Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
PROTESTS POUR IN
To WHITE HOUSE
Hundreds of kilograms From
All Over Country Denounce
Power Plant Site.
FIGHT WILL BE PRESSED
BY SENATOR NEWLANDS
To Push His Resolution to Prevent
Construction-New York Artists
to Voice Protest.

Hundreds OF kilograms from all over
the country, from organizations of
artists, architects and individuals, are
by prominent members of Congress
protesting against the location of the
central heat, light and power plant at
14th and Water streets southwest. This
is part Of a nationwide campaign
against the proposed location.
Senator Newlands says he has by no
means abandoned the fight to prevent
the construction of the proposed gov
ernment central power plant, and that
he intended to ask the Senate library
committee to report favorably his reso-
luton now pending before the COM
mittee which would prevent the con-
struction Of the plant until the plans
had been approved by the fine arts
commission and the President
Senator Newlands is in New Haven to
address the New Haven Chamber of
Commerce. AS soon as he returns he
proposes to seek action on his power
plant resolution.
New York Artists to Protest.
Sixteen societies in the Fine Arts
Federation of New York are to meet
next Wednesday night to draft resolu-
tfons of protest and to organize for
participation in q nationwide cam
paign in support Of the fine arts COM
mission. which has sent In official rec
ommendations to the Treasury Depart
ment against The proposed location on
the water front
One Of the messages Of protest re-
ceiyed at the White House il from
Richard II. Hunt. president OF the New
Il expressed my views in the strong
est terms possible" said Mr.. Hunt. Il
think the plant is an outrage, and I
said SO in the telegram. They are plan
the river front in Washington, and the
power house, if completed, will stand
almost in the middle Of it: i sincerely
hope it will not be allowed"
Arts Federation of New York was sent
out yesterday to every representative
entitled to attend. It was announced
also that a meeting had been held in
New York by the National Sculpture
Society Tuesday night. at which its del
egates to the Fine Arts Federation
were Instructed to join in the protest.
Such giant chimney stacks. erected
on the site selected, would be a disas-
ter" said Daniel C. French, honorary
president of the National Sculpture So
ciety, who preceded Herbert Adams as
a member of the federal commission of
fine arts. Il am thoroughly in SYM
pathy with the protest against them
To Urge Nationwide Protest.
Augustus Lukeman. one of those who
voted to call the Fine Arts Federation
together. announced that he would do
all in his power to stir up a nation
wide campaign against the power house
on the site selected for 1t.
ITALY, before the war, enjoyed a
yearly income of $50,000,000 from tour
lists who visited the country to see it's
beautiful buildings and art treasures,
from similar sources of sl50.000, 900.
"A great many millions will also be
spent by persons eager to see the
beauties of Washington. but certainly
intended to be fine boulevard, and
located in the immediate vicinity of the
Washington Monument. This whole
thing Is a shame and a disgrace. The
work on the building should be stopped
by all means. II there is any way to
Several engineers interviewed re-
newed the suggestion that a way out
of the dimculty could be found by en-
larging the Capitol power plant.
the power plant sufficiently to meet all
needs as 1t would to put to the system
proposed opposite East Potomac Park"
one of them asserted.
There are several other plans all OF
which could be substituted for the one
that has aroused so much discussion
don't see why the administration insists
on it,