Weekly journal-miner., 1911-03-22
FOR NoN-PART1sAN ACTION.

The appeal of the JOurnaLMine to the real friends of Statehood over the Territory to unite upon non-par- tisan lines and send a delegation of representative men to Washington to urge Arizona $ admission into the Union, has met with quick approval. In a lengthy editorial the Bisbee Re view endorses the idea and elabOr- ating upon it, suggests joint action by the Territorial Central Committees of both parties, and it is now under stood that this is being arranged. When men of the nigh standing of Judge Hawkins and Dwight B. Heard, after cOnscientiously studying the situation at Washington, declare that Statehood is lost unless there are mod i6eations made in the Constitution, it Is time that action should be taken and that the mouthings of such men as Akers and Eugene Brady O'Neill should be at once and forever dis credited. In giving endorsement to the plan advocated by the Journal Miner, the Bisbee Review says:
 ''When Arizona was threatened with joint statehood with New Mex leo our people quickly forgot politics and Republicans and Democrats join ed in a mighty effort to defeat that threatened danger which was being pushed upon us by President ROose- welt and some of the leaders of the Republican majority in Congress, in- eluding both Senate and House. The fight against joint statehood was won by the efforts of both parties in Con gress.
 "Now Arizona is again facing a danger which should call for the eff fort of our people along the same lines as marked the effort against joint statehood. Because of objection able features in our Constitution it is assumed, judging from latest reports from Washington, brought home by reputable citizens of the Territory. who have recently returned. that President Taft will refuse his ap- proval of the Arizona Constitution. and without his approval Statehood cannot be attained under the present Enabling Act.
 ''This result will be a great loss to the people of Arizona. who have been striving for the right of self government during the last quarter of century. The admission of Ari- zoRa into the Union would result in bringing at once an increase to our population; this new population would come to engage in business and for the further development of our mag nifcent mineral and agricultural re sources and not one of them would stop to inquire anything about the character. of our Constitution.
 ''lf we lose the present chance of Statehood, under the Enabling Act of last year, then Congress must pro- 1 vide additional legislation if we are to gain admission this or next year l Is it not worth while that the citi- 1 zenship of Arizona do something to- i wards bringing about this required additional legislation9 We think so, and we believe that action should be of non-politicai. character.
 "'The Arizona Democrat calls on J. ! ?. Dillon, chairman of the Demo | cratic Territorial Committee, to call 1 a meeting of that committee to take l action in regard to the present State , hood situation, which must be admit ted to be deplorable, by all. parties. . We would suggest that MT. Dillon un- dertabe to secure a joint action by both the Democratic committee and . Republican committee. so that the greatest possible force could be brought to support the effort to save Statehood for Arizona.
 "Of course there will be objection to this plan by those who take the position that rather than concede. to the elimination of one word or para . graph from the present Constitution they would prefer to remain Ter Iitory. but we do not believe there are very many in Arizona who 
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