Bisbee daily review., 1905-01-22
JUSTICE TO ARIzo MA

-aA4DcHo SdAso 4s pcAAS Oldn pioASu | by the Atlanta Constitution one of the | great journals of the south. The Con- {! stitution has come out in strong edi- torial against the joint statehood bill and gives in clear manner the exact condition of the whole affair, which shows that the editor of the Constitu ton has given the subject Of his edito. rial careful study and thought. He calls 8 spade spade and lays the blame flor the measureIwhere it be- longs. The editorial which appeared in the Constitution is published below. There is no doubt but that this.edito- rial voices the sentiment of thessouth:
 In so far as it sffects.thesp specple of Arizona, the statehood bill now pend ing before the senate involves not only manifest injustice. but grievous wrong.
 The country at large is paying too little attention to this measure. The general disposition-perhaps a natural one-is to ignore discussion or consid- eration of the bill on the assumption that nobody is interested in it save the people of the territories immedi- ately concerned, but sasEa Ematter of fact, the proposition supported by Sen ator Beveridge and msjorityssof the mem bers..of the committee on territo- ries contains distinc5x population of a national pledge; and back of this proposed repudiation there is nothing on earth save selfish spolitical 'pur- pose.
 The bill contains two separate and distinct propositions. One of these js for the creation of state out of Okla homa and Indian Territory. to which there can be no valid objection and which has, in consequence. unitedssup- port. Indian Territory does1not14pos- sess territorial forn, ot government, but the legislation setting tEEss:ae for the Indian tribes has always contem- plated ultimate amslgamation with Oklahoma, ssch amalgamation .being its logical fate. The acts of congress provide that all tribal relations and government of tine five nations are to cease March i, 1906, so the timeTi is opDortune for the proposed change. Of the whole population of the Indian Territory, the Indians of rure and mixed blood now constitute only one fifth. The best interests of all these psople would be served by putting tnemEn the same state with the people Of Oklahoma. with whom they will affiliate naturally and easily. The aggregate population of the proposed ssste of Oklahoma would be close to one million people. the combined area would make a state of about the size Of Missouri. Judged by every test, the people are ready for. and entitled to, statehood.
 ''But the proposition toT Tcombine Arizona with New Mexico into sin gle state is monstfous. This is true not only because it would make state larger in area than all of New Eng land with New York and Pennsylva. mia and New Jersey added. but such ED act would be taking from the peo. pie of Arizona right clearly and dis. tinctly guaranteed them by the acts of congress. and to which they are ent; tied under every consideration of jus. tice-the right to some day attain in dependent statehood for themselves.
 TThe inspirat,on back of this efiort to combine these two great terTitorie, into one is the selfish detsrniDatioD oi the New England senstHss::to retain, i