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<br />" The nation will see this necessity and safeguard against <br />this appalling menace if there is nO' effort to' entangle f1aad <br />defense with prafit-seeking scheme~ far land reclamation or <br />.pawer.deve1apment. <br /> <br />" The flaad menace must nat be used as a t stalking ax' <br />behind which to conceal a plan to' create an Asiatic Menace in <br />MexicO' more dangerous by far t~ the United states af America <br />than the arigina1. fload menace, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order at' 3:00 P. M. by <br /> <br />Mr. Hoaver. <br /> <br />Mr, Stetson sublnitted to' the Catmnissian the fallowing <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />communicatian fram Gearge R', Maxwell, E,cecutive Director af <br />the Natiana1 Reclamatian Associatian. · <br /> <br />"TO THE COLORADO RIVER COlvfr-iISSION. IN SESSION AT <br />BISHOP'S LODGE, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO,. <br /> <br />"There should .be nO' effart to' :t1arce a compact between the <br />States at this time. <br /> <br />"Fload pratectian on the Col-arada River shauld nat be <br />delayed by being camplicated with any cantrave'rsy relating <br />to such a compact. . <br /> <br />"The alleged primanr ultimat~ purpo'se of the creatian <br />af the Colarada River Commissian was to expedite flaod pro- <br />tectian for the Imperial Valley in Ca1ifarnia and the Yuma <br />Praject in Arizona. <br /> <br />"Secondary purposes were: <br /> <br />1. land Rec1amatian <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2, Pmrer Development <br /> <br />"The Imperial Valley and the Yuma Project must have <br />immediate protection, otherwise both are' daomed to certain <br />defltruction. The necesdary works far flood protection must be <br />built without delay. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. . <br />" As bet1-reen the submergence of the Imperial Valley by <br />floods and the devastation af Southern California and Arizona <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />14th-S.F. <br />2 <br /> <br />148 <br /> <br />148 <br />