The Winslow mail., 1926-10-01

"'Instead of carrying on an Of
fensive campaign in connection
with the acquisition of Mexican
lands, as all factors in 1911 and
1912 betokened would have un-
doubtedly resulted in victory for
his epochal plan, Senator Gamer
on has had to fight a defenseless
fight solely the past five years. His
great handicap has been the nebu-
lous and discriminatory Colorado
river compact, one that has receiv-
ed the ardent championship of not
alone a half dozen abutting acquisi-
tive states but ArizOna's congress
sional representative as we'll.
"I submit that after II years of
effort, from 1912 to 1922, the seven
state compact is tragic and dis
tressing substitute for the epochal
Cameron plan of 1911. d. You will
never find him accepting exteriorly
prepared and nebulously formulat-
ed compacts in whole or in part
Following Mr.. Smiths address,
Senator Cameron was introduced to
the audience and said:
"'Hoval Smith has outlined to
you in full my stand on the Colo
RADIO river question, and more than
to say that l shall expend the same
effort in safeguarding Arizona's
equities in the Colorado that has
marked by fights in other Arizona
issues, will not go further into that
matter tonight"
when Ralph H. Cameron ap-
pointed Hoval A. Smith as his man
ager for the present campaign, the
senator evidently forgot to tell Mr.
Smith that he favored the ratifica-
tiOn of the nebulOus and discrim-
inatory Colorado river compact by
the state of Arizona, without
changes. At a hearing before the
federal power commission held in
Washington on April 10, 1923, Sen
ator Cameron appeared in oppoSi-
ton to the Grand permit at Diam
ond creek and in behalf of G. Hen
ry Stetson, who has applications
pending for the Boulder canyon and
Bullshead dam sites on the Colo
RADIO river. The following is from
the record made on that occasion:
"'SenatOr Cameron.-Mr Chair
man and gentlemen of the commits
sion, I am not going to make a
lengthy statement. 1 believe that
this license should be held up at
this time until further investigG-
tion is made. There is aI)11er
large project on the Colorado river.
below, at Boulder canyon. which
has not been fairly worked cut as
yet.
"'I do not know that the build
ing of the Girand dam would inter
fere with the Boulder canyon pro-
ject, but it has been stated tnat it
would, and I believe that when rhe
Boulder canyon dam is built it
should have all the leeway posi-
BILE to do the most good, not only
for Arizona, but for Nevada and
Colorado. There are plans on foot
now for working out data to be
furnished to this commission, and
1 think this license should be with
held at this time.
"'Of course l can not speak for
our governor and the legislature
of Arizona, but l still live in hopes
that they will ratify the compact
at an early date and I believe that
when they understand the situation
as it has been stated by my friend
here today there will be no reason
why the legislature should not be
called together to ratify the pact
l am going back to Arizona today,
and I shall go and see the governor
and do everything in my power,
do not know that [ have any in
fluence with him, but I will do tue
best [ can, and see if we can not
get this pact ratified by the state
of Arizona.
con September 25, 1923, the fed
eraI power commission held anoth-
er hearing on the development OF
the Colorado river at which Sena-
tor Cameron again appeared IN be-
half of G. Henry Stetson, whose
engineer, w. G. Clark, was also
present and later testified. The
senator not only restated his op-
position to the Grand application
but also opposed the plan to bond
the state of Arizona to build a pow
er dam in the Grand Canyon. The
printed proceedings contain his
statement as follows:
Senator Cameron.-Mr. chair
man and members of the commits
sion, I will be very brief I do
not wish to take you adjourn.
Secretary Weeks-Let me ask
you about the engineer-does he
propose to discuss the plan which
has been brought to our attent'oo?
Senator Cameron-No, sir
g" I have recently returned from
Arizona, and was Interested, of
course, and had been in the con-
troversy over the Colorado river
compact. I will say to you, gen
tlemen, today, that I believe that
if the compact was left up to the
vote of the people of Arizona it
would be ratified beyond question.
l do not wish to cast any reflection
on our present governor, who is
here with the committee. I just
simply state my own opinion.
"'I do not believe that the peo-
pie of Arizona at this time are in
position to bond the state of Ari-
zona to carry on such propect as
would be necessary to the amount
of expense that it would require