Evening star., 1920-04-04
Overturn of Half-and-Half
Great Wrong to Washington



Again residents of the District of Columbia appealing to
the people the United States inquire them what treatment
they desire Congress accord National Capital Shall Wash
ngton continue be the Federal its political city,
partly the the shall the
burden of supporting the city be laid the local
paye1s Shall the federal contribute reasonable
portion Of the
small all? citizen United States
that Washington is his city, or shall
place be other the world
merely the incidental abiding place the national
Shall the republican Congress and extend the nuce
to the of Washington attempted under the democratic
shall Washington be treated fairly? The question
of the residents of the District of Columbia
and without interest other the United
o!as VINO is proud OF MS ana OF the oeautfu city
where its activities Since 1873 following period of
municipal bankruptcy the federal has contributed 50
per cent of the funds required for the support of the District of
Columbia uniform SIS thousand laid
the dollar dollar of the
thus raised of capital
The democrats under Ben Johnson of Kentucky tried hard place
the whole burden of capital the local
but invariably defeated the Senate which body always has
championed the half andhalf plan Now republican committee
of its votion and without consulting the residents of the Dis
% has proposed plan incorporated in the District
priation bill increasing from SIS SIS thousand
by 66 % and providing further that the funds thus raised
they co. government
deficiency In other words this plan would abolish the half
nd Of s 5 m s 5 D o tho e
Of the United States
the BE abolished has created almost
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q
kind of Eighteen months rentabe surplus of
by that there practically
house be hired this of the largest
have doubled while the of
increased corrsponding Houses that $1,000
build selling from $4,000 $4,000 Yet dres SELL
unless he about from the because he buy
hire Wherever rented sold for the
of the turned into the Yet despite
that positively the republican
with inevitable reflection the
houses With all ingenuity of the
devoted the problem of the of living
and Capitol Hill bowling their heads off high
prices sobery proposed by the powerful committee
Congress add the of living and dying Washington
few dollars for the federal government
question of relative contributions decided
definitely settled
Shall Washington remain political city?
only neglected the
thousands children
facilities
condition but has shown increasing tendency to Wash
ngton National Capital Congress apparently
trying its cake and have it, with to the Dis
Columbia At least that the impression by
performance to be aiming make Washington
federal indispensable Washington Washing
practically the federal
point might be said that after the
establishment Of the National Capital here that finally de-
The children of Washington have
taught that Washington political
manufacturing here and that the whole District
with understanding would
of this federal
andhaf Washington have
lower American city, but with the proposed
that of the other cities of the United
York. Detroit and Buffalo, and this for the
snonbity for the maintenance capta does the