Evening star., 1902-09-01
SITE NOT YET FIXED
PLAN EXPLAINED BY SIR ED
MUND BARTON.
Government to Have Exclusive Juris-
diction-Talks Also Of Coal Strike
and Eastern Labor.

| Ae~Ss Ah6htp Sik bdrIO0, prime min.
lister Of Australia. and one Of the foremost
| figures in the establishment of the new
Australian federation, explained to a re-
porter for The Star the purpose Of tha,
| government to create a territory In the
province Of New South Wales similar to the
District Of Columbia, and to construct
| within that territory "a city made to order
for the Australian capital much after the
plan OF Washington. He had come here,
| ne explained with strong prepossessions In
| FAVOR OF this city as a seat Of government.
and all those impressions had been most
| emphaitcally confirmed.
During the interview Sir Edmund also
| discussed the trusts, the present coal strike
and Washington's influence on history. ae-
crediting to the American first President
the present greatness OF the British en-
The party left Washington at Fl. ,ost
evening for Buffalo, from which civ tbsv
win go to Niagara. Kingston, Quebec. Mon.
.IeaI and vancouver, sailing from the lat
ter city Tor Melbourne September 49,
one OF our chief aims in visiting Wash
ington on our way home from the corona
tion. said the prime minister YESTERDAY
evening, was to see with our own ewes and
1udse with our own minds the only city in
capital OF great nation. We have come
ana seen and been entirely conquered. Your
city is very beautiful indeed. II is verv
practical. 1t Is admirably governed In
my judgment 1t completely Yindicates the
course adopted by your early statesmen In
locating the national seat of government
where up to that time there had heen M
city at all. NV
To Create New District Of Columbia
our constitution provides that the Aus
tralian federation shall follow your ex-
ample. We are to locate territory like
the District Of Columbia somewhere in tba
province of New South Wales, to be of NOT
less than 100 square miles or more than
800 square miles in extent Like this Amer.
lean territory 1t is to be exclusively under
the control of the general government and
the city created therein Is tn he so1sI,,
seat OF government You can imagine then
with what interest we have studied wash
lngton and our pleasure in seeing that the
plan has been already proven practical
-Four localities In New South wales have
peeh CHOSEN out Of the thirty offered-Bom
baia-Eden,. Tumut Orange and Yass or
sreSe srsS % oniy the the frst three are now consid-
eIsd' as II was thought Yass could not pro
woe enough water for q, large city. In the
neighborhood Of one Of The three communf.
tieS hrst named. then, We shall in ali prob
su.sts or twentY twenty miles
hve miles long. The csptrr Of this territory
american Am dc Capitol. We spent almost an en-
were much impressed with its dignity its
marvellous beauty and It's adaptability.
Will Follow L'Enfai1t and Ellicott.
WIKI the location ofSthe capital city de-
termined upon, We shall proceed to Law ont
city, as L LEnfant and Ellicott did in this
instance. In my judgment-at least 1t is
my earnest desire-it will be very like
washington The plan seems almost per-
Iect; your engineers seem to have deveI-
oped the plan Of Versailles, to meet every
nGuesh taIued -, need WMhs5sfat they have OBJ
talneo an the intercdmmunieating adyan-
tages or city laid out in regular blocks.
AS l said, ! think Washington Is not only
very beautiful, 1t Is also very practical
National control of the District of CO.
lumbia seems to work splendidlv yonr
city Is manifestly well governed It's streets
are better and cleaner than those Of New
t tork. 1t Is better lighted at night. The
nigh quality and average Of its citizenship
are manifest to any one who walks the
streets
"I might go like this at much length.
brary and White House, are most beauti-
full. 1t is enough, however, to say that all
my Impressions OF Washington were favor
able and they have all been confirmed by
our party will ever have only the kindest
thoughts OF the American capital.
The Constitution and the Coal Strike
"Our new government in Australia Is in
tended to be an improvement ON the Ameri-
can government. Your Constitution is one
or the greatest documents history has ever
produced. But 1t does not seem to us quite
nexible enough, quite enough subject to the
VIII: OF the people. Our Constitution in
nloits controversy between the admins
ministry ceases to have the confidence of
the people 1t must retire.
But your government has counter ad-
vantages. Of course. In Australia we should
| need special legislation to deal with a diff
GUILTY like your coal strike In America
am convinced your President could end the
trouble now and alone, without any legisla-
summon In his council hall the leaders of
both sides and ask for a statement from
them. Do you think either would dare defy
une rbsr OPINION M and stay away way
were to reach definite conclusion in the
premises Would it be possible for either
party to this controversy to stand against
me that little group of half score
should defy the needs Of rs, 900 Of peo-
pie. Starving to death and freezing to
death are much the same thing.
I'VE have all Of us been much disappoint-
ed at not seeing the tomb of the great
George Washington. It was for us one Of
Americas greatest interests; He was not
only the father Of your republic. He made
possible the present greatness Of the Brit
ish empire. The victory of the American
colonists taught the, mother country that
as she granted autonomy and colonial liber-
ty in Just that proportion, would the deyo-
tion of the crown eSlonsts grow. Today
we have nothing to gain through a war for
Independence. On the contrary. we have
everything to lose, both thes colony and the
central government 3o@gH71
Finances in Good Condition.
Such dispatches as you have seen here
in America and in England rejecting un-
favorably on the credit of the new COM
monwealth," he said n,reply to certain
questions along that nnes have been ex-
tremely unfair andoabsard. Our finances
in Australia are so well established that
we who are most concerned In them are
entirely satisfied with them. This conf
dence Is shared in l.ondon. Just before I
left met in conference a group of the
most prominent fnancfers of all Great
Britain and was assured that every man
present was abundantiy satisfied with Aus
tralian properties as q field for profitable
investment.
Our railroads have been the subject of
the most attack. It is represented that we
are unable to make them pay q profit, or
even to meet the interest on their Indebted
ness. But any such statement so badly