Show Both loth Utah and Arizona Fighting Boulder Canyon CanyonDam CanyonDam Dam Bill List Objections Utah Demands Protection of Rights to Water and Stream Bed Arizona Says Flood Protection Can Be Be Obtained at Less Cost May Carry Battle to Supreme Court SU SALT T LAKE LAr CITY Jan Hy 12 12 By 1 The he A Coples Copies of lie of or Governor Gon George H 11 pe lal Ial l l sub suu on IJ Iv Colorado C river development de II Ye re re tOday to the gen sen- gener senor gen gen-cr or er r II and will wilt 1 be e eon eon- con con dered by uy that body at a l Tho report offers 1 Jon Ions Jons for tor or the tho protection of tuns tun's rights in ill the Colorado river 11 II Linage area and It Its lona on withdrawal s from 1 both oth six nix and tate State pac pact I If It ary i-ary to assure full protection Tho findings finding of o the sub commit I 1 Include That Utah ha the moral l and right richt t to withdraw It I adherence to 1 both oth pacts unIes In id Its opinion the Swing SwIng bill LI as S now drawn fair fairly protects protect 1 i rights of the state of ot Utah to tn 10 Waters water and tho the bed of ot the river That Tint tho the rights ot of the tha state of oC oCt oft t tah tali or Utah and the other upper states In tho the waters caters bo be so ed that prior use of oC such Buch waters J I lower appropriators shall thill not diminish such rights right Tint That the right o ot of the state slate or of ort t tali tah to that part of ot the bed o of th river within Its boundaries be confirmed MEXICAN X RIGhTS That the rights of ot the Mexican government In tho waters water of ot the Colorado river bo be determined at tho thio earliest possible date dale That during any period when the tho hc state stale of ot Utah Is not actually using Ising Its fixed proportion of ot wa- wa Wars wa rs such unused rater ater water may be ud b t by any other state but buch US shall not be construed as an abandonment by the state o of Utah or ripen into a right of use In the tho tato ot or Its citizens citizen using such uch ex- ex ex-c ex c J a The state using such excess hall hail pay to state stat or states not such excess a fixed consid consid- consideration consideration for such use That when the United States has bas paid all 1111 money advanced by It the development of ot any l project on the river together with Interest thereon then title to said development shall be In th the ate alo to or states slates In which the power it its s and the water belong and all Ands accruing from said develop develop- development ment ishall shall bo be used for tor or the do- do de development of ot the usable ics les Cs within the Ule states slates lying he Colorado basin INSIST ON OX TAXATION X That the sum turn of oC appropriated appropriated appropriated by the SwIng-Johnson SwIng bill hall hail bo be used to Rather gather data dala as to he possibilities of development ment on onh hI h Colorado river and It Its tribu- tribu rica irie for Cor Irrigation domestic and andI I o e purposes throughout the th en- en Uro tIro Colorado Col rado That Irrigation irritation or power devel el development development whether on stale state federal or private lands hands may be taxed by ates In which they are arc situated That sill ill electrical power pro pro- produced pro produced by any installation built by Inc limit of ot time lime of ot any contract contractor or the sale of ot electric power and lat hat such contract shall not carry the Iho right richt of renewal In tn the pur- pur purchase purchase pur purchase chase of ot such power That the United States shall not to any person or persons person as as- as as or r municipal the right to construct or power plants provided pro for forIn forIn torIn In the SwIng Johnson bill The report concluded with the recommendation that sub commit C e of three be named by Governor Dern to proceed to Washington to learn whether the Johnson Swing SwIng bill can be so amended as 09 to be bc satisfactory to the state of o Utah It J this committee finds that th th 1 bill cannot be so amended then the the recommend s that tho state of Utah Ulah Immediately repeal Its adherence to the Colorado nyc pact WASHINGTON Jan By 12 12 ByTho The Tho Associated A Press A warning that Arizona will carry Its light fl against the Johnson Swing g BoulI Doull r canyon eanon dam bill to the supreme court If it necessary ary was made mado t to- to to today Jay hey by Representative Ha layden Jen H a Democrat of that state and a member er of the hou house Irrigation committee In a II minority report I Ithe the measure Contending that the tho bill rp- rp recently rr reported by the tho committee wits unconstitutional and contrary to tho the laws of oC we western tern states te re re water power development Hayden enumerated 10 0 sl specific ob- ob objections ob objections He lie close closed J his report with eight recommendations for tor devel l development development of o the Colorado river In- In Including In Including eluding a suggestion for Cor control or of the river b by a Colorado river r authority similar to the port of New York YOlk authority WHAT 11 UK In O OBJECTS JJ TO lie Ito lI act act t forth his objections na IS i follows U l-U 1 It violates the law as by the tho constitution or laws of all the states state of tho the west esl al and d the consent of congress that the right night to appropriate waters water fOr Irrigation power and other bene bone beneficial uses shall be from froni the tho states and not the federal government Neither 2 2 Neither congress nor the leg leg- legIslatures legislatures of ot ix states have the right to apportion waters of ot the river In iii which seven states are aro interested Demands 3 3 Demands of o Arizona with reference to construction of a flood control Irrigation Irritation and power dam are aro fair tail and should not be oc granted NO O MEXICAN n X TREATY That 4 4 That in the absence of a treaty with Mexico the bill will ill give Mexican land hand owners a II large supply of o water for Cor Irrigation pur pur- vur- vur purposes poses without any obligation upon their part and thus deprive Art Art- Arizona Ari Arizona zona of this water 5 Mexico Mexico with water thus oh- oh ob obtained without cost will in the near future with cheap labor pro pro- produce produce jiro duce agriculture commodities that will compete with products or of American farms The G-The 6 The bill has not been 1 re r to director of ot budget at- at al although though t It would authorize ex- ex expenditure ex expenditure of o or a abond abond bond Is Issue ue of ot approximately that amount The 7 7 The bill falsely purports to authorize construction of ot another federal reclamation project while T Its primary purpose e Is to provide pro for a II government hydro electric power project FLOOD rl PROTECTION AdeQuate 8 S Adequate flood protection could be obtained at less cost than proposed b by bill Requirements 9 9 Requirements of ot Los Angeles anti and other California cities for ad- ad ad water for or domestic USI does oell not justify Us ls 10 10 will p In 11 protracted Interstate litigation or 1 Colorado river water rights In self cl defense Arizona will b be compelled to file ClIo suit In the tho su- su su premo court It U Is I the part of ot wisdom Hayden concluded to to secure an anun un understanding among the states slates of oC tho the Colorado river basin with respect to an equitable up- up up to each of them of f otHie the waters of o that stream In or order 1 lint irrigatIon and power develop develop- development ment meat In 11 ono one state may not create prior rights to tho the use uso of water which may thereafter prevent needed agricultural and other do- do de development In another |