The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-17

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requisite never before put In tho way OF
Ia territory knocking Mt our inner door.
&)tlahoma caused considerable goose
icsh Ia Washington by Its constitution.
V1teh>Faakes possible OF naturalization
many OF the most rosca;o drean,s of our
socialist friends and which establishes
that state as a social and political ex-
pertinent station for the now world. sucn
as New Zealand has been made for the
hemisphere across the seas. Tho state
hood bill lately signod by President Taft,
therefore, requires that Arizona and Now
Mexico. after framing their separate
constitutions, shall forward them to the
capitol and TO the White House. To be
approved or vetoed by either congress or
the president. Congress generally re-
served this reviewing power to itself un-
I'll Kansas was admitted In 1858 begin
ming when IL was rather loosely given TO
the president, who was merely author
iZed to state IN proclamation whether
The new constitutions were framed ac-
cording To tho requirements OF the ncrs
authorizing them. But the constitutions
OF Arizona and New Mexico can be We
toed by either congress or president II
distasteful 70 them even Il they do 9TH
crwise conform 10 the specifications laid
down in the statehood act So President
TAFT VIII not have occasion, after these
>twin stars have been added TO the flag,
20 repeat To the AriZonian or New MexI-
can senators President Roosevelt's bon
mot. addressed to Senator owen: "Sir.
YOU people neglected but one thing IN
your new const!tution-to prescribe the
lcnd or toothpowder that Oklahomans
must use! In other ways the modus op-
ernndi OF admission will be altered in the
case OF Arizona and New Mexico Some
time between August l9 and September
is next. Arizona must elect ffty-two and
New Mexico ono hundred delegates TO
their respective constitutional conven-
tions. which must be called TO order In
the capitals at Phoenix and Santa Fe on
the fourth Monday after the delegates are
elected. Then within from sixty to nine
ty days, after the adjournment OF the
conventions the people OF the territories
must vote TO accept or reject the con-
sututions.
Another Innovation.
Heretofore prospective states have
elected their first officers at the same
time OF voting on their constitutions, but
in this case the voting days to be
separated by sufficient time TO enable
voters 10 act with mind single TO each
proposition before them. This zeal for
office will not cloud the question whether
the constitution is good or BAD The only
other bill including this provision was tha;
hood.
SO. you see, our lawyers lave been un-
usually creumspect il tie case OF Ari-
zopa and New Mexico. After specifying
these things they required that certified
copies OF the accepted constitutions and
the canvass of the votes thereon be sub
mitted to the president and congress, TO
be passed upon during the next session
of the latter, Upon general legislation
congress always acts definitely. while the
president may also allow bill to pass by
Withholding both his veto and the sigma
ture. But in this case the president
must act definitely while the privilege OF
a table veto is gfven to congress.
Thus II congress at It's next session
falls TO act one way or the ether on the
new constitutions. the law Will hold that
silence gives consent in It's case and
the matter Will be left to the president
alone. II everything goes off as per
schedule. congress and the president Will
how hnfh q rlz rrDh hnr
and the territorial governors will at once
call an election OF state officers and con-
gressmen to be held two months after
ward, or In February. 1911, as soon as
receiving formal notification Of the result
of this election, which the president VIII
announce in proclamation; on whose T,
be deemed admitted.
Adding Their Stars TO Flags.
The new flag OF the United States. with
its forty eight stars. will then be enabled
to appear next Fourth OF July, for It is
provided by law that the national en-
bleu, when its union has been altered
by the addition OF new stars. shall first
be own H. on the day fSI
ter of the design Of the nag--the ar
70 joint board Of army and naval Off
GERS, whose work will be approved by the
secretaries Of war and of the navy. act
ing together, and the matter Of the flags
distribution will be left to the quarter
master general OF the army
The capitals Of Arizona and New Me1i-
Fe, as now. until 1926, and Arizona Is
to be allowed only one representative
in congress-. while New Mexico (whose
population is twice gTeaO Will be
given two. on course. each OF the new
states will have two members Of the
United a1sa satss s sHfe at the the
Heretofore. as territories. Arizona and
in the house of representatives, eaSh by
one delegate VINO has had the power to
speak, but never to vote,
Greasers Must Learn English,
a A further innovation In this statehood
bin is clause recurring that the sen9os ,s
Il English. This Is aimed at the Mexicans
II of Arizona and New Mexico, who ever
z since the cesson Of these territories to
the United States have persisted in teach
ing their children only Spanish from gen
GRAFTON TO generation Indeed. IN many
II to irnpnnel a jury all of whose MEM
bers can speak English and an interpreter
!. has to be employed In most OF the courts @
Z. TO translate the testimony OF Engilsh-
speaking witnesses.
Further impetus TO the learning OF Eng
iish Is given by a clause prescrl5ing Ina abil-
ihcation for oil stnte officers and mem
bers of the legislatures. But the state
hood act Ignores the principle Of two
acts passed by the Legislature of New
4 Mexico at It's last session. and both We
toed by the governor-acts prescribing
ability 70 intellgently read the Con,
n stitution in English as an "educatioDa
4 test for voters. This was directly aim
ed at the Mexican element. and the sen:
ate committee reporting the statehood
act condemned it as an attempt ITO dis
franchise a large number OF those who
are among the oldest and most substan
tial citizens of the territory"
The large "greaser". element in these
territories-as the MeXicans are termed
was one of the. principal objections tc
4 statehood raised by Its enemies who
visited the two houses Of congress. Ac
cording TO the last reports OF their gov
ernors, Arizona contains 26, 900 Mexicans
i -vPiloi .sf.e majority" OF the 100000 peo
/ PIE ofr New Mexico are descendants o
the Anglo Saxon race and the "balanc'
! arc Spanish sh-American citizens" In othe
! words. y somewhat less than 100000 ar
Mexicafns.