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Show IIS THE WEST AWAKE? Is tho west fully aroused to tho moaning of this 'war? ' A prominent man from Now York, In conversation with tie writer, ventured the statement state-ment tills morning thnt tho west ia virtually asleep. Then he proceeded 'to rolate some of the stirring events (occurring In tho oast, many of which Icaroe under his personal notice. They ,had to do with spy activities, arrests, iconrt martlals, outrages, secret Horv Ice alertness, arming, troop movements, move-ments, patriotic outbursts. Tho oast "is thoroughly agitated and th man or woman who Is not American to the core is encountering friction at overy turn. "When I came west," this Now YorUer said, "I saw a sign in a Los Angeles hotel, 'War talk is forbidden.' Resenting this attempt at placing the soft pedal on the one thing which not only should be talked about but kept constantly in mind, I not only talked war in the lobby, bat in all parts of tho "building, hoping to receive the attention at-tention of tho manager, create a scene and bring tho objectionable anti-American sign to the notice of the public and the federal authorities. Talk war; what? Why our souls should be filled with burning indignation over the horrors hor-rors of this war and the sneaking, treaoherous abuses to which we of America have been subjected since Kentering the struggle," Then tho Now Yorker inquired: "Where are your DagsT I have Just taken a picture of one of your large -buildings and on an entire front there is only one emblem of liberty flying. Are you asleep? On one flagstaff In your city a dirty rag is fluttering Do you call that an American flag? The flag should bo a thing of beauty when lifted on high and kept an object of (admiration, I have snapped a view of iithat flag polo and the wind-whipped (Streamers." |