The Coconino sun., 1925-12-18
THE PACT AND LOS ANGELES DEMANDS
TWO DIFFERENT FIGHTS

81 The Sun has always realized the big fight over
Che development of the Colorado river would come
When the question of the division Of the water
and other rights came up between the states Of
the lower basin.
NJ It has had occasion to mention that very perti-
nent fact several times while at the same time
advocating the ratification of the compact
Il Advocating the ratification of the Colorado
tiver compact lSNan entirely different matter
from the settlement of the7rights Of Arizona Ne
Vada and California.
n If the pact had been ratified we would have had
the same warfare that is going on now, only we
believe we would have been in more favorable
position to make the fight. We would not have
stirred up CALIFORNIA; mud-guns and given her
ammunition in the way of propaganda, which has
muddled even her.oNn people
Arizona has jockeyed itself into an unpopular
position when by the display of reasonable
amount of diplomacy we might have made friends
and gained influence over the country at large
PropagandlStS hailed Arizona as the dOg-ln-the-
manger She was so far as ratifying the pact was
concerned, but the general public does not differ
entiate between the ratification of the pact and
fair settlement between the three lower states.
The fight predicted by The Sun as against Cali
foTnia has come and it behooves all Arizonans to
stand together on our rights demanding nothing
more than is our lust due 1t must be conceded
as between California or rather Los Angeles and
Arizona shat has the longest political pole, con-
sequently it is up to Arizona to look to the east
for help and spread the facts before its represen-
tatives in congress.
Regardless of the fact that the development of
the Colorado by competent engineers will make a
aew empire of the southwest, it bids fair now to
,e exploited for political profit and the Individual
)enefit of Los Angeles.
While believe that Governor Hunt led us
tto this jackpot through visionary friends, who
Bhave plans and maps showing how to flume the
Colorado river out over mountains, thus to all in
tents and purposes committing Arizona to pub
licity which nullifies our reasonable demands, it
IS up to all loyal AriZonans, who have no axes to
grind, to stand pat and fight the California propo
sition to the last ditch.
h In other words The Sun has not shifted it's po-
sition as to the pact, but the fight has shifted
from the pact to the attempt of Los Angeles to
nog the water which belongs to the three lower
basin states
Don't let a politician mudde you about the two
separate and distinct fights
The ratification of the Colorado river compact
would have made Arizona friends.
The demands of Los Angeles would necessarily
nave to be fought out whether the pact was rati-
fled or not.
No expert has yet shown why the pact should
not have been ratified
No expert has yet shown why Arizona should
agree with Los Angeles big scheme of looting
Arizona. Governor Hunt was not wise In
'heutrally' turning down the pact. 1t put Ari-
zona in bad. 1t was a costly mistake.
Fighting the Los Angeles loot game naturally
follows. All Arizona is against that. The big
question is "Can Arizona dig out Of the hole
Governor Hunt has got us into and convince the
east that California has overpoWered us with
propaganda? ?"