The Washington times., 1922-02-24

Pringie and your friend, Carter.
After q great deal of talk In
Portland decided to take the
cause up with the Journal in
stead of the Oregonian, as many
of the Portland citizens as.
sured me that Mr.. PEPPER, In
such matters as these, was not
the sort In whom II was wise to
place too much faith. hope that
you and your friends in Seattle,
through influence that you have.
will do all that is possible to rem
der the support of the Times more
vigorous than Mr.. Lowering was
In his statements. You will re-
member that he is not the boss: II
you talk to him you can easily I'M
derstand why. and so l hope you
will on your own account take the
thing up with Colonel Bethal-or
whatever his name Ii.
The following letter Is from Mr..
John L. Leighton to Mr.. jefferson
Jones, Of tho Minneapolis Journal,
and In II the Sims matter" Ii def
nitely mentioned:
Santa Barbara. Cal,
January 81, 1929.
Mr.. jefferson Jones.
Minneapolis Journal,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Dear Mr.. Jones:
After our most interesting hours
conversation a little over a week
ago, I asked Russell Cook. of your
city, to give you the literature OF
which we spoke. and trust he has.
since then I have been across the
continent, and must say that the
attitude Of the West and the North.
west on all matters pertaining to
our domestic and foreign problems
is. I believe, a good deal healthier
than what I have encountered In
the East.
AS regards the Sims matter, ]
have met with nothing but the
heartiest enthusiasm for the cause
on the part of other editors, private
citizens in all the cities and my
fellow-travelers. The smoking room
OF Pullman car Is, in my estima-
ton. an excellent place In which TO
learn OF the development and
thoughts Of the world in general.
II this Is correct in the Sims mat.
ter, our cause has the support Of
the country unquestionably.
look back upon our meeting
with q great deal OF pleasure and
trust that / may have the privilege
of seeing you again in the future.
I am here for a few days before ]
return home and shall be in New
York about February Is. and soon
thereafter. at as early a date as
possible, I shall communicate with
you.
The final letter IL the most anus.
IpV NJ all II discusses the editorial
qualifications Of the various leading
San Francisco editors, II dilates
upon the influence which Mr..
Wheeler is supposed to have over
Senator Hiram johnson and William
Randolph Hearst, and arrives ut the
conclusion that ut makes little dit
ference what Hearst thinks" any
how.
Mr.. Leighton feels that he has
cause for OPTIMISM" but perhaps
his optimism was greater then than
Il will be now after his letters have
been revealed to the critical scrutiny
Of his fellow citizens.
SANTA BARBARA. Cal,
Jan. 81, 1929.
VIM. Howard Gardiner. Esq,
143 East seth St.,
New York City, N. Y.
Dear Mr.. Gardiner:
After two weeks Of scenery,
taxicabs, Pullman car comforts
and, I believe, a great deal OF
successful work, am here for a
few days to rest up bit.
My last letter was from Port.
land. In Portland / encountered
a peculiar situation. My friends
there were most emphatic in ad-
vising me to stay away from the
Oregonian, as they say that paper
has been distinctly critical OF the
Old Man in the past, and that it's
editorial policies of the last two
or three years have been of such
provincial and discourteous
character that even could we
have solicited their aid they prob
ably would have hurt us In the
end. Curious enough. Oregon,
which has two Republican Sena-
tors, has not Republican paper
in it's largest town, Portland.
Accordingly, after discussing the
matter back and forth with many
friends there for whole day
and evening. the following day
went In to see Mr.. Irving, the old
blind editor of the Portland Jour
nal. Mr.. Irving has been an
ardent admirer OF Josephus for a
good many years, and has said 30
in his paper. However, l believed
that l attacked him with enough
grease.
At the end of an hour and a
half's conversation he told me that
he thought the cause on the mans
naval record was a worthy one,
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that political muck should not fig
ure in a matter Of this sort. In
other words, an ardent admirer OF
Josephus is with US. Now that
in my estimation, In worth as much
as the hearty support OF any other
interests which we have felt that
we could count on right along
anyway.
' The man in Oregon who is goins