Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-16 | Page 1 | New Mexico and Arizona to Get In

NEW MEXICO AND ANDS S ARIZONA TO GET fiET ET IN Will Vill Become States Before President Roosevelt Goes Out of Office Washington Jan l 15 ArIzona Arizona an and New r Mexico will become states slates before March 1 4 I. An agreement lo to this ef effect of- of was reached toda today Senator Dc has been beon opposing their ad ad- mission President Roosevelt sent for forthe forthe the tho Indianan and asked him to with with- his protests YI Yielding to per- per Mr 11 will De will consent to remain passive o I In ln v tho sta stanc S the conference with Senator the tho President sent for COl Speaker Cannon demon who agreed to let the bill Jill have precedence In the House when It Is presented there Whether the Senate will Ill s the bill House or pa pass first Is not known but there la is small hood hood lood now of these tl two territories re remaining re- re out or statehood later lutor than i The rime Issue was vas one h In Id I h the Presidents President's pride e ewas was conc lie IIo has been anxious anxious' to tb have r en Mexico an and Arizona admitted tl durInS' durInS during during dur dur- ing InS his term of ot office He lie has arue ar- ar ue that t they W were ro JIH nn much entitled to statehood as lS was WOos Nevada when nhe was welcomed whim when the population lation tallon as n-as small or Colorado Utah Wyoming an and amid ule Oregon on