Evening star., 1915-03-29
ASQUARE DEAL
FOR EVERYBODY
For Congress and Our Faith
full Legislators and for
the Capital.
RECIPROCITY IN FAIR PLAY
AND CONSIDERATION
The Greatest Legislature i'll the
World to Build the Worlds
Grandest Capital. -.

NiarcA H. l''.-',
The congressional Joint Conf
mittcc i to rc-cNaninc the eQul-
tie upon which the organic act
uI 1873 was based and 10 recon-
mend L. Congres, alterations, Il
any be necessary OF wise. III ti.i5
Fundamental and vitality impe.r-
tant law
The spirit i'll which Congress
and the capital community ap-
pfoach this new legislation. thus
prclaccd by intelligent and i'm
partial study oi the iacts. should
be radically different from that
which has been generated at times
and in individuals on both sides
o. the controversy which has
ragged during the last congress.
The " Wa-llinStonian. poWerless
I" participate in the slightest de
gree in his own taxation and gov
erlunent and impotent To punish
those " hu. he feels. have abused
u his vital injury their power to
tlX and govern him. has III par
ti,'rlar instances exercised too
freely and offcn>it ely the privi-
ltge u the hupelessly defeated
ltI2aut oi "cussing the court.
Md also in individual instances
The District Legislators. with all
pow crs III their hands to wound
and even IL destroy. have taken
too great otfen>e al the verbal
sputterinss oi the aggrieved and
helpless and have too vigorously
rctaliated
loo many oi " ashington's leg
i>ldturs have come to view their
constituents as unappreciative.
1nsrateiu. greedy. selfish and
ccn>uripri>: and too many OF these
constituents have come to view
the legislators. selected ior them
~ the Constitution. as dellber-
aicly ignorant oi their needs, as
contemptuou>ly indifferent to and
ncslectful oi their welfare or as
actively aud Indignantly hostile
The CRYING need oi the hour is
change u thought, a change oi
heart. a new policy under which
each II the capital-building part
aer, shall heed the INDUCTION Put
Yourself i'll lis place" with the
result oi substituting mutual ap
probation ior recrirnination Fair
play and mutual regard are watch
prd- u the new policy
Fair Play for Congress.
Ib- Hshingtoninn in accordance
with 10 viii render deseryed and
r~'...cd tribute "f grateful npprecia-
'ion {" tho long line Of senators and
representatives who have faithfully
p~rformrd The un.~Iash, difficult and
almost thapLte.- task OF dealing
capital constituency a. with their
home constituents. Washin2ton knows
~. boDor~ these m~n-its loyal. help
the tn.L OF capital building, though il
mn, Do' have Put thI. appreciation and
honor iato words as promptly and ade-
guate}y aa il ought.
When Washington puts itself in the
;,iace Of Congress and recognizes the
,lil'iculties ana enlbarrassnents under
which "nnGresrmen labor AS District
I.-.isla' .rs u will bc easier for the city
- substitute ~ times appreciation for
fault-hpdiH=. The capital may then
even feel pride in having as it's local
IN 81 ~,
Ntdy ia tile world: legislature which
rbouEh u.slectful and cxasperatingly
slow I" move IN District legislation
,.is ever in the great crises OF the ca pi-
ftr4 history acted justly and wiselg
md s,mpatheiicaily. Though the ma
ton from the beginning neglected its
Obligations toward the nations city. il
frankly confessed it's fault and came
.-. I'll. City's relisf in 1855. when Wash
ington had bankrupted itself in trying
20 perform unaided the nations task
~ capital -IIlaking. So in the seventies
- the last century. with "a recurrence
~ the conditions Of 1888. the nation
not only shouidered one-halr and guar
anieeJ the Whole OF the bani:rGptiug debt
bat undertook. as matter of equity,
share all the expenses Of capital
rlaking for the future. And II In the
next Congress another crisis snail arise
as In connection with a proposal that
he nation repudiate the funded deb,
Of 1875 and throw IL upon the local tax
payers ~ today or overthrow wholly
ihe half and half principle Of the or.
eaHic sct-Washington may in the
l.ght Of the precedents. rely with per
iect confidence for protection on its
Legislature wisdom. justice and sym
pathetic consideration. Congress as
the Districts legislature has confess
eily IT'S faults. but smallness and mean
ness are not among them: and it is in
conceivable that the reputation and
confiscation proposed should not be
found. when the test comes. shochinsly
repusnant 10 the dominating spirit OF
fairness OF the American people.
Fair Play for Washington.
IS Washington should subject itself
=" . rigid seIf-eaaminatios to asceytain
whether II has not been lacking In
=satefuI apprertstloD. 30 should isd1-
vidVal members OF GOugress test the
question whether they DO mot fall short
In just appvectnttOB os their capitol