Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-29
APPROVE FEDERAL
IRRIGATION PLANS
Committee at Congress in Colo
rado Reports on Use of
Interstate Water
.SMYTHE IN STATE DEFENSE
Frank Short of California Precipi-
tateS Clash Over Control
of Home Resources
sMYTHE IN, STATE DEFENSE
Associated Press1

Irrigation congress late tonight in
dorsed the policy of federal control OF
| interstate water by a substantial ma
jority.
What the policy of the congress will
be on other matters is still being
threshed out by the committee on
resolutions in an executive session that
promises to continue into the morning
hours.
The committee on permanent organ
ization took definite action tonight IN
deciding to recommend to the congress
for president r. E. Twitchell of New
Mexico and for secretary Arthur Hook
er, incumbent.
vice presidents will be selected to-
morrow morning, and at night the COM
mittee will settle the contest over the
convention city for 1911. Chicago is
still confident, although tonight the
California delegation is claiming sub
stantial gains for Los Angeles. Reno
is persistent, but is expected to throw
it's strength to the California city.
The question OF Endorsement of the
Panama-Pacific exposition for San
Francisco is now before the resolutions
committee, and a strong plea for sup
port will be made by Judge Hutton OF
Los Angeles and w. E. Smythe of San
Diego. A similar resolution is, being
considered on the New orleans exposl-
tion. -
Considerable criticism was heard to-
day among a small number of dele
gates, including some from Colorado'
over the program of the present con-
gress. Claims were freely made by
these insurgents that too much time
has been given to the discussion OF
nroblems that have no connection with
irrigation in any of its phases.
Late today a resolution by Mortimer
Randel of wyoming was presented,
providing that the congress indorse anu
urge speedy action by congress autIor
izing the sale of excess water controlled
bv the reclamation service to private
parties. ,,-,o. ha-
tween advocates of state and federa!
control of waters to subcommlttees Oh
the general resolutions committee;
heated colloquy between certain dele-
pates over this policy and 1nVoiNihS
the conservation commission appointed
bv Governor Gillett, and the recent
no1itical primaries enlivened To-Day 5
proceedings Of the congress touay.
The California clash came In tne
discussion of the paper prepared py
Frank H. Short Of that state, in whlch
he advocated state control OF Water
mower sites. Francis Cutie of RlV-
erside. who led the opposition, charged
the state conservation commission
with attempting to throw the state
natural resources under state cohlIoA
fo, the benefit of the big power COM
panies. lauded the results OF the re-
cent primaries as a declaration OF IN
dependence of California voters from
the domination of corporation lillu
ence. and urged the delegates to hold
them through federal SUPERVISION VI
interstate waters.
ADAMS ATTACKS CALIFORNIA
Eorrer Governor Alva Adams OF
Colorado deplored the fact that can
fornia. being 80 corrupt and unaoLe
10 control its own affairs" should ask
that other states, which could manage
their own business, should submit 10
a continuance of federal control.
"California speaks for herself" de-
clared w. e, Smythe, land her senti-
ments were expressed in the recent
primary election, in which she oe-
clared for Theodore RooseVelt, LOT
Gifford Pinchot and for good-by Bal
linger." -. c,,+4,o
and Smythe did not represent the sem
timents of California people, but re-
served further remarks until tomor-
row. when Clifford Pinchot will at
tend the congress, "as l want MI
Pinchot to hear what have to say.
The address of Short which aroused
SO much discussion, was an argument
for state control of natural resources,
which, he asserted, was in accord with
the constitution.
"The new nationalisn1," ne asserted
was merely "old federalism in a more
avtrava CANT and excessive form
'Tt would appear to be an inevitable
conclusion that the federal government
should perform it's constitutional duties
to nrotect navigation in all the states
where it exists, and to look after and
protect it's proprietary interests IN the
public lands, where it has public lands,
and allow all of the states to carry out
their functions of government In an
equal and regular way.
LANDS AND THE PEOPLE
eve are told" said he, that the re-
sources, in other words, the remaining
lands held by the United States, belong
to all the people. AS a catch word the
declaration, that all of the remaining
resources of the nation belong to all
the people, sounds we'll It's first in
trinity. however, is that it is not true,
because the resources of the nation are
held by the federal government in trust
for the several states and for the peo-
pie of the states.
Landlord law governmental conser-
walton was devised, we are told, to con-
troll monopolies and wealth and for the
benefit of the plain small man. Under
it good deal Of development has been
prevented, but no monopolies have been
or ever will be controlled or regulated.
"Since each of the states have all
equal powers and authority and gov
ernment there is no reason whatever
whv any outside agency should inter-
fere And wherever the government
comes in and imposes conditions it does
so without authority to interfere
with the state and with the people in
their functions of government; and
wherever it imposes charges it adds to
the burdens of the consumer and COM
nels the state in fixing rates, to add
the same amount to the expenses and
earnings of the corporation and corre-
snondingly to the burdens and pay
nents of the consumers.
1--WE are being entertained with al
Iurine, promises of a new nationalism'
with urgent claims of its necessity and
nronhecies of it's great benefits.
''It may be called a new nationalism,
hut with all respect 1t appears to us to
he merely old federalism presented in
a more extravagant and excessive form
than il was at the period when it was
defeated and discredited in the early
history of our country"
Resolutions were presented ana refer-
red to the committee as follows:
"By w. S. Abbott of Colorado-To