The Coconino sun., 1919-10-31
TELLING WASHINGTON
 ABOUT "CZAR" PETERS

Senator Marcus A. Smith and Con gressman Carl Hayden-is self-ex- planatory. Probably w. H. ("Czar") Peters, to whose officiousness it refers, will have a lot of "self-eXplanatoryS work to do soon.
 Another letter, written by the coun- ty board of supervisors, is due to leave here in a few days, and it bears very strongly on the same subject as the following:
 Flagstaff, Ariz., Oct. 2S, 1919. Senator Henry K, Ashurst,
 Washington, D. c.
 Dear Mir. Ashurst:
 The members of the executive com mittee and the officers of the Flag staff Chamber of Commerce feel that this organization would be failing in its mission to this community and the people of Coconino county as 2 whole if they failed to bring to your notice the following facts regarding the superintendent of the Grand Can yon National Park, w. H. Peters, and his treatment of the committee ap- pointed to receive King Albert of Bel gium and his party on the occasion of their visit to the canyon on Octo- Der IS.
 This committee was appointed joint ly by Mayor E. c. Slipher of Flagstaff (to whom Senator Ashurst addressed a telegram September 27th suggest ing some sort of reception) and the board of supervisors of Coconino county, all of whom considered it a privilege to have the opportunity, as they supposed they would have, to do honor to such distinguished guests.
 c. T. Woolfolk, a member of the committee, arrived at the Grand Can yon October 17th, going up in ad- vance in order that suitable arrange ments might be made to have the program go through smoothly and without friction. On meeting with MT. Peters, he endeavored to get some idea as to the plans of that gentle man for the next day, but MT. Peters apparently did not consider MT. Wool folk sufficiently important to discuss the matter with, and cut him off so unceremoniously that MT. Woolfolk, being a red-blooded free American, became disgusted with Mir. Peters at titude and left him.
 Governor Campbell, who had agreed as requested by Mayor Slipher by wire to give a short address of wei come on behalf of the people of Ari Zona on the arrival of the royal party, was due at the Grand Canyon on the regular train at S:05 o'clock the morn ing of October 1S-the kings special being due at 9.30, and the committee figured that this would allow ample time for a meeting with the governor to arrange details of the program so far as the committee was concerned in it.
 Unfortunately, the regular train was late, and the committee found that the governor would arrive on the special train bearing the royal party. This made it necessary, if any definite plan were to be carried out, that the members of the reception committee get in touch with the governor i'm mediately on his arrival, to adivse him of what the committee had all ready planned to do and find out all his plans, if any.
 The special train arrived ahead of its scheduled time, and Messrs. Gar ing, Woolfolk and Charlebois, Coco nino county supervisors; MT. Zander, of the state tax commission; and MT. Johnston, representing Mayor Slipher, were the only members of the com mittee who were able to reach the de- pot before the train pulled in. Much to their surprise, they found their way barred by ropes stretched across the station platform, reinforced by mounted guards, under the direction, presumably, of MT. Peters, the super intendent.
 The situation was explained in a courteous way to Mir. Eaters, especial ly the necessity for reaching Governor Campbell as quickly as possible, and MT. Peters asked:
 "Is the governor on the special ?"
 He was informed that that was the information given the committee, and, ignoring all the dictates of common courtesy, he turned and walked away without reply.
 Consequently, the committee. had no opportunity to communicate with the governor until the royal party had gotten off the train and started for the hotel. As a result, no welcome address whatever was given and there was no opportunity for the presenta- tion to the king and queen of Maya jo rug and a silver bracelet, the gifts of the people of Coconino county, until just as the royal party was about to board the train to leave the Grand Canyon, when Governor Campbell found it necessary to almost thrust the gifts on the king without cere- mony. In fact, all plans, except those of MT. Peters, were entirely disar- ranged through the lack of co-opera- ton of that parsonage, it being his thought, apparently, that some one might usurp some of his power and authority.
 We wish to assure you that the members of the committee were ac- tuated only by a desire to properly honor distinguished guest-they had no desire whatever for personal prom thence; but were acting as the repre- sentatives of this community, and of the people of Arizona, carrying out a suggestion of Secretary of State Lansing, made through Senator Ash urst. They would have welcomed the opportunity to cooperate with Mir.