Bisbee daily review., 1906-01-02
COERCION AS AN
 AMERICAN POLICY.

AMERICAN POLICY.
 The main facts in the statehood fgh' % far as Arizona is concerned are now sufficiently clear. Every honest man who is familiar with the situa ton knows and acknowledges that the citizenship of Arizona is overwhel mingly opposed to union with New Mexico. Tho evidence for th.s ID conclusive. Practically every reprs sentative body in the tefrifcfS entered its protest against "s p'o posed union. Poiiticsi parhes' ci.y councils. church orEanizafsons' ooaroS of su,orvisors. mass nirstings of cit izens. all have win o.e 'oiee mug nantly reprdIatsd the 5sinturs policy. No-e,ver. fr thfs city of 5000 poprla- +,,n inc general public knows of not -s.,ne pubfic man or private citizen xrno fs an aYowed advocate of the ,int Statehood program.
 The meeting held in Tucson recently by the few scattered advocates of joint statehood was itself one Of the clearest proofs of the almost unani- nous opposition to the proposed un- ion. Ths advocates of union chose their own ti:ae and place for the meet ing. They imported speakers. They used every means possible to make the meeting tell. And yet, in their own meeting, with all the advocates of joint statehood present that could be scraped together, they did not even dare to present resolution to the meeting to be voted upon. lest they saoYia lssl their seskaess.
 ther. it must be clear by this
 to all who can see, that Ari-
 .a,s opposition to joint statehood is ,,eterninedl ana intelligent. It is such an opposition as springs from convic- ton based on fact. The opponents of Senator Beveridge's policy are ready with a reason for the fight that is in them. we oppose joint stateuood be cause the new state would cover such an extent of territory as to make .t unwieldly We oppose joint statehood because the industries of the two ter ritories are largely distinct. We Op. pose joint statehood because the pep ulations of Arizona and New Mexico are for the most part alien To one another. We are an American com munity. We are proud of our schools, our churches, our industrial and SO cial development. and of our public institutions. Within the past ten years Arizona bas been undergoing moral. social and industrial revolu- u..ipn. We have our ideals for the flu se. --We claim :l,6> light to work out
 ese ideals ur5ampered by the dom
 ation of a population alien in Ian
 age, laws and spirit. We protest
 ainst our future being placed at
 mercy of a population whom Con.
 ess has for decades refused to ad.
 1t to the sisterhood of states on the tound that their practices and ideals SEere un-Americau.
 In support of the justice of her con tention, Arizona cites the fact that come to the territory to learn the sit uation as it really is, and not to for. tify himself in a position already as sumed, has gone away as an ardent opponent of joint statehood. The people of Arizona do not believe that Senator Beveridge came with an open mind to learn the facts They be iieve that his actions while in the ter. Titory indicated he was here simply 10 see what might be made to sup, port the position he had already ta. ken, not to understand the whole case.
 Now, what is the answer of the president, Senator Beveridge and the other advocates of joint statehood, what is their answer to the cosvic- tions. arguments and facts of the peo- pie of Arizona and their friends? n effect the answer is simply this-it is none of Arizona's business. and we will make you part of the so-caIled greater -srizona, whether you like it or not. You are simply babies, crying for what is bad for you, and must be treated as babies.
 Arizona may be excused if she fails to see the elements of ..'the square deal~ in the reply. The admirers of