Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-10

have erected fine buildings that
contribute materially to the beauty
of the city. The American Red
Cross, the Daughters Of the Revo-
luton and the Pan-American I'm
ion all have magnificent homes in
Seventeenth street on the way toI
Potomac Park that rank high
among the architectural beauties
of the capitol city. The American
Federation of Labor has splend-
id office building in Massachusetts
avenue at Ninth street, and close
by is q similar structure reared
and occupied by the International
Brotherhood of Machinists.
Probably the feature building
of them all will be the new home
of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, now in course
of erection, while the Scottish Rite
Temple in sixteenth street and a.
now edifice on the old Dean estate
on which the Masons will spend
millions are illustrative of what
fraternal orders have done to en-
nance the attractions of Washing
ton. The National Geographic
Society is another organization that
has a fine home of its own.
OF the political organizations
established in Washington the
most important are, of course, the
democratic and republican ma
tional committees. Each occupies
great suite in downtown Of
flee building and each maintains a
force and equipment that Is pre-
pared to do anything except make
money. Any one of the leaders
Of any party who has had any
practical experience will tell you
that the national headquarters of
such an organization should be To-
Gated in the Treasury, in one Of
the minis, or in the Bureau of
Printing and Engraving where
there is quantity production Of
bank notes and silver and gold GER
tificates. There is a popular idea
that all the chieftains of the politi-
cal armies have to do is to expend
large sums of money. That is a
popular fallacy. Their principal
task-and one that must be dis
| charged before they can do any
thing else--is to raise large sums
of money, and Of late years they
have learned that while it may be
more blessed to give than to re-
ceive there Is no widespread hank
ering for that kind of blessedness.
The socialist party also main
tains offices here, as does also that
| organization that is undertaking
coalition of the farmer and labor
vote and that may ultimately take
the form q of a new party. The
Woman's National party is repres-
ented in Washington and the or
CARNATIONS that fought for and
against suffrage still maintain
headquarters. although much of
the political activity of women Is
| now linked with the organization
work of the national committees of
the old, established parties.
Greatest of all the national Or
| CARNATIONS maintaining headquar-
| tiers here, and the one that is popu-
larly supposed to represent all the
| people all the time. Is the govern
ment itself. 1t is the colossal ma
chine and all the others are but
cogs or wheels within wheels. On
the whole it does big things in a
big way, and gets them done eff
GENTLY, too, although many of the
minor organizations are obstacles
in the way of its functioning prop
| erly.
1t is this great organization that
has done wonders for Washington,
making it what it should be-the
most beautiful and the most inter-
esting capitol in the world.