Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-24
Bright Future Of Nations City.

For many years organizations like the
Board of Trade and Chamber of Com
merce and individual observation-disclosures,
through the newspapers and otherwise,
have been Systematically spreading the
truth concerning Washington. the nations
city. The intelligent discussion of the re-
lations of capital and nation. of the wis
dom and fairness or the act of 1878, and
of the obligation and necessity OF the
maintenance by the nation of this COM
pact. has borne fruit.
Never before was the National Capital
situation SO well understood. though 1t
must be admitted much remains TO be
done I'm popular education In this respect,
never before was the capital SO strong in
the sympathy. affection and pride of the
American people: never was IL. on the
whole more considerably treated at the
White House; never did 1t have among its
legislators in Congress more able and in
Guential friends and wel-wishers in In
dividual senator's and representatives in
both Of the great political parties.
The time has long passed when in
every Congress a legislator found some
support and applause for proposal
70 remove the capital from Washing
ton. The nations city is no longer
harassed. as il was not many years
ago. by a proposition at every session
of Congress TO eliminate or to reduce
radically the nations financial partici-
patton in the capital-mak'ng part
nership. There has not been for years
go little chance OF success of a legisla-
tive campaign hostle to the organic
act and TO the full development by the
nation of the nations city.
But TO permit these facts, which
give encouragement to hope for sue
cessful resistance to all assaults, TO
cause US TO ignore the evidences that
such: assaults are planned. and. instead
of preparing for defense, to shut our
ayeS and fold our hands In a fools
paradise OF complacency would be
asinine on the part of US who fight for
Washington.
The capital has never in it's history
STAYED off threatened evil or made
notable gain in its centurys struggle
for life and prosperity without hard
and intelligent fighting. For us Wash
ingtonians to assent to and to act In ac-
cordance with the suggestion that
there is more danger in the public
recognit on OF menace to the city's
welfare and in a warning to prepare to
meet it than there is peril in the
menace itself would be to plead guilty
10 criminal imbecility in the first de-
gree,
Asa result OF the developments of the
last few weeks the atmosphere has
cleared somewhat. We know better where
westand. We have learned broadly what
will be proposed in attack. We under
stand better than before the views of
some of our influential legislators, who
govern US In Congress-. and of the Com
nlissioners who are the legislative age. s
of this community. We know better than
before 70 what extent the Commissioners
views of what is fair and right for the
capital coincide with those OF the COM
Eunity which they represent. Able COM
mi.tees have been created, representing
the citizens organizations, to prepare to
act whenever action is necessary. In
short, the nations city is in reasonably
cood shape 10 take advantage in self-de-
Tense and in support Of its demand for
air play OF the position which 1t has de-
ervedly won In the affections and pride
Of the American people.