Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-17
HARD WORDS FOR.
SAN FRANCISCO.
ATTEMPTED STEAL OF EXPOSE
TlON DENOUNCED
sAWTELLE MAN HARKS BACK TO
STORY OF GRAFT
Shows How the Claims of San Diego,
Which Started Project, Have
Been RuthlessIy Set
Aside

Stephen II. Taft of Sawtelle has
some out strongly for the San Diego
.air exposition which San Diego pro-
poses for 1916 in celebration of the
opening of the Panama canal. In
eidentally, Mr.. Taft has some harsh
words for San francisco for her at
tempts to prevent the success of San
Diego's plans. In a statement yes
terday Mr.. Taft said:
San Francisco proposes to cap
ture the Panama exposition in cell
ebration of the completion of the
canal, this, too, in disregard of
the claims of san Diego, which
appropriately began preparations
for that event some time since.
The city in its action seems all
unconscious of the relation she
sustains to the state and the ma
tion by reason of her having vol
UNFAIRLY given the city into the
keeping of the criminal class. San
Francisco seems as unconscious of
the objectionable sin she has COM
mitted against humanity as was
King David of his sin before
awakened to a consciousness Of 1t
by the brave Prophet Nathan.
City Disgraced Itself
San Francisco by its alliance
with grafters, gamblers and Grim
inals in high places brought dis
grace not only upon herself, but
upon the state and the nation,
neither of which has a moral right
TO appropriate a dollar to promote
an exposition in San Francisco un-
til she has given evidence of re-
pentance of her great sin by max
ing ii apparent thu. she can pro-
tect those who come within her
borders from being morally de-
bauched and robbed. The exposi-
tion held there would be but rep
etition of the feast of Belshazzar
on a worldwide scale.
No city ever more contemptuous-
ly rejected the light shining from
the pages of history, as also from
it's own experience, than did San
Francisco. The way of safety was
clearly revealed to her in connec-
tion with the earthquake calam-
ity, when for sixty days the COM
pulsory closing of her saloons by
the military authority reduced the
arrests for disorder and crime to
an average of but seven a day,
which was again swelled to over
seventy a day when the city was
permitted to again establish the
saloons.
Paths Clearly Outlined
The diverging paths of right and
wrong were as clearly outlined as
was the inscription on the palace
walls of BelshazZar San fran
cisco deliberately threw the shield
of protection over the criminal In
stead of the innocent and seems
doomed to destruction unless saved
by the interference of the state or
nation.
Before making an appropriation
in promotion of an exposition In
San Francisco let the state and
nStion address the city in the
words of the poet:
o. city rich in fruits and grains and oils
and ores,
and all things that the feastfui earth out
Yet lacking Ieechcraft for thy leprous sores
Heal thee betmes. and cleanse thee. lest IN IRE
He whom thou mockst with pomp Of arch and
spre
Come on thee sleeping, with scythe OF fire
Let nave and transept rest awhile; but when
Chou hast done His work who lived and died
for men,
Then build ills temple on high-not not TIL
then.
Would Hasten Day of Doom
a great exposition Deld IN san
Francisco, when moral and polit-
ical conditions are such as now
obtain there, would bring disgrace
upon the state and nation and
hasten the day of doom which
awaits that wicked city, and an
appropriation by the state or ma
tion would involve responsibility
on their part for the riot of de-
bauchery and crime which would
certainly obtain.
The propriety and desirability OF
properly celebrating the great
event of the completion of the
canal is recognized by all, and the
steps taken by San Diego prepar-
atory to such celebration have been
universally approved. Let the
state and nation make liberal ap-
preparations for the promotion of
such celebration, accompanied with
such provisions as would safeguard
its character and control, thus
making the exposition a credit to
the state and nation and bless
he