Arizona republican., 1921-12-11
The Colorado

Inasmuch as the control of the waters of the Colorado the principal if not the only sub ject before the Riverside conference of the League of the Southwest the developments of Friday leave nothing to be considered by the conference except the dispute between California the other states Of the league to the manner of voting. But since there is nothing to vote upon- that becomes an inn material matter.
 The Gordian knot which the private power com panies and the city of Los Angeles had been pains taingly and industriousy tying suddenly cut by Secretary Fall his announcement that the govern ment would retain control the waters of river of states; that the tentative contract between officials Of the reclamation service and Angeles mot in force and never would force' and that the rights of the states would adjudcated not by any preponder- votes but by the federal commission of which Mfr. Herbert Hoover will be chairman. In the mean time no permits will granted by the government ment.
 That is as much known but we are given promise by Secretary Fall that the policy of the government will made known by him at the forthcoming Diego conference, when We will probably be information to the time when the machinery of government may be put into opera 
 We do not believe that the delay will be great now that the attention of the government has been invited and has been given For that the League or the Southwest must be credited and in part, the activity of private power companies thus been put up government, either to bring about the control of the turning of it's waters to beneficial uses permit that to be brought about by other agency. Secretary Fall has plainly pronounced in favor of the government the only instrumentality to carry this great work,-the greatest that has been undertaken in this con- tinent. There could be other in which such vast numbers of citizens would be so directly concerned and none in whose results there would be many
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 This great undertaking, reaching it does into seven states and covering area, larger than em- pires, with millions of people affected by its ton should be under the construction and control clusively United States with it's Of and money. It may be urged that the government present without funds whereas, there have been offers ample funds for the taking of the work by private agences and by municipalities proposing to CO., operate with the government.
 The proceedings of the conference at Riverside have however developed popular sectional oppo- sition to both proposals, from which may easily turmoil into which the enterprise would thrown if the government should relinquish con trol either whole in part
 The enormous resources of water and power of the Colorado constitute the great heritage of American people. That they be developed for utilized the greatest good for the greatest number is the desire of those throughout the nation who are struggling with the countrys prob lems today. Not for the present hour. but for the days must the problem of this river be considered and decided.
 Undoubtedly the money will be forthcoming for this great enterprise We live in time different from that when President Roosevelt with his great vision of the West had to impose his will upon luctant congress to pass the reclamation act Then too only comparatively small and isolated regions were to be beneftted In this the whole country +of+ +Ia Roclyv If n mountain region itself, is to be the beneficiary.