The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-08-22
Congressman Bryan
Flags A. J. BIethen

erlZed Dy one VI Ino oi
of Congress as one OF the most
seating arrangements ever made
before that body, Congressman
lanes W. Bryan on July 18th I'M
mercifully scored Alden j. Bletheo
for his alleged connection with the
unfortunate affair.
In bis address, which was deliver
ed in support of his resolution ask
ing for report from Secretary
Daniels concerning the riots, Mr..
BRYAN denied his belief that the sail
ors were to be held responsible for
the disorder. but that those who
took part in it were tolls in the
hands of others. The Congressman
spoke in part as follows:
have no consideration for any
organization which tends to disre-
gard the Stars ard Stripes or, by
lawless methods, to correct an al
legged Inconsistency which may exist
in the government under which we
live. But | do know enough about
the people of Seattle and their re-
gard for law and order to be able
to say here on the floor of Congress
that the regularly constituted au-
tborities in that city 10 not need
rioting soldiers and sailors, or revo-
lutionary l. W. w., or any other
outsiders, to aid them in the per-
Torrance of their duty. Respect
for law is essential and anarchy is
awful, but if anarchy and revolu-
ton must come | would rather it
would come from the /. W. W.,
led on by some economic fallacy.
than from uniformed officers of the
government.
This is not fight for or against
the flag at all, but the big fact back
of all these incidents is that the city
of Seattle has only recently gone
through a mighty upheaval in which
the people of the city, the churches,
the brotherhoods. the mems clubs,
the civic and reform organizations
have co-operated with men of labor
organizations and others who had
economic as we'll as moral griev.
ances against the old Judge Han.
ford-Secretary Ballinger regime.
| mention these names because the
Nation knows of them. 1t took q
congressional investigation conduct
ed by the Judiciary Committee Of
the House to eliminate the Judge
from his position of autocracy and
power, and Mr.. Ballinger, resigned
as Secretary of the Interior after
investigation for reasons which it is
unnecessary to state here.
The gang mayor was recalled ano
defeated by George Dilling, and 8
new regime was instituted. Later
the present mayor. George F. Cot
terill was elected. The incidents Of
his administration up to the recent
disturbance by the enlisted men are
fully set forth in a comprehensive
and absolutely fair statement of the
mayor published in the Seattle Snr
of July FL. This statement | shall
place in the Record as a part Of
these remarks.
Mayor Cotterill is progressiv.
Democrat in politics. He is tn.
head of the Inter national Order O,
Good 1emplars.
He is civil engineer of recopniz
ed ability in the Northwest. 81,
years ago he was elected to tn,
state senate in very largely Re
publican district, he running as /;
Democrat. He was elected mayo,
ON non-partisan ticket. He is ;
Christian gentleman. chivalrous. ane
faithful to duty. He is thorough,
informed on leading topics and i.
known and admitted to be one o,
the first men in the Northwest. botF
in ability and intelligence.
1t is to this man that Alden ]
Blethen referred when he used ant
caused to be published all over IL.