The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1922-10-20
Washington Real
National Center

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trolling world Affairs, and frum ad-
vsnciag the cause II Labor TO protect
lng the Interests II capita.
Some are Constructive, souie are do
structiye. Some are boosieEs, sains
sw saockers, and all are propaganda
ista
some do their work 10 On accom-.
Ianlment 81 brass bands aud invite the
~hol~ow world 70 know ahat they are d..
log Others are secretlve and, like
providence, work In mysterious way
their wonders to perform.
Most OF these organizations are here
10 Influence Legislation or governmental
action OF one kind or another. !, ls
not 10 he inferred that their efforts In
this 6irrctl0n are anything but legiti.
mate, ~ they represent people and
interests that have right 10 be heard
In matters Of that Kind. Members Of
congress soniri lEes grow restlye undnr
the pressure and tmpartanings 10 which
they are subjected. but they recognise
the fact In the long run they receive
valuable Information and assistance In
their lawmaking
The secret af the Nccess of these
organizations II that administrations
and congresses come aud 60. hut they
stay IN forever aud keep everlast'ngly
at whatever they Sc. out To accomplish.
Flne Buildings Erected.
A fe~ 81 the 3to organizations that
bold forth In Washington have erected
zoe buildings that contribute material.
ly to the beauty 81 the city The
American Red Crues, tho Daughters ~
'he ksyolnlllgn An1l tyAl,s Ian ArneriEan
luton all have magnificent hculra In
Seventeenth stree, on the nay Ia 70
totnae park thas rank high anong the
architectural beauties ~ the capital
city The American Federation Ut
Labor has a sslendid Office building In
Massachusetts, avenue at Ninth street
and close by . similar structure.
reared aud occupied by the In,erna-
tional Brotherhood of Machinists
Probably the feature building of
them all viii he III. new home of tho
Chamber ~ Commerce al the United
States npu in course ~ erection, while
the Scottish Rite temple In Sixteenth
street and a~w edlace on the old
iean estate ~ which the Masons will
slend mllli,n~ are illustrative II what
iraterna or,lers have done 10 enhanca
the attractions u Washington. The
National Geographic society Ia another
organization that BIAS q nae nozs ~
It's uan.
ot the pcli,ieal organizations estmb-
lished IN Washington the most impos>
tant sre, o, course. the Democratic and
Republican nailvGal ccsnmittses. Each
occupies grea, suite In . downtown
Office building and earh maintains q
force and eaBipmcns that II prepared
to do anything excsp, make money.
The Socialist party aisn maintains
NtkffvN NFFN. va Aa~SN We~ss N8Ak akAAkkNMN
sscn tha, IA undertaking q coalition M
the faru~r sud later yess and tkat
may ultimately take the form Of q
new party. The vesnAn's national
party ~ r~pr~s~nted 10 wssh,ng'ea
and the organisation that tough, fpe
ana against suffrage DalatA.n head
quarters although msch Of the g-ol!t.
lcai activity q. Tsn~a 10 cos linked
up with ,hA orgxatiAiita work u the
aatjcsaai COMMITTEES o. the old extao-
Itshsl parties
Grwa,s<s II all the raessral orxRn-
lEa,ions maintaining headquarters hrr~
an cae that is pcpaIs,ty SUPPOSED TO
Represent ssl the rsVsae ad the tine 10
the so~rnn~as itself. II In the cofo~-
sal raxcssae and al the csherx are but
cOgs NJ wte~t. within uhesss --Fr~i-
eric J. Easkia In tho Chicago Daily
Mesa