The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-21
manifestation of this IT.

ritated spirit.
Feared Confusion"
Mr.. Braid assigned as the rea-
son for the action of the board
the general acceptance of the
name Rainier on all the maps of
the world, "even those of Africa
and Arabia" and the acknowl-
edged right of discoverer 20
name the things he discovers.
1T would create SO much con-
fusion turnout the world to make
the change"
One would think that chaos
would follow the erasure of the
admiral's name from the map,
they all laid such stress upon it,
And this In the immediate pres
ence of Petrograd, born in the
maps of the world over night.
But you knew all that before
you invited us down here, Dr.
Braid" said.
1--WE thought you had some
thing new to present"
Why Invited?
What could there be new about
that? The name is on the maps
and we could say nothing that
could 0bviate what confusion
might result from taking il off.
If you were determined not TO
grant the petition why did you
invite us down here?"
1--WE did not invite you. Con-
gresham Johnson asked US to
give you hearing and we did So"
But 1t would have been a short
cut to the same end il you had
told Congressman Johnson what
you have Just told me. It would
have saved a lot of trouble and
would not have looked so much
as II the hearing was a mere form
to give you an opportunity TO
again confirm the action of the
board OF geographic names which
has been under criticism so long.
What is there that could have in
fluenced you to change the name
If what we presented here could
not?
People Don't Count.
Il do not know can't think
of anything.
Don't you thing that the wishes
OF thu people OF the state IN
which the mountain is located are
more to be considered than the
map-makers of Arabia and Afri-
ca?" Il
"Oh, yes, but we know about
the sentiment out there; we know
how all that was done; 1t is easy
to get those things In the news
paper. One side went out cam
paigning."
And how else could It be done?
How else could public opinion be
crystallized? We gloried in the
publicity of it. That's the accept
ed method In this country. If we
wanted to change the constitution
of the United States we would go
about 1t In just that way"
But ] have 1t on good author
ity that these things you present
do not represent the sentiment of
the people Of the state"
Ssh-Ssh! Great Secret.
"Oh, you have! Who is your
authority"
1T is good authority"
But who is It? What is his
name?"
"oh, it is somebody you do not
know"
Somebody / do not know.
am more surprised and interested
than you can imagine. Who Is
it,"
Somebody you do not know"
why do you insist on that?
How do you know / do not know
him? ! know everybody worth
knowing in the state of Washing
ton who might be an authority on
such subject"
But all to no purpose. He
would not mention the name. 1t
will be noticed that he used the
singular lumber. His authority
WAS more one individual whose
word was weightier with him than
was the memorial of the state leg
islature-debated over for so
many days at Olympia.
A MOckery.
II could not tell you how sur
prised / am, Doctor Braid" said
|. "Of course this presents a con-
dition against which 1t is impos-
sible for us to proceed. We can
not combat an enemy whose iden-
tity is concealed from us as we'll
as all knowledge of the argument
he advances.
This is the very embodiment
Of that injustice of which we have
been complaining and protesting
for 25 years. You have repeated
1t in exaggerated form. That you
should have invited us-I will say
rather that you should have AL
LOWED us to come down here, at
great expense and consumption of
time, with the idea that we we're
to be accorded judgment upon an
open and honest and frank hear
ing of this matter upon evidence
presented before you, while you
1t is very clear to me now--never
intended to do any such thing, was
an outrage fragrant and out
rageous injustice.