Show UNIQUE ARGUMENT THE THE HERALDS esteemed suburban contemporary X 1 which is opposing the th omnibus statehood d bill bi for forthe forthe forthe the good and sufficient reason that Senator Kearns Kearis has aligned himself with otner wih and the olier filibusterers had this comment yesterday It I seems incredible that the senate senat would attach the omnibus statehood bill bIl to the Colombian canal treaty as a rider as suggested in some of the reports from Washington We believe beleve that this if done would be unprecedented It I would be clearly un unfair fair and would absolutely compel an extra etra session a a It j would almost be an insult to Colombia to attach a local ocal measure of this sort to the treaty and the mere suggestion of it shows the desperation of the statehood advocates cates adv Our contemporary assumes that all al the te virtues are ar Incorporated in the filibustering minority In the senate perhaps because Senator Kearns belongs to t that minority As Asa a matter ma tero of fact there is very VCr little Ute virtue in those senators Art Ari Arizona Ar zona on New Mexico and Oklahoma are entitled to state statehood hood bood beyond the peradventure peradventure of a doubt doubt In wealth In population In enlightenment and in industry they far surpass more than one of the existing states Their inhabitants are not citizens of the United States St tes although they possess every evet necessary quail qualification They have a voice but no vote in n the na national tonal government and they are not allowed aU owed to con conduct conduct conduct duct their own government for their governors ap appointed appointed appointed pointed by the president may veto any legislation enacted by the territorial legislatures An unquestioned unquestioned toned majority of the United States senate favors favora thc their r admission but bat an obstinate minority minorI has thus far f succeeded In thwarting the wishes s of the major majority majority ity iy Necessary legislation has been impeded prevented perhaps by y Senator BeverIdge and his colleagues of the side aided so 50 far as he e can aid them by Senator Kearns of Utah Senator Quay has been charged with wih being an obstructionist and many harsher h sher things have been said about him but he at least least is with wih the majority and the majority m jorty should rule The foes of statehood are the obstructionists Time and again Senator Quay has tried to force a ayot vote yot on the omnibus bill bU but through the machina machinations tons of the minority a vote has been prevented Now even even at the risk of ot insulting Colombia which is s of course deliciously absurd we insist that It will willbe wl willbe be e perfectly pert t legitimate to o make the statehood meas measure mea ure tire a a rider to the te canal treaty We Ve believe bel eve a major majority majority ity iyo of the people of the country countr favor admitting dmit ing Ari Art Arizona Arizona zona New Mexico and Oklahoma to statehood In Inthe Inthe Inthe the west the sentiment is practically unanimous in favor of or the measure |