Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-07
DELEGATES PREPARE A PROTEST
 TO SENATE. V
(fIom Tuesday 's Daily.)


 A printed statement has been issued by the delegation in Washington rccit- ing the reasons against joint statehood. It is signed by all the members of tho delegation, and is being distributed in the senate. It reads as follows;
 Washington. D. C., Jan. 20, 1906. To the Senate of the United States; As the delegates of the people of Ari- zona, coming to Washington from all sections of our territory as the chosen representatives of loyal American people to c1prcs. their earnest and de- tcrmined oposiiion to the proposed un- ion with New Mexico, we respectfully submit the following reasons for unalt- erablc opposition of the citizens of Arizona to this unjust measure, which we believe violates the very principles of the Constitution.
 First t-The opposition of at least 9o per cent of the people of Arizona, as
 proved by the written protests of nearly
 every social. religious, political and business organization within our terri
 tory, and the petitions of protest signed
 by many thousands Of our citizens.
 sccond--The promise by congress in the enabling act thnt the autonomy or
 Arizona should be preserved.
 Third-The decided racial differences
 between the people of Arizona and large majority of the people Of Now Mexico, who are not only different tn iace and largely in language, but have entirely different customs, laws and
 ideals. and would have but little pros. | pcct of successful amalgamation. 7 Fourtb-The radical and irrcconcil' able differences in laws, legal customs ]. and procedure of the two territories. Fiftb-The fact of unqucstioncd f proof that Arizona is developing most r rapidly and substantially both in rc. y sources and population, the pcrmaneney c and high chnrctcr of its population, and , the certainty that through the develop
 .ment of its great natural resources, and . the immense benefit to be derived f from the government irrigation works It now under actual construction within f its borders. that Arizona will eventual l. ly reach such proportions both in re- !. sources and population as will warrant i. Congress in urging its admission to the 1t union as m independent state. or Sixth-A dual set of excellent public Is buildings existing throughout both ter ,.. ritories. the value of which would be
 largely destroyed by the proposed mer'
 ger.
 V Seventh The unwieldy size of the cf proposed joint state, the consequent n. great expense In conducting n state Iy government, and the rugged and'voi' he canie character of large portion of the xt country existing between the settled
 communities of the two territories.
 Eighth-The exceeding difficulty of ,r . proper adjustment of the debts Ofths z two territories, certain counties lin New
 Mexico being practically bankrupt and
 their securities at a great discount =. while Arixona's securities, territorial =. county and municipal src well sslov' on par and of the highest charatter. aii
 Ninth--Th objection by tho people T.. of Arizona, 95 per cont of whom ar' .. Americans, to the probability of th' ,n control of public affairs by people of [ ,. different race, many of whom do no m. speak the English language, and wh' '., outnumbcr the people of Arizona " ,.. to one, while the assessed valuation Q
 Arizona exceeds that of New Meaic ~ by over 8 1-3 per cent.
 ., Tn view of the foregoing reasons V on request that the joint statehood bill no, ,,n ing out of the hill all reference to Ar m. zona. IT. however. m expression | nav the polls is doomed desirable and n' ., cessary, we urge that the bin he amend
 |. cd to provide; That before tho holdin .u of the Constitutional convention, ti
 question of joint statehood, free fro ,v my other issue. he submitted to q .,h qualified voters of Arizona and Ne nm. Mexico, voting separately nt speci In election called for that purpose only. ',n, be held on the same day in both ter'
 tories, and unless approved by a m nm, jority of the qualified voters of ca' ,o., territory. no Constitutional convepti' . 2 for the purpose of creating ioi mn. state shall be held.