Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-17
TACOMANS ARE
GIVEN WELCOME
BY ANGELENOS
Extend Glad Hand at
Reception
Brilliant Flashes of Spirit Shown In
Speeches Made at Chamber of
commerce-To Tour South
ern California

Members Of the Tacoma and Los
Angeles chambers of commerce ex-
changed pleasantries at the reception
given the visitors at the headquarters
Of the olcal organization in the cham
Der of commerce building last evening.
Los Angeles said nice things about
Tacoma and Tacoma reciprocated with
nice things about Los Angeles until the
only possible conclusion was that the
two cities are really the most select
places on the map. There was no way
out of 1t. -
The visitors, who make UP a party
Of 100. touring California, deny that
the object of their trip Is to boost
Tacoma, but If pressed they all will
blushingly admit that Tacoma is after
all the best town on earth. The party
reached the city yesterday morning and
its members are staying at the Lanker-
SHIN hotel.
Gail B. Johnson, second vice presi-
dent of the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce, presided at the speechmak-
ing which followed the general recep-
ton, and introduced the speakers.
Amid the more or less perfunctory,
but extremely felicitous exchange of
compliments there were number of
intense flashes of feeling displayed by
different speakers in touching on sub
tects of general interest to the coast
states, and in three different instances
the possibility of a severance of the
coast states from the Union was al
luded to- .L!aa..
Bright Dreams of Empire
IT regret extremely the attitude of
our president on that most vital ques-
ton, the guarding of our public
schools" said Hon. A. r. Titlow of
Tacoma, land I think I represent our
northern people when I say we are
with you in this. If there ever Is
departure of the coast states from the
Union, and we all hope there will never
be, we will all be together. This ques-
ton is of gigantic Importance and must
be settled. The Japanese cannot and
must not be allowed to come into the
public schools and associate with
young children"
Mr. Titlow dwelt upon the rapidly
growing identity of interests of the
coast states and the necessity of mu-
tual help and understanding among
them. He commended the California
people for their enterprise and for their
large-hearted hospitality.
Almost without preface. former Gov
ernor Miles c.. Moore If Washington
launched into the question which had
taken up the address of Mr.. Titlow.
II admire the California people for
the stand they have taken on their
school question. We sympathize with
you and we are ready to lend help
ing hand in any way we can. If the
time ever comes for us to be dismem
bered and to form Pacific republic
we will find ourselves already united.
Our shores are washed by the same
ocean; we are bound upon the same
mountain chain and we look down the
same slopes to the same sunset sea.
No greater empire ever existed in the
world than that which will come with
the realization of our great possibil-
tiles in bringing the commerce of the
east to our shores"
Pays Tribute to Los Angeles
Joseph Scott in a short address well
coined the visitors and a reply was
made by Lewis w. Pratt secretary of
the Tacoma chamber of commerce.
Mr.. Pratt showed a close parallel has
existed in the development of the Ia
coma and Los Angeles organizations
and paid a tribute to Secretary Frank
Virgins of the Los Angeles organiza-
ton as the "liveliest secretary on
earth, working for the best chamber
of commerce on earth" Other speak
ers were II. L. Sizer of Seattle and Mr.
Virgins.
The Tacoma men left their native
city week ago yesterday, going first
to Portland, where they were enter
tanned by the Portland chamber of
commerce. They reached Oakland