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Show THE WESTERN WEB 87 settled in the proper place," Poulson retorted.67 "We are trying to get the facts before Congress as well as the Supreme Court, and not relying on propaganda." Not only was the fight attracting national attention, but it was becoming extremely bitter. The American Legion, at its national convention, adopted a resolution calling upon the Federal Govern- ment to have controversies like that being waged over the Colorado placed before the Supreme Court. At ensuing national conventions it would adopt stronger resolutions as its members became better acquainted with the issues of the Colorado River fight. The American Federation of Labor, meeting in San Francisco for its 1947 national convention, agreed to "use its good offices to help get an early decision through the courts as to the pro-rata share that each Colorado Basin state should receive." The National Grange also announced that it favored legislation which "would make it possible for the United States Supreme Court to adjudicate such water use." On April 27, 1948, Sheppard held an important meeting in his office.68 Present were Poulson, Admiral J. J. Manning, chief of the Bureau of Naval Yards and Docks, and Major-General R. C. Crawford, deputy chief of engineers of the Army. In a statement following the conference, the admiral and general declared that the controversy dangerously imperiled national defense plants. The United States Chamber of Commerce entered the fray by declaring that when states were unable to reach agreements through compacts or arbitration, the con- flict should be settled by the Supreme Court.68 Once more, McFarland, fearing the mounting sup- |