Evening star., 1915-04-29
defenseless Americans who now live
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defenseless Americans who now live
in it,"
Lessons Taught by These Examples.
II the examples of Argentina and
Brazil were followed % the United
States would have been. and for the
future will be. far more wisely liberal
in capital creation and upbuildinK on
purely national lines. With us these
expenditures are provided ON other
bills than the District hill. and are
made solely from the national reve-
nues to which Washinxtonians con-
tribute on precisely the same basis
as all other Americans. The United
states is and always has been under
tai expenditure for purely national pur-
poses irrespective of its agreement as
10 municipal maintenance under the
naif-and-half plan.. The existence of
tns pan affecting municipal main
tenance has had NO logical or reason-
able tendency to restrain the United
staten from appropriate national ex-
penditures on the capital in emulation
Gh Gr.1,. the example set by Argentina and
- A1M. ~ and has not I'm fact restrained
II. me nation. while 1T has of recent
Years done much ON exclusively ma
uonal lines In capital upbuildinr, has
nor, 1T Is conceded, attained the high
ards san.sn In this respect set by Ar
half plan of municipal maintenance
OBVIOUSLY has not held 1t back, and
Just as obviously 1t Is not necessary
10 destroy the haIf-and-half plan in
tiona, 'naa mmt,an In respect of purely ma
United States may compare more IA
Sorabiy with Argentina and Brasil.
In respect to municipal MAIN
s nce OF the capital the example
OF sargenttna and Brasil suxxests 1a)
inc capital fndustrially. commercially
ano In every means Of local self-sup-
port should foster in it every nos
siDie taxable resource, 50 lexislatfne
III. a. 10 make 1t prosperous and
4Dle 70 meet Substantial municipal
ta4at1ons (b) and chat in addition
the nation should make definite and
suhstantial contribution to municiuaI
m maintenance, either through continua-
ton of the half-and-half plan With anv
notifications which may have become
necessary or equitable, or through the
substffutfon of some other plan witch
snail provide for an equally definfte
anu substantial proportionate contri-
Duton. Argentine does not pay a
specified percentage of the mafnte-
nance expenses of Buenos Airea.
but 1t meets from the national tre..-
nry n" We have SEEM certain large
police noilce OF a.n.n9n mua1sipsi espen.e. like the
oocks and hnrbors. water supply and
sewer system. the more Important
works of public sanitation and the
greater part of the expense of public
.eo"cation. There IL nothing whatever
IN the examples of Rio and Bueno.
Aires to suggest the equity or wis
dom OF destroying the haIf-and-half
plan. Its continuance 10 essential In
order that under the head Of nunicipaI
maintenance alone we may compsre
iavorably with Argentina and Brnzil.
I'D II we follow the examples of
Arxendna and Brazil we shall NOT
~nationalize" all American rights and
pvnexes out of the capital COM
munity. consignins executive control
OF It to a bureau of = federal depart
ment. and denying 1t even n distfncfive
Distr1ct day for the conaideration ~
IT'S II. iesislstive =, concerns BY a iexisls-
t9re In which 1t 10 unrepresented. On
the contrary II the example Of ths..
,n,,, na,,ons IN followed Washinxtonians
VIII have. like other Americana. renr--
sentstion in Congress and the elec-
torai college. and, without diaturbinp
national control of the capital bv Con.
Gress' larger participation. direct nv
ihdAfect' In settlement of the ouestion.
now much and By what method. and
'or "nat purposes they shall be taxed.