Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-21
ROOSEVELT STANDS
FIRM FRIEND Of
STATEHOOD
NOT SATISFIED WITH
ARIZONA CONSTITUTION
Believes It Matter for Her PeO-
pie Alone and Declares Ma
tional 6overnmet Should at
Once Admit the Territory,

lBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
Phoenix, Ariz., March 20 - Theo-
dore Roosevelt completed his tour
through New Mexico and Arizona
when he departed tonight for Los
Angeles
The private car In which he and
his party are travelling, was attached
TO the Santa Fe train which left here
at 6:30 y. m. and is due to arrive in
Los Angeles at 1915 tomorrow.
Colonel Roosevelt, sunburned to a
ruddy hue by his long motor rides OF
the last two or three days, spent a
very busy time in Phoenix.
His address TO a gathering Of more
than 5000 people In the city plaza at
midday was the feature of the day.
but II was by no means all that the
Colonel was called upon to do He
attended luncheon given him by the
members OF his Rough Riders regi-
ment who are located In this part of
the territory: visited Governor Sloan
at the executive mansion. motored
about the great valley irrigated by
the Roosevelt dam and arrived at his
car Just before the train started. The
| last event of the busy day was talk
at the dedication OF 81. Luke's Home
for Tubercular Patients, fostered by
Bishop Atwood.
| Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel did
not participate today In any OF the
ceremonies of Mr.. Roosevelt's recep-
| tion. They remained throughout the
day at Mesa, where Archie Roosevelt
resumed his school work this morn
ing.
Mr. Roosevelt's idea OF Arl2onas
| statehood constitution as expressed In
his speech today have aroused no
little interest In Phoenix. The decla-
ration that the federal government
should Immediately accept the terri
tory into the union, although he OPP
posed the recall provision. as applied
TO the judiciary, was the main topic
| of conversation about Phoenix this
! afternoon.
The address was onlivened by In
terrogatlons from the crowds In the
shape OF questions or suggestions, and
Mr. Roosevelt answered every one.
When he declared himself as to the
recall of the judiciary a voice from
the crowd declared:
I'VE are going TO have u too"
From enother section Of the audience
came the additional statement;
I'VE need H."
Mr.. Roosevelt paused moment and
then replied
when you say you are going to
have II, agree with you.
at Is your right II you want 1t.
But when you say you need Il, do
not agree with you"
A few minutes later another voice
broke In. The owner was OF foreign
birth and his English was so broken
that those on the stand could not un-
derstand him. Mr. Roosevelt asked
him to repeat his remark, then shook
his head. saying that an interpreter
seemed necessary. AS he caught the
drift Of the remark, Mr.. Roosevelt
said IL had been suggested that work
ing men should help each other. lie
promptly agreed.
'I will go even farther" he said
81 will say that all Americans should
help the workingman. But the work
ing man should be good American.
If he seeks only to have Others help
him and does not attempt to help
himself then heaven help him.
There was no reply from the man
In the crowd. Following is the fun
text of the speech.
IL regret that Arizona was not ad-
mlted to statehood by the last Con-
gress, and | trust that the next Con
gress will without fail admit II. The
objections to admitting II regard as
without warrant of justice. Apparent
ly these objections have been chlel1y
or entirely due to the fact that Ari-
zona has adoped In it, constitution
the referendum initiative and recall.
~ do not agree with the form III
which Arizona has adopted the re-
call. especially as regards the judi
cIary; but while | regret that Arizona
should have adopted the recall in this
fashion, / not merely admit. but In
slst. that this is matter purely Tor
Arizona's own decision and that
neither the opinion of myself nor any
other outsider has the slightest bear
ing on Arizona's s right to the privileges
OF statehood What the views of New
York and Texas upon he question may
be has nothing whatever to do with
Arzonas right to its own views.
OF is difficnlt for me to discuss
seriously the assertion that the adop-
tion of the initiative, referendum ana
recall make n form of government
which is not republican. Switzerland
has adopted all three, and 90 say that
Switzerland Is not a republic is simply
a contradiction In terms. surely no
one can expect to be taken seriously
| If he asserts that oregon or California
In its form of government Is not as
absolutely republican as Connecticut
or Pennsylvania or Mississippi. This
being so, there can be no ground for
refusing to admit territory TO state
| hood when It's proposed constitution
does not essentially differ from the
actual constitutions OF certain states
already within the union.
THE principles OF the Initiative and
| referendum may or may not be
adapted to the needs OF given state
under given conditions--I believe they
are useful In some communities and
not In other but to deny . territory