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<br />'. <br /> <br />-13- <br /> <br />opposed to the Treaty and would be using its en- <br />tire energy to assure the defeat of the Treaty; but <br />the statement is simply not true. The Colorado <br />River Compact, the Boulder Canyon Project Act, <br />the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act, and <br />all applicable state laws remain in full force and <br />effect. They apply and will continue to apply to <br />the portion of water which, by the provisions of the <br />Treaty, is reserved for use in the United States. If <br />the water supply is inadequate, then the water <br />remaining after the satisfaction of the lIIexican right <br />is subject to distribution among the water users of <br />the United States in accordance with the domestic <br />, <br />law of tIns country. Should some water users <br />be deprived of water, it is because of the infirmit~. <br />of their right-not because of the divisions made by <br />the Treaty. Of this there can be no doubt, unless <br />it can be said that the United States is too generous <br />to Mexico in the total amount of water awarded <br />to that country. It is not the intent here to justify <br />the substantive provisions of the Treaty defining <br />the rights of the two nations. They are so eminently <br />proper and fair to both nations that the futility of <br />attack is apparent even to those opposing the Treaty. <br /> <br />PERPETUAL DURATION OF THE TREATY <br /> <br />Article 28 of the Treaty provides that it shall <br />continue in force until terminated by another Treaty. <br />This has been urged as a serious objection to the <br />Treaty. The argument can have appeal to only <br />those who are unfamiliar with the situation. <br /> <br />Any provision for the tennination of the <br />Treaty must be mutual. The United States cannot <br />expect to have a treaty with another sovereign na- <br />