The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15

congress viii sit until the time ~ tho
conventions next summer is that nc vot
me majority party In house and SON.
ate seems fully determined 10 adont q
program of legislative enleayor win
"hich t" appeal 70 the country in the
presidential campaign next vear
'o;ndexter Seeks Nomination
Another candidate for the Repubr.
can nomination for the presidency hos
entered the field, or at any rate is de-
etafed 10 be about ready To entar II
This candidate is Senator ,fuos
foihdeXter of the state of Wasbinoton
Inc Republican candidates announced
Ut having friendly organizations ready
10 announce them are these. Leonard
wood, Hiram w. Johnson. Frank q
LoWden, Warren G. Harding Philan-
DER I. Knox, Miles Poindexter. and one
OF two others who as yet are in the un-
certainty stage.
Capitals Summer Loneliness.
Steady rain for two weeks failed to
wash the beauty out of Washington.
The capitals beauty is proof
against everything except foel man.
Time and again efforts have been
made by men to erect atrocities in
the shape of buildings, statues and
memorials of other kinds. Occasion
ally the attempts have succeeded. but
IN the main they have failed. The
promise Is that hereafter they Will fail
every time.
Washington today stands in mid
summer loyelinesS. The rains have
helped rather than hurt, for while
they have torn petals from many of
the blossoms they have kept the
leaves green and glistening. 1t is
fair town today.
| have tried to find out what for
eigners think of the city of Washing
ton. There are men from foreign
parts in this town who have visited
nearly every capital of the old world.
and some of whom were stationed in
other days as officials of their govern
ments in several of the capitals of
Europe. An Engliehman is rather
loa1h to admit that anything anywhere
is finer than corresponding things in
his own land. In times past he has
been loath also its q rule 10 admit
that America holds many things more
beautiful, or more commanding, than
the continent of Europe has to offer.
Seemingly EngliShmen in the past
have felt obliged to champion the con
tinent rs we'll as their island.
"Most Beautiful of Capitals"
Not long ago | asked the CORE
spondeRt of the greatest London
newspaper. who had been in Wash
ington for some time, what he thought
of this city. lie said 1T is the most
beautiful capital in all the world.
In the expressive. if inelegant, Ian
guage of the boys, this WIS going
some for an Engishman.
James Bryce, former British ambas-
sador to the United States, not long
ago delivered an address on the city
of Washington. II was packed with
praise, but there was a thin inter
Harding of suggestion Ambassador
Bryce felt so warmly toward this city
he was afraid that in the city's ex-
pansion it was possible that man
might allow it in part To be spoiled
by homogeneous buildings. or by the
running of some of the wonderful Wis
tas He urged many things and his
advice was followed. although it may
be that the plotterS and planners of
the growing city simply had viewed
things as the visiting Britisher had
viewed them.
Washington is growing rapidly. but
perhaps not so rapidly as to overtake
tions for orderly growth. Suburbs
have been planted and thanks to the
rulings of sanity they have been
planned well.
The Mall is one of Washngtons
chief beauties A right line extended
from the center of the capitol passes
through the uneompleted Grant monu-
ment the Washington monument, and
the nearly completed Lincoln me
mortal. ON each side of the line are
green swards and garden spots with
the magnificent Potomac bordering
the spaces lying toward that river.
1t is perfectly true that temporary
buildings neeessitated by the exigen-
cieS of war have been erected on the
Mall but in the course of time they
will disappear, their places to be
taken in part by white marble struc-
TIRES housing the growing activities
of government.
View From Cathedral Heights.
The highest spot in the city of
Washington proper is that from which
rises the one completed tower of the
Protestant Episcopal cathedral. The
MACE Is called Cathedral Heights and
from il one gets Il wonderful view of
the city, its buildings, the Potomac
river and the far-reacmng Virginia
hills. There is one danger which
threatens the view from the Cathedral
HEIGHTS. There has been great de
mand for housing facilities in the city
If Washington recently, and enor-
nous apartment houses have been
erected. 1t may be that these will en-
croach upon the sloping sides of the
heights and shut off the view from
every vantage point except that of the
TONS of the towers when the cathe-
draI is completed
Rock Creek park, government
reservation which lies within the Dis