The people's voice., 1947-11-21
Time To Stop Monopolies

of the which the heritage of all O.
the people of nation is coming into th
And while would the elected officers b
alive the need of protecting the peoples interests they
supporting groups bent robbing
public.
One of the most recent examples of this attitude of
called public servants the backing by the National Assoca
ton of Attorneys General and the Governors conference of
proposed legislation quit claiming the coastal states and
inland states all lands under navgab whether inland
or seaWard 1t is not surprising to note that the Gov
conference is supporting this proposal is really
astounding to find the National Association of Attorneys Gen
eral mitanty sponsoring the movement In doing this
organization effect trying the notification of
United States supreme court decision by an act of congress-
This is probably the most outstanding instances showing
the control by monopoly interests the professions when
of attorneys at law propose to nuly the
decisions of the highest legal tribunal in our land.
Back of the proposal to quit claim land under the coastal
waters is the giant oil monopoly has sought still
seeking wre from the ownership of the people the rich lands
under the three miles covered by water along the Pacific
from which millions of dollars in already
by the large oil companies They operated
assumed authority of California that had right the
lands the three mile limit of the
expressly held in trust by the federal government for all the
people.
Presumably the National Association of Attorneys General
and the Conference of Governors justify their actions this
instance by their protection
rights Actually however, this does not stand up
all with any except California
Pacific coastal The navigable streams
inland the the and the
aton yielding them the states has Those draft
ing the legislation which passed last year congress
vetoed by the President and which is being revived
another try evidently assumed that the representatives
inland states did not that their already
vote for the bill.
If the decision of the United States Supreme
nvadated by the Of the legislation
operators draining the
coastal waters will have with the
ernment for continued operation and will be
aes all oil already produced from operations This
will into millions of dollars for past operations
millions for the future.
1t is entirely probable that Montana would receive it's
share of the royalties that the oil
for past operations million dollars the
US Supreme Court not nufied by legislative action by
Under the existing law, royalties rentals
and bonuses paid the States reclamation service
funds would receive 50 and half per cent which
aocated by the Department of Interior
states for reclamation and irrigation Attorney
tomy who OF all attorney generals making fight against
the action of the Attorney Generals advocacy
OF of legislation nuy the decision of the
court has called this to the attention of attorneys
reclamation states hoping that would people
of those states know how they would be adversely
the passage Of such legislation.
Recently the National Reclamation association
ed its complete subservence the exploiting
of resolution supporting the California fact
that by doing they the oil
paying millions of dollars into the
parenty all they interested in promoting irrigation
a secondary matter to them.
And the holds of with
attorney generals of the reclamation the
The fact that their would profit development made
possible by the derived isn't important hem
protection of the monopoies
There only thing to do The people let their
state officials and their representatives know that