The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-07
A PULL-ToGETHER CAMPAIGN.

s'THE UNITED PACIFIC STATES!'
New name-but there's sound of zip and strength
and mutual boostership in it. don't you think!
That is just what it is bound - stand for. In the
course of the next few years cooperation broad
mercia and industrial lines between the Pacific and
nearPacifc states is bound to be than name. 1t
must be fact.
''All for each and each for al That is the slogan
d the commercial organizations and citizens who are
welding together the vast interests of these far
western commonwealth:
Washington Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah.
Nevada and Arizona
These, with Alaska and the island possessions of
Hawaii and the Philippines, constitue-or ought to con-
Stitute- the United Pacific States.
Not that they seeding from the of the
try merely that they to stand shoulder to shoulder in
boosting each other and in securing the united support
of their 80 congressman and IA United States
tor the appropriations necessary to make public improve
mens all along the line, from British Columbia to
Mexico. By uniting sodly these officials can get about
everything they after If they too slow in going
after what any of these states and territories want
propose that readers help to send them after it.
This is movement OF the people to put aside local
5eaousies and suicidal pickering and knocking and to
get together in the face of a common danger
With wheat fields big as Rhode Island; with herds
capable OF using half of Delaware as a cattle pasture;
with fruit enough enough to bar the products of all
Europe from America, and growing factory output, we
have hardly ship the coast to carry the stuff to
ket inadequate river transportation and in Of at
tack by foreign foe, not place where the biggest
ship dock for repairs.
Wholesome emulation is often a stimulant. Keen
rivalry is goodtl it gets to hitting below the belt Then
1t is disastrous, and we become oppressors.
Fraternity is vain word when danger presses
on all alike. If the coast interests not merged they
must soon be submerged The Japs have swept small
commerce from the congress must be compelled
Ito help build up merchant marine. Our 1000 miles
Of coast line open at of points to the landing
of an invading army; must have Notifications. We
ave place caring for fleet; congress must give at
east three navy yards equal to Portsmouth and Norfolk
ur harbors need breakwaters and dredging Our river
channels need deepening Our arid lands need irrigation
The whole country needs better roads, and the tariff needs
10 be altered in the interests of our producers.
For years the coast country has been held back by
lack of mutual understanding and by absence of
unanimy of action between larger Cities descending
at times to campaigns of backbiting whereby the
interests Of the whole coast have suffered.
While not all of these states (for Arizona will
soon be sate) touch the Pacific, their larger interests
identical, and all of them will prosper because of the
big things that coming.
The commercial bodies of these seven states are
formulating plans for getting congressional and local
action all these propositions, details of which from
day to day shall lay before readers.
Let us from this day start the cry of the United
Pacific States!