Arizona republican., 1910-04-19
Says MP. Garfield Speaking
 Of Water Power Trust AND THE WAY IS PREPARED
He Urges Before Colorado Conservation Commission Cooperation of the States , and the Nation to Save Water Power Sites

Denver. April 1S.-Declsring that water trust are in existence today. and that the tendency toward such a centralization is growing stronger former Secretary of the Interior Jas. R. Garfield tonight made q strong plea to the Colorado conservation commission for cooperation be-
 tween it and the federal government for q conservation of water power resources.
 Mir Garfield was preceded by Gov. John Shafroth who at the morning session declared for control by state governments except when national in reference was necessary to protect national interests At the morning session letters were read from Phil
 lip P Wells. counsellor of the Ma tionaI Conservation commission up- holding Mir. Garfield's position. and from Secretary Ballinger upholding Governor Shafroth.
 Mir. Wells letter was in answer to q request for statement sent to Gif ford Pinchot The. letter reached Washington too late to be forwarded to Mir Pinchot in Europe and it is understood MT Wells was speaking for Mir Pinchot. The entire evening session was given over to Garfield's address.
 In a lengthy address Mir. Garfield pointed out the dangers of a monopO- lization of the water power sites of the country and declared if "A water power trust" is not already in actual existence. all agents going to make up such a trust are present and the tendency toward such standardization is growing stronger every day.
 He defended the course of Roose- welt. in making use of a broad execu- tive authority to make withdrawals of water power sites and he sought 10 show by quotations from the consti- tuition and decisions by Chief Justice Marshall that the chief executive was fully empowered to conserve such public interests under the broad rule of the general welfare. In brief the situation is this.' he said. The federal government owns property es- sential for the development water. The states control the use of the water within their respective boun- daries To bring together these two clements it is necessary for water power development that the nation and the state should cooperate"
 Private interests that are develop ing and using the water Of necessity ignore state lines and nothing will be mere acceptable to these inter- ests than to have the federal govern ment withdraw from all attempt to control their transactions.
 Again unless the federal govern ment retains and exercises such con trol. the interests of the people of one state may be jeopardized bv the ac- tion of an adjoining state.
 The great danger that threatens the federal and state governments to- day is that special interests. private in terests and property interests. may unduly or unfairly dominate legisla- tive action It is not just to arraign individual ar special interests alone for this condition. We must likewise condemn the indifference of citizens.
 At the first mention of the name Of Clifford PinchOt by Mir. Garfield the au- dience broke into prolonged applause lasting over three minutes. Garfield's speech was ansv red by former Gov ernor Charles $. Thomas. and At torney General John T. Barnett. They took the position that the west ern states should be allowed to de- yelop themselves free from federal