The Washington times., 1921-07-01
IS
SURE, SAYS
NEWMAN
D. G. Committee, Aroused As
Newer Before, Certain to
Take Positive Action.
By MAI. OLIVER P. NEWMAN.

BY MAI. OLIVER p. NEWMAN.
Fermeriy President. BsarS % Cen-
missieners. Distrset Of Cslsnbta-
Five vitality important facts con-
cerning the welfare Of the District
of Columbia stand out clearly as q
result of the recent meetings Of
the House District Committee for
consideration of the street car prob
lem. -
nOLDs CHTEr INrEREsr.
Fsrst-~fhere Il. aneax aIi nensssvs
~ the cosanaiftee. greater real INTER-
est in and ccseern for the str-ef car
4se~tsss than hss bee. nanifest~A
by aay District cc~aMsttee en- any sus-
Jccs for many long years.
MAKE no mistake about that rhe
COMMITTEES 10 on its mental toes
actually and sincerely tnterested.)
Secead--The nemhers are. supar-
entfy, unanimous In the belief that
there is In extsfevce q bsd situatiost
eallinx for promps action. -
(And the Importance of this shoa,d
NOT be Overlooked Too frequently
there has been failure to realize The
seriousness of some situation that 10
vital In the affairs OF Washingtoa-
ians.l
ThipdLrhe eemnsittee sees,as to ~
unsninseos I'm the opinion that. In gea-
craI tevr.~, the Madness of the sftaa-
tlos gives the pecpse of thu District
aibtbe worst NJ II.
(This is highly significant. for II
means that---whatever action the
committee finally takes--it is stirred
by a real desire 20 pass some kind Of
a law that will help the folks vao
ride on street cars.)
Fourth--Soue kind at affirmative
setfon Is roing to be tns<en. (Which
Is a tremendously hopeful eign, be-
cause II has so frequently happened
In. the past that the Legislative policy.
so far as Washington is concerned,
has been to do nothing).
Ffftk--McSt of the members Of the
committee seem 10 want q merger Of
the two principal car systcnssy woutd
like 10 enact some 1eRfsia tton that
would bring that r~sult. spS are seek
srg Iight. tThis is extremely i'm
portant. for IL shows the members
have sincerely and carefully delved
into the existing facts and condition..
and reached the only logical conciu-
sion as to the final. permanent rem
cdy).
PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE.
For the existence of the foregoing
facts Washington has TO congratulate
itself and to extend conRratulat tions
and thanks to the committee. We
should be especially thankful. also,
to the Federation OF Citizens Asso-
Citations and it's representatives. who
have patiently and patriotica,iy stuck
on the job up on the Hin. during the
hot weather. giving the committee
members the facts which they seem
to want and seem to be assimilat ting.
In this connection, neither we of
Washington nor the members of the
committee' should overlook the sig
nificance OF the attitude Of the Fed
GRAFTON. The citizens associations
constitute the only general medium
GRAFTON. The citizens' association
opinion. They are always useful. AID
never more so than in this street rail-
way crisis. The expression of their
opinions is worthy of most serious
consideration. both at the Capitol and
In the community.
The proposal before the committee
which seems to have aroused most in
terest among members is the passage
of some kind of tax bill that will
encourage or force the two systems
to consolidate. The piApose in the
minds of the proponents OF this plan
Is, Of course, the very laudable and
very logical idea that IL we had one
street car system, instead of two.
economies could be effected that
would result in lower fares.
G. II. c. ADMITS HrGH PROFIT.
The logic OF this is strikingiy sp-
parent when they realize that one
OF the compa n ser--the Capital Trac-
tion--is very prosperous ard has said
II can make n,>ney on - lower fare
than that charged a present. while
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