The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-15

agreed TO by all tho delegates OF thi,
committee. Including the delegates
from California. At that time w
had great hopes that tho situation
would be n~ileviated that the conven'
tion would not break VI and that
some real good would come from IT,
Efforts. However. at the afternoon
meeting. and while W. were waitlng
for a re-drnfting OF the resolutions
the delegate IRON California, repre-
senting the Municipal Ownership
People, with no notice whatever 10
other members OF the committee. re-
paired to the convention hall and put
through a motion TO adjourn tho con-
%Nention. h action prevented any
possible reconciliation between Cali
fornia and tho other states. How
over, the resOiutions which had been
adopted by this committee were
given 10 the press OF California. I
am leaving with your secretary. IA
paper which contains n draft OF these
resolutions.
After this condition arose tho states
outside OF California gave out a state
ment to the press setting forth their
position In tie matter. The state
ment was published by the California
press. That statement H. as follows:
oNAnk 70 AnN nAnrturlnn Nnhl ANOHe
in the convention OF the League lf
the Southwest. we think It proper 20
state our position. when the delo-
gates arrived from the outside states.
they were ignorant OF the purpos ~
OF the convention. IL did not take
long to determine that the entire
matter had dcReneratcd into a local
fight between divergent interests OF
southern California a. to whether the
Boulder Canyon project shah be built
by private capital. Also the question
Of the relation Of the city OF Los
Angeles with the project was another
sHrious bone OF contention. Realizing
that this d%isscnsion was "A matter IN
which the other states were not con-
Ierned. and having ascertainod that.
growing out OF this fight. actioA
would likely be taken inimical to the
rights OF the other states. and ascet-
tanning also that the state OF Cali
fornia had an overwhelming majority
OF the votes OF the convention, by
reason OF the las &c local ATTENDANCE
from southern California we refused
to participate In any matters relating
to the policies or the platform OF
the convention, unless each state Yves
accorded equal voting strength. This
position was agreed to by all the
NNAN'H fhANAhN VI AhN tA1NN VI I'M
forniR.
Every possible effort was made ay
the states outside the state OF Cali
forniR to effect a reconciliation but
without avail We maintain that Il
Is highly improper for the states TO
attempt to determine any matter that
IN purely local ia one state, and syc
refused to allow a local dissension
tn inJure those things hat are Of
vital interest.
THE delegates Of our states were
selected by our respective governors
aud by civic bodies thereof. M som
sisted of men fully conversant with
h interests OF the states and the
real-purposes Of the league. and we
refused 10 be drawn from their pro-
ner consideration into n local fight
which should not have been diEninad
by permitting II TO come before tho
convention"
Position Endorsed.
Tho position assumed 10y the states
outside OF California WIS practical v
universally endorsed 10y tho press Of
California, In act so far as | have
been able to ascertain. II was en-
Gorsed by all OF the press OF Cali
fornia outside OF the city OF Los
Angeles and ~ a part OF the press
VI AfNN FANNfAfHs
a fair expression OF the resent
mont II evidenced by n statement OF
the press contained IN tho editorial
NJ the san bcrnardino Daily sun IT
December II, as follows.
III the convention Of the League
Of the Southwest ut Riverside was a
farce In itself. "a failure as to results
and probably a. tragedy 50 far as the
organization Is concerned. let nobody
think n was not Of amazing cducl-
tionAl benefit 10 all participating.
That such n sequel could spring from
such conditions may bc 50 strange ia
to seem impossible. hut It IL the sim
pie Tact.
We take - that tho league h. dead
beyond recall. and that two elements
conspired to briug about the fatality.
each OF them determined 20 control
or to put the organization out ~
existence. One NJ these waa the
public ownership extremists OF Los
Angeles. the other was the power
companies, not only OF California.
hut Of all the west. perhaps nation
ally. for their organization is nation
wide. and very close AT that. Bat