Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-21

Sacramento, Cal, May 21.-Gover.
nor johnson this morning issued
statement that he has directed the
state attorney general to proceed to
San Diego-"that justice may be done
that the law may be inforced, and that
a solution of the problem confronting
San Diego may be found"
Commenting on his order, Cover
norJohnson today said to the United
Press:
"Fypm all over the state have come
to me appeals to investigare the San
Diego situation, and these were, in
most instances, from others than the
I'W. WIS. asked Mr. Harris Vein
stock if he would not, in behalf of the
state, go to San Diego and ascertain
the truth. know Mr.. Weinstock to
be cool and calm and judicial in tenn
perment with rare agility and cour-
age. He accepted the mission and
without compensation, went in behalf
of the state Of California to San Diego
Investigated in his usual careful, pain
taking and just fashion, and made the
report which has been published.
"The problem presented is more
than local The same difficulties
that beset San Diego from the |. W,
WIS may come to any community in
hte state in the future and I wished
to learn the facts concerning the l.
w, w. and Its propaganda, as we'll
as to investigate the alleged acts Of
cruelty and lawlessless in San Diego.
so that we might properly and effect
lively deal with the problem hereafter,
and so that the mistake made in one
community in dealing with the prob
lem there should not be repeated N
Sther communities of the state.
Beyond this. however anarchistic
the I. W. WIS might be, no organized
government can tolerate admlnistra
tion Of law by vigilantes, or by an
extra-judlcial body.
when Mr. Weinstock went to San
Diego could not understand why any
right thinking person should object
to the government of the state ascer-
tptnipO tho tr,,tb onnoarplnu olIagad
illegal practices or injustice, and
could not understand why a man Of
Mr.. Weinstock's standing and charac-
ter should himself, as we'll as the
state, be subjected to villlilcation and
abuse while merely endeavoring to In
vestigate the facts, OF course, for
any official to say that politics en-
tered into such an investigation lie
worse than silly--it is a demonstra-
tion Of unfltness
Since Mr.. Weinstoclis return varl-
GUS other matters have been submit
ted to me, and | am convinced that
Mr., Weinstock's report is accurate.
OF course, have no sympathy with
the propaganda of the w. w. Or.
ganized society or government will be
impossible II the teachings Of that or.
ganization be carried into effect, but
no organization OF society or govern
ment can suffer for one instant a de.
nial Of the protection Of the laws by
any locality to any man n men be-
Longing to the l. W. W., or any other
organization. are guilty OF infractions
OF the law, punish them; II the laws
are inadequate to meet the present ex
igency, then gladly will we do any
thing necessary to provide requisite
statutes.
III San Diego wishes the aid Of the
state in any Just course most cheer
fully will that aid upon request, be
accorded. But just as certainly win
the aid Of the state be extended to
any man, however humble and feeble,
whose rights are trampled upon in
San Diego, an dwith exactly the same
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