The Washington herald., 1921-05-09
CHICAGaAN COMPARES

CHICAGQAN COMPARES
CAPITAL TO PEACOCK.
washington IL like the peacock,
who keeps his head turned to see
his fan and thinks what a beauti-
full bird he Is, but carefully avoids
looking at his feet, for he knows
that IL he does he will be disii-
\ lusioned." declared William Wrig-
ley, the Chicago gum manufac-
turer, yesterday at the New willard.
The White House. the Treasury
building, and all that, section is the
fan and We look admiringly at the
beautiful buildings. but as we 60
down Pennsylvania avenue towards
the Union Station we come to the
feet and disillusionment
People who come to the Capital
| have good start. They get of at
the Union Station, which Is part
Of the peacoek's fan. and from there
are taken to all the beautiful build
ings and monuments. II they do
not stay here very long they leave
with the conception that Washing
ton Is the most beautiful city in the
world, which 1t is, but II il beauti-
full only In spots.
PART OF PENNsYLvANh
| AVENUE BIRDS FEET.
The section Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. which runs <rom Eleventh
street to the Capitol IL the part OF
Washington that I compare to the
| feet of the peacock. All large towns
and cities have their slums.. They
cannot be helped, perhaps because
of the class Of people who live In
them. a class who know nothing
better than slums, but II Is unusual
to have the main street Of a city,
let alone the Capital Of the coun-
try. lined with Chinese restaurants
lsundries. little curio shops. junk
,, stores, small hotels and ramshackle
/ frame houses" declared the Chicago
man. II understand that all those
places stand on private property,
but surely some way can be found
to buy them out or raise the rent 50
that they would hnd 1t impossible TO
| stay there. Pennsylvania avenue
should be the most beautiful street
IN the world. 1t Is the main street
| OF the most progressive and richest
country in the world. and yet. the
lower end Of it is, at best, a cos
mopolitan district.
Another thing that strikes the
| visitor is the fact that in 1921 many
Of. the streets of Washington are
lighted with gas. SO perhaps the
comparison between Washington
and the peacock is not as good az
/ thought. for the peacock has but
two feet.
SAYS IRISH TROUBLE
Is NOT OUR BUSINESS.
Il believe that every country
Wrigley. when asked what he
thought Of the Irish question, but
i do not think the trouble in Ire
land is any of Americas business
nor do believe in the spreading OF
Irish propaganda by tie Irish
Americans. There should be no such
thing as the Irish American. II he
is over here is an American and
nothing more. I detest hyphens as
much as I oathe half way measures:
everybody in this country should be
all American with no side lines.
There is no danger in the finan-
cial district Of the country. Things
are getting better every day. Tn.
business prospects are improving by
leaps and bounds and the high cost
Of living is falling rapidly. I am a
great believer in the United States.
Anybody who sells short on her is
going to get sucked under"
EINsTEIN THEORY Is
OF LITTLE INTEREST,
When asked what he thought OF
Einstein's theory Of bent light rays.
Wrigley said that he did not give a
hang whether the light rays were
straight or crooked, that he had
lived with them for some time and
It didn't matter much to him how
they came. as long as thev came
regularly and with sufficient
strength.
Il haven't had time to think
whether prohibition is a good thing
Or not. but I certainly believe thai
light wines and beers could do no
harm to the country and would
probably cut down the bootIegging."
he said. IT the merchant marine
is going to be a success, II Is ab-
solutely necessary to serve liouor
on American ships outside the three
mile limit. as few Americans and NO
foreigners will travel on dry boats.
William Wrigley will stay at the
New Willard until Saturday when