The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-14
CAPITAL OF CANADA a.
MAY GET GOLD BRICK
Ottawa Would Regret Emulation
of Washing ton, Declares
" 49,, MIR. Jermane.
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BY w, w. Jermane.

Washington, D. c., Oct. l3.-The do
minion of Canada has it in mind to
emasculate the citizenship of Ottawa,
to take away from the people their po
itical rights and to make: Of the Cana
dian capital another such nameless
nonentity as the District of Columbia,
wherein all roads to personal distinction
are closed save that. Of becoming a
real estate agent for the purpose Of
much is intimated by George Z. Mac
donald, who is here from Ottawa and
says he is city electrician of that CAPT
"While here" he says, ct shall
make an Investigation Of your govern,
ment in the District Of Columbia, in
which people living in the capital of
Canada are much interested. Washing
ton is one Of the most beautiful cities
in the world, and it's our desire to
pattern after&5it as -1nuch;zas we can.
Our city is being laid out with that in,
tention. But just now We are much
itself, because we are seriously think
ing Of doing away with our city gov
eminent; with. it's politics, and have the
general government take over twenty
square miles, with the. city in the CEN
ter, so that we may reap all the adj
| vantages which. Washington now at
tains thru such an arrangement.
-. = City Growing Poor. -! =, 49,. {
WOur government, of q course, pays
no taxes and sit is Constantly sextend.
ing it's property in Ottawa. Thus the
city is becoming poor and in. need Of
here. as would permit the general gov
eminent to Bear its share Of the ex-
pense. I shall make certain recommen-
dations ON the subject after I return
to Canada
Thus, then, we have another instance
to illustrate the power of an evil ex-
ample. After Mr.. Macdonald shall
have returned to his home and electri-
fed his fellow citizens with his report
on how to have beautiful city without
paying taxes, and the innovation is
adopted. there will then be another spot
on the North American continent where
people will begin to learn things which
they would like to forget. 49,
After our friends Of the Canadian
capital have coded away their liberties
they will know a lot about the way the
man felt who, having yoked himself tx
a bull calf, could do nothing when the
| calf ran away but yell, 9"Stop us, some
body darn: our fool souls 8 s -
! .. = Case of Begging.
Nobody will be able to tell them any
thing about an absolute monarchy :They
will know for themselves. Likewise
they will acquire an interesting fund O.
information about the sport Of begin.
for everything they want in Z TIL
way Of municipal improvements and 10
cal reforms instead Of demanding tn
same on the strength of their votes a
uncringing citizens. IT,. -
But this is not all. They will re
ceive liberal education relative t
what real estate trust can do With
, circumscribed territory where -. tn
government pays half the taxes; wher
some sections are improved lavishly an
some not, at all; where some street: ca
} lines give the best service in the worl
and some the bummest; : where all tn
absolutely worthless realty is sold t
the government for park purposes at te
times what it would bring from an
other customer-yes, sometimes fort
times as much-and the city pay hal
the shot; where their protest in ma
g tiers Of the kind will have to be mad
e to the honorable gentleman from Sa
J. katchewan or the equally honorab
n gentleman from Halifax; where no ma
Il ter how beautiful the hills across tt
r. river nor how ideal. they may be {
q sites for homes, mo adequate bride
L land street car service can be secured (
n government action for fear the real e
tate values in the favored and lavish,
y improved sections Of the district mig
! be affected unfavorably thereby; whe
e the development Of suburban car lin
e is studiously retarded for the same re
J. son; where passengers on most of tt
y suburban lines are still obliged
=: transfer at the city limits; where
Der Of the national legislature to ov
real estate, but is not. All these thin,
the people of Ottawa will learn if thu
d follow closely. in the footsteps of Was
a ington, and more.