Evening star., 1928-01-09
Lack of Unity Among Flood
States May Defeat U. S. Aid

rs thH stsrlc approaches. for an ct
tempt 70 ct congressional acssnr oa
,tooc ccTtTcl the press ~elcwS Us &C.
IHaaaaS ter \ psoYapt ana eT@-tsys p-.,-
gram. There IS. howsver nc n,.niu4!z-
sr- C. TIL c1gnpisca liens ahead Svta
"nac.l.: the vs,ailv Interested lowe: Ms
siSSlpps Vary ST., ses lack ci harmony
appears. ga Ia oi!tr quarters rccog-
n.t.oa OF F'edcra. responsibility does 20
prevent a :cct.ny that Congress yugsI
o. Oh gGari againsg wliSs the IrG.aD-
apol!S Star calls any attempt 10 per-
vert duty O! lus;.ce and relief lntg
q Treasury rss.c,
Utter tacS c: :,ayta.ng fSe L single
UNDERSTANDINGS O: eo,1cers c. Sc;.a;s
between .tse Sta'sS O. Arkansas. N.S-
SiSSipri ara l3ssss.a;s>s. wA.cA are she
chef SuIe:e.-S bv the siuod~ IS seen
by The New O"lss;,S Isea,. which ADDS
Two IsouS>la.ianS have actually IN
Icoduced bills running 20 6stFsyen. con-
clgl>ioaS. These STATS s,ia; ought 70
have bcen entirely car;.,cEsassS. SIN
months aSn. and also absolutely un.:+l
oa i generally understood proSszui arS
sail fioppsns about with no obvious psl--
pose, whsle tAs administration sEgsS
itself behind the Jones eail, pssst.aS am
possible charges on The States n the
lower valley"
Members Of Congress in ether SEC
t:oas Of the country" according 20 the
Memphis Commercial Appeal have =
Sra$p Of the situation They realize
that IL is the responsibility O. tue
Federal Government, They WILL stand
with the valley Il the REPRESENTATIVES,
N the valley stand together ard refuse
20 co:s2sora+sS II the administration
could secure co.npganl:Ss 4 would -
delighted. II there Is 10 coNpfA-ss>S
the Federal Government Will assume It's
r.ShtfQl responsibility"
The Mississippi is a national prob
lem" insists the Detroit News and );
should b. treated As SGch. Lands wh;e.,
the Government needs Tor It's wNgSS
should b. provided iocaily and tAc
Government ShoStad As saved ey gas
States coatsGuoas 20 the ,evesS srNEa
punitive damages which may result from
creation az Spsllways and other geS-
lures OF the construction, Aside tgS>n
these things, the whole cost SGcasd D.
borne by the Federal TrsaSggy
The Los Angeles Times al>o contends
that the country should bear the chic:
burden os the cost. and the Federal
Government as >tseA should SaaSe ana
eonSunnsaEe the plans toS aSNN3 eoa-
sRes NttEiNNt GssNIT EStsESsSfs<% SsNeStE&ix
% oear by the flood States. and VITA.
out undue TAXATION upon them Il ,S
a ioo foy Nation
-
A story aec,st the experience az 1Ams>
lies living along the Atchaga,aya SsNef.
who en- the day after Christmas we've
compelled te leave their homes BY
break IN the reconSsrssesed leSeSS. =
told BY the San Antenio ENnreS>, wA.eh
nus emphasizes the responsibility ~
the country North, East and West tcg
what happened
TIE muddy waters which tranS-
formed that garden Ss>as into sss>s>~
iase n'oFaSS, and wiped away The ANaseS
and POSSESSIONS 1t thaSs tolS ~~<eSs~
hEated III Sossg tN their saylst-~~wvts
borne down ny Father MESSsSSspsN tsxAsn
the Slopes 1 the Rockies and the A.
leSaease>, trom Kansas plains ans
ilIlns,ss psalEseS,"
The p<sS.tiaa taken nv n large aAajNG~
igS os the members VI the tnstgsa States
Chamber ~ CSann.nsree Is accepted ~
important by the hltNGAsnssea esAnss~
graph, The measures ws,s>a II msnv
items As having eeen s..>AM ed sassssSse
the following THAT the FEDERAL Gov
ernmcnt should hervAtses E,aS the en~
ute essNt M cessStguettng ana nsatntasav
ing works hsvssSsarN IL cSsatrSA gtSss>sS ii
the laweE MtSSiSslrM River THAT thS