Evening star., 1920-01-11

!. The subject Of the Development Of
the capital was one Of interest nifty
years ago to the
Improvement Of eorre 3 pqndents
ml: here of out-of-
s 'on' town newspapers.
who began TO fealizetthe;possibili
of the city and recognize its short
comings through long-continued neg
lect. In The Star of January 4. 1870,
is the following, from the Washington
correspondence of the New York Her
aid: -...-- -.-- .--a--
.Tt' il understood that on the. reas-
Sembling OF Congress a strong effort
will be made to obtain a decent ap-
preparation for the Improvement of
this city. Some friends of the Dis
trict, in and out of Congress, have
taken. the business in hand. appar-
emily with sincere desire to engineer
1t through the Senate and House, and
some results may be looked for from
their efforts. The capital has long suf-
Tered from neglect. For several rea-
sons. which need not be enumerated.
unlike the capitals of other great
countries, no efforts of any account
have been made to make 1t a thriving
and prosperous city. The government
has never gone beyond the necessary
work of erecting public buildings for
the transaction Of the business of the
nation. Now it, is proposed to ask
Congress to furnish the funds for i'm
proving the city in every respect, but
principally by the establishment of
parks, paving the streets, completion
of the water works, obliteration or
covering of the unsightiy canal. and
the erection of statues in every suit
able location in the city. Why. IL is
aa Rr0VarnmRnf
Washington to America what Paris is
TO France? Why should 1t not expeud
millions in making the capital Of the
nation the finest city in America, IL
are interested in this movement have
been talking over the matter with
President Grant and state that he is
not very favorably disposed, but he
intends to recommend to Congress
improvements OF this kind and the
appropriatfcn Of q, sufficient amount.
to commence the work"
O. s.'--,s- sr e s' ..s
Tho operators Of the'Western Union
Telegraph Company went on strike
- nifty years ago and for
Telearaph some. time tied mp that
system somewhat. though
otIAAe', messages were moved
with delay. The Star, commenting on
the matter in it's issue Of January 6.
1870. says: -.-''-' -.
"The strike OF the operators. on the
lines of the western Union Telegraph
Company still continues. with great
detriment to that corporation, though
so far, we believe, there has been no
material interruption in the transmits
sion Of public business. As the turn
ing point In the controversy Is as yer
q square question OF veractty between
the operators and the officers OF the
company. it is somewhat difiicult to.
get at the exact merits OF the case.
but it is worth something to the pub
lie to know that gigantic monopoly.
which has SO far succeeded in crush
ing out all competition and practically
holding the ,telegraphic communfca-
tion OF the country in its own hands,
has at last met a force which 1t can
not control atswin. How the quarrel
will terminate cannot be foretold with
certainty, but we cannot but enter
tain the hope that the result will in
some way be benenciaI to the public.
K It was recently stated that the Mary
land legislature might vote to recall
from the Secre-
Attempt to Recall tafy or state tne
- Ratiacetion. ing ass'.u.Da #. ra.iao..
ton of the ,eighteenth amendment for
federal prohibition, and It was then
pointed. out that such an action would
not affect the situation, inasmuch as
it has been held that. a state once
ratifying cannot recall its vote. Yet
= tel
ture undertook thus to reconsider its
approval Of the fifteenth amendment.
In The Star of January 6, 1870. is the
following editorial paragraph on this
matter: -
''The legislature of New York yester-
day repealed ESQ. far as IL could) the
act of ratification Of the fifteenth
amendment adopted by the preceding
legislature, which was republican, by
a considerable majority. Tho vote In
the state senate on, the repeal was
sixteen to thirteen. and in the house,
OF thirteen. They might have occupied
their time more prodtably than in
such child's play as this, which
amounts to nothing more than an ex--
preston Of their opinion. the action
Of the preceding legislature being
'inal in the matter"
On : the subject q Of the proposed
washington international exposition
the following
president Grant and in The Star OF
I. the Exposition. indicates presi-
dent Grants direct personal interest in
this project:
president Grant, by his cordial
support Of the proposed internattonai
Industrial exhibition, through his sub
scription of $4,000. and by the counte-
nance by his promised presence at
the meeting tonight. shows that pc
takes the same Intelligent and APP
preciative view Of the national i'm
portance Of such exhibitions as has
been shown by the heads of govern
sments in Europe. Now let our citi-
xens come forward to sustain the en-
terprfse in the same 1arge-fhtnded.
far-seeing spirit and its success is as
sured. The meeting tonight at LAn-
coin Hall will be ono OF exceeding
interest and importance and every
pubiic-spirited citizen should make 1t
a point to be present"
e..
President Grant was q firm believer
4, <ha uecessity OF the United States