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Show 17.3 e be gan r-e se cal 'winds. ar-ch Lng By time the d a t a h a d been later his .. His decision lated. wr-L tine letters, , was Governor Dern COThittee of ment a' Fye-Ev2.Ds hearings gathered, codified, firm in opposition beg his testimony assL"l1i.;. and to year the before bill. the House Gc.rfield Com..rnittee's report by the recent 'j'I'estern Governors' of ch2.l1enge the Public Lands by stating that the endorse- on the evidence of testing poli ti and Conference for the support to r,r. should not be I:re-:Sv2.ns construed bill.32 This G2Ifield and Secret81"Y :,:ilbur "!}10, that.33 in the gov endorse conplained, had been doin Bent, rather, was erely nors' support of the ten-ye2.r option plaJl (which Dern to nake a reflection of the \:estern Gover- to oppose, as he was an expression of appreciation ing the interests and seeking replies 32c;.overnor "a each as gre2.t step in forward- at the governors II other western of the appearance from the 2.:10 of the western states. clarification of their views Prior to his endorsement. had received a for carne testimony) clear in his equities Governor Dern had written to governors The as was ernor just (1931) of on the hearings, he California, at tl1e reauest of U't ah ConD-"'essman 2_::erson to testifr before· the ::'ouse COL",::i ttee on public L2.J'lCS in Febru2.rY of 19.31. 1,'lhen 2.81:ed b:l Senator :·ye to re2.:p:pear before 1;11e Senate Com.1it tee on ?D.-olic Lands and SUT've:_rs a norrth later, De r-n re s:_-,onded O::_,:- requesting t:"12.t 2. copy 0= his :?ebl"'U2.ry testinony be inserted in the record of the Sen2te hearings, thus elL":'lin2.tir.;::: te necessity of ano'thez- trip to \lashington. The req_uest was gl"'anted. Don :3 • Colton, Dern, 2.ppe2Yed in - 33Con;ressman Colton h2.d brought this matter to |
