Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-04
CALIFoRNIA-ARIz. JoINTURE

ful statehood alliance with New Mex leo the people of Arizona are discuss ing the question of annexation to Cali fornia. This idea seems to have oc- cured as consequence of the bill submitted by Senator Kearns, of Utah, providing for the clipping, of certain portion of Arizona territory and annex ing St to. Utah. However, that may be, we have the report of a recent meeting of the Arizoneibar association , at which res ,lution was presented memorializing congress Ito turn over 10 Utah that part of Arizona lying north of the grand canyon and to annex to California all the rest of the territory. D
 i There is hardly a doubt that the people of Arizona would prefer annex ation to California in preference to the sheme of joint statehood with New Mexico. This because the population of Arizona is largely American, while that of New Mexico is chiefly Mexi- can, and also because of the close commercial and industrial relations between Arizona and Callforia. There is no affinity whatever between the people of the two territories, while the business and social relations of Cali fornis and Arizona are intimate.
 The feeling of repugnance in Ari- 8bna toward. the. joint statehood propo- sition was expressed clearly, tew days ago ip Washington by s. A. Fowler, who was the republican esn- didate for delegate. to congress from Arizona in the recent election. He says: ''The white men over in New Mexico say they desire to be ubited with Arizona because they want the infuson of the large American element which Arizona possess. The new capital of the consolidated state, if the project goes through; will be in New Mexico; most of the state institutions will be there and New Mexico's larger population wonId naturally dominate the affairs Of the entire state, especially on any issue where the old territorial division came into play. The Ameri- cans would not control the new state any more than they now control New Mexico
 While the suggestion about the an- nexstion of Arizona to California may be worth considering as an alternative, Arizona should fight to the finish for individual statehood. It should not even consent to the slicing of it's terri tory for t.ie beEeft of Utah, as con- templsted in Senator kearns Jill. Arizona has the elements necessary to make one of the greatest states Of the union in the net far distant future. In size it is nearly three times es large as Ohio. In mineral and agricultural resources its possibilities are almost limjtiess, while in ustorsf Attractions it is without parallel in the world.
 There are intimat.ons that some sen Gtors who have heen favorable to the joint statehood scheme are ws,ering under the disclosure of facts showing 5 the universal repugnance sf Arizona peopls to the alliance. There is srornd for hope, st least, that final sction on the twiDship question will be delayed nnti, next congress and that meantime the people of the two terri i tories will be given aD opportunity to he heard on the subject by popular vote. !
 Arizona deserves to be represented | on the national ffsg by it's own bright star, and if it is true that right tri- umphs in the end" the hopes of the Arizona people win ultimately De real
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