The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-16
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO De.
NlED ADMISSION TO UNION
BECAUSE OF RECALL.
NEW BILL INTRODUCED
Message From Executive Is Received
IN House With Applause by Repub-
lieans--Says Judiciary OF Any State
Should Not Be Subjected to Per.
nicious and Temporary Passion.

Washington, Aug 10. President
TAFT In a special message to the house
of representatives today. vetoed tho
joint resolution providing for the ad-
mission of New Mexico and Arizona TO
statehood. His reason for exercising
the executive power Of veto was based
on his thorough disapproval Of the re.
call-of-i Judges clause In the Arizona
constitution. The fact trat New Arex-
ico's statehood was bound up with that
OF Arizona meted out to her the same
fate. ana neither territory can come
Into the uron at this time until
trends of tie joint resolution III con-
gress can muster two. thirds vote nee.
essary to pass the resolution ovc, the
presidents veto. THIS may be at
tempted
The president did not spare words in
condemnlng the recall feature of the
Arizona constitution. which, he said,
would compel judges to make their de-
cisions under legalized terrorism" The
recall provision would operate against
all elective offices OF Arizona, includ-
ing both county and state Judges.
When 25 per cent of the voters OF tho
previous election petltioned for spe-
cial election To Remove an official, such
an election would be compulsory.
Pernieious in Effect.
This provision of the Arizona con-
stitution.' the president says. "in its
application TO county and state Judges.
seems to me 80 pcrnicious In its effect.
so destructive of Independence in the
judiciary. so likely to subject the
rights of the individual To the possible
tyranny of popular majority. and there
fore to be SO Injurious To the cause OF
free government. | must disapprove
constitution containing it,
Much of the message was devoted 10
n discussion OF the functions OF tho
courts under the constitution. The
president dweit at length on the neces-
! sity for freeing the Judiciary as much
as possible from politics or popular In
fluence. And. referring to the recall
provision, he asked:
Could there be n system more in
genious'y devised to subject judges to
momentary gusts OF popular passion
/ s'"t 'tisFs
| The message was read to the house
amid absolute silence. Then storm
Of applause broke from the republican
side. The democrats remained quiet.
The 1aessage was referred to the ter
ritorles committee.
Another Attempt.
a final attempt to secure statehood
for New Mexico and Arizona began In
both houses Of congress following the
receipt of President Taft's emphatic.
veto of the statehood resolution.
ii was referred To the territories com
mittee Of the house with the veto and
resolution, Chairman Flood promising
prompt action With the announcement
or the veto, and following n confer
ence with President Taft, Senator
smith of Michigan, chairman of the
senate territories committee. introduced
new statehood resolution, meeting
the presidents Views and providing fol
the admission of both states on ths
condition that Arizona strike the re.
alt-of-tudges provision from its new
J constitution.
The territories need statehood. ant
this is the only way they can OBJ
tain it, said Mr.. Smith.
Chairman Flood expressed the opln
lon that the resolution could secur
: thirds OF the house membership
on e-passase. but many democrats ar
! not SO confident. In case the attenp
To override the veto fails. there ar
> many democrats in the house who vii
support resolution similar to tn
one introduced by Senator Smith.
Senator Bacon OF Georgia declare
y today In the senate that many senator
: were being misrepresented because a
their stand on the statehood bill. Fl
. TOOK exception to published statement
. that those who vote for the admisslo
or New Mexico and Arizon voted 1
favor of the recall of judges.
u am opposed to the initiative. ref
y erendum and recall Of Judges" he De
ciared. and yet I voted for the bi
= because ! am of the opinion. althnug
:, that | disagreed with the ARIZONA con
- stitution, We had no right to keep tn
t. people OF Arizona from having the re
:, call IL they wanted it,"