The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-30
barometer of Public Opinion


the agreement was reached In court hy which
the park board ana the klwauis club were TO
remove she campers from Woodward park, tho
publicity Incident TO this matter would cease.
rms however appcars to have been q mis-
taken view. There appear aim st daily In the
world, articles holding up tu ridicule the per-
sona who have been instrumental In clearing
anonymous article Iu Wednesdays paper. You
Informed me that no unsigned articles would
be printed but apparently this only appcs 20
one side OF the controycrsy.
The attcmt to make it appear that the per
sons who are oblccung 60 the camp are selfish
get rich uuicks' has reached the point whore
able to enjoy Joke. even at our own expense.
hut there is a difference between a jolte and Il
continuous and vicious newspaper campaign Of
vilitiCatun.
The objection to the use OF Woodward park
has never been an attempt to keep what the
wtitcr ON wednesday called tn" "prolctarat
out OF the park. 'prolctaire" does not usually
travel about the country In an automobile
When ne does ne automatically becomes mem
bet OF the hated "bOurgosie' or capitalist"
Bcsidcs Mr. Hcnthornc, the president OF the
park board, and the treasurer Of the Tulsa Daily
world soiemnIy assured everybody that very
few II any Fords would ever hc In the tourist
camp He stated that most of the tourists that
were there and who would come later would
travel In Cadillacs, In Packards and other cx-
pensiye cars In tact ha prize camper was
said by him TO be the head uf a million dollar
concern, travelling In large Packard This
statement was made in public meeting OF the
city commission. In the presence OF the mayor
ana commissioners and about a hundred ctt-
Zens. Mr.. Hcnthornc also made the same state
meut In an interview in the World ana Tribune.
And | presume Mr.. Henthurne ~ right
know that the Ford campers carry with them
usually mild hammered dogs, instead of the
high priced and blooded watch dogs the Wood
ward campers station through the park to keep
the citizens Of Tulsa away. Personally, pre-
Ter Ford campCrs
received tron a man in Florida letter
commcnding the action OF the citizens Of Tulsa
In keeping these campers out OF the public
parks. lie cited the experience OF Jackson
VILE Pensacola and a number of other cities
in Florida which had thrown open the parks
70 these campers, HHt' as ne SAID one year
experience was enough. Mr.. Frank Walker at
the hearing In the district court, testified that
last year IN Denver one OF these camps was To-
Gated In the city's best park; but that thia year
it was not there having been removed out In
II IL rossbe that there are some rich men
living IN Sunset park Personally / do not
know as ] have no interest in determining
whether man Is rich or poor, II he is a good
citizen.
1t is true that there are some large and ex-
peuSIye homes In that section OF the city Pos
sibly these men are to be criticized because they
have attempted TO enlarge and improve he city
by putting their money back In the town
where Il was made. instead of improving the
city 10y windy conversations and suggestions IN
their clubs. II the newspapers clubs and the
park board devote their time TO trying 70 stir
up autagunism against the men who are trying
to preserve tho parks for the people Of Tulsa
If the men who are building their homes. here
and are attempting to build up an attractive
and beautiful section Of thc city are to be held
up To ridiculo as get rich quicks.' then Tulsa
may In time become ono vast tourist camp
"H,'' '"' '""N",.""'' viii S'"F t"l Wy, ',b'ii
and pass ON. and not remain to build their
homes.
one member or the Klwanis club complained
chat the rcs.dgnts ut the southeast part OF towr
did not want a tourist camp located in thcil
nCishhurhood ] asked him ~ he wanted II n
| his nCighborhoUd He said ne certainly did
not. lie then said that the trouble was tha
! no nc.ghburhuod would want the camp. II did
not seem to occur to him that II this something
| that no section ot the city wanted In its midst
| 81 IN Of doubtful ProprisV 10 say the least, e
] force u on any uutEhhurhoud.
I trust that II IL is necessary to continue th
discussion IN the papers that 1t he conduCteC
| with a little more dccorum, or tha, the critics
| at least sign their udmvS
Tulsa, Sept 23 pHILIp kATES