| Show Arid Land Delegates Hope F For Foy r Congressional Aid for Reclamation I Governors of western sta states stages l and members of the executive committee I of the Western States Reclamation association who went to Washing Washing- Washington ton in an effort to obtain united action action ac ac- ac- ac tion Lion before congress congre s for a a. bill providing providing providing pro pro- viding a quarter ot or a billion dollars dollars dollars dol dol- lars for tor the United States reclamation reclamation reclamation tion service were aisle Ie to extract extra t a I promise je from Crom the steering committees committees commit commit- I tees ot of both houses housos that efforts would be made to get a reclamation bill through that hat that would be bo satisfactory satisfactory tor tory to the Interests ts represented In Inthe Inthe inthe the delegation This is the report rt of at Governor Governor Bamberger who with his secretary Oliver Oilier J. J Crimes Grimes r re- re t from the tho trip east last week l I I Full Hearing baring Given GI I f FI ve governors and two lieuten lieu ten ten- frit ant governors ant rit governors of states were Included In the party which went to the tho national capital They were accorded accorded accorded ac ac- ac- ac corded every courtesy and several precedents of congressional practice veto yere bro broken en to give glee he executives ll opportunity to be heard beard Our Our hope 81 for an appropriation however Governor Bamberger said were ere treated to La several water co water baths The nece necessity ity of ot economising big ing ll g to get the appropriations within the tho revenue is 15 prominent before congress Senators Senator Smoot of Utah McNary of Oregon and Charles S. S Thomas of Colorado were all of the opinion that little could be bo done In direction 0 l- l Some or of O tho representatives In w congress congress on were of or the tho opinion that something might be bo done to obtain tite ie loan or of I the the nations nation's s 's credit to finance reclamation worn work under proper restrictions But Dut that will willbe willbe willbe be opposed by the treasury department department depart depart- ment fears th that t the d ht be extended to other ind Ini lia- lia In- In d enterprises e i t r lr es Mudo Made f W W were S y we were e accorded hearings by bythe the public lands landa comm committees the wags wap ais and i means means meana committees and Q of A s of both houses hOUles in ind d e with similar results 1 Fin Fin- ln- ln i Alb e eVent went Vent before the steering L c Itt with our pleas That L 9 body hody finally agreed to us use use its its best efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts to get some sort of reel reclamation mation bill that would be satisfactory tory to the west through congress Governor Bamberger made made madea a short trip to New York The attitude of the American Legion to the plans of the Western States Reclamation as asI association as- as was taken up 1 land and it was shown that there is no real conflict between the two Interests he said Appeal Sent to Con Congress r s The appeal made by the governors and th the executive committee of at the association to the members of or congress congress congress con con- gress may be summed up In the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing paragraph which is from a formal letter drawn up by the executive executive executive exec exec- committee and approved by governors go In view of or the fact that since the signing of the armistice we I have loaned to Europe to feed and clothe her people I with the utmost propriety and andI gumption we can provide at least I tenth one-tenth of that amount to give employment employment employment em- em to our service men melt and andI I women when they may need It especially especially especially espe espe- when such employment will create opportunities for them to acquIre acquire acquire ac ac- ac- ac quire land whereon to rear the family family family ly which can under all circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances be relied on to sustain our institutions Can it be that we mean to do less for the men of ot the great conflict than was done for the soldiers and sailors of former wars Reclamation oUe l-oUe Policy Polley Asked This letter of ot appeal to the congress congress congress con con- gress and to the president is drawn In support of the bill on which the westerners agreed during their stay In Washington In part the letter follows We believe that the time has arrived arrived ar ar- I ar-I rived when the United States should adopt a policy of ot federal tion LIon We e have not lost faith I In the individual or group croup effort eUort of our our people for what they have accomplished accomplished flUshed In tho the Is monumental monumental monumental mental and we ar are sure lure there willbe will willbe willbe be no slackening Blackening In their efforts Continued on Page Pago 2 |
