Show A MAY BE FOR YER YEAR New Mexico and Arizona Will Wil Eventually Be Admitted If Plans Pans Carry Ca Washington Wun Dee Dec D M Statehood tt lest I at the present pt sn of Congress Coc will wi not no go C beyond authority authority to the t people of New Ne Mo and Arizona to hold essi cont and provide means for l I provie me f conventions if it the th wishes w of o J members of Congress C dictate dc te t Pey P This Ti program is f 1 in harmony b with w tile the messages of President Pt Taft Tatt T In the last lt session of too Sixtieth con congress congress s o t 8 cn gress pa the house hoW pa peed sard a bill b to t admit Ih IhNe New Ne Mexico and Arizona Arisona A only O tat as sop sep separate sopar p part arate art ar te states tats It I was w predicted the t meas measure measure ure would go through tu t the Senate enet t quickly qui Such was W not not UM the ease case c Some Ooma a members of the t Senate committee dH dl I Inot not like Ue the looks loos of certain o land Ian I t I grants ct to Individuals which w had h bee bl i received under territorial administration ant tion ton Some claims clim for large I holdings blI under Spanish grants also al were we viewed ve I with suspicion Furthermore Furr estimate j coming from the territories aa as to t population pu lation laton both bh as a to t numbers nub and daw were not accepted apt and it I was w though tb 1 best to delay action until after af the t Ill decennial den census could be b completed Mr Tafts Tas recommendations It I it b buld said uld will wi supply the excuse nC for fo delay dy The President urges that care cN be b ex n exercised nerl erl in tn the preparation of ofton legisla legislation ton tion affecting each territory to t secure an cur deliberation in the selection slen of o persons as II members of ot the convention to t draft drafta a constitution of the incoming it state M and that such legislation after a adoption ap adoption tion by the conventions shall be b b sub Ib to the people pe for their t approval apa i at an aD election electon at which the t sole a tosu shall aall be the merits met of ot the constitution In I the case c of the adoption of o the tJ con for to Oklahoma the t election eUc wa complicated with the th selection of stat et officers and Mr Taft Ta is I determined thi tl situation shall hl not no recur In New Ne Ic and Arizona Arz In the event of o their biM beth no DO issue ie before the people of each e tar ter tr except the adoption or o of ot the th constitution it is to believed bl th t best beat bt judgment of ot the people pl should au pre prevail pe prevail vail vai Should Shoud the conventions draft d Iscis 11 lation II which does doe d not D a adequately protect t r public Interests in the matter of safe afe safeguarding safeguarding guarding public lands la and a o re resources r resources sources suc and ad should iho those constitution ar be b adopted adopt by votes vot of the t people of ot th t territories the President could coul p reject rt then thea if It he be desired ded and ad congress co could cu h open the th way for the adoption of satis satisfactory at satisfactory factory facto constitutions This T course coats c wa impossible in the th caw case c of Okla Okia Oklahoma Ok R horns homa bo In which the th people ppl had b express 1 their choice coic of state tt officers and a JU justice had b to be b done don them te Indications are an that tt a bill bifi b win will w be b passed I at this session providing for fo the t means 1 s of holding constitutional con tal conventions convention awl and r for tor elections to pies pass p upon the te question e e r adopting or rejecting constitutions on t It I i believed that the effect will w be b W Id t 1 good state ste constitutions constitution and a make m I It ei esi I It thin tain t that two new stars a w will be b tj t the t flag fg within a year yr of the t adjourn adjournment ment of ot the present congress |