The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-08-17

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gloss over his unwarrantcd rudenes
and discourtesy, unparalleled in pu
lexperience. to his hosts. and hkhdA
to those who hsdSfps'ef fsY cyi'i
leadership.
But we will nskeJ JsaHowxo c(s
Mayer Baker lad travelled far anC
was nhd6dStVdk mentally and ply
sically tired. He is heart and SOU
bent on task OF securing state unit,
and cooperation and he is evidently
like n good. many other nieu with a
: mission---shy scf sense OF humor
Allusions TO the Baker brand oi
bull" get under his skin and in tho
local skit thsi reused HIS ire he
may have thought that he again
encountered this Aiiusion. He saw
his serious mission misconstrued as
n flippant thing. a political iunkct.
and he went arnight -u2.---..1
The slishicst- considerably! on
Mayor Bakcr's' psft would havo
showed a rssnSf the intcliissrlce hc
mus, posscsf ito Sconpy his p,sitioS
that II was snp possible and unlhinS.
abler (hststhk community could have
scue 20 VIC, trouble Of welcoming hts
party: could have staged sucka set
Ting OF sincere good viii asd hospi-
tauty. merely for ihsburroac OF per-
petrating the an,l-ciiinax OF insult
tina; he charged US with.
We have Mayor Bakers admoni-
tion TO speak our inmost thosg hts
and "call n spadc-a spadci' An 'mind
when We assert that his ill.tcmper-
ed attack was an exhibition of rude.
ness. IN utter disregard OF tho eie-
mentary principles os courtesy and
such as. Ne have nsscs.,
before. and We hope will never again.
have the embarrassing misfortune
TO witness.
More often than occasionally. how
ever. gnarled and unsightiy yree
bears fair fruit. and underlying the
uncalled for TRADE was. ana is. al
germ Of truth. !
The individual cannot ho,Ay fos,
the abiding respect of his fellows un-
less there is within himself the eie-
ment Of self respect. A man who
runs down aad ridicuies
his own character and a;tainments
cannot profess surprise when his
neighbors refuse 10 take him serious !
ly or entrust him with lar0 ester.
prises.
..s,s: Ana: even ,cs so, ,129.lff'
lot doing the utmost for its advance
nent, when II constantly paradcs its
oibles and weaknessey;, ysoR| antly,
Ieeps its worst sale ufIp@ffhbsC. ~iJ
II Is well to see the ridiculous side
u cur problems, TO appraise them ~ J
heir true triviality, but we cannot
Spect those whose knowledge is,not
% intimate as our own TO catch all
he fine angles OF humor involved,
little sense OF the fitness OF things
$ well worth cultivating. Conduct
hat would be natural and prope< a.
burlesque show would be utterly
Ut OF place In a religiousi gathering.
An error. however. is not a crime. \
II was mistake 10 receive a man
Tho came on serious business. @ith {
ur good as well as his own city's ut :
cart, and with the interests OF our
ommon state paramount, in aught
ut the utmost seriousness that fis1
landing and mission deserved. we
ere we'll chastiscd. ! The east igatiou
as complete. The punishment. far
htweighed the peccadillO saad mis-.
lance that he construed as a crime. 7.
In II all, however, there Is a les
m and we will do well. not to take
le lesson lightly.
The breach that might have been q
healed. Mayor Baker apologIzed 1