The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-20
WiCkersham Talks Of Arizona And New
 Mexico At Yale
Attorney General Says Ref erendum Was Put Before Voters Without Time for Debate.

New Haven, June 20-The cares of life were forgotten by Yale graduates, young and old, last night, as they gave themselves up to enjoyment of social events, receptions, and com mencement reunions. For the men who will receive their diplomas on We'd nesday there were the Glee Club con- cert and German in Woolsey Hall and the receptions given by President and Mrs. Hadley and of Director. and Mrs. Chittenden of the Sheffield Scientific school together with numerous fra ternity gatherings.
 The literary exercises of the day were concluded in the late afternoon with the address of Attorney General G. w. Wickersham of President Taft 8 Cabinet, at the Law School, following the announcement of honors.
 MT. Wickersham discussed the pro- posed Constitutions of Arizona and New Mexico. Congress, he said was not bound to approve a Constitution and admit a State to the Union even though the Constitution conformed with the conditions specified in the Ena bling act. Congress could, he de- clared for any reason it demed suf- fcient Or without any reason, reject Constitution or require it to be modi- fled in given particular as the condi- tion of a States admission.
 MT. Wickersham declared that less than 27 per cent of the voters and 6 per cent. of the total population of the Territory had voted for the Arizona Constitution
 Under a scheme of Government such as proposed in the Arizona Con- stitution small minority of the quail flied electors organized to accomplish any particular purpose can mold the 1nv complish their purposes before the great majority of the electors are aware of what is going on.
 The propositions submitted to the electors under the scheme of initia- tive and referendum are fixed and put before the voters without the advan- tage of the examination, discussion and debate which has been throughout the whole history of the English speaking peoples the crucible in which legislative projects have been tried out before enactment into law
 The exercises of the academic sen iors included the singing of Heres to Good Old Yale" the class poem by Thomas Beer of Yonkers, N. Y., the class history by Erastus H. Hewitt of Williams town, Mass, and the or ation by Carroll C. Hincks of Ando- yer. Mass.
 At the Sheffield Scientific school ex- erclSeS the CLASS history was read Dy Washington PIatt of Baltimore the prophecy by Chandler W. Bleisten of New York City, and the oration was by John A. Carson of Denver, Col.
 The Stone Trust Association, known as Book and Snake Society and as the Cloister, gave to the trustees of the Sheffield Scientific school $7,500, the income of which is to be used for three scholarships for juniors in the school.
 Among the interesting reunions was that of the "13" Club of the class of 1886, with every member back for the twenty-f1fth anniversary, George R. Mosle of Luddington, N. J.. taking a trip to Paris to induce the Rev. Chaun- cey W. Goodrich, who lives there, to come to the reunion. The '13' SUD- erstition is not believed by the club, for it not only held together for three years in college and originated the famous Yale cheer but it has it's ori- ginal membership yet