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Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
EMPHATIC OBJECTIONS
 0F PRESIDENT TAFT

Washington, D. C., Aug. 15-The following is the text of President Taft's message to congress today. dis approving the New Mexico-Arizona statehood resolution
 To the House of Representatives:
 I return herewith without my ap- proval house joint resolution No. to admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona as states into the Union on an equal footing with the original states.
 Congress, by an enabling act ap- proved June 20, 1910. provided for the calling of a constitutional convention in each of these territories, the sub mission of the constitution proposed by the convention to the electors of the territory, the approval of the constitution by the president and congress, the proclamation of the fact by the president of the election of state officers Both in Arizona and New Mexico conventions have been held, constitutions were adopted, ratified by the people and submitted to the president and to congress.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
President Taft Talks Arbitration at
 Camp Meeting.

ocean Grove, Aug 15.-President
 Taft tonight continued his campaign before the people in behalf of the
 British and French general arbitra-
 ton treaties. Speaking at the Ocean Grove camp meeting, the president
 urged the people to use their in
 fluence to press the treaties and he declared that he did not fear the ef- fleets of delay. The longer the sen ate holds the treaties and he did not expect action at the special session, the longer it would give him to
 preach the gospel of peace. and ar
 bitration and the greater would grow
 the sentiment for the agreements.
 If I am wrong" he said, 'in my judgment and I do not claim infalii-
 bility, I am willing to place my case
 before the people and abide by their
 judgment, but I deem it my dury
 until I receive their judgment tO
 urge my views upon the senate and invoke the attention of the poole to these questions and secure express sions from them that will effect in the ratification of these treaties. If
 we are afraid to submit to an impar- tial tribune lest we lose our case, then we had better go back to war
 as the only means of settling inter- national disputes. When we enter
 international arbitration. and We agree to submit our disputes for set tlement to an impartial tribune. we
 must play the game
 Ut is quite impossible for a court A. T s.I The same is true of any court of international or domestic. If we are going into the arbitration game, if I may call it such, we must play it through to the end and take our krocks with eeuanimity as we ex- pect others to take theirs, with the hope and knowledge that the disad- vantages, that may accrue to either side will never equal the horrible losses, cruelties and wickedness of war"
 Regarding the argument that the senate if it ratified the treaties would adbicate some of it's func- tions the president said he had
 "very little sympathy with this ar gument, as the power of the sen- ate to make treaties remained un- changed. The power of the senate is no more sacred than the power of the executive. and if the senate and executive acting together make a contract for submission to arbitra- ton. there is very little limitation up
 on the scope of the questions which
 they have power to submit''
 1af ra&A foI,t fa, Washington.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16

Washington D. o. Aug. 15-A final attempt to secure statehood for Arizona and New Mexico began in bOt houses of congress today following the receipt of Pres dent Tafts emphatic veto of the statehood resolution The message denouncng the recall of the judiciary feature of the Arizona constitution received by the house with long applause by the republicans. It referred the committee territories with the vetoed resolution Chairman Flood promising prompt action with the announcement of the veto and following conference with Mr. Taft Senator Smith of Michigan, chairman of the senate territories committee, introduced state hood resolution meeting the presidents views providing for the admission of both territories the condition that Arizona strike out the recall of judges from its stitution.
 The territories need statehood and this is the only way to obtain it. of the house in progress to- day. Flood expressed opinion that the resolution would two-thirds of the house membership passage but other democrats not confident. In the attempt override the veto fails there many
 liar to the introduced by Mr. Smith in the senate
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
ST. LOUIS TO EIKHART VIA
 CHICAGO 367 MILES
Time in air, hrs, 14 min. Average flying time, l min |, 25.3S seconds to the mile.

