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Show 302 WAR FOR THE COLORADO RIVER And the Budget Bureau had also said, July 23, 1947, to the Secretary {id. p. 96): ". . . The authorization of any of the projects in- ventoried in your report should not be considered to be in accord with the program of the President until a de- termination is made of the rights of the individual states to utilize the waters of the Colorado River system." Thus, House Joint Resolution 3 offers the only avenue open to reach a determination of the issues, and, therefore, to early resumption and completion of development of the resources of the Colorado River. The delaying action is that of those who seek to postpone a decision by the Court. E. That the Upper Basin states object to being forced to the expense and effort of defending their interests in the proposed litigation. The solution of every great public problem entails effort and expense. The issues involved in the proposed litigation are of a magnitude, and their solution is of an importance, that show that this argument is one of pure convenience and inertia, and possessing no inherent significance. |