Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-08
Dern Asks California
Arizona Pact
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as he opened his address.
| After hastily explaining the pur
poses Of the Colorado river compact.
IGovernor Dern declared:
/ 'There are several reasons which
actuate California in its desire for
1.-THE Boulder canyon dam. 1 will not
say they are selfish reasons, but
| they are reasons whereby Califor-
mia will obtain benefits that will
be of no value to any of the other
states of the Colorado river terri.
tory.
THE construction of the dam will
enable Il rapid development of Cali
! fornia but Utah holds that neither
California nor any other state
should have monopoly on future
development.
eve are not against the Boulder
canyon dam, because we would de,
rive no benefits from it, that is no
reason to oppose it, but we must
protect our own selves. Give us
the seven-state compact and we vii!
have no objections to what you do
with your water. California and
Arizona should get together in a
spirit of neighbors and friends and
settle their differences.
Certain persons are trying to
! frighten us to support the Swing.
) johnson bill through the bogey that
the federal power commission VII!
grand power licenses on the river.
We don't concede the right of the
federal power commission to de-
velop power and grant licenses for
/ ho nf
states affected. This is states
right fight against the nationals
tic tendency of the federal covers
.nent and we are getting sick ana
tired of the doctrine that everything
lin our state belongs to Uncle SAM
We want and will retain some OF
the sovereignty to ourselves that
the eastern states enjoy. We feet
that the time is right for plain
common sense meeting of those dl-
lyergent interests which are delay
ling settlement of the Colorado river
lpro1ect and believe that for the best
interests Of all that California and
Arizona get together and settle their
differences"
I Dern was followed by William
Lacy, former president Of the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce.
After a short historical sketch Of
+lI4os Angeles and it's subsequent de-
Ivelopment and expansion, Lacy out
llined the attitude of the chamber
Of commerce of that city with re"
card to the Colorado river compact.
IThe speech was conciliatory in na-
tture, declaring that call we of Los
| Angeles want is sufficient permanent
water supply for our future needs
land to permit our city to expand
las it's natural growth will demand.
1--we feel the only wac TO obtain this
lis by erection of the Boulder canyon
dam"
Directing attention to the veiled
innuendoes that the Pacific coast
s+ate was desirous of obtaining BEN
EefIts The other states could not
have, he said:
1--WE of Los Angeles never have
espoused anything detrimental to the
Interests of the other states in the
compact and will not do so now. Thc
difficulties beseNiing an adJudlca-
tion of the differences which have
arisen over the Colorado river, un-
fortunately have dr;Ited into poll"
tics in our state as well as Arizona.
In the last election politicians OF
California hurried to take up the
cudgel of the Swing-Johnson bh!
and in Arizona the measure also fls
ured in the election"
In concluding his remarks ne
Espoke hopefully of the outlook Tor
a settlement Of the differences pc
tween California and Arizona in the
Immediate future and for, the rati"
ification of the seven-state compact
by saying:
"I feel the future will bring this
ouestion to a complete solution. All
Ifbe states soon will sign the seven"
state compact but we first must get
tho question out Of politics. The
FOG. created by suspicion, hatredS
and Intolerance must be dlsperse"
,,andinp and all get together fol-
: the mutual benefit of all Oh ul'
i states of the Colorado river terri
\ tory"
He was followed by l.. Ward BAN
mister, Denver chamber of commerce
\ representative at washington ..
II ClAoraGo river matters, who urged
the adoption of the siX-state corr
nact and the erection OF the Boulder
dam as the only present possible So
H luton for the difficulties which are
/ holding up development of the weS
\ and southwest through the tallur'
Il to reach an agreement on the COLO
/ RADIO river compact. This view ah'
/ this recommendation, he pointed
\ ont. was the view of the DelFe
\ chamber and was n"= the view
| the present Colorado state aamll'
II istration.
n Confornin PrOp0~al