The Coconino sun., 1916-11-17
HOME IN CALIFORNIA

NOBODY HOME IN CALIFORNIA
California is the state which every
now and then causes the rest of the
nation to wonder how the trouble it
makes can safely be handled. Cali
fornia hates the Japanese. 1t offends
and insults the Japanese. 1t pays no
attention to the treaty obligations of
the United States.
Several times California in a stub
born and belligerent mood has almost
put the alternative of war or humila-
ton up to the rest of the nation. Some
day, when Japan is ready, Califor-
MIA offense will result in the seizure
of the Philippines and Hawaii.
California makes the trouble and
expects the rest of the country to pro-
tect it. 1t may make war and drag
the rest of the country into it. Cali
fornia is our junker state in all ex-
cept willingness to strengthen the
ability of the federal government to
meet the trouble it may make and is
perfectly willing to make.
California ought to have given the
Republican ticket great majority. A
state which demands the privilege of
making trouble ought to be willing to
meet it. 1t ought to be willing to
take ordinary precautions against
consequences.
California now seems to be con-
cerned chiefly for the right to buster.
The moral condition of some little
rotten spot in the interior of the
United States can be understood. But
California presents a long coast line
which it demands that the United
States defend. 1t wants Pacific
navy. 1t seems to have voted for q
pacific navy.
How a state which when it is not
scared to death itself is soaring the
rest of the nation to death could have
given two votes. in a precinct to the
administration which maintains Jose.
plus Daniels as schoolmaster of the
American navy is question beyond
normal intelligence.
By giving Wilson the vote it did
California, with it's record and Viii
sons record, presented itself as tn,
champion boob state of the American
republic.
The only thing needed for the per
lection of the irony was that tn,
workers who want Japs excluded, Il
order that American standards o,
comfort shall not be lowered, shoulc
have tried to deliver the state to tn,
administration which has tried Il
break down national courage.
California, which wants everything
for itself, is inclined in the direction
of an administration which blandl.
says that America demands nothin,
for itself that it does not demand TO
the rest of humanity. What a swee
vaporing of magnanimity for Cali
fornia to snuff up eagerly-California
which wants nothing more for itsel
than it wants for the Japanese!
The state which has put the natiol
on the edge of war several times KEEP
it in suspense for forty-eight hour
in this election when the issue wa
one which should have been decide,
in this outpost state in two hours.
Some day California may have
Japanese governor-for while. TIL
rest of the nation eventually will an
nual his commission, but he may b
there for while.
If California gets its Japanese gov
ernor there may be men in Californi
who will recall that in time of ma
tional emergency they voted for tn
candidate Of the party which wishe
to be just as sweet to the rest o
humanity as it is to California.
One of Kipling's characters,
chaplain with burr under his tor
que, quoted: "Quem Deus volt per
dere, pr-r-rius demenstat," whic
translated, means: when people in
sist upon getting it in the neck the
are first made dead from the nee
up."-Chicago Tribune.