Arizona republican., 1910-09-27
IMPENDING STRUGGLE IN PUEBLO CONGRESS THE NEW, OLD QUESTION OF
 STATES RIGHTS. 1t May or May Not Be Forced to the
 Front.

Pueblo, Colo, Sept. 26.-Laying down the policy that mo gang rule shall flourish here and reiterating that the object is to save the for ests. store floods, reclaim deserts and make homes," President E. A. Fowler. of Phoenix, Arizona, formally opened the Eighteenth National Irrigation congress and aligned himself with those delegates who favor thorough discussion of all practical problems of irrigation.
 While President Powders address did not intimate a Knowledge of any attempt to inject personal questions into the deliberations of the con gross, he took the .broad position that this congress is and must re- main a national forum for the con sideration of irrigation matters. He reviewed at length the achievements of the congress in the twenty years of its existence both in securing bene- ficial legislation by congress and fur thering the construction of irriga- tion projects.
 QUESTION OF STATES RIGHTS.
 Pueblo. Sept. 26.-The question of state rights vs. the new nationalism, looms large on the horizon at the close of the first days session of the eighteenth national irrigation congress Whether the question of states rights and the matter of water distribution will be brought squarely before the congress will depend largely upon the position of Colorado delegation. This .Igrg. ing to decide upon matters Of policy Until the decision of Colorado is an nounced the other delegations are a neutral attitude.
 However, the sSunsas and California delegates held meetings today and de- cided to uphold the reclamation ser vice in development work in the west. Texas is known to lean toward the fed eral program and Arizona is in line, as former Governor Kibbey of that terri tory has been named chairman of the on resolutions. New MeXi- co. while favoring reclamation work on the Elephant Butte project, takes the position that there is enough water in the Rio Grande to irrigate all available land in central and northern New Mex
  the uses of the San Luis valley. Other states of the west and northwest, while taking d less active part in the i'm pending movement are watching de- with the keenest interest
 States rights advocates received their first encouragement today in an address by former Governor Ava Adams of Colorado. However, this elation was short lived. It was expect ed that MT. Bryan would strongly sup port their cause in his address tonight, 1 but they were disappointed. The Op- ponents of the states rights program regard Colonel Bryan's declaration as a partial endorsement of their plan when he said: There is no reason why the federal government should not aft CT making the necessary reservation, lease land to the state on conditions that will protect national interests and allow the states to administer the trust under conditions fixed in such way as to give the largest state use"
 Late today the chairmen of the com mittees were chosen as follows: Reso- lutions, J. H. Kibbey of Arizona; per manent organization, H. Moody of Spokane: credentials, Francis Cuttel of 
 THE PRESIDENT REGRETS.
 Washington, Sept. 26.-President Taft today sent a telegram to Presi- dent Fowler of the national irrigation congress at Pueblo, Colorado, express ing regret at being unable to attend the and his appreciation of the work of the congress in behalf of rec Iamation.