Elkhart, Ind. Aug 15-Skimmiue- over the southwest corner of Lake Michigan, then over the sandhills of northern Indiana. Harry Atwood. the Boston aviator, flew 1O1 miles from Chicago today in hours and 14 min ues, without a stop. thus completing Ss7 miles of his 1.46O mile flight from St. Louis to Boston.
 Atwood made 101 miles from Chi cago to Elkhart 19 minutes slower than the fastest train service in the United States, which covers the distance in l hour and 55 minutes.
 He left Chicago at 3:41 p. m, and arrived here at 5:45 p. m., settling in a hay field. His highest altitude was 2,O0O feet, over South Bend, but he generally kept low, following the Lake Shore railroad
 As soon as he left Chicago he swOoped out over the lake and cut off some distance in his course Im- mediately he hit head on air currents. but did not slacken speed. Once he swooped down nearly touching the water then arose 300 feet and sailed majestically away.
 As soon as he hit land he headed due eastward. Along the route thou sands of people gathered in various towns to shout encouragement. Ar irving here he did not find land ing place, and so alighted in a hay field. Later he arose and sailed 10 the driving park.
 Today he said: T will finish the trip easily inside the ten-day limit will start early tomorrow for To- ledo. where I hope to land at 2 D. m., and will then go on to Sand usky for the night.
 If it was not for an arrangement calling me to make fourteen stops in the entire trip, I could make it much faster. If I had my own way would go right through, stopping only where night overlook me. It iS evident to me that aeroplanes are losing much of their danger and be- coming more and more vehicles 0f use. Ocean to ocean flights will soon be common. Almost all day I bucked head winds or I could have made better time than the trains. I raced with a train from Southbend here. thinking it was the 1S-hour limited, but it wasn't"
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
INEVITABLE DOOM BEFELL

voters. In other words, the resolu- tion approves the admission of Ari- zona with the judicial recall, unless the voters themselves repudiate it.
 Under the Arizona constitution all the elective officers, and this includes county and state judges, six months after their election are subject to the recall. It is initiated by a petition signed by electors equal to 25 per cent of the total number of votes cast for all the candidates for the office at the previous general election Within five days after the petition is filed, the officer may resign. Wheth- CT he does or not, an election ensues in which his name, if he does not re. sign, is placed on the ballot with that of all the other candidates.
 The petitioners may print on the official ballot 200 words showing their reasons for recalling the officer, and he is permitted to make defence in the same place in 200 words. If the incumbent receives the highest num- Der of the votes he continues in his office; if not, he is removed from of- flee and he is succeeded by the can didate who does receive the highest pur,har
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
THE PAPER THAT PRINTS THE NEWS

President Taft's message vetoing the Flood resol- uion is of superlative interest to all the people of Arizona. Everybody will wish to read the message in full (not brief extracts from it,) possi- ble The Republican, of course, is the only Arizona paper in which the message is printed IN FULL, "hot off the wire" 1t costs money to print real telegraphc news in Arizona, and perhaps this is one reason why The Republican has no competitor in publishing the news while it is news.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
: COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER TODAY.

Washington D. C., Aug. 15-(SpeciaD-The commit tee territories of the house will meet tomorrow take action upon the veto message. Chairman Flood of the committee says he will report to the house Friday a
 lowing debate of three hours. Mr. Flood believes he pass the resolution the veto but this is doubtful The indications that if the resolution of Senator. Smith, introduced today, similar, is not passed
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE AccI
 DENT.

Columbus. Mont. Aug. 15.-The ov- erturning of an automobile at bridge west of Billings today. Mabel Hunter of Belfry was killed. Harriet Dashner and Luke Howley were seriously hurt and Carl Lindberg, the driver. slightly.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
WHY JUDICIARY IS NOT REPRE-
 SENTATIVE.

