The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-23

OF It's members tho league IL within It's proper
rights but when Il sets ltsef up as a dictator,
deliberately ignoring official authority and
claiming for itself privileges IN excess Of those
inhcring in individuals. II renders Itself
grotesquo and forfelts the respect Of everyone.
Such Il In in fact becoming. The functions OF
tho league recently mark it soviet rsdi-
cal and unconstitutional and defiant OF author
lty as the soldier sovlets which corrupted and
disrupted the Russian battle front. Tho report
Of the so-called engineers committee OF this
league is easily the mos, absurd document II
has been our amazing good fortune TO Witness
This committee prcsumpiuously and impu-
IDENTIFY sets itself W ns tho final authority
everything connected with the water bond mat
ter It even assumes. after the most cursory
investigation. to not only indirectly charge tho
water board, composed ~ men Of known probiy
nnd long residence In the city. with being par
ties 10 mproprlctlea. If not positive speculation.
but iikewise sots aside tho finding OF the ongi-
necrs' report, made up by men ~ established
reputation and concurrod In by three OF the
most prominent engineers In America.
And tho crownlng obsurdity ot ALL It Ignores
tho fact that this is an official and legal move
mcnt conducted by men duly accredited, and i'm
pudontIy demands that the work be turned over
10 n board OF the local engineers society for
completion.
Not only that but the league proceeds to
rcsoute in a most disgusting manner concern
Ing every conceivable subject. It essails by
such resolution tho good intention and good
faith OF men who stnnd-well, let us say et least
~ high as any member OF the league. ana emil
nontIy higher than many most active in the
leagues affairs.
The point we wish to emphasize Is that the
league is very rapidly making itself menace
to tho community instead OF constituting
safety valve. The impression In rapidly gain
ing ground that its purpose is to hollow thief
in order that the desires OF some OF It's members
20 work into a position where they can become
the benefciaries Of "opportunities' have been
realized.
The world had fervently hoped that the pres
ent campaign might bo conducted along sane,
sensible and constitutional grounds without
personalities being considered. 1t still wishes
for that more than any other thing 1t can name.
But IL II reaches the point where II Is the mate
rial interests OF Tulsa against the schemes OF
designing politicians whose record for years
shows they are not and never have functioned
In good faith, whose records are as black In
fact as those they assal are In theory. then we
will not hesitate to march INTO the breach ana
lay around us without regard for the tender
sonsl slbilltes OF anyone.
There are reputable members Of the local
gneers' organization ana IL they care for their
reputation and standing they Will instantly put
a curb on the absurd actions and contentious of
some of their fellows. This organization has
| no more right to dictate TO the duly accredited
| authorities concerning the spavinaw work and
| public affairs In general than would an or
| ganization of any other name. Nor Is its al
legged findings OF bit more importance and
| weight.
| The Tulsa county medical society butting In
| on some distinguished citizen and demanding
| that the case of his sick child he turned over
| to It, would not be more out OF line. Appear
| ances 10 the contrary Notwithstanding. we are
not yet on a soviet basis in Tulsa by a long
shot. And, please, God we never will be,