The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-04-04
IN CAPITAL
No More Bad Art to Be Allowed
in Washington City.
MALL is CENTER OF SCHEME
Spring Has Come to the Potomac, and
Birds, Trees and Flower Beds Are
BcautIfying the Parks
and Streets.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Neutrality-suspicious. to make Wash
ngton worthy capital are being push
ed vigorously. When the Lincoln me-
mortal dispute is ended other matters
less controversial In nature Will be
taken up and decision made. 1t is not
yet definitely decided Just what form
the memorial to Abraham Lincoln will
take, but the chances favor the erec-
ton OF some lasting stone memorial
near the Potomac river, virtually at
the head of what Is called The Mall.
This Mall. by the way, is beau
tiful place. Eventually 1t will extend
from a point on the river opposite
Georgetown straight through to the
capitol 1t has wide extent today,
unbroken except by the Washington
monument, some government buildings
and by great trees. Before long, 1t Is
the firm belief of men charged with
the identifying Of the city, that all the
business buildings on the south side OF
Penn sylvania avenue will be removed
and that there will be one great gov
ern lent park extending from the ave-
nue. to the river and from the capitol
to the Lincoln memorial
This is spring in Washington. 1t was
late spring, but 1T came finally, and
with 1t on its march up the Potomac
came the birds from the south. who In
stantly took up temporary, and In some
cases, permanent, residence In Rock
Creek park. This beautiful park Will
enter into the scheme Of the compre-
hensive identifying scheme Of the city.
! Eventually there will be a broad park
belt, virtually surrounding the capitol
of the nation. When it Is understood
that In the city itself there are score
or more Of small parks. and that every
avenue and nearly every street has Its
double line Of shade trees, some ade-
quate idea can be obtained OF the
eventual beauty of this Potomac city.
No More Monstroslty Monuments.
Every effort will be made to proven
the erection in Washington OF any
moro "monstrosity monuments" Some
of the public memorials erected here
In honor of men dead and gone are
an honor neither 70 the sculptors, to
the people, nor to the men whose deeds
they are supposed to commemorate.
Almost anything in the old days In the
way Of a monument used to pass the
censors of art Today 1t Is virtually
impossible to get anything by the crit
les except that which is eminently
worthy. for the board Of approval" is
composed Of men who know excellence
when they meet 1t.
Volumes have been written about
the art of Statuary Hall in the cap
itol. It is probable that all the mar
BILE and bronze memorials there are
there to stay, for 1t would be regard
ed perhaps as an insult to the legis-
lators of the states which voted these
memorials to suggest that they be
taken out and replaced by others.
Nature will beautify Washington in
few days. No statuary is needed here
to make the city beautiful in late March
and all Of April, May ard June. The
trees on the avenues largely are flow
er bearing. 1t may be said that all
trees blossom, but those in the main
In washington are Of kind which
bear blossoms Of size and fragrance.
The small parks from now on will
be flower beds with a constant success.
sion OF changes Of coverlids. The
crocuses come, then the hyacinths,
then the tulips, and then the flowers
of midsummer In constant change and
always In profusion.
TWO Bold Senators.
When Gen. Winfield Scott Han
cock a. a presidential candidate
said "the tariff is local Issue
he said what since has proved
to be true, although, as everybody
knows, he was laughed at at the time
for his lack OF appreciation Of the
real facts In the case" There are
other local issues besides the tariii
and chief among them Ia the matter
of public buildings for the cities
towns and villages OF the country
This matter Just now is engaging the
attention OF the United States sen
ate. although in haste let 1t be said
that the senate Is In no wise anxious
to have the subject pressed upon it..
A few days ago Senators Lea and
Kenyon, one Democrat and the Other
Republican. acting together, asked
for reconsideration OF bills which had
been presented by other senators fol
the erection of public buildings In two
or three small towns In the west
The action OF these two senators was
bold and unprecedented. for be II
known that the senator's by agreement
In the past have not been in the habit
Of interfering with one another's at
tempts to secure fine postofices, fine
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