The Washington times., 1913-01-28
SCHOOLS STARVED
BY UNEQUAL TAXES,
SAYS DR.. A'KELWAY
Washington Mans Charges of
Rule of District by Triumvi-
rate Puts Wilson on Trail.

"Our schools and other institutions
are starved for want of funds. situa-
ton directly related to and caused by
the inequita BILE system of taxation In
the District
So said DR.. A. J. McKelway, who re-
turned to the city today from New
York and Hoboken, where he spoke on
Washington. the Model city at con-
ference of social workers attended by
President-elect Wilson. and at which
DR.. McKelway charged that the District
Of Columbia is governed by a triumvi-
rate.
DR.. McKelway refused to enlarge
upon the official report of the confer
snce of social workers with Mr.. VIII
son. He did not dwell on the actual
needs OF Washington, so far as institu-
tions of social service are concerned.
Tells Needs.
Today to The Times, he told what he
believes some of those needs to be.
I'VE ought to have inspection of pri-
vate as well as public charitable insti-
tutions in the District" said Dr. Nc
Charities has that power. ANY enlight-
ened community ought to have the same
power over any Institution for unfo--
tunates of any kind.
Private institutions are necessary,
but the public ought to know what is
going on inside them. / will go a step
farther and say, even If IL is not a
popular thing to say, that there ought
not to be Governmental subsidies of
private institutions.
The question of more funds for our
starved schools and institutions relates
directly to the question of equitable
taxation. concerning which I said what
wes reported.
'Dr. McKelway told President-elect
Wilson that taxation was lowest in the
privileged district and highest in the
nome districts
Under any equitable system of taxa
ton We would have ample funds for
all legitimate purposes, / base my in
formation on the George report.
Ought To Read It.
Every citizen of Washington ought
to read that report. It has been at
tackled because Mr. George is a single
taxer. and the impression is sought to
be conveyed that the George report is
q single-tax proposition. Conveying the
impression that there is single tax ad-
vocacy in the report is just drawing a
ehrrtng across the trail
In this figure Of speech Mr.. McKelway
echoed somewhat the President-elect,
who xaid: "Dr McKelway excites me
because he put my nose on a fresh trail
and that kind of train l always fol-
low with zest"
DR.. McKelway declares that as con-
ditions are now, Congressmen are
scruttnizing every appropriation for Dis
trict needs with care because they are
aware that they are appropr!ating money
out of the general public fund and feel
responsible in the matter.
- S2a Urges Change.
he advocates that taxation be changed
a. indicated by Mr.. George, so that the
revenues Of the city will be increased,
and he would have the citizens of
Washington govern themselves and
handle their own money.
Let the citizens of Washington
conduct their own finances" said he,
'and let Congress make additional
appropriations with the object of not
only making the city beautiful but
TO call attention to the fact that this
is the National Capital
This is the only English-speaking
city of any size at all in the world
in which its citizens have no word TO
say about the government of them
selves. It is distressing that we who
reside in Washington must face
condition. and we hate TO be not only
dtsfranrhised, but also seemingly
mendicants."