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Show I think it would be a terrible mistake when everyone has reached the point of compromise as we have here. If California's allotment is reduced 200,000 acre-feet out of 7,500,000 and Arizona concedes 200,000 acre-feet to California for the purpose of compromise, we should vote for it, because if we do not bitterness is bound to exist between these States. If we do not, there have got to be a number of other provisions in the bill to satisfy the other States, because there is fear in the four upper States with regard to any kind of a ratification except by all the States. That fear does not exist in my mind; I think it is perfectly groundless. I think it is as groundless as is the fear of Mexico getting any more water than she is getting now. However, I plead with the Senators to allow us to make the first compromise that has ever been made in seven years with regard to this matter, and vote to split these 400,000 acre-feet and make the quantity that California will receive 4,400,000 acre-feet. Mr. Johnson. Mr. President, I thought I made myself plain upon this matter, but I want to make it doubly so. If we are compromising on the question of water, I will submit to what I think is an injustice; if we are compromising our controversy, I am willing to accept it; but I want to know first whether we are settling the controversy and whether or not we are settling the matters of difference. The junior Senator from Arizona [Mr. Hayden] has been very active, and I ask him if that is the situation? Mr. Hayden. Mr. President, I have been very active submitting various suggestions of compromise to those who spoke for the State of California. I have had no response to those offers. The only thing that I could do was what I have done this morning, to submit the issues |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |