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Show Gov. Wawemi Opeims GOP rive With Salt Lake Appearance m miiijuhi; . aim mfmy i n,i ii.ii. HI ' it , lS.. ,.4 . L I I ' ' (h '-;' Gov. Earl Warren Discusses Future Of West With Utah Newsmen; Urges Full Development of Resources 'GOVERNOR Earl Warren invaded in-vaded Utah Thursday to launch the Republican party offensive in the 1948 presidential campaign. cam-paign. But at a press conference held for newsmen of the slate he refrained from any political comment, and with a friendly firmness put scribes in their place who attempted to lead him into campaign commitments. The GOP vice presidential candidate walked into the conference con-ference with all the amiability for which he is noted and greeted representatives of the press with, "Well, gentlemen," I'm glad to be here. Now just where shall I sit to be of the most use." II was easy to understand, at least to your editor, why Earl Warren is the Democratic as well as the Republican governor of California. Califor-nia. That Warren was meeting with newsmen to discuss issues affecting the West and not to indulge in political banter was perfectly obvious from the outset. out-set. When asked what plan the Republicans proposed to advance ad-vance with respect to the development devel-opment of the western states, Governor Warren calmly replied that, "The Republican party has no particular plan for the west, rather its plan gives recognition to development of all the United States." HE explained that the western states have lagged behind in the industrial development of which they are capable. "The crying need of the western United States is to make the most use of the resources with which nature has endowed your section and my section of the country." He cited the gains made by Utah in the utilization of its coal and iron ore. Governor Warren opened the discussion himself on the subject sub-ject so imperative to Utah today, the development of water resources re-sources and the generating; of hydro-electric power. "To bring about the complete development of the west these two things are indispensable." Referring to the inter-state controversies over the Colorado river the GOP vice presidential nominee remarked that the states concerned can look toward a more orderly procedure in the settlement of their elaims in the future. He explained that the great need for development of river basins, such as the Colo- rado, has brought about the knowledge that disagreements must be settled early and upon equitable grounds. Governor Warren advised that he has consistently recommended the services of an impartial arbitrator ar-bitrator in the settlement of inter-state water disputes. "Most of our cheap water has been developed," Governor Warren War-ren reported. "From now on we must face an expensive procedure pro-cedure and in so doing we must understand that multiple-purpose projects should be the objective ob-jective projects that will include in-clude the reclamation of land, the development of hydro-electric power, silt and flood control.,, con-trol.,, The Governor is no slouch , when it comes to water development. develop-ment. Big, friendly and amiable, Governor Warren is no political charmer who finds it more beneficial bene-ficial to hedge than face an issue. is-sue. His charm seems to stem from a sincere frankness and a willingness to present facts. His press conference was the kind any weekly editor would take an airplane trip to witness. First, because he talks the language lan-guage of the land and second, he doesn't hesitate to put Associated Asso-ciated Press and metropolitan daily reporters squarely in their places when they try to drive him into a corner. |