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<br />000216
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<br />SANTA MARGARITA WATER RIGHTS CONTROVERSY, CALIFORNIA 3
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<br />hearings, we feel that some inexperienced attorneys in the Just,ice
<br />Department do not fully realize the terrific impact that can be brought
<br />t? bear when the Federal Government brings suit against an ordinary
<br />CItIzen.
<br />EXPLANATION OF COMMITTEE'S FONCTION
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<br />At the outset of the hearings the chairman made it clear that the
<br />functIOn of the subcommittee was to learn first from the local people
<br />the position taken by the Federal Government with respect to their
<br />inJividunl water rights and problems, and, second, ,vhy it is necessary
<br />to serve some 14,000 people, or whatever the figure may be, to settle
<br />the water rights of the Santa Margarita River.
<br />At the beginning of the hearings I filso made it clcar that the
<br />committee did not; intend to interfere in any way with the court
<br />proceedinr' In this respect t,he chairmitll pointed out the con-
<br />stitutiona separat.ion of powers be.tween the e,xecutive, legislative,
<br />and judicial departments of our Government. He also mentioned,
<br />however, that the people had the constitutional right of petition
<br />when actions of the Government were lUlreasonable or burdensome.
<br />With that introduction the chairman explained that we would
<br />make recommendations to the Committee on Interior and Insular
<br />Affairs, and if the full committee agreed with the recommendations
<br />of (.he subcommittee, then these recommendations would be submitted
<br />to the execntive departments. He also explained that in the final
<br />analysis the Congress could take legislative action which would be
<br />binding on the execut.ive department. No executive department
<br />witnesses were called because we \vished t.o devote all the time possible
<br />to the hearing of the local witnesses.
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<br />LOCAL WITNESSES
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<br />The snbcommittee heard testimony from 29 wit.nesses, including
<br />22 local landowners. Approximately 15 other witnesses were sched-
<br />uled to testify, but time did not permit them to be heard. The
<br />witnesses who testified were as foUows:
<br />G E. Arnold, San Diego Mrs. William Lattimer, Fallbrook .
<br />E. L. Barbee, Fallbrook La\\Tence Lenfers, Fallbrook
<br />H. H. Bergman. Fallbrook Ruth Lillie, Fallbrook
<br />Felix CarIlsey, Fallbrook Ray Gird Peters, Fallbrook
<br />J. J. Deuel, Berkeley Sam Roper, Fallbrook
<br />R. D. Elliott, Long Beach Franz R. Sachse, Fallbrook
<br />R. C. Faulkner, Fallbrook Judge Harry H. Smelser, Fallbrook
<br />Mary Golden, Fallbrook Phil D. Swing, San Diego
<br />Mrs. Etta Hamilton. Fallbrook Charles Stubblefield, Fallbrook
<br />Joe Hayes, Fallbrook
<br />O. P. Heald, Fallbrook Raymond Wayman, Fallbrook
<br />Harry Held. Fallbrook Victor B. \Vefitfall, Sr., Fallbrook
<br />Evan Hewes, Imperial Valley Charles H. Wilding. Fallbrook
<br />Mrs. Mary Hubbard, Fallbrook Senator J. Howard Williams, Porterville
<br />Arnold Klause, San Diego George F. Y ackey, Fallbrook
<br />The selection of witnesses by the local committee was done in such
<br />a way that our subcommittee obtained representativQ testimony in a
<br />short period of time. Introdnctory remarks were made by Mr. Ray-
<br />mond Wayman and Mr. O. P. Heald. Mr. Victor B. Westfall, Sr.,
<br />a merchant and long-time resident of the area, ontlined the Fallbrook
<br />area history for the members of the snbcommittee. Mr. Evan Hewes,
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