The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-12
STATEHOOD NOT YET
Indian Territory and Oklahoma
Make Fatal Error.
FAIL TO POOL THEIR ISSUES
Major Edwards and Senator Foraker
Meet After Thirty-eight Years
and Swap War Stories.

Building, Warrington.
Washington, Feb. 12-Advocates OF
statehood for the several territories have
about given up all hope for favorable &C.
ton at the hands of the present congress
Few expect even so much as favorable
| report from the committees which have
been considering the matter for past
month. Possibly, the house might be
willing to do something if it were prob
able that the senate would fall into line
but it is well underst God that the senate
| as now composed, is strongly opposed tc
increasing it's membership from the
smaller western states, with their lean
ings towards democracy, populfsm and the
other fads.
If the Indian territory and Oklahoma
had pooled issues and unitedly asked con-
gress for single statehood, 1t is difficult
to see how the request could have been
refused, for the combined territory has a
million population and great wealth. But
they fell out over local questions, and SO
there is sufficient excuse for congress do
ing nothing. These two territories, If
admitted as one state, would have two
senators and five represent atives. Ari-
iona and New Mexico are democratic, but
on the merits Of the case have not one
tenth the claim to statehood possessed by
Oklahoma. The admission of Montana
Utah, Idaho and the Dakotas has served
~ ueFclOp du ultra COuSeiVdllVes dLLlLuuc
in the senate towards the admission of
more new states, and while Oklahoma can
show better claim than any territory
which has yet been made a state, several
years will undoubtedly elapse before it
will be gratifed.
Meeting of Police Chiefs.
Through the courtesy Of the state de-
partment, the National Association of
Chiefs of Police has sent out $50 invita-
tions to police chiefs in foreign cities to
be present at the next annual convention,
which will be held in Louisville May Z.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the convention. The invitations to
the foreign chiefs are of considerable
length and explanatory in character. The
prime object of the association in inviting
the foreigners is to discuss the problem Of
anarchy and its suppression and to form a
plan of International police cooperation
for the purpose Of dealing with anarchy
throughout the world. The idea was or
iginated by Major Sylvester, superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan police of this city,
and some of the plans for perfection in
police work, as advocated by him, will
be brought before, the convention.
The foreigners who attend the conven-
ton will be shown the workings of the
Bureau of Identification, which will then,
in all probability, be government estab
lishment. The clause in the invitations
relating to the evils Of the social systems
is as follows:
The propagation of factors dangerous to the
state, the result largely of the colonization Of
the unreliable and irresponsible classes which
are known in Europe and America as antip-
ical to good government, including the an
archist, whose blow has been delivered against
constituted authorities in both hemispheres.
has presented new questions for the censid.
IF WI
of cooperating with their co-laporers-Eu-
ropean police oficials-in keeping down and
expunging these dangerous elements. This
can only be accomplished by an interchange
of ideas and information through personal
meeting.
''Maje" Edwards and Foraker.
Major A. w Edwards Of Fargo, N. D., is
here for few days, and early in the
week wandered into the senate marble
room, where he began to look at the
weather map which is put out there every
day by the weather bureau. The Wash
ington Post tells what followed in this
way:
..What is the temperature at Fargo, North
Dakota?''
The question was asked Of the weather
clerk in the marble room of the senate yes
terday by stoutly built, smooth-faced man.
At the sound Of the voice Senator Foraker,
who was also standing in front of the weather
map, turned around.
81 know you," he said, addressing the stout
man. "Your name is Edwards"
eyes, was the reply, ''but I am sorry 90
say that do not remember you"
81 am not surprised" remarked Senator
Foraker, smiling. eve have not seen each
other for thirty-eight years. Don't you re-
member down in Marietta, Ca, in 1864, when
you were in the Army of the Tennessee, you
used to argyle with young soldier in the
Army Of the Cumberland? am the soldier.
My name is Foraker
''Joe Foraker, by heaven!" exclaimed the
man. "Of course I remember. But say,
haven't you grown gray and amt you bald?"
Senator Foraker admitted the indictment,
and then the twomen, who had not seen each
other in thirty-eight years, went OF and
talked over old times.
Judge Torrance's Word for 1t.
Judge Torrance, who has left Washing
ton for his trip through New England,
said to T b e ] ourn a before going that
he felt very sure Washington was going
to raise easily the money necessary to
take care OF the national encampment
More than half OF 1t already is in sight,
and only four blocks have been canvassed
The pension committee, of which Judge
Torrance is ex-officio chairman, has been
doing some very hard work and is not yet
finished It is going to the bottom of