Arizona republican., 1906-02-14
THE JOINTURE BILL
 NOT A SQUARE DEAL
The Kansas City Worlds Interview
 With H. H. Robinson.

When MT. F. M. Murphy was at Kansas City on his way west, Mir. H.
 M. Robinson of Pasadena a member of the party was interviewed by the
 Kansas City World on the suhiect of joint statehood. Of the party and the
 interview the World said;
 F. M. Murphy, accompanied by H. M. Robinson of Pasadena, Cal, former. 7 of Youngstown, O., and Robert Bentley of Youngstown, were in Kansas City Wednesday evening on their way to Arizona and California.
 MT Robinson was at one time in business here and has numerous friends in Kansas City.
 Mr. Bentley is largely interested in
 the iron manufacturing business in Ohio, \but, like many others in his
 state and throughout the east, has in terests in Arizona.
 Mention of Arizona suggested the joint statehood bill now before the sen ate tbat proposes to annex Arizona to New Mexico against the wishes oe Arizona's citizens. and admit both ter ritories to the union as a single state, and Mir. Robinson and MT. Bentley were asked for their views.
 Mir Robinson said that it was in conceivable how . man who so per
 sistently advocates the square deal. as is the case with President Roosevelt. could lend his influence to the sup port of such an un-American measure. 'I hope the senate will cut Arizona and New Mexico out of the bill, and that Oklahoma and Indian Territory will be admitted at once. At least 95 per cent of the citizens of Arizona are opposed to being joined to New MeNi- co, and their wishes should be con sidered Arizona would furnish 60 to 75 per cent of the taxable property of ] the proposed new state, while New | Mexico would outvote Arizona about
 two to |"
 | MT. Robinson said he did not wish to discuss the methods adopted in the
 house that brought about the passage of the bill in that body further than | to say they were open to criticism. He | believed congressman had been in duced to surrender their views under
 circumstances that stained their repu- tations forever.
 Arizona" he said. 'is not asking to be admitted as a state now. It is will | ing to wait and insists upon waiting
 until it can be admitted as a state | separate and alone-free from the en- tanglements and undue responsibilities | that her citizens would have to assume
 if she were joined to New Mexico
 Let Arizona alone-let her grow; all she asks is a square deal"
 MT. Bentley expressed similar views saying that he and many of his friends
 were interested in Arizona and very
 familiar with conditions. and he knew that it would be wrong to annex Ari- zona to New Mexico against tn
 wishes of Arizona's people. The least
 congress can do. and be at all fair
 would be to grant Arizona the right tc vote on the question, free from any complications such as the adoption Ol
 a constitution, election of legislators judges and other state officials, h, said.
 Both Mir. Robinson and MT. Bentley were pleased to know that two of tho
 Missouri delegation voted in defens
 of the rights of American citizens and the west.
 MT. Murphy is president of the Santa
 Fe & Prescott railway, and the party
 travelling in bis private car left for ths
 west Wednesday evening.