Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-01-19
e. PASO SCHEME.
Trying to Rob New Mexico Of Water
Rights,
DELEGATE RoOtY DOING GOOD WORK.

The people % New Mexico DO not
properly apnrec5nts tho dnnE,sr thna l.
hanging over the territory IN the pro-
icca to build an intorna ionai dam a,
~ f'aso. Delegatu-elcci Rodey, Cover
NOR ouso. Doctor Nathan 10. Boz q. and
few otiEra DO apprsoaate A. and aFs
working like BEAVERS 70 prevent the
passa6e Of the Culberteon bili which
enibodieo the isieas Of those who favor
the ngaaurc. Gov, Oteno h now max
ina a flying trap 10 Washington On be-
half Of the terruDry on thts question,
IN tfo few days that remain to him BE-
foio the legislature c0nyengs At Santa
Re
Dr. Boyd, who d the Am,srican aren't
OF tho bOndhylters ~ thc Elephant
Butte dam project, 10 working hard
In Washington against the scheme.
and wiiiis primarily figfring for the
rights OF his company, h usccs ariiy
fighting the battle OF tho pcopic u New
Me1ioo. He should not be- put 70 the
great cxpcuse ibis envolvoS lie has
spoken on the sttbicci 10 marly every
suatOr and Congressman. and 10 al
officials who have any thing 10 DO with
the master. and has filcd wIdttcn ar
gumcut comprising moro than nfty
typewTdtisn pigua before rhc secretaTY
Of state. protesting against it. and
showing that Official. how partial Ger
tain reports made 70 the Unitcd States
snnate were owing b. eitbtr negligence
or parisanship Of the Eovernment ON
cials who complied them. Delegate
elect Rodey has fled written briefs and
Arguments teton the secru,ary Of stita
the attorney general and tho commit
tee on foreign relations OF the United
states asnaae. besides furnishing copies
TO several senators not on the oomait-
tee. and thc Colorado delegation IN
couEress Besides this b. has spoinn
10 many officials ~ washington against
the npeaeIre. and has devoted a large
pau OF Ms time for about a month last
past working against the tdil The peo-
pie OF New Mexico from las Ctucrs 60
Embudo should hold meetings and pro-
tost against this tniquity. and send tSe
resolutions adoDucd 20 congress for lts
consstieroiion.
Interested parties a. ~ Paso Texas.
chief among whom Is Colon1 Arson
Mills. a United States official Nho has
becoms Intensely partisan against NV
Mexico and Colorado In thls matt,r.
and who now resides GA Washington
and u occupied solely In fostering IA =
bin. are aiding the Mezio1n government
10 every way possible in ~ demands
fos damagss against our govcgnm,n NJ
for large Sums OF money for alleg d
injuries 30 the agricultural Interests %
cttiEens Of Mexico on the south bank
% the river below M Paso rhe-a par
tics aTO trying 10 induce our govern
mcng 20 build = large dam just above
ri Paso, NJ rs own cost. and give hal.
the water collected there 10 Mexico.
and prevent everybody liythg above tho
dam from eyer h,scaster appropFiating
any waseE not alr'ady Appropriated
The passage OF q law ~ this effect will
OF course forever pagalyze New Mexico.
II the Elephant Butte dam - built 100
miles above El Paso. Il will supply tho
wlOis Mcsilla valley. including El Paso.
and land for quite a distance below Il
on the American side with plenty 81
water withOul refcrence 20 the peopa OF
Mexico 70 whom W. owo nouhlng
The Mexican government ciaims. thai
because the treaty Of Guasislupe Hi
dalgo provides that from tlpe south lue
OF New McSico TO the gulf. where the
center line OF the RIO Grande IL the in
icrnatiOnal boundary, THAI the naviga-
tion OF the river shall be free and COM
mon TO me vessels and eiaEgns OF bot
countries. and THAI netther shall wish
out the Others consent construct any
work that may impede or nrterrupt Ia
whole or la part The exercise OF th.s
right, that II the right OF naviga ttgni
THAI ;als government must not pcrtnit
The construction OF any impciimens In
the raycr anywhere above the southern
line OF New Mexico.
IN consideration OF getting tho half
Of the waters impounded az FL Peso.
the MeNiuan government maEnan
imously 90 agrss 90 for 90, forvcr. lie
claim OF ts5 900, 600 OF dnmiges against
our government After the Ei-phant
Butte dam pcOple, had with the sane
ton of our governments, speni large
amounts OF money Ga the construction
OF lts dam, the Mexican government
and the ~ PasO pcople, injucad our
stale department 30 procure through
the department OF justice the bringing
Of injunction proceedinns against Il,
Ne own courts, that IL the district ana
supreme courts OF the territory and the
supreme court OF tho United Statss de-
feated ave successive times. stili theae
parties are now endcavOring when de-
feat Is staring them Ia the face. 20 got
this CulbontSoa bill passed. before the
iasS app,al from the supreme court OF
New Mexico 20 the supreme court %
the Unitsd states Is decided In favor
OF the territory Of New Mexico. as u
surely viii DO. and before the rscord
In that last appeal which was taken
only az inc last moment IL printed In
the supreme court OF The un4ted Sta, o.,
W that the commttces OF congress
would have a chance 20 s,s e.
polegate-clect ROdey since his return
from Washington has worked % get
the record In this last appeal sent Up
which u now done, our court oiieials
having attended % Il promptly, and an
friends OF New Mexico are pressing tho
department Of state. the departmen,
OF justice, congress and tho supreme
court OF che United States 70 have Il
printed for The infOrma don Of e0hgTess,
beoausc is belisved by ths friends OF
New Mexico thar even before tho de-
clsion In ttm supreme court OF the
untted States on this last appeal that
" congress shall have an opportunity -
Rad the evidence embodied In q, tn
Cuibcrason bin will never become a
law. The courts OF New Mexico hold
THAI tho uavigability OF the RIO Orando
below tho south line OF New Mexico,
never was. noycr will be. and never can
be- affected by the construction of any
dam or impOunding structure IN New
Mexico. and the nawgability OF tho
river, IL the only question In which tho
republic OF MeHleO under tho tryatics
has anything 10 say.
II 10 hOped that thsNe few remarks
on TITS subject viii awaken the people
Of New Mexico to a propcT sense OF
thsir danger. in tme 90 prevent the
pasaage OF this Ubiquitous Cabertson-
stephens bail