The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-21
OPEN SEASON
FOR POTTING
D.C.AT HAND
But Nothing Will BE Gained by
Westinghouse Swearing at
Rabid Foes of Capital.
BY BILL PRICE.

BY BILL PRICE.
The open season for potting Wash
iAgton and her people having ar
rived yesterday with the assembling
Of Congress. it will be just as well.
in the opinion today Of leading
Washingtonians, that Washington
people. refrain from becoming ex-
cited or using hot words of retalia-
! ton in speeches and in resolutions.
Past history has demonstrated that
the Congressman who gets a Crouch
on this town is not to be changed
from his path by unfriendly utter
ances directed at him by people vote
lessly helpless, but still possessing
human feelings. Then, too, it should
be borne in mind that radical ex-
pressions and bitter criticisms con-
vince nobody. do not reveal facts,
simply make trouble.
The Capital is not to be removed
from Washington because there are
rent prohteers. They are everywhere
Chicago, Springfield, Cairo-where
ever there may be large increase Of
population as there has been and is
now in this city. with more people
than there are houses. Some way
will be found to curtaiI profiteering
The District Commissioners will short
ly call a conference designed to aid
in better understanding and in pro-
lection against extortion.
No Space for Abuse.
This newspaper had no space yes
terday to print the sensational,
abusive attack on Washington. Other
papers may have a different view of
things, but nothing is to be gained in
any direction by apparently endorsing
such attacks by giving them space.
All the people of Washington are not
profiteers. The great majority of
them are not The big majority Of
Congress knows thisSenate and House
and any proposition to remove the
Federal Capital elsewhere will not
receive a bakers dozen of votes in
both Houses put together, probably
not half that number. II there are
inJustices being done in this city,
methods of relief are to be found.
Condemning Washington became
exceedingly popular during the war
instead Of condemnation and push
ment Of those guilty Of wrong doing.
The whole population did not deserve
the things said. Attempts to revive
this on & large scale will not get
anywhere now, according to Senators
and Representatives today, and in the
belief Of leading citizens Of thiF city.
Congress as a whole is not unfriend-
~ to Washington or its people and
never will be. 1t will always be i'm
possible to make that friendship unan-
imoUs out Of two bodies having a total
membership OF over 500.
1t is possible, however, to make the
good feeling practically unanimous by
the local people giving the right hand
of welcome at all times to both new
and old members, especially to the
new men who come here and would
appreciate touch Of the spirit Of good
fellowship that should prevail for
them, Of a willingness to oblige and
help them in some of their personal
Gnd domestic problems.
Senator Sherman'E Attitude.
Senator Sherman, who may become
chairman Of the Senate District Com
mittee, has less than two more years
TO serve in the Senate. and is not a
candidate for reelection. He will,
undoubtedly, as chairman of that
committee, have some fsr-reaching
propositions to make to Congress. One
of them is TO take over Center Mar
. ket and convert il into a peoples
market, where the producer and con-
sumner may come in direct contact
ANEOuBu NO-OPCId AlDl I'M inc Iul al
delivery service of the Postoffice De-
partment His scheme might prove
If value to the people, if worked out
along practical lines.
II was in and around Center Mar
ket that the Illinois Senator obtained
some bad impressions of high prices
and profteering. he has told his
friends. He seems to think that this
market represents the entire business
life OF the city; also that the &C
tions Of a few tTadesmen there rep
resent. as a whole, all the tradesmen
in that market. The Senator has a
habit OF getting up about 5 o'clock
each morning-he was born and rear
ed on a farmland going 10 market
with a basket. Before the Shepherd
law went into effect he occasionally
dropped in a saloon near the market
for a glass OF special beer. 4 bar
keeper fim-fsmmed him in change
twice. The third time the fellow
tried il. the Senator had an eye-wit-
ness present and got revenge.
High Priced Stalls.
Senator Sherman happened to buy
his meats and other provisions at
high-price stalls at Center Market.
During the war he had trouble in pay
ing his gas bill at a small bank. Once
arranged to deal, made an uninten-
tionaI and unpleasant mistake. All
these things were due TO the fact that
the personnel Of banks and stores
were turned upside down, their men
being drafted and their women going
10 the Government departments, leav
ing STATS Of new, inexperienced and
careless people. In one or two in
stances clerks were impolite.
tel WTazhin1fnn
tie things like this do often give
bad impressions. and that's why spe-
cial endeAvor should be made TO look
out for the wants Of strangers in
manner TO give pleasing impressions.
Senator Sherman's physical infirm
.ty--a growing deafness. making II
difficult for him to broaden his con-
tact with Washington peoples I'M
fortunate for this city in its desire
TO present to him and to all others
its best side.