Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-28
THE TINE FOR ACTION AND A PLAN

1t is obvious to any man with lick of sense that
there must be found some way to centralize and har
monte the conflicting interests at war over the
Colorado river and its control.
Centrifugal force is constantly driving the whole
matter farther and farther from solution. 1t is lit
orally flying into pieces all the time Cliques, fac
tions, cabals, conspiraces keep multiplying.
What is needed above everything else is centrl-
petal cohesive power that will take the project in hand
and eliminate the chickering's of selfish interests grab
bng for undue advantages and that will put shutters
the political himbe-riggers who find in the power
and water of the Colorado issue to perpeuate them
in office and therefore in haste to effect settle
ment and erase their from the public payroll.
Ranchnen and taxpayers of Imperial Valley are
tired of seeing Nero fiddle while Rome burns and while
they and all they possess are menaced by flood
Colorado control and development is obviously
and contessedly national project. The river Is
federal stream. 1t flows through states and no
of these should be permitted to stand in the of
solving the problem way that contributes the largest
good to the greatest number.
President Coolidge has spoken in the matter He
urges prompt action But in spite of this the factona
fights grow numerous and more bitter What
the President should do (f cat may look at king,
the Press may make the suggestion) is to call dis
armament conference at Washington. Every pro and
anti should be summoned to it and compelled to stack
and talk it The whole caboodle should be
locked up in hall and be compelled to remain there
and sweat out Herbert Hoover, Californian, the
states most useful citizen and the worlds greatest en-
gineer, might be very properly put in charge.
Then with agreed program, with the logic of the
great need back of it, with unified sentiment behind
it, the project could unquestionaby be put before
gress with such compelling force to win the favor of
the lawmakers and thus to bring the stupendous prop
osition to speedy success.
The need Of an outside, independent move is now
the clearly essential for have just To-
cal court declared illegal the expenditure of funds by
the Imperial Valley irrigation board for lobbying pur
poses Whatever may be the moral legal status of
this phase OF the matter be said that funds thus
spent have at lease to show the need Of protect
ing against and utilizing the Colorado river. 1t has
not been total loss, though there have very likely
been abuses.
Let get the dam built at Boulder canyon while
of this generation alive Let desilt the Colo
rado water and protect against floods that may sub
merge us. The economic pressure for greater Of
the water is growing fast there should be immediate
action. The problem is not alone for this valley The
whole of Southern California is looking this way and
demanding haste The day is coming rapidly when the
very existence of Los Angeles will be utterly dependent
upon the Colorado The limit of its Owens Valley
water supply is nearly reacTeG. At oest the Colo
RADIO development will be long in construction that
If beginning were made right the demand would
be here before the supply would be ready But this
for our preservation is of course, our first law
and need
The Press is in position to make this demand for
concllation and harmony 1t has not been partisan or
preJudced. 1t has sought and will ever seek to serve
the community whole in the best possible manner
according to It's understanding It is clear to now
that we must have action in the place of friction SO
it feels warranted in demanding that the ugly sense
less 1eudS and that under honest and wise lead
ershlp, such as we have suggested this great under
taking, involving empire in extent and the poten-
tla riches OF tabled in India be carried forward 10
success