Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

ton is Uncle Sam. who. with mis- thou
sands OF acres beyond Boundary street.
is by fa- the largest single suburban
property owner
The taXpayers of the District are abso-
lutely unable unaided to develop the out
living territory on the lines OF the original
ca pital suburban Washington contains
81 .a2.' acres. as against GIL acres IN the
original city and G..o, acres in Washing
to.1 and Georgetown At MINIMUM es'
innate there will De mica over l".oh
acres of streets TO he condemned oaeIed
maintained and improved. as against
:s.Goi acres IN the original ely, Nhdet
whose burden the taHpaye.s OF the cap
i.al for tnree-fourths OF Il century ggoan-
ed The new city will b" I'VE times the
; area of the original city. The area OF the
streets to be donated maintained and inn
proved Wil be twice az large As the en-
tire area OF the original city. and the
imaginary street representing this area
would extend TO Chicago instead ~ New
York.
Tie proposition carried 10 rs logical
I termination means bankruptcy for tn. To-
| cal taxpayers. This municipal EXPENSES.
! even with extremely moderate suburban
! improvements on a cranped stree; plan
J ard with a nation contributing its share
! of the entire cost have suffccd 10 keen
! the taxes up to a high point compared
with other municipalities. II the SUBURBS
were TO he developed on tho original
the !ocai taxpaNeas' expense, ine result
! OF higher and higher taxes ami finally
financi.,l disaster ooad ciearil be iEeN-
/ liable This monstrods p"oposit."n is in
teligibie oniN on I'D. niSta kea IDEA tnai
Washington taxna, et's are in so.is Wa
.;n,lulv favored. ana THAT they can With
on, iniustic" he p..ntshed WITH %.'at
would. utherp is. ne GROSSLY unr@a Soua BIZ
and burden So.l.e ..A.ic;io9s. Congress. v,ih
I fun poae:. o. tbs Subject u = hands.
alread. reaui es from the local taNpa ers
an euuit able contribution u TN, capital $
[ expenses. and rio steps should be- irreNo-
/ cabls taken which wil increase largely
| such taxation.
Either suburban Washington should he
made part of the capital in all respects
| or the section should be retroceded TO
MARYLAND and permitted TO develop on the
natural lines of its own resources as a
, series of Maryland villages. The Greater
! Washington must be built up on the gen
eral plan of the original city, making a
capital with big c. worthy OF the ma
ton with a big y. or the federal Dis
trirt must nc reduced to the limits Of tho
picavune capital worthy o. nation
spelled with loUer-case II,
Not Less. But Greater. Washington.
This capital. whether it is To be greater
or less Washington. will embody the ma
tional idea and will serve as an index of
the strength of national patriotic senti-
lnent and OF national prosperity and
power.
No act of the forefathers furnish s
more convincing evidence of wise fore
thought than the creation and general
design of the National Capital. What
they planned the men of Today are to
carry out with the engagements and inn
tic of the present time and necessary 10
make the modern city in every branch OF
municipal development a model capital
What is done for the capital is done
for the nation and for the promotion OF
national sentiment AT once the bond
and token of union the nation city and
the spirit of American nationality are in
tertwined. Sincere and enthusiastic love
for country is what keeps alive the mod,
ern republic and gives it prosperity and
glory. Both capital and nation nave
planted the roots Of their existence III
this patriotic sentiment. The Union ana
its peculiar residence and part property
hallowed by every association which car
keep patriotism alive, rest upon the samt
supports.
The national sentiment WAS never
stronger than t is today. The whole re-
public thrills in response to the patriout
impulse. The nation and whatever per
tains to it are spelled in the largest type
j
American sentiment will declare for a
contracted capital discreditable wheI
compared with the broad plans or tht
forefathers and involving ultimate re-
pudiation of national concern in ma
tional territory. The tendency Of tht
times is not to reduce the National Iapi
tai territory to the bounds or the orisina
city. but 10 enlarge its area, as vigorous
) ~ urged by President Taft. b.. reacau'r
ing the section of the ten miles SQUARE
! retroceded over half a century ago Il
Virginia ] am convinced that the 80.
COCOON of Americans Of today. instead
of approving a retrograde ant-eXpansiol
policy OF contemplate smallness in this
matter of national concern. would. i
polled. decide that there can be no no-'
patriotic and ennobi.ng labor than tina
which associates ones name with the IL
lustrious forefathers In developnis
worthily and on an equitable basis th'
city Of the Union. thereby fostering tht
national sentiment realizing the ma
tional aspiration and gratifying the ma
tional pride.