Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-05
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err mcmbers of the committee that
with such an opposition there might
he difficulty in passing the bin and
particularly at the short session.
| They, therefore, think it advisable
to wait Il few days after Arizona 5
legislature meets. Ii Arizona rati-
| fies, then a unanimous report is
promised. If Arizona does not rlti-
fy, the committee will make ma.
| iority report. The other reason is
| that our friends on tho committee
| Furthermore recognize the danger
in the Fredericks bill, introduced by
n congressman from Los Angeles
and advocated by persons from I'm
perial Valley.
1.-THE hearings before the senate
committee were highly satisfactory.
! They were carried on with great
! dispatch and the members of the
| committee seem to be much impress
! ed. We have the advantage in the
senate of having both of the Cali
| fornia senators not only friendly,
! but advocates of our measure and
Senator Shortridgc being q member
of the committee and l00 per cent
for the bill puts us in a most fav-
orable position. Other members of
the committee, however, were free
TO express themselves and We have
every reason to believe that the
senate committee will give us
favorable report at an early date.
Then it simply becomes 4 question
Of whether or not there IS time en-
ough in the short session to pass
the bin. particularly in the face Of
opposition from home.
President Favors
'The President is on record in
his telegram to Mr.. league before
the election as favorin@ this level
opment. Secretary Hoover assures
us that the 1-rederickS bill was not
his plan; that he wanted this de-
velopment done, and that at least
he would not oppose the Swing
johnson bill.
"Dr. Elwood Head, who is the
commissioner of reclamation, 1ot
only assured Us that he was unquali
fiedy for the bill but offered to
give us every possible assistance. 1t
would therefore seem that we have
nothing to fear from the admins
tration.
Il understand that it has been
publisher n the local press within
the last few weeks that Mr.. Swing
was discouraged and did not believe
his bill would pass. Such statement
is far from the facts. Swing is not
discouraged, but on the other hand
is highly encouraged. Last summer
Mr. Swing WAS free to state that
at the short session the bill WIS not
likely to pass, and there Is no use
TO shut our ewes TO what is almost
inevitable. This congress automa-
tieally dies on the fourth of March,
and with the appropriation and 9TH
er major bills ahead Of ours that
must have the attention Of con-
gress il is almost too much to hope
for our bill to receive very much
consideration. Even so, the chair
man of the house committee and
other leaders of congress advised
US that there was Il strong prob
ability Of getting our bill through.
Mr.. Swing is not discouraged and
the delegation that has beeu at
work there, both from Imperial
Valley and other points, are far
from being discouraged, and the
peopla should not allow themselves
to become discouraged even though
this congress adjOurns with no ac-
tion. It must be recognized here rs
il IS in Washington, that this II
IS Of major Importance and such
bills do not 60 through without
great deal OF consideration.
'The bill is going 20 pass. Ari-
IONA = failure to ratify will inevi-
tably cause some delay, but let me
repeat that l honestly believe shat
the only thing that win cause a'y
great delay, or possibly defeat the
measure, is the opposition from
home.
And let me say one thing fur
ther: The All-American canal IS not
n hindrance TO the bill. On the
other hand, my impression is that
it is It decided help to the bin. One
member of the committee put it this
way; ~ am for the Boulder Can
yon dam, but | am more for the All
American Canal. | do not care
what it costs il will be worth all
it costs. This congressman is from
an agricultural state outside of
California. -