Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-17
THE TERRITORIES,
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED


sueak English
Senator li"itfci1 examined among "lh-
>rs Miss Georgia Murray, native OF WIS
consin. now a school teacher IN Ne"
Mexico Miss Murray has twentN-SeNeh
pupils in ler room. ranging from j. I" "a
wears in age eleven girls and slHteeN
bows, They speak Spanish. and when
they arc home there is y tendency To drop
English. Miss Murray has the higher
grades in the school. and teaches reading,
writing. spelling and arithmetic She 'h-
derstands Spanish and teaches them TO
translate into the English. Other teSn-
.nony brings oct that tie children AT play
generals speak Spanish Some OF them
may speak English when they come INTO
the school ro:rn.
Most Of the People Catholics
Enrique Armije principal OF the school
Of Las Vegas, was born in the rown. which
has 4 coo pco3. He testified that he had 100
prnils in his school. OF these. all are
Nexicans with the exception Of one ltal-
ian girl. and she knows Spanish and a
very LITTLE, English She was born there,
o.: Italian parents. and the fact that she
sraaks Spanish indicates the predominant
influence in languages. The committee IN
driving around the town. took IN every
urincipal street. They observed that ali
the signs were in Spanish. They met Il
number of pupils on the street on their
wav from school. They spoke only Eng
.-lieh. Thick asked Mr.. Arnijo about that.
Hs said those pupils were from the CHRIS
sja,, Brothers school. and could not speak
rs much English as his pupils, as they
could not attend the public schools
At is very plain that the distinguished
Senator's of the committee discreetiy or
khrewdly avoided asking about the religion
If the people in New Mexico. But when
ihcv were examining closely as 10 the
SPANISH language. and brought out that
The Christian Brothers school seemed 10
De teaching only that language. they We're
getting pretty close 10 saying that
great majority of the inhabitants OF New
Mexico are Catholics. The Spanish speak
Ing people are practically all Catholics.
The only instance where they brought
an a religious question was when they
INQUIRED into the Mormon population OF
The territory il is shown that the court
calendars indicate a large proportion oil
the court cases as being brought under the
snti-AIormon or anti-polySany law
Examination was made as 10 popula-
ton. racial divisions. and language;
United States Court proceedings, United
States cases. languages, interpreters and
nature OF crimes: schools and colleges;
,lewspapcrs Spanish and English; petty
courts justice OF the peace and ponce,
Language used crimes charged. etc; cen
SjIs, language taken in, and racial dlNl-
sion; general statements, such as occupa-
,!ons. resources, developments, county and
municipal government banks and lrrisa-
zion.
Arizona.
In Arizona. six witnesses We're eNamin-
ed at Prescott thirteen at Phoenix, ten a t
Tucson. one at Bisbce. The testimony
covers about the same subjects as that
taken in New Mexico, and The showings
by the TWO territories are Very much
alike
The report is accompanied by a state
,ncnt from the Hon. Marcus A. Smltl,
congressional delegate from the Terri
tory Of Arizona. and from the Hon; Der
aard S. Robey. congressional delegate
from New Mexico. Mir. Smith claims
10000 population for Arizona and
pleads OF course. for the adj
mission of Arizona as State
Mr.. RoGcy makes a statement OF greater
length than Mir Smith. and claims a
population OF 3se003. though he says the
census OF 1900 credits them with only
1890. The statements of the two dele
gates. however. Were given previously 10
,he visit of the senatorial Sub-ccmmit-
Tee TO the Territories. The Nolumlnous
report is accompanied by maps. both OF
New Mexico and Arizona, engraved by
The United States Geological Survey.
patches of black ink indicate areas OF
and capable of sustaining population,
and the white areas on the maps rep.
resent land not capable Of supporting
population The map OF New Mexico
when measured up. and the black COM
pared with the white, is about one tc
fifty in other words. there is about one
acre capable OF sustaining population
where there are iorty-nine acres not
in the Territory.
Arizona makes much poorer showing
in this respect, as in others, than New
Mexico. Aside from u black spot around
and fa1,r nft, .nl,. r.
Geological Survey map accompanying
this report. seems to indicate that about
rne acre in one thousand is capable Of
supporting population
To people who have visited both Ter
fitories frequently, ii would seem that
me representations on these maps. while
Undoubtedly true as the conditions eX-
ft to-day, would be capable of modifca-
lion TO an extent that would astonish
Il the areas adjacent 80 water We're once
irrigated. OF course, the committee is
hot Dealing, with that problem. 1t is a
natter OF the distant future.
Oklahoma.
TiHconditions in Oklahoma present a
striking contrast TO those in the other
two Territories. Oklahoma has a popu
iauon OF 100000 people. who ara enIieht-
ansc citizens. and as progressive and en-
1erpristnE as any people found in the
Onion. They are Americans, and the
language there is English. Oklahoma
mas greater population than any OF the
,nte"lng states: vermont, North Da-
kota, Montana, Idaho, or Delaware. The
l,eepie OF Oklahoma. in their character
astics arc very similar to those Of KAN
sas. Ihey have an excellent public school,
system. and number Of colleges
ana universities. II As essentially ean
agricultuTal territory and is one nj ,hn
banner Mhcst-producng sections Of The
. anlon. y. Ihs Territory produces annualIy
,n uvut Ss.fvotD bushels of that com.
Q, cotton and IS largely engaged ai in
o, ans people ont there are somewha,
CGlny,,uen on the question Of admit,iss
g hlahoHa alone or Including the T,,din Y. !,
Territory. And the neoni - nv ~ in9ian