or to the courts. The great loss devastation caused by the Mississippi river flood will unitedly make votes in favor of the building of Boulder Dam. ideal solution would he a seven state pact. Newspaper advise us that Arizona has adopted two constitutional ndments having for their object the better protection of The Citizen W dis-Wcli- es 9 ed r |