The Washington times., 1921-09-20
FIGHTS STREET
. EXTENSION IN
HOSPITAL TRACT
Congressman DalIinger Says
Private Interests Back Plan to
Cut Reed Reservation. .

An open fight on, Hou1e bill S0s4,
providing for opening Of Fourteenth
street through Walter Reed reserva-
ton, was declared today by members
Of Congress, led by Congressman
Frederick w. Dallinger, Of Massa-
chusetts. who charged that private
interests. supported by misinformed
citizens of the District Of Columbia
seek. passage Of the bill for their own
personal gam.
1T has already been announced that
the bill. II enacted, will be victory
for the citizens of the District, who
are fighting for the opening of Four.
teenth street through the hospital
reservation" said Congressman Dal-
linger. ITO state the matter q little
differently. the enactment Of the bill
will be defeat for the MANNED and
convalescent soldiers now stationed at
Walter Reed. who seek and require as
much seclusion and quietude as pos
sible."
Threaten Filfbuster.
''It is a clear case Of these private
interests who seek opening Of Four.
teenth street versus the wounded and
convalescent soldiers, about which
they don't give a damn" Dallinger
hotly declared. announcing his in.
tention to carry the fight against the
measure to the floor of the House. 81
have never filibustered against q
measure In my life," he added, but
IL need be to prevent the passage OF
this measure. / shall. with the aid Of
my colleagues who are also, opposed
TO the measure. filibuster against
II to prevent its passage"
Citizens interested in the opening
Of Fourteenth street and, the extern
sion of the Fourteenth street car line,
are being represented in their fight
by j. Bond Smith, Woodward builo.
ing, who declared that the measure,
IL passed, would work to the benefit
Of the soldiers In that II would pro.
vide them with more convenient
transportation to the city.
THE ward nearest to which the
cars would pass Is more than a square
from the proposed street, and we hold
that the cars would In no way inter.
fere with the quietude of the soldiers" I"
Smith stated. -. .- ~.
= g smith Defend. Bnl. y
Army and medical officers at Wal
ter Reed opposed to the opening Of
the street. Smith declared, do so. not
In the interest OF the soldiers stationed
there. but for their fear that IL will
interfere with the beauty OF the
grounds, through which the car line
would pass. as II well known they
make the trip to and from the city in
Government-owned cars and are not
interested in better car service for the
reservation"
Congressman Dallinger in opposing
the measure declared that II better
car service Is sought II can be had
without running the Fourteenth stree,
cars through the reservation.
Terminus of the Fourteenth street
line Is at present more than a mile
from the reservation. The line could
be extended out Fourteenth street to
Aspen avenue, which, bounds the
reservation on the south. where the
car could detour. as It does at Sol.
diers' Home, going west to Sixteenth
street to Alaska avenue, running
northeast to Fern street, thence to
Georgia avenue. This would provide
another main artery to connect Wis
consin avenue and Georgia avenue
with Maryland, which is what the
citizens claim they seek" he said.