Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-29
Dispatch Readers Give Views
ON Affairs of State and Nation
The New Secretary Of state.

The New s.creturry Of state state ,,.
.tsnt seers,a 9SaI pairh .aee Colby With
true American cs:,:i.lity and VIA Wish
ling the III. alt problems OF intcrnu-
tional relationships which must come
before him: And the presidemt i,, VIII , DC
Undoubtedly strengthened his cabinet.
put new blood into It and brought to
f hsaI p pSint D Of View s"aS 4" e"'s
Up to this time Mr.. Colby has
for Sa Of saae
office were ESPECIALLY trained or pro
matte problems. with issues Of inter-
national law, and with executions OF
high party standing or their pre-cmi-
nent intellectual attainment or be-
cause, OF splendid professional sue
il so happens that Mr., Colby is
Of lttraeti Ss''ns1 Pc has
long been 't one ' Of the leaders, of the
New York. bar. and while he has not
at least knows the fundamentals OF
that branch Of Jurisprudence. He has
a Democrat. succcssiveiy. In his youth
he leaned toward G.. o. p. policies
strongly, il not umaucstionably. But as
that party became more welded to
special interests and more the instru
mcnt OF u few privile &c seeking in-s
over to Theodore Roosevelt lock. stock
mos. brilliant and forcetul defenders
But In 1916 AIr Colby found him
self without a party. Theodore Roose.
farty. lie had sold it out to tho lie:
Sublicans and nude gallant effort
tbs t %a,as e
which tho Colonel had fought with a
savagery rarely displayed in Ameri-
Colby and John N. Parker. Of Louis
lana. and Victor Murdoch, OF Kansas.
howsysr. refused to be delivered. They
upon which they felt curse was laid;
Roosevelt. And in appraisinE values.
sincerity and achievements generally.
after ali, represented abou, ali that
the Progressive party had stood for
In the nation. 10 was progressive as
fhad done things. not merely promised
them ,f or shouted for them And these
drfs sbv in nso The
the stump for Wilson. MIR. Murdoch.
delivered his paper to Wilson.
IL Is interesting, moreover, TO glance
taken by this partscular group Of pro-
Ercssive- Democrats. Victor Murdoch
was brought 10 washington and was
made "A member OF the Federal Trade
Commission. John NJ. Parker returned
10 Louisiana and has now been elected
Democratic ticket. cambridge Colby
was first appointed a member OF the
vice. and has now been made Sccrc-
tary Of State.
washington. D. C. February +. i. T. . !:
The Arlington sanitary Bill.
To the Editor " The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-The Arlington sanitary bill. as
presented by Delegate Charles 7. Jesse,
OF Alexandria County. and, l UNDER
sta, stand has passed nna the House. creates
:. ealth officer and county surveyor,
.Ac". .i; to study sanitation. make
mend surveys. dividing that portion OF
.Alcxandria County into sanitary dis
tricts as may be deemed proper by
power to make an extra levy OF $4,000
per year for the purpose OF defrayins
any expenses that they might see tit 10
incur, II the end OF the year make a
report 10 themselves and the next year
repeat the operation. without anything
defini deo to be acc, 1nccompished This bill
andria County shall become incor-
poratcd after the act becomes a law.
unless permission is given by the san
are to be issued the. whole county.
must approve them by vote. Euaran-
exceedingly doubtful. as no farme r
feels like pledglng his property TO inn
prove. by putting In water and sewer
age, any spccial community. This ef-
fectua!ly blocks any section having
their local sclf-government.
This bill has never been submitted
to the voters of Alexandria County for
approval. In fact, very few Of the
voters arc acquainted with Its proVi-
sions. and feel sure would not ap.
prove It were they to know OF It's
Intentions,
Tho present Board OF Supervisors
have all the powers OF town council,
which they have only eNercised in part
and which this bill again confers on
them.
The real purpose of this bill is to
kill the incorporation OF the section
known as Clarendon" which COM
prises an area OF about one square
mile. and In which there arc at pres
ent $500 people. We have pending in
the Alexandra court petition for
Incorporation. which cannot he heard
until tho April term OF court, owing
to the illness of Judge Brent. We
claim that we have a right to be in
Incorporated, that we may put in water
Ind sewerage. taking upon ourselves
ysie financial responsibility, and II
Pthis bill becomes a. law before our
case is reached we claim IT will be
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