The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-18

lean press headquarters, following .
prohibition argument. they drew W
a preamble outlining tho growth OF
''thc movement toward an autono-
nous California. which has bcen
growing ever since the national pro-
hibition amendment thrvatsned the
French restaurant industry Sound
familiar
S<atemesl Of Claims
Thea they wrote for California.
her statement OF claims. Here II 10,
III California advanced her full
historic claim TO tho frontier Of 1917.
We should demand Nevada. parts OF
Utah. New Mexico. Arizona and
much OF tho American part OF Texas.
However. We wish TO respect. NO
far as possible. tho principle OF self.
determination: and with two or three
exceptions. we intend 10 follow eli.
matte lines and oonfinc tho bounding
OF 1919 Go the Sierra Nevada noun.
,ains.
The great exception 10 Nevada
The original settlers Of Nevada
started for California and never ar.
rived We lnt~nd 10 bring California
TO them.
Second. we advance tho economic
claim. For years California has done
more than her part In sustaining the
best known industry OF Reno. fur.
Their, We regard tho Owens valley
basin a. necessary TO our economic
life
Third. and most important, is the
meteorological claim. The climate Of
Nevada owes saiubriousncaa TO the
California influence.
We might. on tho same grounds.
claim a part Of Utah: but the yeiiE.
Ious consideration causes us TO draw
the line AT tho Utah frontier.
We Will be firm on the Nevnza
question. II In our California irri.
denta.
Easy ~ Or-ssn
with Oregon we shall be snoisr.
ate. We recognize tho s,hnic differ
~nce. However. we must have pos
session. or a, least naturalization. of
Klamath lake. together with n cor.
ridor giving us frc~ access. The
breeding ground Of the Pacific Wild
fowl. !, does its part toward sup.
porting our French restaurants.
whose lamsnabie condition IL the
economic cause Of our demands for
autonomy.
Los Angeles presents a perp,ex.
ing problem. We hold In the district
matte claims. However. We realize
the ethnic claim Of Iowa. and our
prersnt policy IL TO make Of Los
Angeles and It's surroundings. an en-.
ciave.
"san Pedro hart,or should be inter.
nationalixed. giving our southern San
joaquin valley free acc~s~ 20 the
sea However. there Is n strongly
acti,ist Native Son element. whose
claims we may feel II our duty To
recognize.
The claim that Catalina island
should also be iuserustionsiixsd on
the ground that II Ia used by fisher.
men Of all nations. wa regard as alb
surd. That. and the other colonies
such ms the santa Barbara islands
and the Farrniopes. are ours by his.
toric right
We shall. howrvvr-in cAse she
presses it--rognizc on ethnic
grounds itaIy's claim to the small
strips from Irinaies hay northward.
"A bigger. brighter. better Caiifor-
mia. with a free French restaurant
Industry. from Siskiyou 20 san Diego.
from the sierras to the sea. IL our
national aspiration. While we be-
licvc In the league Of nations, and
viii trust the decision OF our claims
to It's justice. we shall sec that our
historic rights are not infrinsed. We
are gathering a national army and
the national defense has been placed
in tho hands Of our schoiar. soldier.
Gen. David \. Jordan.
The form OF government will
probably be republican. following the
historic tradition Of our forefathers.
However. a monarchist movement
has developed among the sturdy and
loyal pIainsmen of the Burlingamc
region.
~ 70 Monarchy
Their politics In peculiar. ami may
have to be considered In case the
m mar list movement gains
strength. They wish to unite az
separate Kingdoms under one throne.
California and Hawaii. giving the
throne to the dukes OF Waikiki. The
present heir-apparent OF that family.
under the incognito OF Mai. John r.
McUraw. II serving with the Amer.
lean forces In France. And this fact
gives them hope to "a strong rap.
prochement with the United States,
should their plan OF autonomy be
contaminated"
Having completed the statement,
the self.appointed California commit.
tee solemnly presented copies to the
American delegates.
The committees final word to Call.
fornia liz this:
III anybody criticizes our moder.
ate claims az absurd. refer them to
the cxtravaxant demands presented
by the other peoples OF the world"
PIGS ARE AWAITING
PORTLAND, Ore, March H.
Pigs are the latest TO take IN FLYING.