Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-09-15
TWO PATRIOTIC TERRITORIES.
New Mexico and Arizona Furnish the
Most Soldiers 10 Ratio TO Population.
WHY NOT STATEHOOD, THsxp

The following article wa published in
the st. Louis Globe. Democrat from Its
Washin ston correspondent, relative to
the eDlistments from states and territor-
les In response TO the call for soldiers for
the Philippines:
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 1.-THE war
department to-day made public the hg
ures on the enlistments Tor the nrst ten
regiments. Massachusetts, furnished s33.
which IL the best showing, In proportion
10 population. The figures for western
and southwestern states are ~ follows:
Missouri, $50; Arkansas. 1872; Colorado,
1916; Illinois, l.l6l; Indiana, 654; Iowa
1872; Kansas, 4Io; Texas, 5is; Mis-
sissippi, az, Nebraska, i'll; Tennessee,
567; Texas, b35; Arizona, 30; new
Mexico. l2I; Oklahoma. l24; India 4 4 r.
ritory, 100.
The northwestern states mado a very
bad showing. Wisconsin furu islled but
ys men; Idaho, 10; Minnesoti i22; Mon
tana, 10; North Dakats. Is; Oregon, 50;
South Dakota, .. This II q total of 1861
men for all the northwestern states.
Georgia alone furnished ii6 men, and
Texas 1875. The smallest number OF ~.
cruits secured from any n state, was
two from Nevada.
Miss0uri's showing was one OF the best,
considering the fact that no regiment OF
the first lei were rrndezyOused there.
The reports OF recruiting for the ten reg
iments now being organized show that
the Thirty. eighth. now being recruited ut
Jtf II arson Barracks, by Colonel Anderson,
leads all the rest, with $50 men TO Its
credit up to date. The nearest approach
to this showing IL made by the Forty
second regiment, which Ia being organ
'Zsd nj Fort Niagara, n. Y. The number
OF men secured for this regiment 10 date
il 339. The total number OF recruits Sc
cured for the ten new regiments to date
is 4,790.
There is a slight error In the above ar
ticle. where 1t Ia stated that .'Massachu-
sets furnished S33. which IL the best
showing in proportion to population Z"
This Is not true for both New Mexico
and Arizona did much better In proper
ton TO the number Of their people. New
Mexico sent 12l and Arizona 80, or a
total OF 2lI. The census OF 1890 gives
Arizona's population ~ 59,695; New Mex.
ico's. 1858, and Massachusetts, $685.
943. New Mexico and Arizona. then.
with a combined population OF 2l3.2s9.
or less than one-tenth OF that OF Msssa-
chusetts. furnished over one. fourth OF the
number sent by the state OF the Pilgrim
Fathers. OF Adams, Webster and Hoar.
This ia a comparison with the best in
the extreme east. Now let us see what
showing the two territories make. when
compared with some OF the sovereign
states Of the imperial west: Idaho, 10;
Montana, 30; North Dakota. 49,; South
Dakota, 8; Nevada, ?; Wisconsin, ss
Total 1867. or just a. less than that fur.
nished by New Mexico and Arizona,
whose people are incapable Of self-gov-
eminent" The states above mentioned
have twelve United States senators and
sixteen members of the national house Of
representatives. New Mexico aud Ari.
iona have two delegates 10 congress
withou; the right to vote on any quss.
ton. because they represent constituent,
incapable OF self.government."
Why not statehood. then?