Evening star., 1914-02-06

elt recoenized that this legislation was
1il.tail.si.J4l Us. its mature and complete
ana fpii!ied II 1tself. do not n. t: slight
st degree tle The hands OF future Con
z!esSes s1 Iar a. rovre. Is cotCcrI!t-tl
hey DO tn;.s.s- il. eoInoInatj q pow
eTlAl appeal tu tile discretion ,,r Com
S.t-Ss e exercise IL, saUst tiloj.-i9tfti
''l-4 deliberate care taking into col.S!d-
";i WA4c4- the Districts Constitution is
'tSed before reiira..{.g oG vit4.iy :i.tlerd-
i;lS ths organic act and substituting
a:.pit1eF Constitution. u the District in its
mace IL however, the words Organic
act are an irritating. ,-NasI,.r.ttill., we'd
rag, ITovoc;itive of confessional as
>si;.t- NashiIlS to,.iIas ought NOT to use
tHen4 e''-ll taougl III. Supreme. Court
80. ti~'n and even Though W. 1neit.! no
0;IeAse by them. NasAir,toui;tus ought
lot 70 make ANY OF their LEGISLATORS angry
70 the 1oni Of Injustice. even Il il is
rs'5t reasonable that the latter should
t~t angry fan compromise might
tt suggested II. accordance with which
'r.a. tIe law of ls1s - an organic. ,ct
o. 91ssfti"n that Washington li;.ls refrain
.','l t's..92S i the organic act
90 o2rsa, congress would not anna If
e% ts@ }esssla-:oa of I>1s -otlp'ed with
&3'''is t"Q +is!aet.' 's4teit Subsequent leg
--s'-e'ft- "a @ul.t-.t .te.'Ial in lis nature t.s
.s" '-Sa.l}.is- iH come ton with its slararl-
80 oa-a>'. ic may be thai the
't.cS "f Congress are ssIf-tied But
'@ ''.4 tftt On Upon tht powers Of Con-
- is i.Yt s.!S=ests d by t!le term -or-
1+5-' AT and can exist and he effective
" r3s'fs-taH With AN ifSitsI4.tita NJ rn7ini,
at e@l.aiion ~ private act as readily
'ta t --sl.iios amending ritally the
District 8 & 'o.2sfit =; .ofl.
No Shifting. Capricious Standard.
NOT he destroyed. a> proposed in SEQ
ito" = without the substitution in it's
ris"" "f some othe~ definite measure
"t "stiounl participation In capital
rnatnt"uaoc-, whether more or less
ihsu half. Thts participation ought
not &" vary in successive years from
fair contributions to notbing at NIL.
according to the wbims and capric-s.
fbe spites of The few men In ench Con-
Sress who are willing To undertake
aud arc permitted to net in dealing
with local concerns
Iic }.ai--an nd halt provision is the kew
stone IE the arch or the law of l>1S; tne
et'stoae il. The arch Of the capitals well
are
IL y.,1.e las been l!ot in the particu-
~ Fe,"+.taGe Of 3o':t. and national cor
fr'butlosl W!ic!. j liked. but in the tact
ti-At II established definitely tie nation
q oh.3gatl5n IFS re>u.et 10 the capital and
* c ~ slll45-;- tst.iSC Of ,s!I.! q Dle par
r4'litt-"-f h TIE }-..ti9s. il. capital main
! --5s1s,'- sfsc --tylI+lI..-c ,t .lich Sho4Id bt
observed t. tE% Wears when Congress.
q 1so17tc =. rational concerns. cared lit
'it oue '.ty or tle other :lbo'It capita!
st1iairs. and would he likely 10 NEGLECT III.
''tpltt4 ;tfd e..f:S- i: To suffer. II req I'd
:" ~ at:e~h each year The amount O- its
liF9t0TttoT.atc contributions.
ne evil al conEresS.oI.ii exclusive leg
sS-'til@1 Tor the DiStr:ct has been not so
s..ic.i c5s.4'fessionai hostility Is congress
7.''Isa- indlIte2eIce and .3es!ect
III t.4t ..siS-!.e. Of any definite -qtIit:. til,
s-e 81 oeetre ~ participation thaf was
--'e"E'-3lt-s. af caI.GreSs thr capital was
~ an yi'sis.- ~ vS.ecte,! Ly the nation for
,--Eee-l ss-rtis ut :. century. and Tor this
'- Lore. ~ reason uf the failure of the
.t'ttl"i to meet ti}, .iouora BILE obiisa
tons ls.@Urre'i At The creation OF til,
sts.. tlt' capital became and continued
4t- ''pP*strsfscs ullkeInpt and disrep-
rf'+"-e- IN fllanceS :. periodical bank
rupt through no FAULT Of its own--aIto,
--stiteE :. reluOach 10 Itself and i shame
T. the nation,
SlI.ce the act o. 1873 the nation pursu-
IAE a. equitable. clearly defined .pclic,
tt:Ide. the hali-and-ils4if provision ha
t'3 wise. economical and iutelIigently lib
era! expenditure built up Ola, OF the mos
attractive capitals Of the world no lonse
a rep-"s eli ana shame. lut th.' object .
patriotic i,ride- since through Lack .
Ills ociiftft, .-ts4rl.Is4rd Of utticsal coutri
BUTTON tiis slAt'on f.lI Tar short OF meet
.Hc is Netiorl:al capital obligation from
800 10 fsIs. since the nation since iS1
has occt tsionally fallen short OF nlcetin,
its own liked half and-half standard; ant
Hlnce certain legislators of today, con