Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-29

Washington of the Chicago Tribune snd one of the pest known c, COD temporarv political writers, takes pessimistic view of statehood for Ari- zona and New Mexico. IL looks to him as if the admission Of the territories win be delayed until 1912. Writing to the Tribune under date of January 9. Raymond says:
 .'No new star is to be added to the flag this year. An efort is to be made to secare joint statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. hut there is little or no chance that il will get through the senate at this session. and it is doubtful if it is. even reported from committee after 1t has passed the house.
 This is due to difference of opin- ion between leaders in the two branches of congress as to the time at which the pledge contained in the republican platform adopted at S.li cago becomes operative. In that plat form the party committed itself to the idea of separate statehood for Ari zona and New Mexico, but there was no pledge as to time.
 sprior to the Chicago convention the party policy was radically differ ent, most of the republican leaders be ing committed to the idea that New Mexico and Arizona should be content to come in as a single state on the same basis as Oklahoma and Indian Territory, which contained many times as much population and which had vastly greater present wealth and future prospects.
 ~President Roosevelt Book the ground that the pledge in the Chieaso platform should be fulfilled at the earliest possible moment.
 Proposed Bill Fer Two States.
 The house leaders have accepted the administration view and the re suit is that MT Hamilton of Miehi gan, chairman Of the committee or territories. who inhoCuced the origi nal bill for joint statehood, is now prepared to report a measure for two states. thus wiping out all territorial organization from the Atlantic to ths Pacific, and making TorJy-eight states of contiguous territofy.
 Tn the senate, however, the republi can leaders have taken the ground that the time is much too short to gC into the statehood question exhaus  fer action until next winter.
 Tt Is likely it may be some years before Arizona and New Mexico come in as two separate states and add foul democratic senators % the member ship of the upper house of congress
 When the proposition was uDdei consideration three years ago, result ing in the admission of Oklahoma ana Ix.4 fgn -T-tx ffar keeping two southwestern territories out of the sisterhood. Senator Bever idge made such a terrific onslaught or the measure, going into the question of fIliteracy and foreign born popula tion, besides discussing natural noun tain barriers. as to create feeling, iT the senate that some more light i necessary before the two states ar' created out of territory which scent barely able to make enc sovereign commonwealth.
 Wait For Census rigures.
 There is now a feeling in the sen ate that nothing should be done |, grant joint and separate statehood ti Arizona and New Efexico until ther' IS some definite basis of consideration which can be furnished, of course onl. by federal census. as local estimate gre manffestly unreliable and wide o the mark.
 'sThe next census will be taken a the end of June, 1910. This is les than a year after it win be possibl to take up the statehood bill in earn est next winter.
 "The chances are, therefore, tha the senate committee win let the mat ter slumber ali through the long ses sion of the Sixty-first congress. takinl 1t up in earnest only at the short ses sion in December, 1910, by whic time population figures of the censu will be completed
 That Is putting of statehood for period when there will be little tim to discuss it. and n would not SUI prise anybody if the matter was no brought up for final consideration UT til the first session sf the Sixty-secon congress, which would be in Decen her. 1911 The new states could the be admitted that winter. the sta could go on the flag the fourth ( July, 1912. and citizens down that wa could cast their votes for the frs fine in the presidential election of tn following November
 When ttse proposition was made [ join New Mexico and Arizona togetf CT as a single state it was objected especially by the people of Artzons that there. was a vast difference | the class of population and that would be monstrosity of a state these people were joined together b act of congress for all time
 Obiectioas Made Ex Arszona
 Tt was said at Una: time that would be unfair to load upon tn Americans of Arizona the 'sreasers' O New Mexico. the inference being tha one territory was almost purely Amer ieaa while the other was unmixe' Mexican
 Tt was shown. however. by Sens tor Beveridge and others that ther xere in Arizona. according to the cen aus of 1900. only s2,s03 white persons Of these 3S.137 were Of foreign biFtl or percentage, and of this number als more than 1z.000 were actual Mexical immigrants.
 Tt was. therefore. found that tn union of the two territories wo1l not result in loading down the pur American strain of hrfzona with tn Spanish stock of New Mexico.
 ~There has never been racial dii furbance in either territory. The Me, leans and Americans harmonize an the mixed race has produced a goo class of citizens. The American would outvote the Mexicans two one, and the racial question Is nc really in any way 2 bar to union c the two territories.