The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-20
Washington Real
National Center

trolling world affairs, and from adj
vancing the cause of labor to protect
ins the interests of capital.
Some are constructive, some are de-
structiye. Some are boosters, some
are knockers, and all are propaganda
lists.
Some do their work to an accom-
paniment of brass bands and invite the
whole world to know what they are do
ing. Others are secretive, and, like
providence, work in mysterious way
their wonders to perform.
Most Of these organizations are here
to influence legislation or governmental
action of one kind or another. 1t is
not to be inferred that their efforts In
this direction are anything but legiti-
mate, as they represent people and
interests that have a right to be heard
in matters of that Kind. Members of
congress sometimes grow FESTIVE under
the pressure and impUrtunings 10 which
they are subjected, but they recognize
the fact In the long run they receive
valuable information and assistance in
their lawmaking.
The secret of the success Of these
organizations Is that administrations
and congresses come and go, but they
stay on forever and keep everlastingly
at whatever they set out to accomplish.
Fine Buildings Erected.
A few Of the 300 organizations that
hold forth In Washington have erected
fine buildings that contribute material
ly to the beauty Of the city. The
American Red Cross, the Daughters of
the Revolution and the Pan-American
Union all have magnificent homes in
Seventeenth street on the way to Po-
tomac park that rank high among the
architectural beauties of the capital
city. The American Federation Of
Labor has a splendid Office building in
Massachusetts avenue at Ninth street
and close by similar structure,
reared and occupied by the Interna-
tional 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 new editice on the old
Dean estate on which the Masons will
spend millions are illustrative of what
fruternal orders have done to enhance
the attractions of Washington. The
National Geographic society is another
hnt fiun hnn1n nf
its own.
Of the political organizations estab-
lished in Washington the most impor-
tant are of course, the Democratic and
Republican national committees. Each
occupies q great suit, in a downtown
office building and each maintains a
force and equipment that is prepared
to do anything except make money.
The Socialist party also maintains
offices here as does also that organiza-
ton that Is undertaking coalition of
the farmer and labor vote and that
may ultimately take the form of Il
new party. The womans national
party is represented in Washington
and the organizations that fought for
and against suffrage maintain head
quarters, although much Of the polft-
zeal activity of women is now linked
I'D with the organization work of the
national committee of the old estab-
lished parties.
Greatest of ali the national organ
izations maintaining headquarters here
an ono that is DODIlarly supposed to
represent all the people all the time Is
the government itself. 1t is the colos-
sal machine and ali the others are but
cogs or wheels within wheels.-Fred-
eric J. Haskin in the Chicago Daily
News.