Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-28

thai me ~" commonly known IN TER
gew Mexico, oreanic act or the con-
rli .,,en : Of the territory gpn rYl act
stiluuo on,tng OF charters oy speS''' the %o
ihe eIapu oo"rsaTatlon whatsoever, I'm
10 any CO.. ~ New Mexico had peeh
legislature helleve that they might ~
induced y No special act a rellsiouIss
corporate - az the Jesuit Fathers. ~
body known % acme under lbs organic
coap That Mr. President, vas
law .n5 'front.' Of its offending. .oore.
hess a. s"' is nothing criminal OF t n1,,o
There u !, Inc Incorporating OF rellg
henslplg, ~ will venture the asser-
eus pou'i IN the senator's own STATE t,ie
don tha' ~ LAO, known as the jesuit
religious Aos corporate existence, or
Is i,sS under its general l'co'pyi, o Ian.
sal,'1I'f imagine that whether a re,lsiVo o,
hw i Incorporated under spsciai VI
body y KY iaw makes no difference
g sns,% So FAR as the public welfare
: Ipsrssi5ept why did not the SEN
nv o Minnesota. Il he desired 10
el0 ,,siice 10 the people of New MeNlIo :,
% lssectlon with that statemeh ! ih"hS
Y VV aSIldnnal statement that ID ~
ine awe, ~ territorial NE It was the only
years y, otea by the New Mexicans IN
ag '1 .ar,rtorial legislature which the
,nen w fslt compelled TO repeal one
V9's KY strongest and most conclusive
" .A %o az the capacity OF a people
y. u solf. government Is the peace ana
W. w. ,bey maintain within Their Dor
eus' I'D me character Of the laws
s .s, a ana, And this one charge by the
uss ,or from Minnesota brings promin-
@ ,,,' bsfore the people of the country
NV a., hat so well are the people OF
vsc Mexico qualified for self-govern-.
m , tbat IN 80 years, during AL OF
a xxx lime they have elected their leg
,,lsnre with rs membership answer"
10 he strange names he read, not q
s,s,1s law that that body has passed
M, received the censure OF the com
rsa,s N me United states, and during
sn mai time Congress had the right TO
,snsal anv law that the legislature OF
ypw Mexico enacted. i.
e. We fnd even from the report OF
ma committee that went TO the terri
,orv seeking rather to evade testl-
m,ny than 10 obtain II. that the terri
nry Is lawfully inclined and peaceful
and mat He and property are as safe
n mat territory as In any other sec
IAN Of this Union. In addition to that
10 have now the UNQUALIFIED and UNI
,ontmdlcted fact that in 30 years OF
srislqtvc NE. enacting their own laws,
rroylilng for their own rules, not q
,ngle law has been enacted by the leg
stature Of that territory which re-
Op,ycd the censure Of Congress and
which was not permitted TO remain up
on the statute books so far as any act
Of Congress- Is concerned,
filings are made. Mr.. President,
against the people Of New Mexico be-
cause Interpreters are used In the courts
and occasionally an interpreter may be
ared to the jury room for the pur-
rose Of Interpreting the evidence given
/ on me trial and which was taken down
| h shorthand by the court stenograph-
En- In Colorado, believe that the leg
stature which IS in session today Is
ihe only one that ever met and did not
appoint interpreters TO make easier the
burdens and the labors Of Spanish
4 members who were elected to that body,
fiat they might perform their duties
The more intelligenty, ] think the laws
Of every legislature there up to the
present time have by special act been
/ printed IN Spanish,
liecall, when I first went TO the ter
/ riory Of Colorado, making q canvass
fr Congress as early as 1874 and upon
more than one occasion | addressed the
audiences through an interpreter The
ohiec, Of an Interpreter is simply 10
i've to those who listen a clear and
comprehensive knowledge Of that which
he speaker says II does not indicate
net those who are not able to speak
English are un-American or that they
nave DOT adapted themselves to the
tesl Of their ability TO American insti-
'ltions. II simply means that in the
stress Of life, IN the efforts and the
une necessary TO earn the bread with
Naleh the breath OF life is maintained,
they nave not had time to learn what TO
lasm is difficult language to under.
stand and to master.
20 none OF these objections. when
my are summed up, go to the capacity
Y 70 lhe character Of the citizenship
V the relation OF the minds Of the
american people 10 the American gov
uhatht They simply go 10 the prop
.s,uVn whether or not they can speak
aOle lhan one language. | take Il that
msleiy community In New Mexico and
a o.,is'er spanish-speaking people are
Wy nave The Constitution Of the Unit
" e's'es and the constitution OF their
i'sW or II i Is a territory. the organic
~ printed IN the language the people
80 l Know that every volume Of
y. statutes throughout that section Of
~ country has in 4. in the spanssh
S,' suaselae Constitution Of the United
49, 49, ana o. the state, In order that
! (, NV, 1no use the statutes and may not
NAV J 81 70 SPEAK the English language
~ nave those instruments. so essen.
~ W american freedom end American
n,r, ana That they may be read and
'y@lfeherded by Them. F" ""'
nll Enat | desired IN e,,oroo 49,.
zhh ,ss lese was that in 20 years,
uhi'hV Wy exception Of single law
f-on MA Ia D'en read by the senator
i I'm ,~ 1'nu,esoIa, not a single act has
snsip assel by the New Mexican legSs.
~ os. which did not receive az least
Co.., was approval Of Congress- becansa
n was not called upon 10 repeal
,hs "a, testimonial, Mr. President Ia
j q NJ " asln 70 the love OF country.
Netie,rs SINUS Tor government Of mo
Asr ~ people Instead of rrnwding
sra,sa vaeh instead Of denouncing ana
N N s,.",sauzlng them and holding thsn
~. I Degraded light 10 No -, vs. s,,e.I
l0fs 10 ev,e e,Seiu De the duty OF sena.
bash, Assu % Them the hand az fal.
uedi ~ e.t % nelp, and 10 give them
thi a, ~, Sna' they have acconplishea
tc0nni,s Ha' they ara attempting 10
vm4' p,'sl II that MAS done 49, W.
hiy, ~ no such controversy as ,s,s
ever g S mere now for neaflv Civ 800
statehood admission Of these people Ge'i 10
senate, 'ti, ,a,- President. the senior
seemed i, nV ~, Minnesota lMr. Nejsonl
Nryies !, , ,h that I overlooked the
ho va, VIZ colorado troops IN Mev.
EeakInss a y. 70 read what / said '' ~
niat v 'n''e people on Saturday I
hem when t tban n the war l knew
het ,hat iss .n,y had not forgotten the
know IA; were a conquered people.
lent VEN r ~. nowhere on this CONT.
itrys N. nv men men more anxious "a nre.
M ut integrity ~ ~ ~. :" pre-