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~ "The PRESIDING OFFICER. Daes the Senatar fram Calarado yield to. the Senatar fram Wiscansin? "Mr. MILLIKIN. I yield. "Mr. LA FOLLETTE. The last statement made by the able Senator from Colorado. is the one which I wished to have made in the RECORD at this time, because I have heard the juniar Senutor from California (Mr. Downey) say over and aver again that. in the light af the terms of this treaty, Mexico wauld have a right subsequently when water delivered to her becames mare saline to raise that question in a court af arbitration. It seems to. me, in view af the language contained in article 10, which provides far the delivery of water and sets forth the amaunt af water, it must be assumed that the men who negotiated the treaty on behalf af Mexico were aware, a s the Senatar says, of the fact that geagraphically Mexico is the last to. receive the water as it carnes dawn the stream. "To my lay mind, it seems perfectly prepasterous to. take the pasitian that subseq'Uently, in the light of this treaty and the lang negotiatians which have taken place in arriving at its terms, Mexico. would ever have a leg to stand on in even suggesting the submission of the question of the quality of the water to a court af arbitratian in succeeding years. "Mr. MILLIKIN. I agree entlrely with the distinguished senior Senatar from Wiscansin, and thank him for hi s very able contribution." Senator Dawney answers Senator N'lillikin beginning at page 3157 and ending an 3158 in the fallowing language: "Mr. DOWNEY. . '----------"Tfied'fstTnguis]led Senator fromColorada (Mr. Millikin)-- and I do not doubt his good faith--tried to. persuade the Senate that the return flaw which Mexico. would receive wauld be only a little more saline than before we had used the water. Mr. President, that is nonsense. First, we must understand that canditians in the lower and upper basin States as regards salinity are tatally different. When this water has its genesis in the mountains of Utah, Wyoming, or Calorada, it is crystal clear. Most af the lands in those States are not very saline, sa water in Calorada and Utah--or at least in Colorado and Wyaming--can be used and re-used with aut becoming very saline. "The distinguished Senator from Colorado overlaoked anather impartant point in his discussion of salinity, as did the experts af the State Department. They submitted figures before the Committee B 40