The Washington herald., 1921-03-16
DEFENDS EDITORIAL ON
INTERVIEW.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
read an article in yesterdays
Herald by a George r. Williams,
and after reading a lot of rot, just
a waste of ink and paper, and In de-
fense of The Washington Herald,
let me try and enlighten the public
to a few facts.
Mount Vernon belongs to the Ma
ton; it was bought by public suo-
scription, to be turned over to the
United States government. The
price paid was 100000.
The patriotic women that saved
the place. with the assistance OF
Edward Everett. of Massachusetts.
are all dead. He alone collected
$4,000. Also school children gave
5000 in pennies.
The tomb Washington now lies in
was built by the government at a
cost of $4,000.
The present regency is a close
corporation. The regency is handed
down from mother to daughter,
father to son. They have in the
bank over S5oo,o00 invested in gov
ernment securities. etc. Then, why
this poor plea about the upkeep.
The association holds banquets On
the lawn at Mount Vernon each
year Why kick about a picnic
grounds. They close the house to
visitors for two weeks each year
while they are there and have a
Washington caterer to look after
them, all out of the maintenance
fund. (Here Is where the 25 cents
goes.) Fake relics, fake Washing
toms coach. with the many money
making schemes in vogue. The
only thing missing Is the red lem
onade and peanuts.
Does the public know the associa-
tiop collects Is cents from every
passenger landed from the only
boat allowed to land there when the
United States government owns the
Mount Vernon channel, which was
opened for patriotic reasons at the
expense of $65, 900? Does the pub
lie know that the association, the
boat company and car company
hold yearly meetings at Mount Ver-
non, forming the greatest money
monopoly in the world, all out of
the bones of Washington? Dpes
the public know all these Barnum
and Bailey tactics. come from the
25-cent gate fee? (They make
Barnum's circus look cheap with
their easy money!
The assertion that the fee is for
the upkeep is a bluff. The United
States government looks after all
the former Presidents and has vol
unteered to look after Mount Ver-
non, but was turned down by these
self styled Godesses of Libefty-
the revenues. The changing Of the
American dollar is too great a
TO allow the government
to get a foothold there. II the as
ISOLATION thinks the press is libel
ing them as they say, why not sue.
then the fur will fly. But this I
know: they have agents blocking an
investigation every time it comes up
in the Capitol. but we are going to
give 1t this time to a man who is q
Socialist and watch our dust.
Let me call the public's atten-
tion to Arlington Cemetery. 1t Is
owned by the government and thou
sands visit the place each year, and
do. they make a picnic ground
of the place. II is an insult to the
people such talk. Another one Of
the many bluffs.
Mount NcFhon - iIcS lfoh lSAo-
tion. 1t is a corporation and can be
investigated. 1t has no right to
charge money. 1t is this system
that allows Americans to be called
What must for
signers think of US? 1t has no
more right to the tomb of Washing
ton than / have, as the government
built the tomb and opened a way to
get to 1t. The children Of the d.
A. r. are taken each year to Mount
Vernon to hold services, and the
working classes neither can hold
services or go there without 25
cents. Why not place this sign over
the place. w. H. LOwDER.
Washington, March 10, 1891.
DEFENDS MOUNT VERNON. IS
To the Editor, The washingtoa Herald: