Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-07

Many nave wondered now neleHaio AudrcWe could
make BET with Delegate FLYNN a. 20 which would
be nrat added 70 che Union, Ara0na Oklahoma. and
how tbc president could the belief thar Andrews
would win. This wonder arises from misundemtand-
Ing Of tho matter Indeed many think that Oklahoma 20
already state having been made by the signing Of
the Statehood bin by the president This seems
20 be ns wide extended as {, q ltrational
telegram yesterday said that tLday Tor the hrst
Time Oklahoma viii celebrate ho Fourth "as a state"
aud that "hags with the iory.slNh added VII DC
displayed everywhere Again lgem lH the
ieayonuorth Times, the other cay stated that Judge
Hook OF that city "was nyins his lawn the only
stars"
nov she fact is that oklahoma Is not a state and
probably VIII nol De ior many nouns. aud though she
should becomo state tomorrow her stay could NOT he
pat che Gag. according % law, units the Fourth o.
July 1905 on the first point. that of being state. the
Courer-s, fnn said the other daf.
"6omc persons have begun already lp refer t0 OKLA
hons as o state. They are somewhat premature. The
signing Of the statehood b hy Toe president paved the
way for statehood bat the mll rights and the prestige
o statehood VIII not be conferred upul the terrtur
ea for ten months or year The territorial government
which has been 10 force ai along VII continue % exist
until a the necessary proiminaIea statehood haxe
been arranged FIRST the two territories 10 be di
yidei Into districts Then delegates 90 be- elected
by the people meet IN Ggthrc and draN up cnnafltu
ton. Altgr that the constitution 81 Co De Submitted %
the voters for their ratification rejection Al The same
lime legislature ID Go be- eected q governor Is 80 De-
chosen and i've representatives be elected The
arst legislature viii haze the task OF eecng two United
States senators u Is estimated that the election OF
constitutional assembly will be held about October The
February When the election returns have been
counted they N BE- sent 10 Washington with a copy
oi the new constitution o he approval of the president
II the president decides that the constitution Is republic
% form and that o. its provisions are repus-
nant 10 the constitution pf the United States and the
declaration o. ndepen fence be VIII issue proclamation
declaring Oklahoma and Indian Territory a state. Not
until this proclamation issued Win the territories be
come iullfedged state.
From ths win be- seen that Oklahoma ANA Indian
territory 20 become The state o. Oklahoma must with
single exception DO exactly what New Mexico and Ar-
must DO 20 become the state OF Arizona. That
eepilun D. ,hat the eth OF November the two SOUTH
western territories must vote yes the question
% lolnure Hence % the vote 10 each territory shall be
tor statehood and diligence ~ had thereafter there
ie why the state Of Arizona may into
the Uuipu the stats OF Oelahoma Ia fact q
u more than probable tle Il statehood carries Mo-
vember g. the presidents proclamation announcing the
two states after the examination o. their new c1nstu
ons win Arizona Brsi both because of his great
interest IN the Greater Arizona and because alphahetc
ally comes before o. "a this wRy Delegate Andrews
may be able win his si0o suit OF clothes from Dele
gate Flynn. the 81 Arizona the forty sixth
state symhollzed by the forty-sixth star the flag
As % the star the nag. q Is well 20 remember
That hy act 81 congress Ia 1915 the OF state
not be added % the nag any other time than the
Fourth Of July Immediately following the Presidents
proclamation 81 ho states admission The following
facts concerning the ag. gathered from exchange
are equally appropriate ia the subec, ard 20 tho dny
The nrat dag Of the United states raised BY washing
ton az Cambridge January 77e consisted thlrtoon
stripes. alternate red and white az present with
blue canton emhaaoned with the crosses OF 81 George
and st. Andrew In the British nag IN i7l7 congross
resolved that the canton be thirteen white stars I'm
blue field In 1894 after the admission OF Vermont and
Kentucky, The ssipen and stars each increased 10
fifteen IN 1878 az the suggestion Of Samuel G. Reid,
the original thirteen stripes restored and congress
voted 90 ada new star the Fourth Of July succeed
Eng the admission % each state
When the declaration Of independence was signed q
was determined that the Cambridge flag IN which tho
old British combination appeared. should De- o6aced A
flag committee then determined that the red aud
white stripes were IN on many nags the cross
Of the British union should bo discarded and the blue
field added
Tho making Of q model flag was committed TO the
care OF Betsy Rosr The pattern submitted TO her had
upon q slx-ponted star. With uuerring feminine
eaciY the pleasing narrative records she said that
since the stars were 10 be placed circle "they will
have 20 be pui always with much care they must
b. prrfectiy straight 20 look goli while q ave-ponted
star looks well any way Is placed" The aag with its
thirteen stripes In blue field, adopted BY congress
June a. iIfl ia the anniversary o. the adoption Of
this emblem that We observe the 18th day Of June
each year. and not 81 the Tag first raised
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