The Washington times., 1919-01-22

iSSLeu IL inc cnlloren OF WaShlng-
ton are to receive proper education"
Commissioner Brownlow also dig
cussed the teachers salary fight, and
declared his sympathy with their
cause.
We consider our children of more
Importance than our automobile, yet
we pay a chauffeur more to take care
or the automobile than we do the
teacher to take care Of the child" de-
clared the Commissioner.
The salaries in the schools must
be readjusted to a basis fair to the
teacher, or the educational system of
the District will totter.
Urges City-wide CanpaiEs.
A city-wide movement to influence
Congress to revise the school system
in Washington and. incidentally. to
pay the teachers more salary was sd-
vocated by the Commissioner.
AS preliminary favorable move
toward. Mr.. Brownlow's plan, the
Commercial Club voted to refer the
matter to the board OF governors
With power to act
THE population Of the city of
washington never will return to that
OF pre-war days" said Mr.. Brown
low" Since the signing OF the arrnis-
tice only 3,94o war workers have left
the District. The problems OF peace
and reconstruction will necessitate
the retention OF most of the persons
who came here to help win tho war.
The War Risk Bureau, the Internal
Revenue Department. the War De-
~ hA
Labor, Interior. Agriculture and 9th
ers will need the continued services
OF their wartime forces. And rap
idly expanding departments will need
even more employees.
Mr.. Brownlow advised the creation
or an orderly building program for
the District SO that Federal employees
may be enabled to live in comfort
The housing problem still is seri
Gus In Washington" he said And
In view Of the fact that the population
or the National Capital Is to remain
practically as great as during the
war, some policy OF general building
must be adopted. THIS can best be
done by the Government. The indus
tries OF Washington are Government
industries and Congress most provide
housing facilities for the Federal en-
ployes. One of the best things Con.
Sress has done for" the District re.
Gently Is to authorize the completion
OF the housing project in the Union
Station Plaza"
Municipal. or centralized, building
or homes Is not at all experimental,
the Commlssioner pointed out He
compared what had been done in Scot !
land, England and Germany
"In Washington the time is no,
housing &c nP
nature to be undertaken by private
individuals" he said. Lack OF capi- |
tai Is the main reason for this state
OF affairs. Since most Of the pcopIe
looking for homes are Federal en-.
ployeS, 1t is up TO the Federal Gov
erenment to provide homes for them
Much as the corporations did in Gary. !
Ind
DepIores Decentralization.
Amy plan to decentralizo the az
tivities OF the Government was de-
plored by Commissioner Brownlow.
at would be a serious mistake fer |
Congress to move any OF the Govern
nent departments from the National !
Capital" he said. GENERALIZATION Of
the departemnts works for eff.
cheney; and efficiency is the keynote
OF ultimate success"
The measure now in Congress pro-
viding for the purchase by the Gov
ernment OF land on both sides rr
Pcnnsylvania avenue was commended
by the Commissioner.
This plan is excellent in that II
will help to bring about the citv
beautiful, and also will be OF help to
the Government when the growth 90
the nations business during the com
ing years necessitates a still further
growth OF the Federal departments"
he said.
The following officers OF the Com.
mercial Club Unanimously were
elected: President. J. A. Whitfield.
first vice president. F.. p Mertz; sec.
ond vice president. c.. w. Semmes:
secretary, w. J. Eynon; treasurer
Cuno II. Rudolph. and a board OF gov
ernors composed OF John Dolph, ].
Sharn and II. e .StrfnGer