The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-17

thousands Of dollars to be spent by
innocent sufferers from his dilatory
, and vacillating policy. Scores of
newspaper men have been sent 10
California from this country and
abroad, hundreds OF excursionists
have already started for California
who would otherwise never have put
themselves 10 that expense, and one
party or over 500 English boxing en-
thusiaSJS IS said 10 have reached New
York week or ten days, all laying
out money very largely upon the as
surances Of the governor that he
would not take hand il stopping
the affair
Besides these. the promoters ave been
10 a vast deal Of trouble aud expense.
so have the fighters, and = is a safe
proposition that very many business
men of various sorts in San Francisco
had adjusted their affairs for the sum
lncr on the basis Of the trade they eX-
Eected 10 get through the influx OF fight
crowds BY first favoring the bout, then
attacking its legality at this late day.
when he had six months previous in
which 20 consider the question. the gov
crnor has cost the general public thous-
dndS OF dollars, a very large part Of
which has gone into the hands Of the
railroads and steamships who transport
ed the advance contingent TO San Fran
cisco. Every day he has delayed his
war upon the bout ne has been the
cause Of adding money 20 the receipts
Of the transportation companies.
Where VIII Congress Stop?
As an ASIDE. may we not INQUIRE
whether Representative william S BEN
ret Of New York was not overstepping
the bounds Of propriety II. as has been
reported, he took fl on himself 20 tele-
graph Governor GilIeJt that Congress
would be Influenced in the exposition
matter by his action or non-action IN
regard 70 the fightI
Il strikes a mere loOker-on as a piece
81 presumption for a Congressional com
mittee or one or its members 20 under
take 20 use a club over the head % n
State executive in order 20 make him
change MS mind about the legality Of
an act 70 be performed In his State.
Prize fighting is a statutory Onense in
various States and under the United
States code But, we ave never heard
that state which openly permitted
boxing matches, sue as is the case
with Nevada, Pennsy lvania, Maryland,
and several others. was in any way sub
JeCt 10 the Chastisement OF Congress.
. because q did not pass laws against
what IS not Inherently immoral. and
which other States have chosen 10 sup
press merely for What seemed % them
good reasons Of public policy.
Perhaps the views OF this alieo-nta
case entertained by the Senators and
i
lynchinE has been prevalent would
Ice interesting. II san Francisco can
be blumed into giving up the fight iu
order TO get the exposition, wonder II
q threat wifi he made by the same
Congressional deep-thinkeTs 20 take
away New Orleans char ces for the
exposition il f. does not abolish its
laws against misCeEenStiO1, or TO de
prive baltimore Of an opportunity 20
BID on equal terms because Maryland
keeps the white and negro aces sepa-
rate in the schoois2
Practical Suggestions.
These are not far-fetched suECes-
lions. but practical There IS moth
ing whatsoever in the Constitution Of
the Union Of free and independent
States" that touches upon prfze-fght-
ing, while the race questions have
been very closely argued and decided
with able dissenting opinions.
Perhaps the next condition prece-
dent 10 san Francisco getting a bid
at the exposition win be the C0mnIi-
ance with a Congressional demand
social and political, upon Asiarics. II
Governor Gillett can be so easily sub
dued and rendered so complainant 70
Congress because Of a boxing bout
which he had hitherto thought per
fectly proper, there is no reason why
III his mad desire 10 land the big Pan
anna canal show he should not be
equally subservient 20 other Congress
men who may wire him about their
Asiatic hObby-and some OF them have
Il.