Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-02-23
ARIZONA HAS FIRM
FRIEND IN TEDDY;
IS FOR ADMISSION
Recall Provision, He Says, Is
Nobody's Affair Except
That of the State
Affected.
MAKES SPEECH IN CHICAGO
Declares That New Common
wealth Is Entitled to Take
It's Place in Sister
hood of Union.
SPEECH IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Theodore Roose
Welt, in speech here today. declared
in favor of the admission of Arizona
to the union, notwithstanding the re-
call provision in it's constitution. That
provision, he declared was the affair
of Arizona and of nobody else.
Great interest attaches to Colonel
Roosevelt's declaration, in view OF the
report that President Taft will dis
approve the Arizona constitution and
deny admission to the new state, be-
cause of the recall! provision as applied
to the judiciary.
Busy Day for Teddy.
| busy day lay before Colonel Roosc-
Welt when he arose st $50 H. m. and
insisted on taking a short walk before
breakfasting with the chailmen of the
committees of the Union League club
| which will have charge OF his move
ments in Chicago. Three set speeches
! We're on the program of the day, as
we'll as two, or possibly three, informal
talks.
| The colonel said, upon being inform
ed of his program:
1T seems every good intentioned re-
ception committee tries to give me 50
much to do that if | don't drop dead
right at the close of the day. | will
soon after leaving the city. but will
of that thing, BY George | like ii
! too"
The first talk at the Auditorium
theater was on "Nationalism and Dem
ocracy,'' at 1920 a. m. For the rest OF
the day, beside meeting friends and
newspaper men, he was scheduled tt
talk to the Boy Scouts at the Board OF
\ Trade. attend a meeting of high schoo
students. university students anC
teachers. visit Hull house. address al
audience ut the First Regiment arm
orN and deliver his principal speecl
at the Union League club banquet III
| $50 D. M He will leave for the eaSl
Thursday morning.
For Direct Elections.
Colonel Roosevelt advocated the
election of United States senators by
\ direct vote of the people i'm his frs
speech of the day.
At this moment, said tho speaker
amid laughter. we are trying the olt
! system in New York and we canno
elect any senator at all. And Illinois
last experiment in electing senator
under the old system was not. per
haps. wholly happy one
The speaker declared that the initia
tive. referendum and recall might b.
wise or unwise. He did not attemp
to decide.
If" he said, lin practice. the. us
of any of these new methods fails t.
give us better government. more hon
est, more Independent and yet NOR
genuinely sympathetic public servants
then the system is a failure.
He is for Arizona.
Il saw it stated in the press tn
other day that certain good people il
Washington We're against the admis
sion OF Arizona as a state because i
had adopted in its constitution TN
recall In 1880 the state of Massach,t
setts put into it's constitution preciscl
hat provi ision for recall.
Nov, understand me. ] am no
: arguing for or against the recall
: am merely saying that il the peopl
Iof Arizona or amy other cominunit
wish to try it. or if they do not wis
to try it, it is their affair.