Evening star., 1915-12-12
SENATOR JONES TALKED
WASHINGTON BEAUTIFUL
Told Constituents in State of Wash.
ington His Theory of Ma
tional Capital.

Senator Jones of Washington carried
Washington. the National Capital, to
people of the state of Washington dur
ing the recess of Congress.
For four months he spent most of hi q
time going over the state showing pic
lures of the capital and addressing or
ganizations OF various kinds on Wash
ington city. He said last night that
everywhere he found the people inter-
ested and more than willing that the
federal government should be generous
in its treatment of the nations capital.
What He Said to Them.
Senator Jones is member of the SEN
ate District committee and a believer
in the half-and-half plan Discussing
his experiences in his home state, he
said:
Il spent four months of my vacation
in going over the state showing pic
lures of the city and addressing COM
mercial clubs. high schools. churches
and other organizations, with large
crowds everywhere. venture to say
that there are more people in the state
of Washington now who have a good
idea of the public buildings, parks,
ance of Washington than in almost
any other state of the Union except
some of those more adjacent.
4 took the position frankly that
Washington city is the city of the ma
ton and not that of the people
of the District: that it will never
and can never be a large indus
trial center. but is intended to be
primarily the capital of the republic:
that everything else is subordinated to
n vy1y don
1t should be made the most beautiful
capital city in the world to be COM
mensurate with the wealth. intelli-
gence. power and greatness of our peo-
pie.
Mecca for Americans.
TT ought to be the mecca of every
American citizen. and every American
citizen who visits 1t should go away
proud Of his country and a better and
more patriotic citizen. 1t ought to be
such city that Europeans who may
visit 1t will go back home to tell their
people and friends Of its glories and
beauties.
THE nation Is primarily interested in
Its Identification and development and
should be willing to bear whatever ex-
pense may be necessary to make 1t
what it ought to be. While the city
should not be made the haven of tax
dodgers, the government is primarily
responsible for it's development and
Identification as the National Capital
and should not be niggardly in its ap-
for that purpose nor place
any undue burden on the people of the
District. I told them that the half and
half system Is more liberal toward the
government than to the tax
payers and people of the District. This
sentiment seemed to be heartily in
dorsed. / never received a single crit
icism or complaint as to the expense to
the national government. I am certain
that the people of the state of Wash
ington will cheerfully indorse any ex-
pense looking to the Identification OF
city.
THE people were much interested in
the views. and seemed to be pleased
that l should take this method Of get
ting acquainted instead of talking
politics or discussing profound ques-
tions about which they always hear |
and read.
II talked politics only twice, and en-
joyed more than ever before getting
around among my constituents, when
I could meet them entirely free from
partisan politics, and simply as their
and agent, regardless of |
politics. I had a good time. and 1 be- |
iieye the people know more of the
National Capital than they ever did |
before"