New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
IS THE WEST UNMANLY?
Deer in Angeles Finds Nothing There To-day but omune'' ana
EHeminscv-The Vnne Wesener a Pigment or Memory

attributes of the All Good "He kept "a out
Of war;" is hallelujshed with the ecstscy OF
n revivalist when confronted with the fac'
that Wilson has publicly announced his readi-
ness 10 fight n ever a worthy y cause pre-
sorts itself. and has even announced his inten-
ton 20 enter the next great war lno matter
what the cause) f 10 should come during ms
Administration, they register piety and noble
mindedness and stare beatihcaliy. Pressing
home the argument brings out the fact That
they believe Wilson's bellcosity to be pure
campaign hypocrisy. Their faith is unshaka-
BILE that no violation Of national honor, no
outrage Of American rights, could stihen VII
son 70 war And such a conception 10 their
ideal idealissimo. They know their wilson
And with true Western liberality they be
lieve that they alone elected him. They fan
even 20 recognize the South's share in the
infamy.
A great deal Of rot has been uttered about
California and the election. Calitornians
have been pictured as a high-spirited people,
descended from the proud Spanish dons, VINO
resented the tactless methods OF Eastern med'
dlers. Nothing could be further from the
truth. One may reside for generation IN
California without even encountering n per
son OF Spanish extraction, or even seeing
one. except the droves OF Cholos (who are
mostly Mexican Indian, who may have been
irnported the previous week TO work on the
railroad. and who certainly have not left
their mark on the character Of Californians.
Americans who speak Spanish are not nearly
so common in California as In New YORK
Speaking generally Calfornians come from
Iowa. with all the deep tnge OF chivalry ana
romance that are native 10 that picturesque
state. where idealism reaches, but does not
overtop. the almighty ear Of corn. California
NAV be we'll visualzed as the lair Of the real
estate agent and the oil stock promoter. Inc
uewspapers are on very low plane and are
swallowed whole, like the native grape 30
much for their Western independence OF
thought. Any INSCRIPTIONS politician VINO
understands their psychology and can gusn
enough hypocrisy and fattery can vote them
like sheep. Such Is Hiram Johnson. The East
should not forget that this is the man VINO
prevented the names Of Republican electors
from appearing on the ballot in 1917 IL
does not seem 70 be commonly known In the
East that in 1912 Taft was not allowed 70
take mart In the national election in Calitor'
MIA. Hiram Johnson, who was guilty OF TINS
treachery, was guilty of more dlsgraceiui
treachery still in 1916, when he himself, run
ming on the Republican ticket, had himself
elected by over 27OOO0 majority and Hughes
defeated by over $500. The Johnson news
rapers Of Los Angeles for the day after cleo
ton are on file, and any one may still vie"
their glee over the success OF their con
spiracy.
The remedy for all this? First, let the
East realize that the West and South are
allied against them. The timid, feminine
West has found a natural alliance with the
intolerant South against the rugged, patri-
otto East. Let the East study the geograpni-
cal maps printed after election showing the
extent of the too scared to fight area Let
the East start a vigorous campaign gradually
% extend the manly area. But TINS must De
prosecuted earnestly. The East should real
lie the danger that menaces the nation IN
the inevitable alliance Of the unmanly West
with the unchanging South! u. K A.
Los Angeles Cal, Nov. %, 1915