The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-02

provided with irrigation plan smaller dams
in the upper reaches of the Missouri and Yellowstone?
In your editorial in the July 81 ISSUE Mr. Warden
make this statement
"After ALL the development of ways and means, the
adjustments that need to be made in plans the appropr
alton of money from session to sessiona of these things
have essentially be the hands of from time
to time"
this of course you signaling support
the Shotgun wedding PcSoan plan and your opposition
to Missouri Valley Authority patterned after the IVA Also
you are speaking for the Reclamation association.
may be presumed that have been too busy to take
notice of speech made by Senator James Murray the
floor the June 49, In this speech Senator Murray
exposed the Vaccinations of the private lobby Wash
ngton it's connections In the of his Speech he
discussed the organization of co-ordnating committee
which record in opposition to the MVA proposal and
development proposals Senator Murray states
organization asserted that the Flood Control Act
December 1914 constituted water bill of rights and
demanded the Army Engineers Reclamation Bureau and
Others with further development AS
electric to be disposed of sound business
cipes, whatever that may mean.
After stating that he rerained from comment the
of misnormaton and false charges about IVA being
scented committees of the and vended pamphlets
of the members of the committee and former
president of the National Reclamation Association should
find the following quoted from the senator's speech
tightening:
son this committee is the of our old friend, F. O.
Hage who for represented in Washington the Ma
ona Reclamation Association, and who recently left the
job secretary of that association work
for the Seattle Chamber of Commerce He works for large
appropriations for reclamation and irrigation but strange
ly enough unaerably opposed public power This
reclamation association is today largely composed of and
dominated by, utility railroad, mining banking, contract
ing and other large interests and their legion of lawyers,
instead of working farmers AS exSecretary Ickes has
pointed out Utility job holders joined
ton Association in droves and they have become in
uence that this body has
degenerated to such degree that it is denouncng
communitic cheap public and the 16Oacre land
limitation law of its three original goals The Ma
Association also has affiliated with it,
reclamation associations of the of personnel
Montana, Idaho, Washington and other western states
collaborating with its Washington campaign against
IL fhnfco of
just recently organized" Cali emphasis ours)
We you know that the people of Montana want
concerning this aimporant question of Missouri
river development We that you your staff
respondent who at the dinner meeting must have
that several prominent older members of the Helena
Chamber of Commerce. Immediately after the chairman rather
hastily adjourned the meeting after Mr. Locke propounded
question: to Mr. Locke congratulated him
raising important and intelligent question.
We consider the Great Falls Tribune the outstanding and
important daily in the state and this be-
the opinion of most of the people of the state Does
this entail proporionatey great responsibility to keep
he record straight, Mr. Warden?