The Washington herald., 1922-03-02

Of New York and made the vened
the project through litigation.
They say" he remarked, the
water power will take care of the
cost and 1 was glad to hear from
Gov. Allen that the State of New
York owns that water power. Well
that is the law. II Is settled by
the decision OF the Supreme Court
Of. the United States.
Stresses High Cost
II grant that the right of New
York Is subordinate to the power
OF Congress to improve navigation,
l, grant that -if Congress in the
improvement of navigation develops
water power as a mere incident,
Congress may say how that water
power shall be disposed of, even
though II thus does take rights
belongIRg to a State. But when
you make the water power not
the incident. but SO far the main
project as to saddle it with the
entire burden of cost, then you can
no longer say that the power Is q
mere incident. Now I shall not
discuss the legal question as %
the legal right to do that thing.
IF there IL any reasonable assur-
ance that this Midwest tragedy de-
scrihed by Gov. Allen can be re-
moved, II there Is any reasonable
assurance that the Atlantic ocean
can be extended 1000 miles into the
interior Of this country. then the
State of New York will heartily
support his project, but it Is a
vision which / know is impossible"
Gov. Miller said that it would
cost Chicago alone 500, o,eeo, 600 to
re-arrange railroad terminals to CO.
ordinate with the proposed water
shipping and that the people Of the
Midwest had no idea of the total
cost OF the project.
Many States In Favor.
Ohio. Michigan. North Dakota, Ne
braska, Idaho. Indiana, Wisconsin,
South Dakota. Kansas. Colorado,
Utah. Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Mis-
:ouri. Wyoming and Oregon are the
states that are behind the Great
l.akes-St. Lawrence waterway pro-
ject. according to the statement of
II. II. Merrick, of Chicago, In his
address before the Congress yester-
lay. Mr.. Merrick said In part:
AS business men. as bankers. as
analyst Of conditions, we feel that
the great problems, the greatest
problem that we have had in the
last generation. save only that pre-.
sented by the war. has been trans-
portation. We beHeve that the
present depreciation. which has
lasted for a full two years, has
been largely emphasized and In n
considerable degree, increased in
severity by reason of the lack Of
solution Of the problem of trans
pOrtation.''
Will Have Hanauet,
The Rivers and Harbors' Con-
gress. which convened yesterday
morning In the ballroom Of the
New willard Hotel, will adjourn
this afternoon following slec.
tion Of officers and announcement OF
policies for the en-uing year.
At the morning session the con-
Eress was addressed by the French
Ambassador. J. J. Jusserand, and
Theodore Roosevelt. Assistant Sec.
rotary OF the Navy. Commissioner
Charles delivered an address Of
welcome to the delegates.
Illustrated lectures on Muscle
Shoals and the port Of New orlea NJ
we're delivered at last nisht's ses-
sion. -s-.
Following adjourn ment, the con-
lress will give banquet in the
lew willard Hotel at 5:30 this
evening. Vice President Coelidgs
will precide. The following spsak-
ers will address, the delegates: The
Minister OF Cxsche. .Sfovakia. Julius
Klein. Senator Duncan Fletcher,
Mrs Edward, r .costiEzs and, J
Adam Bede.