Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-08-15
SWING NAMES
OPPONENT Of
CANAL PLANS
Quotes Telegram Received AT
Capital From J. F. Andrews
Opposing Inclusion.
REPORT PETITION SENT
Rose, Hewes And Dowd Leave
For Capital Tomorrow To
Support Fight.

Proof that those opposed to the
An-American canal and its inclus-
ion on the $780, 100000 public
works program are actively work.
ing against it in Washington, was
contained in telegram received at
Imperial Irrie>'ion district head
quarters today from Phil D. Swing,
former congressman, who is repre-
senting the district at the capital.
The telegram set forth that j. F.
Andrews telegraphed Harold Ickes
July 81, as follows:
" 'As resident farmer
and landowner for 16 years I ap-
peal you disregard propaganda nom
landers throughout state for ALL
American canal. Confident you not
wish impose further hardships up
On farmers this valley. We out
numbered five to one by non-land-
owner residents who vote but pay
no part of canal Be not deceived
by statement only DIRECTORS are
disgruntled residents, friends pow
er company. Land owners feel adj
ministration should first ascertain
opinion of people who pay costs.
Additional mortgage with increas-
ed competition from new lands
NJ ore than we can bear.' -
Swing concluded his telegram
with the statement that Andrews
was the only proteSe he found from
the valley. The last sentence in
the telegram was "Who is
Andrews?" ..-
Shortly after SWINGS telegram
was received at district headquar-
tiers, Evan T.. Hewes, district di-
rector, arrived with the report
that he had received reliable in
formation that within the last few
days petition bearing approx
mately 80 names had been sent
Ickes from the valley to oppose the
canal and its inclusion on the pub
lie works program.
Knows One Signer
Hewes said just before he left for
Los Angeles preparatory to depart
ure to Washington that he knew
the name of one signer of the pro-
test petition but had not been able
to ascertain the other names.
Ickes, public works administra-
tor, refused to reveal the names of
the opposition for whom he ar
ranged a hearing on All-American
canal inclusion August IS, in Wash
IngtOn.
Announcement of the opposition
hearing was the first open intima-
ton that those opposed were work.
ing in the capital to defeat plans
for immediate construction of the
waterway.
Swing was instructed by district
directors and officials to discover
who the opposition were and his
telegram today was the first report
of success.
AS soon as the word of active OPP
position was received here direc-
tors began marshaling their forces
for a march on Washington. Those
DESTROYS of having the canal built
and built at once will be we'll rep
resented at the hearing Friday.
Armed with brief cases crammed
with facts, figures and statistics.
the valley shock troops will depart
for Washington tomorrow, headed
by Director Mark Rose, with Director
Evan T. Hewes and M. j. Dowd,
chief engineer accompanying him.
Swing has been in Washington
many weeks working on the inclusion
and was joined last week by F. w.
Greer. valley newspaperman for
many years identified with the fight
to bring about passage OF the
Swing johnson bill providing for
construction Of Boulder dam and the
American canal.
1t is expected that further
smoking out" of the opposition will
be accomplished after the arrival
of the last contingent of reinforce
ments or the washington battle
front