The Washington times., 1936-09-10
IVA HEAD SAYS
VIEWS MUST
CHANGE
New Interpretation or
Amendment Held
Necessary

Possibility that a constitutional
amendment may be necessary to
provide a solution of Americas
water resource control problems
was foreSeen today in paper de
livered before the third world
power conference.
Addressing the sect ion on
Planned Utilization of Water Re
sources" Arthur v. Morgan, chair
man of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, pointed out that be-
cause of the wide variety Of State
laws on the subject and constitu-
tional restrictions, the question
cannot be settled at present.
Either a constitutional amend
ment or new Interpretation will
be necessary before proper steps
can be taken to meet the prob
lens of flood control, navigation,
irrigation and power, he said.
Public Function
Water control. he said, is a pub
lie and not a private function, and
there must be unified legislation
with the State and Federal gov
ernments working together.
In order to do the greatest good,
he said, the board handling the
problem should be "non-partlsan,
non-political, business-like and
technically efficient"
In the past, he pointed out, the
water control problem has been
attacked from only one angle at
a time, entailing inefficiency and
waste.
In the IVA, he said, a unified
program entailing development OF
flood control, navigation and
power projects is being worked
out.
Opposing Morgan's view was a
report submitted to the confer
ence in which it was urged that
no program be undertaken with
out including private interests.
Proper Planning
Proper planning is needed for
the entire national program, this
report stressed, and should call
for cooperation between the Gov
eminent and private industry.
Any conservation program must
include private interests because
of 1.-The necessity of staying with
in the boundary of economic
soundness," the report held.
At a section meeting on the
question of National and Regional
Planning and Their Relations to
the Conservation of Natural Re
sources" T. w. Norcross, chief of
the engineering section of the
United States Forest Service, noted
the vast areas of land in this
country where there is no conSerVa-
ton control system at present.
For national safety and econ
omy, he said, immediate steps must
be taken on comprehensive recla-
nation and conservation program.
Waste Upheld
1.-THE American Practice of
Waste" was upheld by a Dutch
delegate, DR.. F. K. van Iterson,
who held this was not so bad so
long as there are ever increasing
sources of energy throughout the
world" He also upheld the prac-
tice of a nation purchasing power
from an outside source rather than
developing it's own resources when
this can be done in the interests
Of economy. To uphold this con-
tention. he pointed to the fact that
Holland now buys coal more
cheaply from Germany than it
would cost to develop its own
national deposits.
New Power Sources
Charles La Malegarie, director
of the Paris electrical distribution
system, pointed out that strides
are being taken to develop tidal
energy and wind power, and that
these hold great promise for fu-
ture sources of power.
Three men who were scheduled
address the session today, j. E.
Pew, Robert E. Hardwicke and
Fred A. Eden, representing the
oil industry, failed to appear.
They explained they had not
had sufficient time to review the
reports to the section and prepare
their papers.
VOTE AMERICAN