But the judicial branch of the gov ernment is not representative of a majority of the people in any such sense, even if the mode of selecting judges is by popular election. In a proper sense judges are servants of the people; that is. they are doing work which must be done for the government and in the interest of all the people but it is not work in the doing of which they are to follow the will of the majority except as tha' is embodied in statutes lawfully en- acted according to the constitution
 They are not representatives. They must decide the question which comes
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
President Taffs Vigorous DisapproVd Of the Flood
 Statehood Resolution Whatever Arizona When Admitted to Statehood
 May Do PRESIDENT SAID HE HAD PRESENT DUTY ID PERFORM That Was to Express His DisapproVd of the Recall
 Of the Judiciary A Most PernGious Thing Placing Coufls Under
 Terrorism

Now Comes the Next Step Chairman Flood Believes the House May Override the Veto but that Opinion is Not Generally Shared-A New Resolution with Recall Stricken Out Introduced Into the Senate By Chair man Smith of the Territories Committee After a Con ference with the President.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
TWO DEAD; 0NE TR|UMPHs A DAYS AVIATION RECORD
Two AlrmeD Make Their Last Flight at the Great
 Chicago Meet
ONE CRUSHED AND THE OTHER DROWNED IN LAKE

The First was William Badger and the Second St. Crox Johnstone While These Tragedies Were Enacting Harry Atwood Was Completing From the Same Point the Second Stage of His Long Flight From St. Louis To Boston
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16

I have approved the constitution of New Mexico and so did the house of representatives of the Sixty-first con- gress. The senate however. failed to take action upon it.
 I have not approved the Arizona constitution nor have the two houses of congress, except as they have done so by the joint resolution under con- sideration. The resolution admits both territories to statehood with their constitutions on condition that at the time of the election of state officers, New Mexico shall submit to its electors an amendment to its new constitution modifying and altering its provision for future amendments and on the further condition that Ari- zona shall submit to its electors at the time of election to its state of ficers a proposed amendment to its constitution by which judicial officers shall be excluded from the section permitting recall of all elective off, cers.
 HIS OWN RESPONSIBILITY.
 If I sign this joint resolution I do not see how can escape responsible ity for the judicial recall of the Ari- zona constitution. The joint resolu- ton admits Arizona with the judicial recall but requires the submission of the question of its wisdom to the
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT.

The constitution distributes th2 functions of government into three branches-the legislative, to make these laws; the executive, to execute them; and the judicial to decide in cases arising before it the rights of the individual as between him anl others, and as between him and the government.
 This division of government into three separate branches has always been regarded as a great security for the maintenance of free institutions and the security is only firm and as sured when the judicial branch is in dependent and impartial.
 The legislative and executive branches are representative of the majority of the people which elected them in guiding the course of the government within the limits of the constitution. They must act for the whole people. of course; but they may properly follow, and usually ought to follow the views of the ma ioritv which elected them in respect to the governmental policy best adapted to secure the welfare of the
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
NECESSARY LIMITATION.

It is said you can always trust the people to do justice. If that means all the people and they al agree, you can. But ordinarily they do not all agree and the maxim is interpreted to mean that you can al ways trust a majority of the people This is not invariably true: and ev- cry limitation imposed by the peo- pie upon the power of the majority in their constitutions is an admission that it is not always true.
 No honest clear headed man, how ever great lover of popular gov ernment can deny that the unbridle,l majority of a community converted hastily into law or action would sometimes make a government tyran- nical and cruel. Constitutions arc checks upon the nasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon q majority of them to secure sober ac- tion and respect for the rights of the minority and of the individual in his relation to other individuals and in his relation to the whole people in their character as a state or govern mant
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
TENACIOUS AT BEST.

This provision of the Arizona con- stitution, in its application to county and state judges, seems to me as per nicious in its effect, but it is so destructive of independence to the judiciary, so likely to subject the rights of the individual to the cause of free government. that I must dis approve a constitution containing it.
 I am not now engaged in perform ing the office given me in the enabl- ing act referred to, approved June 20. 1910, which was that of approving the constitutions ratified by the peoples of the territories. It may be argued from the text of that act, that in giving or withholding the approval under the act my only duty is to ex- anime the proposed constitution and if I find nothing in it inconsistent with the federal constitution, the principles of the declaration of in dependence or the enabling act, to register my approval.
 But now I am discharging a con- stitutional function in respect to the enactment of laws, and my discre- ton is equal to that of the houses of congress. I must therefore withhold my approval from this resolution if. in fact do not approve it as a mat ter of governmental policy.
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16
MORE THAN MERE DETAIL.

