Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-03-06
STATEHOOD BILL
BEING DISCUSSED
Taken up at Two
O'clock this After
noon in Senate.
HALE SCORES ARMY STAFF
Says Attempt is Being Made
to Increase the Size of
Standing Army.

Washington, ID. G., Mar. Cat two
o'clock this afternoon the statehood
bill displaced the army medical corps
bill and long address followed. The
Senate will consider the joint state
hood bill as reported by the commit
tee. Long spoke especially of Okla
homa and Indian Territory for state
hood and then entered upon an effort
to show that Arizona was not only
now but never would be fit for
statehood. He said the only purpose
now in agitating joint statehood
was to reserve Arizonna for separate
statehood in the future and this unde-
sirable design he said should be
thwarted by uniting that Territory in
state with New Mexico.
Hale Opposes Army Bill.
When the bill for increasing the
efficiency of the medical department
of the army was called up, Hale spoke
against it and said the bill was one
of the many prepared by the general
staff of the army which was intended
to accomplish the increase of the
army, which he believed to be unde-
sirable.
"All these bills have their root
there" he said. 81 find this staff,
dealing with an army of 10000 men
is disporting itself as the general staff
of Europe do, whereas in Germany, for
instance, there is an army of seven
or eight hundred thousand men. While
such plans were proper there where
each country was surrounded by pow
erful neighbors, it was not proper here
where no danger exists"
In this connection Hale said the
general staff had prepared plans for
the invasion Of China by the Ameri-
can army, but added that he did not
mean to 60 into the subject, "for with
the Secretary of State sitting on the
lid, do not believe it likely we will
have war, he concluded.
Troops in Philippines.
Hale, in replying to question from
Tillman, who had asked how many
troops had been sent to the Philip
pines with view to being sent to
China, later said:
Il don't know how many troops
have been sent there, but | think
there were several thousand men"
The purpose of the general staff in
so doing. is that they may be used if
any emergency arises or they can in
wade China, which, of course, would
be declaration of war, while Con-
gress. is in session..
Warren took exception to Hale's
statement that the pending bill was
one of many looking to the increase of
the army, declaring it was not intend
ed for that purpose and that no in
crease in the expenditure would re-
suit from the passage of the bill
Gambling Must Go.
Washington, March 6.--There seems
to be no doubt that the House and
Senate leaders are both determined
that gambling in the political sub-di-
visions of New Mexico and Arizona
must stop whether they re-
main territories for the next two
hundred years or are admitted to the
Union Jointly or singly at this session.
The passage of the Littlefield bill will
hn n n RI
today in the discussion of the Hamil-
ton bill Senator Foraker gave notice
of an amendment to prevent gambling
in New Mexico and Arizona in the
event they are admitted into the
Union.
Committee Appointed.
Washington, March 6.-When the
Senate convened today, Senators
Clapp, McCumber and Du Boise were
appointed committee to confer with
like committee from the House on
the bill providing for the settlement
Of the affairs of the five civilized
tribes of Indians.
MichaeIek a Citizen.
Washington, March 6.--Before be-
ginning the consideration of the In
dian appropriation bill which was the
first order Of business before the
House today a resolution was unani.
niously agreed upon declaring An
tonic Michaelek citizen of the Uni.
ted States, a resident Of Illinois, and
duly elected to the Fifty-ninth Con.
gress. The Indian bill, carrying
$7,7S5,000, was then taken up and
Sherman OF New York, explained its
provisions.
Shonts Testifying.
Washington March G.-Theodore P,
Shonts, chairman Of the Isthmian Ca
nal Commission, today resumed his