The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-22
COLORADO COUNCILMAN
TALKS Of war DEFENSE
Expects Country to Organize
Voluntarily for Effec-
tive Service.
WILL LECTURE HERE
L. G. Carpenter to Talk of IT.
rigation Law at State
University.
WILL LECTURE HERE

The capacity and readiness for pa
triotic service which Americans of all
classes have shown since the outbreak
Of the war probably will make rigid
governmental control OF industry un-
necessary, according to L. G. Carpen-
ter. formerly state engineer of Colo
RADIO and now a member Of the defense
council Of that state.
Mr.. Carpenter. is in Missoula this
week. Tomorrow morning he is to
lecture at the law school of the state
University on certain phases of irri-
cation law with which his public serv-
ice has made him extraordinarily ia
miliar.
Patriotism Everywhere.
1.-THE readiness with which Ameri-
cans have offered themselves to their
country is surprising and gratifying"
said Mr.. Carpenter. II have had oc-
casion to observe the willingness of
engineers to sacrifice their own inter-
csts for the nations. have seen men
with large incomes and responsible po-
sitions-men who would have been ex-
empted by the government-offer their
services Quietly, in an transformations
matter fact way. Other fields
probably would show a similar condi-
ton"
This spirit. Mr.. Carpenter thinks.
will make organization of the nations
powers for effective war use n COM
paratively easy matter. He does not
expect the government to he compelled
to control private industry. Industry,
he thinks. will voluntarily respond to
the wishes OF the government
Organization Necessary.
Efficient organization is however.
| an immediate necessity, Mr.. Carpenter
| said yesterday. The Colorado state
council of defense is now planning ef-
fective coordination of all industrial.
social and commercial forces for serv-
ice to the nation. The work is be-
ing done through representative COM
mittees and is purely voluntary.
ENCOURAGEMENT of food production
was the first step. Seed supplies
were uncovered and mobilized by the
committee. and through bankers ar
rangements We're made for the extern
sion of financial aid to farmers unable
l otherwise to increase their production
| SySSS"oS6"sS VNCuVs VVOsNs
Now the committee is trying to sys-
tematiZe relief work. AT the start 4
multitude of relief organizations came
into being" said Mr.. Carpenter yester-
day Most of these wanted to make
bandages. The work was begun al
haphazard. without organization. Now
we are going to try. through a SUBJ
committee of relief workers. to organ
lie all this valuable willingness to
serve. If the work cannot be handled
through one supreme council. direct.
ing body probably will apportion worl
to the several organizations SO tina,
nothing will be done twice and every.
thing necessary will be done prompt,
and we'll"
Gradually this principle will be APP
piled in other fields until Colorado /.
doing a maximum OF work with {
minimum of wasted effort.
To Talk Irrigation Law.
At the state University tomorrow
Mr.. Carpenter will tell the law stu.
dents something of the growth Of irri
cation law. AS state engineer II
Colorado Mr. Carpenter was involved
in lawsuits which mark epochs in tn.
eNOtutlOn oI tne INV governing iTTIkd
ton. One Of these. the famous Colo
RADIO Kansas suit first established tn,
right to divert water for irrigation
, purposes. Before the supreme cour
: decided that Colorado might talk
water for irrigation many theorist
held that water never could be perma
nently diverted from a stream. Eng
lish common law. the basis of Ameri
can law. naturally made no privisiol
for irrigation in it's definition of re
parian rights. The Colorado ansa
, case, with which Mr.. Carpenter wa
! closely identified. established n rul
without which extensive reclamation
would have been difficult.
Another Case Pending.
The supreme court probably will es
tablish another important rule when
decides the pending issue betwee
1 Colorado and Wyoming. in which Colo
l radios claim to certain water arisin
1 within it's boundaries and subsequent
e ly reaching wyoming depends upon tn
: relative needs of the states. Mr.. Car
penter has had a prominent part /
this suit, since the determination {
: the facts rather than the applicatio
of the law has been all important.
Because Of his experience Mr.. Car
penter will he able to give importar
a and interesting facts to the Montan
law students.