El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-27

| Their emphasize the fact that he dis
agrees with Mr.. Roosevelt he said that
father Of more than six children in
stead of being given a Teddy Bear and
congratulations ought to apologize to
the world.
Takes Issue With Roosevelt.
We want children but we don't want
litters," he declared
Getting down to the states rights
question in the irrigation discussion he
declared: God wnen he created a
stream intended that it should flow all
the year. He did not intend that Colo
RADIO let loose her floods on the states
below her and wash them away when
she did not want the water and then
holding it all when they needed it and
she wanted it. If you Coloradoans
claim all the water that falls in your
state then take care of it all. Don't
make the rest of US dodge your floods
and beg for water when the irrigation
period arrives. l want more evidence
than the mere statement of ColOradoans
that God intended to give Colorado
monopoly on the water to throw it off
on US when she didn't want it and wash
US away and then starve us when she
wants it.
Conservation, Not Waste.
Il am in favor Of the building of
great reservoirs to store the water in
your mountains, but / am not in favor
of making it necessary to build these
reservoirs by wasting the timber that
grew on the mountainSides and orig
inally formed the reservoir provided by
nature. You let the corporations cut
away the timber and then ask for
money to build the dams. 1 say let the
government build these dams, let 1t
spend much more on the farmer than
it is spending. The farmer has never
got just returns for the taxes he pays
but l say save the timber too. ] say
when the nation has interests in a
state, it is the duty of the nation to
protect those interests. And the nation
mas an interest when other states have
an interest in the waters of a particular
state. If you had a suit against man
you would not like for him to try II
as the Judge. Then it is no more rea-
sonable to expect Colorado under the
states rights plea to grant relief TO
other states. 1t is the duty of the fed
is given. The federal government act
ing for all the people, has the right to
protect al the people against few.
There is a right watch the national
government has that cannot and VIII
not be surrendered to any state or group
of states. 1 believe that a solution
will be reached in practical way when
both sides get together COIOTduO, Ne
braska and New Mexico are sister states
and no one state has a right TO ask to
have its interests looked after at the
expense of the othert state.
Is Governments Task.
The government most assuredly |
should distribute the waters of all in |
terstate streams. But 1 do not believe |
that the government should go any |
further than apportioning the water. L
believe that in this conservation matter !
the government should set aside the |
forest reserves, the timber lands and |
the water appropriations Interstate |
streams). for each state and then in !
stead of sending a corps of federal |
in the field to administer the 1
laws should leave each state to admins !
ter its own affairs.
Il believe that all things that involve |
the rights of several states can be
better administered by the federal gov
eminent but l believe that after the |
government has adjusted these matters |
it should not interfere with state man !,
agements in each state After 1T says !,
to Colorado what share of the water II !
is entitled to the government should |
see that Colorado gets only that much !
water but what is done with it in the |
state should be decided by state Off |
Gals. That is my position on the ques-
ton of state rights.