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<br />156 <br /> <br />but to their direct advantage and lasting benefit, and upon urgont appoal~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />therofor mado by the l:'epresentatives and citizens.. In fact, tho [p:'eatel:' <br /> <br />part ef the future irl:'igation development which the proposed cOr.lpact seeks <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />to secure must come through monios advanced fol:' twenty yoars YI:ithout <br /> <br />interost by the United states for the benefit of the states. Incidentally <br /> <br />these federal operations are of no direct benefit .te the National Government. <br /> <br />The United States stands in the peculiar relation of havinG no - interest <br /> <br />adverse to the. states, or any of thorn. <br /> <br />This is not true of any other <br />I <br /> <br />party, represented here. The exercise by the federal government of its <br /> <br />rights within the Basin can give rise to no vaUd: objection. Tho United <br /> <br />states stands in the position not only of a donator to the statos, but. also <br />of an impartial judge without selfish interests of any lcind to further. <br /> <br />The propesed article imposes no burden, nor ~oes it take away any <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />right from any state. <br /> <br />It merely preserves tho.t 1"rnich the statute directs <br /> <br />shall be preserved. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />There may be dispute as to some ef the rights claimed by the Unitoct <br /> <br /> <br />States, but if in any such dispute the states are: right, what harm can <br /> <br />, <br />result to them from this article. It merely presbrvos the present statutes. <br /> <br />On the other hand, vrhat is the consideration running to the government for <br /> <br />the abandonmont of any such right. <br /> <br />I assume all mornbers of the COlillilission dcsir'o to secure the final <br /> <br />consent of Congress to the work which has been carried on at such large <br /> <br />effort and expense. Ylhat ground is there for believing such consont may <br /> <br />be secured if the prosent direction of Congress be ionored? So far as I <br /> <br />lmovr the objections made to this article are meroly naked negative. I have <br /> <br /> <br />heard no reasons given and for the purpose of illuminating the rocord upon <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />this important subject I respectfully ask that such reasons as members of <br /> <br />'lit <br /> <br />this Conunission may have against the ihclusion of this article in the <br />