Of course mere difference of opinion as to details in a state con- stitution ought not to lead me to sci up my opinion against the people of the territory. It is to be their gov ernment and while the power of con gress to withhold or grant statehood is absolute, the people about to con- stitute a state generally should know better the kind of government and suited to their needs than congress or the executive.
 But when such a constitution con tains something so destructive of free government as the recall, it should be disapproved.
 A government is for the benefit of all the people. We believe this bene- fit is best accomplished by popular government, because in the long run each class of individuals is apt to secure better provision for themselves through their own voice in govern ment than through the altruistic in- terest of others however intelligent or philanthropic.
 The wisdom of ages has taught that no government can exist except in accordance with laws and unless the people under it either obey the laws voluntarily or are made to obey them.
 In a popular government the laws are made by the people, not by all the people-but by those supposed and declared to be competent for the pur- pose. as males over 21 years of age, and not all of these-but by a majori- ty of them only.
 MINORITY MUST BE PROTECTED.
 Now, as the government is for all
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16

the people, and is not solely for a ma jority of them, the majority, in ex- ercising control either directly or through its agents, is bound to exer- else the power for the benefit of the minority as well as the majority. But all have recognized that the ma jority of the people. unrestrained by law, when aroused and when without the sobering effect of delberation and discussion. may do injustice to the minority or to the individual when the selfish interest of that majority prompts.
 Hence, arises the necessity for a constitution by which the will of the majority shall be permitted to guide the course of the government only under the controlling checks that ex- perience has shown to be necessary to secure for the minority its share of the benefit to the whole people that a popular government is established to bestow.
 A popular government is not a government of a majority, by a ma jority, for a majority of the people. It is a government of the whole peo- pie, by majority of the whole peo- pie under rules and checks as will secure a wise, just and beneficial for all the Deonle
Arizona republican., 1911-08-16

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-10
DOCKS UNDER MOB RULE Avn
aAtPMEkTs ARE GREATLY
cURTAiLEn.
TROOPS MAY Dc CALLED OUT
TO DEAL WITH eTRtkrR1
Hundreds of Car Men Join Ranlss q
Idle and Pieksts prsvsn< handiins
OF 0odos-Attsmpts to Ds Made %
Tie Up All Street TrafPie-aNoter Vss
hicles Put Out Of Business.

London. Aug. 1O.-The neighborhood
OF the docks was practically under mok
ruie today with the result that there
Is decided shortage In food suppliea.
Everything at this time points to tho
calling out OF troops. as the police are
unable TO deal with the emergency.
The only quarter where RELIEF wAs
experienced was Billinesgate. whore fish
porters obtained all they wished ana
returned to work
On the other hand hundreds OF rail.
road carmen Qui, this morning, ana
several stations were practically in q
state OF Siege. Strike pickets prevented
all attempts 10 handle goods. 1t was
tho intention Of the strikers to tie up
all street traffic unless their demands
We're conceded within few hourA
Should they be successful LondoH
would be periolusiy near actual famine
conditions. So short was tho supply o1
petroleum that hundreds OF motor
buses and taxicabs were unable Ia
move a wheel.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-10
OWN, IOWA, THURSDAY AUGUST 10 1911

