The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-04-19
CITYSHOULDAWAKEN
A Contributor Suggests Ac-
tiYity on Several Lines.
WOULD WELCOME CONGRESS
RignaId W. BeaH Thinks as Long as
Municipality Is Dependent ON Fed
eFaI Legislature II should show
Gratitude and Cultivate Favor.
Needs of District Enumerated.
BY RIGNALD W. BEALL.

No single interest has done so much
for upbuilding the National Capital as its
newspapers. 1t needs but the educational
development impaired by them to awaken
our citizens to the true proportions of
their opportunity to build a great city.
The newspapers should not be afraid to
awaken US from or deep lethargy 1t
has been said that when China is awak-
ened to her true greatness and her pos
sibilities she will change the face Of the
globe so when the National City IS
awakened TO her potential possibilities
she will surely become the queen city OF
the world-the pride and JOY Of all the
nations
Progress is seen in every section Of our
already beautiful city. We need to be
more appreciative of the things we have,
and with a greater energy hustle for
more. If the expression may be par
doned. washington is behind herself. {"
She does not measure up TO % per cent
of her possibilities. Our citizens need to
be educated to appreciate their opportuni-
hes for their own and the nations benefit.
Washington Belongs 10 Nation.
Washington as truly belongs 10 the ma
ton as to the citizens Of the District of
Columbia. The nation is vitality interest
ed in the Identification of every street
and thoroughfare. Hundreds of thou
sands more people from the States have
visited Washington within a year than
ever before to look upon its noble public
buildings, broad avenues, historic statues,
and its beautiful parks. We need to show
Congress each year that we appreciate
what It does fer the benefit of the Capital
City. We need TO educate our fellow
citizens and TO court stronger favor with
the men from the States who make our
laws and appropriate our money as they
see ut IN the great white building on the
Hill.
The governmental machinery. with its
l0.000 officials. its Representatives and
Senator's, courts. and other public func-
tionaries, with their respective Tetinues
of servants and retainers, is part and
parcel of Washington. I repeat, the
average Washington business man does
not appreciate the government man, COM
monty expressed as the government clerk.
I do not like the word clerk. It should
be expressed n some other form, like
government Official or "an officer Of
the government. At the same time. the
government officials and the business men
Of Washington have never appreciated
Congress, and they do not appreciate it
now.
Officials Seem Familiar.
Representatives and Senators are looked
upon with a certain degree Of familiarity.
and not with that regard and respect due
their high Office We know there are
but few men in the great army of gov
eminent clerks, as well as in Congress.
who do not measure up to that high
grade OF manhood that wins the con-
fdence and respect Of their feIIow-men,
but from personal contact with a large
number of government people in a bush
ness way, as a class, must say they
are possessed OF higher capabilities and
a stronger sense OF justice, with more
intelligence, greater ambition for the bet
terment Of themselves and our common
country, than can be found among any
other working force on the face Of the
globe.
While members of Congress deserve the
same, and even more, confidence and re-
speet than those sacred solons of ancient
Rome who sat in the senate and suffered
death rather than depart one iota from
justice and right, I must repeat that
Washington does not appreciate the gov
eminent people; neither does 1t appre-
ciate Congress.
should Work with Congress.
There Is a great work to be done here.
We need to appreciate the government
people. and infuse into them a public
spirited feeling of common brotherhood
in building up our Greater Washing
ton We need TO court closer favor