Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21
CONTROL OF THE COLORADO

Because upon time atboomed craft raversed the Colorado from Yuma to the Gulf that is held be navgabe and under the of the department The department really has for the river and does not for in but when does want to put it's waters to beneficial and to build jetty other structure to turn them into canal the department remembers that the declared navgabe and en the people that they will be sent to prison they place any obstruction in its bed Last February when it put ey order that might be turned into the rrgatng canals of Imperial Valley officials uay raised the objection that the ey might the free passage of s and required much argument to convince them that the homes and farms of twenty thousand people of than Indians ding dugout.
 The Colorado river runs not navigabe stream. few weeks ago two followed it's in skf from the Hardy channel and they reported that they had cut their through with The channe of the Colo rado only flooded forest for many miles, If the river is to be treated navgabe stream it to be the business of the to maintain it's nagby and that be done by putting back into it's old channel and keeping it there If the river of value for irrigation than for navigation is the proper business of the provide for its control and put back into it's bed for it is permitted continue in its will cut back deep channel that water be taken from the into the canals of the Imperial Valley or of the Yuma project of the U S. Reclamation Service
 The future of the entire region known as the Colorado depends absolutely upon control of the and tro construction of protective works from Yuma probably to the mouth of the Hardy Such works be built only with the consent and cooperation of the Mexican The tiers of Imperial Valley cannot build them The c. D. Co., Tn the hands of receiver cannot build them The Reclamation Service cannot build them and doubtful that its eng realize that the works be built Laguna to be maintained
 More than three the President the United told Congress sharply that would either provision for permanent protective works the river acquesce abandonment of all attempts to reclaim the deserts of the South west Congress listened forgot resumed game politics. commissioner appointed confer with commissioner of Mexico and work out the problem of joint control of the river The commission it has done nothing confer. The people of Imperial Valley asked appointment of commission that will and response been made to their request Three years have been wasted dawdng and the meantime the river has broken bounds and the danger that the President oresaW pointed Congress menaces the governments work at Laguna cam and all irrigation in this empire of the desert.
 Nothing will be done Hnti the settlers of Imperial Valley of southwestern Arizona make demands action nseni and imperative that Washington cannot ignore them and their representatives Congress dare longer shrk their duty
 Engands King has the good and the sefespect refuse insult his Catholic subjects by making the declaration Professionalism prescribed for the by bgory fana tcm the and retained of the royal British buheaded hostility to change The declaration offensive to millions of loyal citizens of the Empire there for offending them than there for epuda ing the religious beliefs of the Hndus and Mohammedans with studied insults