inent and popular men Of the south.
Born In Giles county Tennessee. on
Oct. 5, 1886. he was reared in Missis-
sippi and Texas. He was educated at
the Western Military Institute Of
Nashville, school the curriculum Of
which was on parity with that Of
West Point, so that he was fully quail
filed to serve in practically any mill
tary capacity.
Graduating from college with the
neering until the outbreak OF hostilities
Of the ccnfederacy as drilma ster OF
the Eleventh Tennessee Infantry. He
held this position only few weeks.
and then was elected to captaincy in
the same regiment. serving in this ca
pacity one year. In rapid succession
he was made lieutenant colonel and
colonel.
General Gordon took prominet part
in all the campaigns OF Tennessee and
Georgia. being captured three times -
first. in 1862 at the battle of Cumber-
land Gap. again at Stone River. and
the last time at Franklin, Tenn, near
the close Of the war. He served with
distinction at Chickamaugua and Mis-
sionary Ridge and In the long series Of
enga sements between Sherman and
Joseph f. Johnson In the vicinity OF
Atlanta. when Sherman was making
his famous march TO the sea.
1t was at this time that he was ap
pointed TO the rank Of brigader gem
eral. The war being virtually over in
Georgia. thru the utter rout of the con-
federates by Sherman. Gordon turned
north into Tennessee with General
Hood, and there participated H. his last
battle. that of Franklin, Tenn, on Nov.
80, 1854.
He led the first line Of assault on
the position of the union forces under
General Schoield, and saw his COM
mand annihilated under the very walls
Of the federal entertainments. OF the
10000 men composing the confederate
army. fully one-third were lost, maxi
ing this the bloodiest engagement Of
the whole war.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-10
P[RN|C|0US ACTIVITY
OF SPIES S|AR1LES
GENERAL STAFF or UNITED
STATES ARMY DISTURBED
By INFORMATION.
PROTECTIVE MEASURES
ARE FOUND NEG $ AIRY
Incidents Of Recent Date N = Law
makers to Consider Aeti .Forsis"
Spies oHsr $4,000 For I Of Cor.
r.aidor 0.fsn.e.-cou',-,,' y 3. Hs'!
Because Of Lack Of la.:.

Washington, Aug. lO.-Startling evi-
dence OF the pernicious activity Of for
eign spies is in the possession of tho
army general staff, which accounts for
the serious consideration that is now
being given to the most trifllng reports
Of attempts to discover the military
secrets OF the country.
Some of these incidents are of COM
paratively recent date. but that which
convinced the judiciary committee OF
the necessity for a protective law oc-
Cured less than year ago in the
Philippines An enlisted man in the en-
gineers was offered $4,000 by two for
eign officers for the maps of the de-
fenses of Corregdor island. Being the
official photographer. he had ample OPP
portunity to get all the necessary pc
lures, having first informed his super
ior officer of the attempt. a trap was
laid and the two foreign spies were
captured.
Habeas corpus proceedings were OBJ
tanned and they were released. as there
was then no law under which they
could be prosecuted
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-10
SPY MYSTERY SOLVED.
Private Soldier and His Sweetheart in
Munchausen Glass.


Munchausen Glass.
New York, Aug 10.The spy mys-
terry Of the Thirty-fifth coast artillery,
involving a name high in the Austro-
Hungarian diplomatic service. is solved
Love was back Of it all.
AS a result George Peter, private in
the 135th, and his erstwhile fiancee,
Clara Anita Dyer. formerly Of 'hilpot.
XIV. may be placed in the Manchauscn
class.
Peter. who Is under surveillance by
the war department as the person ac-
cused of being spy in the employ OF
Austro Hungary, to ascertain the Sc
crets of Dunnite. admitted at Fort Tot
ten that the count and spy business
was all myth.
when came over from Europe last
year / met Miss Dyer" he explained.
"and fell in love with her. She told me
she was the only daughter of very
prominent family. and that she had
been in Berlin studying music for sew
eral years.
Not to be outdone told her l was
count. Count Windish- Graetz. ! added
the American army. because was try
ing to get d great secret away from the
government.
II got a furlough and went to Lex
ington, Ky. where | found that Miss
Overs parents were opposed TO my suit
Then / began to realize the awful blum
der had made, and broke Off the en-
-agement.