Show WEST WILL MEET FRANCISCO TO DISCUSS ss PANAMA EXPOSITION AND OTHER EH SUBJECTS SUBJECT The west will vill meet in Lu San Francisco November 17 and havO a 0 calm serious talk concerning the problems of the Pacific Pa Pa- cine chic slope states state tho progress that mabo may ma maybe maybe be bo mado through operation co-operation and the achievements the next few years may witness winess Tho conference will wi last three days It I has laN been called caled by Gov GO J. J N. N of or California and tanned tho tim Pacific Pa Pa- cine chic coast congress Governors of eight states state officials of oC those states and of territories including New Mexico Hawaii HawaI Hod Alaska mayors of ot all al important im Im- towns within these close closely allied aled sections and prominent nm m men n from tho whole western country will wi bo be present present when the tho congress opens It I promises to Inaugurate a new and ro most t significant I epoch In tho ho history of a part palt of the United States that thus far has not at attracted at- at particular consideration In the councils of tho the nation naton l For or throe three ra lays days s 's San Han Francisco will wi make these several hundred prominent westerner western western- er ers s her guests guest and tho the occasion will wi end in a D monster banquet at the tho conclusion of which a speech or 01 two to will wi be bo mado expressing the sense senn of the tie gathering It I may be decided to Jet let the til states work out their problems separately us RS 11 has been done dOle in Iii the past pal perhaps IWI the congress will wf go on 01 t coord as the tie father of a new western union union union-a a solid old west that west that will viii wi wor as one when striving for fOl benefits the west vest west believes It I should hould have At any rate several veral I Issues that have been heen agitating the wr wP west st t for a generation will wi b be 3 fou fought ht out The attitude of the Pacific coast states state state-o of Idaho Colorado Arizona New Mexico Mexico- Washington Nevada Novada No Ne vada arn Utah Oreg Oregon n. n California Hawaii and Alaska Alaska on on an J A American merchant marine a battleship fleet for the Pacific and the tho scope cope of th the tIu c exposition San Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and Sai j Diego hope to give Ivo in lf HilS 1915 15 will 1 be bo determined upon heso arc are things for which a strong trong sentiment has hasben been ben growing for some tim But just what tho the con congress will wi do is amater a matter mater of speculation Jn In every respect those who Wl attend tho the conference are left lef entirely free fre- freto to express their opinions su suggest gest future work work- Care Is being taken by hy thu those o behind the congress to select elect sneakers ev even n have lavo o ha no distinct po po- po standing in their own states men thI statesmen men without entanglements or Interests to serve fene ideas It I will wi be lie a I clearing cearing house of ot Perhaps the most Important feature of the tho conference will ivill wi be bo the decision as to toI I whether or not the COI congress will I b be ma made madean e ean an annual affair If 1 this is decided upon it i will wi mean that definite policies will wil bo be agreed upon solidly worked for fOI and re reported reported re- re ported upon ported upon each year It I will wi Ihl mean that the west vest will wi decide to tn unite in making Its Is requests of th the nation naton The ho l e movement to call cal the thc congress had I Its is inception In the tho desire of the Merchant Merchant Merchant Mer Mer- chant Marine league of California to get getan getan an Ul expression slon from the the Pacific coast coaRt states as to their attitude upon an AmerIcan American Ameri Amen can merchant marine marln But Rut already the congress has ot outgrown ro n this one function and becom a western parliament parlament It I ma may become on one ont of the most significant I features in American public life |