Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-19
PINCHOT SCORES
IN FIGHT OVER
WATER POWER
Forces Before National Con-
servation Gathering Minor
ity Report on Much MOOted
Question of Rights.
DEBATE ON MATTER
WAKES VIGOROUS
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Washington. Nov. lS.--Giff0rd Pin
chot. former chief forester Of the
United states. leading champion of
government control of water power
rights scored In tho national conserva-
tlOn congress today when he succeed
ed In forcing before the congress tho
minority report of the committee on
water power rights
with Former Secretary Of the Ir.
tcrlor Walter L. Fisher in the chair
Former Secretary Of War Stimson.
who Joined with Mr. pinchot In the
minority report yesterday moved for
q suspension ~ the rules that the
water power question might be dis
cusscd from the floor Scores 81
delegates who favor the majority re-
port. which would combine national
with state control with less rostric-
tion OF water power grants, protest
cd MIR Fisher ruled that the mo-
tion to suspend the rules was not de-
batablc. and IL was carried amid loud
cheers Mr. Pinchot read the minor-
ity report and thereby opened the
general debate
senator Burton OF Ohio. champion,
ed the policy of striuS national con
trol OF all water power rights and
urged the delegates not To get into
an "unscemly squabble between state
rights and national control"
IT is impossible said senator
burton, THAT state control should
adequately solve TINS great nauonai
problem. In this matter we are CON
uucting no crusade against capital
hut there must be a recognition of
the danger OF monopoly ana desire
to provide Tor public welfare IN the
us, OF this great national asset"
some delegates challenged tho sig
nature OF Joseph ~ Teal OF Portland.
ore. to the minority report. assert
ing that Teal had written a letter 10
George e. swain. chairman Of the
water power committee, expressing
approval of the majority conclusions.
Professor Swain told the congress
that Judging from the letter, he
thought that the majority had right
10 claim Teal
"'rhc majority had perfect right
to take Teal with them at the time
that lcttcr 10 Professor Swain was
written" returned Mr. pluchot. at
that time Mr.. Teal had not received
the report of tn minority 7 scnt
Mr. Tcnl q copy of our report and
yesterday received telegram from
him In which he said. = know YOU
are right and ! will back YOU up
That message came TO mo several
days after Mr.. Tcars letter 60 Pro-
fcasor swain
Senator Shafroth vigorously defend.
cd the ,icws of the majority on the
water power question.
Senator shufrota urged the dele
gates to heed the words of the late
Justice John NJ, Harlan, OF the su-
Prcmc court whom hc quoted ma
uunol government for national al
fairs. state government for state af-
fairs and then there viii follow de
vclopmcnt great. indeed. That Is
the rock on which our government Is
founded
Henry l.. stimson replying. de-
clurcd that In the suggestions of the
minority the federal government
would not seek 10 thrust itself iu ad-
vance at local authorities hut that
there were many cases Ia which To-
cal control coulC not he exercised In
which federal control could. senator
Thomas urged that water power
franchises bc granted by the states,
not for profit bat Tor control
The convention, ON motion ot MI
slimsou agreed 10 vote late today on
that portion Of the water power COM
mittco's report. which was unanimous.
This did not involve the administrat-
i've features on which the committees
divided.