Mexico Missouri message., 1910-05-12
Bill Creating a Legislative
Council Meeting Strong
Opposition.
ECHOES OF SCANDALS HEARD
Promoters Of World Peace Expect
Roosevelt to Head Proposed Com.
n1ission-EHect on National
Politics Of Hughes Appoint
ment to Supreme Bench.

newed evidences that at least four Of
| President Taft's urgent recommends
tons to congress will be given the
force OF law, there is still grave doubt
about the passage of the measure CIV
Ing statehood to Arizona and New
Mexico, and the other measure which
will change the form of government
! IN Alaska.
Senator Beveridge, on behalf of the
senate committee on territories, has
reported favorably a bill "to create
| legislative council in the district of
Alaska, to confer legislative powers
thereon and for other purposes" A
similar measure is at present under
discussion in the house committee on
territories, of which Representative
Edward L. Hamilton of Michigan is
chairman The administration wants
this measure to become a law, but it
seems likely that unless public opin-
ion, which is slow to be aroused in
matters connected with the territories
| no matter how vital to the public SER
vice they may be, is brought to bear
on behalf of the measure, congress
AN@g PNS ~ AAAbO NAlV pbolBOu6llGul DdEs
Land of Suspicion"
Alaska has been called 1.-THE Land of
| Suspicion" because suspicion has at
tached to the motives and methods
of men and corporations who have I'M
dertaken to exploit it's great mineral
resources. The feeling that all is not
right with Alaska probably has had
nU,lfhir,ey To Il
ly slow progress Of the administra-
TONS measure in reaching its present
stage. The bill changes the form Of
the territory's government and be-
cause it does not provide specifically
for the election by the people of a
representative house it has met with
much opposition.
The administration feels and its
feeling seemingly is shared by a good
many men who know Alaskan condi-
tions, that the present bill, which pro-
vides for an appointive council, repre-
sents the best form of legislation for
the territory under existing conditions.
The opposition, however, presents
many strong arguments.
The administration bill provides for
the appointment of governor, an at
torney general and a commissioner of
interior and of mines, "who together
with eight other persons, to be APP
pointed also by the president for
like term of years, by and with the
advice and consent of the senate,
shall constitute a legislative council,
the eight members last above provi-
ded for shall be when appointed bona
fide and qualified voters of the terri
tory, two in each Of the four judicial
divisions into which the district is
now divided"
For Peace Commission.
American friends of peace among
the nations of the earth are more in
clined than ever to believe that Theo-
dore Roosevelt on his return to this
country will interest himself in the
movement to bring about gradual dis
armament of the nations. The colonel
talked peace privately to the emperor
of Austria, and his speech at Christi
ania has in 1t the essence of the
Scriptural text about turning the
spear into the pruning hook.
A plan is being formulated in this
country by men like Andrew Carnegie.
Joseph H. Choate and Representative
Bartholdt to have peace commission
appointed by President Taft with
Theodore Roosevelt at it's head Mr..
Carnegie and Mr.. Bartholdt their
friends say, believe that the colonel will
lend himself readily to the plan, and
If congress gives sanction to the reso-
luton which is now before 1t and the
| president approves, It is said to be ex-
! tremely likely that before many
months have passed powerful peace
commission will be in existence with
the Rough Rider colonel at it's head.
DR.. Bartholdt is a representative in
congress from St. Louis and he has
introduced into the house a joint reso-
luton ito authorize the appointment
international federation and for other
purposes" The St. Louis representa-
tive knew the time to strike.
DR.. Bartholdt's Plan.
In one of the whereases to the reso-
luton it is said that the United States
ought to give public expression to
form of articles of international fed
Grafton which may be recommended
to other governments as a fitting in
| strument to ameliorate harsh condi-
lions now suffered by multitudes and
to 90 away with the ever-present fear
Of war. Then the resolution asks that
a commission of five members be APP
pointed by the president with duties
as follows:
First-To urge upon the attention
Of other governments the fact that re-
lief from the heavy burden of military
expenditures and from the disasters
Of war can best be obtained by the
establishment of an international fed
Grafton.
Second-To report to congress, as
soon as practicable, draft OF articles
! of federation limited to the main