The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-31

/ some useful work, In helping others. OF
in strengthening our own charactersi
Will the running of a branch of the
Baltimore end Ohio into Georgetown
change the character IN any way Of
that most interesting portion OF the city
OF Washington? For the chief charm of
Georgetown, as everybody knows. is its
combined proximity and remoteness. It
is reached In a very few moments by ex-
cellent street car service. yet fl has
managed to sit aloof. as IL were from
the rest Of the city. and. wrapped about
in a certain antebellum respectability.
I look with scorn upon all the hustle and
gaudiness OF the newer Washington.
The Georgetonian has felt that, while he
belonged to different and superior or
der of things. he was yet within strik-
ing distance of the downtown churches,
the theaters. and the gin rickey manu-
factories on the Avenue Does the
piercing of Georgetown by a railroad
mean that it is to be modernized and
the dust of ages brushed of the velvet
( Of its ancient respectability7
Complete Justice will not be done IN
the world until woman who does a
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would be for the interest both OF men
and women that this should obtain. for
the latter are often employed and take
the places Of men simply because they
can be got more cheaply. The expert
ment recently made in the mailbag re-
pair shop demonstrates that women are
as efficient at some sorts of work as
men. Those female employees receive
but Sl15 cents a day. Recently the ex-
pertinent was made Of putting on men at
$3.50 day. but II was found that these
[, latter accomplished less than the wo-
men. although drawing twice the paw.
X seems that the women were originally
paid s. a day. but were reduced II IS
a fact foolish rs IL riay sound that
were they men. they would probably
have little difficulty in getting. their
original wage restored We are vet IN
that primitive state OF civilization
where we pay women rather according
to their sex than according TO what they
do Man. being the superior animal.
should. as we reason. receive the larger
/ pay. even when he does less work.
The action of Russia and japan. re-
spectively, as regards newspaper cor
I respondents. is fair criterion of the
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countries. The former country refuses
TO allow correspondents to accompany
either her armies or her feet. while the
. latter gives them great freedom and the
most courteous treatment Much as we
all have read about it, it Is hard to
realize how thoroughly up-to-dite in
every sense OF the word Japan is. Her
treatment OF correspondents is a sure
guarantee that she means TO conduct
the war, if war there must be. accord
ing to civilized standards.
Il gives Us satisfaction To note that
the BrightwoOd citizens are stiIl agitat-
ing FOR better street car service. There
is great justice I'm their demands for a
/ through service. There is no reason
whatever, except. perhaps. veneration
for an uatiquated institution. in break
ing the trip ont BrightwoOd way In two
IN the middle and causing the unfor-
tunate victims OF the railroad company
TO cool tneir heels for half an hour In
windy shed Even the argument that
the drunken soldiers belonging to the
Home who come home n crowds over
that line have chance TO sober up dur
ing the wait. does not mold; for most Of
! them carry TASKS.