Evening star., 1928-03-17

main, constituting more than 50 psr'
cent Of the area, Of the State ard
waived all control over her rivers, I'D
favor Of the Federal Government, a
condition precedent TO admission as p.
State. while now she undertakes tn,
withdraw that waivlire and set I'D Al
claim TO the public lands and fignt toI
tax certain water power corporation|
s6.000.0 600 annually. forever. for the use|
Of the power of the proposed Boulder
Dam in the Colorado River. ~ss
Might not that reconsideration spread
even TO Utah, which would recall her
constitutional prohibition OF polyga M.
now that she is State?
The House passed the Boulder Dam
OIL Yesterday. and the Senate conrIt-
tee having It in hand agreed 20 iepol [
OUT today With a recommends: lion
that 1t do pass the Senate.
But what win Arizona do about that?
The dam IS within the State OF Arizona
and the Federal Government can con-
trol rivers only for navigation.
1t Is now argued that the Territorv
OF Arizona had no constitutional right
10 convey its control of rivers 20 the
Federal Government. for the Federal
act admitting the Territory into state
Hood provided. as Is required by the
Federal Constitution, that il should
come m on ''an equality with all other
states. While the admission waS based
on an Arizona constitution approved oy
Congress, which conceded the public
lands and control OF rivers 10 the Fed
eral Government. soon thereafter. the
State changed its constitution reScino-
ing that concession To the Federal Gov
errment. Had it the right TO thu.
violate its condition precedent, without
relinquiShing the consideration ana
benefit arising out OF that repu6SstsS
agreement?
There is no precedent establishinc
procedure II such case, but Califor-
nia-that IS. Los Ang2,eS-clainS that
Arizona is no longer entitled to state
hood. For Los Angeles, o. some gTcat
power corporation. wants that Bould,r,
Dam for water power and municip1.
water and will get It easily through r.
Federal Congress. but never If Arize;.--
Gusts Government coCtrol.
II is not this purpose OF this cc,Qs !
10 discuss ths right " wrong cs -
Angeles cove,!ng another hig6 da !
either for its water supply os ths m
nicipahty or for some power eoa!pan
The dam which has So recently Oh,
and destroyed hundreds Q. lNtS ",
lS5 feet high and held $4,000 acre f
Of water the proposed BoUldcr De-
will BE- $50 feet high and Wiz 10
26.o0o0oo acre feet Of water II y
should ever feel an eS:thQusSs ar
spill its watery butdsn The 6gS2Ste
may be imagined; that would os jus
as serious under Federal cop.rcs q,
under State control
Arizona declares that the agrgSruen.
to surrender her rivers and puhllc lana
To the Government as hribe for state
hood. with n state population two
thirds that NJ the city Of Washnxton
was null and void, but she IS claiming
statehood as irTevocable California
argues that she can't ca. her caSc
and have II too" that X >he made a.
bargain which Sained q statehood cyI
fraud. the statehood Is nuu and VOID sol
the Terrltory-S.ate-ind nShtI
OF Porto Rico is ovevSl,adcwed hy ~ i
Far Western SQuaoole anlolls he States
Watch them, The next SksymiSh a.
be IN the House. right ScOn
~&% =
What constitutes a state" popn
latien and prCpSrtyN Then NIL IA
District " Columbia )oin In The Ssats-
Territory reAclutions We have ;Wicei
the population ot Arlaona, three time
that ot Wyoming, ten times the pSoplel
Of idaho and nearly half cf the yNcpQ- I
latioo of Porto Rico, II e(suCatiNn. m
telllsence and wealth Ne considered
we'll look at us!
The private property held aslj taxed
IN the District ~ Columbia is s. far IL
excess " that vi all the above Nanex
territories that without reaGyaS tA
series W eNpaSltorv articles +, Mr.
Thecdore w Moves il is inC,>supyenh>u-
&ele why We have "taNatlnn w,ghcssS
representation II other FeE;.toVteS
revolt what shall hecosuc cG this
SUPERFICIAL plStrict$--~s subjected ec)-
cnVt'
ttoN,yt.ht lnHS p, r4Ul ' cot tst