The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-01-03
CAPITAL NEWS ON
STATE DIVISION
BOISE PAPER BELIEVES THAT
AGITATION is BAD FOR STATE
TELLS CONDITIONS.

The Evening Capital News, Boise,
under the caption, Serves No Good
Purpose, expresses itself editorially
on the matter of any further agitation
looking to division of this state.
The editorial reads:
The continued agitation to divide
the state of Idaho on the part of
dreamerS who aspire to erect to their
memory an enduring monument by
creating the new state of Lincoln, is
serving no good purpose. But every
session of the legislature they are
active and hardly a year passes fol-
lowing the adjournment of that body
before they appear upon the scene
with the same old cry. The last legis-
lature gave those in northern Idaho
who want to divorce the southern part
of the state an opportunity to show
their strength 1t passed a resolution
permitting their representatives TO
negotiate the creation of a new state
out Of part of the panhandle, and if
they could get the consent of the
Washington legislature, part of that
state also. But they failed to get the
consent of the Washington solons and
so far have been blocked in their ef-
forts to carry on their campaign.
The new state advocates have but
another year in which to perfect their
plans. Another legislature will con-
vene on the first Monday in January
1928 and will automatically revoke
the action of the previous legislature
in creating commission to investf-
gate the new state plan. The 1921
Legislature was lenient. 1t took the
stand that if there is genuine sentt-
ment in northern Idaho to separate
itself from the balance of the state
every opportunity should be given
for free expression. But sentiment in
northern Idaho to separate itself from
the balance of the state every op-
portunlty should be given for free ex-
preston. But sentiment in that Sec
ton is by no means unanimous. In
fact there are just as ardent advo-
Gates for keeping Idaho intact as
there are advocates who would add
the panhandle to eastern Washington.
With this situation the new state plan
is not likely to get very far.
However, the agitation for the new
state is now being given prominence
and we may expect to hear much
about it during the next twelve
months. In an address the other day
before the Standpoint Chamber of
Commerce, T. J. Humbird of the Hum
bird Lumber company threw his lot
in with the division advocates. Those
who have objected to the plan" he said
have looked upon the difficult
ties involved, but have admitted the
logic and the justice of the PROPOSE
ton" The old stock argument was
used that north and south Idaho have
no interests in common. While it is
true north and south Idaho are so
situated that they are
to some extent separated, it can hard
ly be said that they do not have in
terests in common. In fact they have
many such interests and will have
more if those champions of the divi-
sion plan will permit the state to set
tie down and build as a unit instead
of by sections. Idaho is a big state
in territory, but small in population.
Its resources are unlimited Instead
Of talking state division those who do
should devote the same energy toward
cementing the state as a whole