The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-16
Principal Sections OF Message
of The Governor as Delivered
To The Legislature Today

SANTA FE. Feb. fG.-Thc mcssaf
4 Governor LArrakoio. delivered
ne special session OF the lceislatul
oday4 In part. foilcwHi
In asking you 10 meet In spec
lal session. J huvc not been uu-
mindful OF the dinfryor with
which such special sessions are
looked upon hy the great body OF
our citizenship. a diafavor which.
Indeed. IL nut lacking in juatifica-
tion. " We conslder the inevitable
expense fnat Is CONNECTED with the
meeting 81 the Legislative ASSEM-
bly, and The burden Of taxstion
which already weighs heavily up-
on the pe0rt9 and l beg 20 aHsure
you that IN taking this action !
have been guided purely hy what
consider 20 be a solemn duty Of
the executive Of the people Of he
state q duly which, on n given
occasion. thai may or may not
arise. Cannus be properly dis
caarrer or. IN fact. cannot he az
charged at an. for the lack Of the
~neceasnry legislation on the sub
jcct
Under the constitution the
governor OF the state IL charged
with the duty Of preserving the
public peace. OF executing the
laws. % expressing i~nsurrcction
ard repeIilng Invasion. (Sec. Z.
Art v. constitution OF New Mex
ico.l The IT. rnsting OF this sol
cmn obligation 20 the executive Of
the state presumee and prcsup-
poses that he Is possessed OF the
necessary means to perform Il
when called upon to do 40; yet,
Il - a fact that. should ans con
ditlon 0f -lnsurrection or other
social uphcavai arise In the state.
setting al defiance the execution
Of It's las. there Is not one dollar
at the disposal OF the governor
wherewlth 70 defray the expenses
Incident TO the enforcement Of the
laws OF the state.
Must Hayc Funtls.
To properly meet such a pos
sole emergency u plainly ~ the
duty % the legislature TO provide
the necessary funds. That succcs-
sive legislative bodies have failed
10 do 30 In the past only be
accounted FOR on the ground that
we have enjoyed such "a long and
uninterrupted period Of peace and
gulot. due 20 the peaceful and
orderly disposition OF our people.
that a departure from that condi-
tion must huvc been considered
as something almost unbelievable.
In the course o. time. however,
conditions have changed. and
new problems have arisen that
must be solved In the light OF eN-
listing circumstances. True, our
W citizens m AZ lawahidinr
and aH orderly now az they have
ever been IN thu past. but The
war from which we have Just
emerged has left In its wake the
same disturbed and unsettled
economic and Industrial condi-
items. the same seeds % di1cOrd
and discomfort. that have v
marked the termination Of all
armed conflicts amonE the ma
tions Of the earth, and a. a re-
suit. a period Of readjustment and
reconstruction h now confronting
US. which has % necessity excited
the public mind. divcrting ~ Into
unknown and unchartcred chan
nelz. where u diversity Of opinions,
Of schemes aud theories. how
ever honestly conceived and urR-
ed. frequently result Ia open and
dangerous clashes among certain
elements Of the social body. as
has hat too often been the case
IN ouf country since the signing
Of tie armisticc Ia November OF
1915.
Among the Immigrants from
f.reign cnuntries who have some
here 10 enjoy :he blessings and
opportunities that no other gov
eminent offers. 4. a who form a
very considerable portion Of u
population. We have found many
whose whole-hearted and entaus-
lastic support Of Dur government
and Of ita Institutions merits our
highest approval and gpprrola-
ton. Unfortunately. however. We
have also round "a great many OF
them. principally among the
CLASSES employed In the mining
and manufacturing ccnters Of
the country who have taken ad-
vantage. Of these same conditions,
to scatter far and Wide theories
and doctrines Of revolutionary
tendencies "counselllng and actu-
ally creating armed opposition to
nW. 10 order. and 70 cDnstitu-
tlonal authority, with the avowcd
ultimate purpose OF s%uhvortinE tho
very government Uat had given
them cheerful asylum. and under
which they have p%rosPored even
beyond thoh most cherished x
p~ectaions.
MUS suppress Outbreak.
Against such outbreaks Of open
hostility TO our government and
10 the preservation Of law ana
order in our midst. We must
guard. and be fuliy prepared 70
meet and supp.sss them speed
ily and effectively; this duty We
owe to the founders % this gov
ornmont. we owe u to the pa
triotic sons Of 0ur country vino
have fought. hled ana died that
the republic might live; we " u
to ourselves and We " u TO our
postority: 10 wllfuily and DELHI
orateiy fall In thus providing
against such possible contingent
Giles In these unsettled times,
would he an unpardonnhle
hreoch of good faith towards those
who. confidinEly. %inirusied the
safeguardlnR Of this government
aud It's Institutions 20 U.S. Nor
can we avoid the performance OF
this evident snd aelf-impoHcd duty
with tae assurance thai on a
given emergency the federal gov
ornmcnt will readily come 10 our
assistance. because. In the first
place. such pucriie dependence
unon she patornai protection or
the federal government Is un-
worthy % the dignity Of u free
and sovereign state. and would ne
h%uwiuating beyond description; Ia
the second place, under the above
rcclted provisions Of section a.
article 8 of our state constitution
be D. plainly the duty Of ogr nt2tc
Ia provide for the preservation OF
uelce and order. ana for the en-