The Washington herald., 1917-05-15
CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHED
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Washington" movement is to be lost un-
| less we place 1t behind the effort to
bring suffrage to residents of Washing
ten"
| Then, right in the middle of the For
ward Washington" launching, came a
demand for home rule in Ireland 1t was
only breath, but 1t stirred the as
semblage, as Col. Graves, in his introduc-
ton Of Rev James Shera Montgomery,
pastor OF Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church. said:
Il think the time is coming when Ger
many and Austria win challenge Eng
land to remove from her own eye the
mote OF Ireland before they remove the
beam Of Belgium.
England is adopting much the same in
tolerant spirit toward ireland that has
characterized Germany's treatment Of
| Belgium"
| There the subject dropped, however,
{ for Dr. Montgomery launched into an
address on THE Efficient Citizen and
| Patriotism"
! Need Central Force.
There are too many loosely connected
civic organizations in Washington" said
DR.. Montgomery, (which are in great
need Of a single central force to make
US what we ought to be commercially.
This Is not the hour for partisanism.
This Is the hour for united effort We
can never make Washington what II
should be until we unite these forces
Washington ought to be that city that
says I CAM 1 saw a sign on a box
car not long ago which read: 'Consoli-
dated Can company That. Washington
ought to be; a consolidated CAN COM
pany. Today, Washington stands as the
most conspicuous city in the country,
and We must recognize the oneness of
our unity to meet its obligation.
I'VE need in Washington. more than
any other one thing. band of live wires
who will talk up this town and not talk
| 1t down. There is another great obsta-
| Gle to city progress here, and that is
the constantly recurring phrase. my old
home town Washington ought to be
the old home town of these people.
and until we make the people proud OF
1T as a city, we're fighting an uphill
fight"
| Col. Graves, the toastmaster who was
not the least speaker on the program, then
injected the name of Col. Roosevelt in a
manner which seemed rather inappro-
pirate, though it earned applause.
ct. r." he said, 'fs the spark needed
| to stir up an awakened patriotism in
America" Then he introduced Col.
| Robert n. Harper, president of the Dis
trict National Bank, and executive chair
man of the coming Confederate reunion.
| support of Government.
The greatest civic movement that can
| be launched today" said Col. Harper
lis strong and emphatic support of
! the United States government II we
want to know what's wrong with our
present form of civic progress and our
great number of civic organizations, ask
! you to imagine what would be the result
| IL there were three or four organizations
all trying to do the work that the United
| States Chamber Of Commerce is doing
There was a very strong suggestion
as to how this unifcation Of civic effort
could be accomplished, in one part of
| Col. Harper's speech-the first suggestion
given as to ways and means-in which he
| pointed out that there might be no
| present need OF a dissolution of separate
! organizations as individual entities. but
! that it would be advisable for them to
cooperate and map out definite policy
| to which they all might commit them
selves
! inGton," said Col Harper, ARE limiteo.
We want no belching furnaces here, but
| there is room and plenty OF room for
other business activity which we could
and should stimulate. The greatest need
in this direction is a greater and more
efficient chamber of commerce to CO.
| ordinate the various civic activities OF
| the community.
"It is true that a real construchonist.
starting out on a definite campaign to
unity and coordinate these separate
| elements of the cIty's life, would find
| himself treading on someone's toes and
would become, almost Immediately, the
target for all sorts Of adverse criticism.
This would have to be swallowed up In
| team work.
Force that Builds Cities.
| Edward F. Trefz, of Los Angeles, Cal,
| former field agent Of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce, outlined The
| Force that Builds Cities" He dwelt
upon the upbuilding of heart, mind, and
hand that is essential to every great city's
| growth, and he cited instances OF Los
| Angeles growth as examples OF what
team work and enthusiasm in city boost
| ing will do for a town.
He stingingly rebuked those disciples
of selfshness which ask: What am go
| ing to get out of it?' when he said:
| I'VE must sink our own selfish pur-
poses and go out and work for the COM
mon good. The man who asks this ques-
| ton is of no more use to community
! than a cipher with the rim rubbed OF
/ is to the principle of mathematics, and
! the best thing in the town for him are
| the trains that run out"
| Senator ]. Hamilton Lewis, outlining
the subject Of Teamwork in City and
| Nation" told the diners that the people
| Of Washington have allowed an aloof-
ness to spring up between the commun-
ity and Congress that is being preserved
| to the detriment of both.
Washington" he said, should be the
| imperial capital Of the English-speaking
nations of the world. Why hasn't WASH
ington already reached the stage of its
greatest grandeur? Because there has
been lack Of cooperation between the
! city and Congress.
Washington has been written in the
history Of the world as the only capital
that was ever deserted by its defenders
/ through cowardice. Is that record to be
repeated. You should be seeing Congress
every day and seeing that Congress re-
alizes the value of a capital adequately
defended"
Among the guests were:
Speaker Champ Clark. Senators Thomas 8. Martin,
JAISs Hamilton Lewis William NJ Calder, William