The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-23
"vGNcENT HARPER .

TO the Editor Of the Pos, inielii-
Fancer
~ ~aa 80 downright decent OF
gou 10 print my open letter TO the
mayor that I couldn't feel hurt ~
your mild editorial comments II !
tried am complimenied indeed
by having the diEnlfied Posi- slnfeit.
eenrer accord me the courtesy 81
ita columns FOR the purpose 81 SAY
ing ms little Hay on behalf Of those
wicked socialists You character
ire A. childish the effort ~ Dr..
Titus 20 test the right Of the Seat
lie police 10 interpret the lnw Ia
suit themselves aud 60 curry favor
With our masters. the anarehisiie
capitalists
@ehildish' I thank you for the
rsofd Being like a child II not 80
bad The good book (which. b.
the way. I am not trying 10 adNef=
tfAs noe tells ua that many things
are Md from the wise and prudent
and revealed unto batssa Editors
% caassrsati papers are nothing
II not wise and pfadsut Bat there
ars several sorts ~ childishness
One Md differeth from another Md
Ia kiddlahueas There are. accord
ina to the Iat~st scientific accounts.
no isKs than 81 varieties Of childish
ness Dr TITUS variety seems 90
have aorked rather well in mum
her Of states IN the union.
The police Of San Francisco
tried TO ride rough .shod over con
rtitutionai rights and they we're
licked. horse. foot and dragoons
Ia the supreme court This has
also occurred in many other states
In remote villages like New York
ana mining camps like Chicago aud
Philadelphia and Boston socialists
can speak on the streets. u -
only in q metropolis like Seattle
that the politicians can still afford
10 make Rrahdstand PLAYS AGAINST
the Insignificant socialists. Seattle
may become civilized one Of these
dayn In the meantime. Hurfah
for Russia
You seem. In your editorial. to
have entirely missed the point NJ
issue II Df. Titus had violated
city ordinance his arrest would
have been quite proper lie did
not The streets we're not ohatfuct'
ed nor even iuconysnientiy block
cd. Nor was this meeting held In
the center II the business district
second av. above Pike -. Is de-
serted spot at night Only one vehi
I'll. DaMsed through the street dur
ing the meeting. not a score OF
people PASSED on the sidewalk, ana
they had a i5-foot passage TO use
Therefore when the police inter
fered they were doing nothing but
show the spirit Of brutal aud law.
less snimosity which II generally
felt towards socialists. Wrtggie hs
YOU may. that Is the truth Of the
matter
You say that the socialist orator
would not be moleHted II he would
sneak In vacant lots. Can You give
nae the address Of any Seattle real
estate holder whose love OF justice
il 90 keen that he would not PRISE
cute the Iuckless 'agitator' for tres
mss No. eir. the streets holonE
10 tho whole people. and 40 Ions as
no law ia broken. they can be used
hy the people a. they choose You.
or AZ All events. Chief Wappensiein
does not thiEK 80. The Chief OF
noliee In scores Of other cities have
thought 80, too. but they found on'
that they had guessed vrong. when
with childish innocence the social
lists carried the question before the
supreme courts Somehow. the ehil
dren Of light won out
"One word more. and ] am don"
You hint that my letter 20 the
mayor was a clever dodge whereby
/ sought To advertise The writings
Of certain young writer's Of the
latest school now seeking To com.
mand a market for their work
mentioned only two young writer's.
Now. SIR. 40 YOU really think that
Jack London and Upton Sinclair are
seeking a market for their work :
Great Scott II you had the income