The Washington times., 1910-07-21

years, and have not heretofore and are
noi now, assessed az more than one
third Of their true valueJ would provide
SUFFICIENT revenue 10 properly transact
the public business and wipe out every
Stun in the District inside OF I'VE years.
Slums Are Here.
Many residents Of Washington deny
the existence Of Sums in the city. The
writer was as ignorant Of the true sani-
tary conditions OF the city as these dis
believers until his Official duties for
about one year made j. necessary fSr
him to 20 into and through many Of
Nasnington's internal regions" There
are none worse outside Of Satan's 90
minions- one day spent IN our sIums
would cure any man. or woman. Of their
disbellef. and transform them zuCo work
efs n the cause OF humanity, II pos
Sessed OF either heart OF a conscience.
Sums Not Lacking
II Washington has no Sums. as 50
many persons profess 10 believe. then
the city beautiful has been very much
malgned by many men supposed %
have been honest ard truthful. and
without prejudice, and by su the news
on January 2, 1872. The washington
Times printed the following on Its edi-
torial page
"PURIFICATION BEFORE
DEVELOPMENT"
For the District Of Columbia a good
factory law should be passed. and. as
a powerful indirect aid 10 such laws
provision should be made 90 tam the
Inhabited alleys the existence OF which
IS reprOach % our Capital CITY. 5ull
minor streets where the Inhabitants can
live under conditions favorable TO health
d Is
The Slums OF the city. now more
numerous and in a more CiSTaceful
condition than most residents Of wash
ingtou have any idea OF. Shoulz be
tzation that slums exist--SenatGT james
Mcmillan
No part Of the greater washington
can be safely built upon rotten rOuu-
dalton. President Roosevelt and tie
chairman Of the Senate District Com
mittce are In accord on the matter Of q
local crusade for pllrItl cation
when WashinEJ0nlaus set - the real
problem OF develops after tIe pro
3 cess OF digestion which seems 20 be ~
progress, the sium question IS one that
demands early consideration
There IS no room in the city for such
contrasts as foul aIleEWagS and a marx
ing system embracing the beauties of q
paradise The spirit that iaDors Tor the
realization OF the beautinqatiO8 prO5ec'
should at the same time strive for the
elimination Of the slUm quarters
Goes Behind Scenes
On Thursday. April =. 1875. the fol
lowing editorial appeared IN The Wash
inrton Post, under the heading
we HAVE sLU1Ts OF OUR OWN
An English gentleman, wE0 is also q
phuauthropist and u student Of s0cioI-
oEv. has been looking into the sIums OF
WashinEtol- Ten years ago he visited
the CAPITAL but on that occasion saw
only our splendid public buildings. on
wide avenues an6fstreers. our nUmer0u.
parks and beautiful private residences
EJuSt Ike very large majority OF
Woshfu-uouiaus ard viSitCrs-l He re
turned to England convinced that wash
{ irEtCn was the lo1E-io0ked-for mode
city. Now he paws q second visit. aut
this time he goes behind the scenes Tbs
result OF che Investigation is an amend
uent 10 the C1ntlculan's original est
mate. He finds that while our areas O
sQualCT and degradation are not Is M
mer0us or so extensive as those OF Lon
don. they are in many Instances nuCi
more appalling. on his point he saws
% This time I came 10 see the wOrS