The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-28
Walls Last Word;
It's a Hot One,TOO

| ana Americans In advance OF him
In his discovering and who Is dis
tinguished In history for his hatred
OF Americans and for employing
every dishonorable means to rob
them of honor and blaeken their
characters; the other brave Eng
| lish sailor who--whether he hated
Americans or not he killed them
in honest fashion and fair fight
and who pulled down an American
flag at sea and for which service
the most splendid monument on
earth is dedicated by this Ameri-
can-hating Vancouver and the U.
S. board OF geographic names to
his honor In the state of Wash
ington.
Others Weakly Comply.
To this old man say the whole
u. S. geographic board (save tho
three members, Robert b. Mar
shall. Frank Bond and a third
whose name Il was not given me
to know handed over their think
ing and their initiative In this
matter.
oh, my friends. l could tell you,
and l Will tell you-for | learned
mueh-of how this thing of fixing
| ana changing names upon our maps
Is done. In Just this way, by this
distinguished assembly of IS men
clerks from the various departments
for the most part-who come to-
gether tlcs a month and y. k. pro-
posals, some OF them OF the most
extraordinary and ridiculous char
acter, without real knowledge OF
the conditions affecting those names
upon the suggestion OF one or two
members. But that IN another story.
Or. G, Hart Merriam, as | have
said, has been sent out by the gov
| eminent ON many commissions In
his lifetime. Some OF these have
brought him to the state OF Wash
ington. He knows our mountain
through contact--he has been to 1t
and around II. And upon this basis
of prestige--speaking as one hav-
ing knowledge-he took over the
whole matter
Hark 10 Ola Mnn.
We. who soc the sun rise behind
this mountain day by day through
year after year: who watch the
flame of It's glaciers leap into the
sky at sunset, who stand In wonder
and awe before IL as the moon
works the witchery and mystery OF
It's passage through the heavens In
the summer and In the winter and
again / nsummer-we were allowed
to reette our tale and thank the
patient and patrlarchai judges
And then this old man as the
door is closed and locked, rises be-
fore the meek and lowly clerks, say
ing to them, "Now you shall hear
Have YOU seen MerriamYS they
ask you when you seek information
from them afterward.
That was the way IL was done.
When we got this old mans paper
of facts we shall, as | told you'll
Is m yguess-read over again that
ancient and very silly story OF the
Northern Pacific railroad capturing
and prostituting this mountain to
its base purpose of ealing
the attention of the whole world
Ito wonder OF nature of which
that world had not before heard.
Neither one word of which ancient
story-the good or the bad-is
true.
Refuse "a BANQUET.
And supporting this old man there
are the voices of men whom we do
mot know and men whom we do
know, covertly whispering and
sneering-advislng members OF the
board upon occasions provided by
our enemies-social functions and
the like--that our mountain of evil
Idence was not what IL affected to
be.
You remember It was suggested
that ws-from Tscoms-wine and
dine these gentlemen of the board,
and we said. "No"--not such meth
DDS with such men.
| But II was at a club function"
that citizen OF Tacoma was SO
brought into contact and 4onversa-
ton with members of the board that
the poison he might spread would
be most effective to subvert CUP
went there with intent or whether
II was simply arranged" without
his knowledge of the arranging.
What Is 20 he Donef
| What Is to be done In a case like
that. my friends? lshouid say that
upon a citizen of this city, having
knowledge of the facts-the many
years of irritation and impotent pro-
test. now. through the patient eff
In fair way to be brought TO a sue
cessful end--I should say that upon
a citizen who at moment like that
lent himself to the Vaccinations OF
our enemies to give comfort or
counsel in their interest and against
ours some dire punishment should
be visited. Do you not think so?
| His fellow citizens, by their dis
interested effort and at their per-
sonal cost. and before his eyes la
bring to a successful conclusion a
battle that has been In progress for
p quarter century, one citizen (there
were others. but we have the EVIL
dence in this easel by sneers and
fnnuendos aids in their defeat.
What is to be done In a case like
that? | should say that a conn u
nifty that respects itself and that
hopes to be held In good esteem by
Its neighbors-well. once a commit
tee of Tacoma citizens for less
Icause, IL seems to me, escorted a
bunch of Cinnamon to it's gates. un-
der careful guard as to their per-
sonal safety. but bade them not re-
turn.