The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-29
Wonder City of America Is
Washington Says White Who
Flags Hidden Government


the ridiculous flddlesticks.
They are all hidden behind The
doors and windows that let into tho
devious ways of WashIngtOu.
Crooked streets triangular corners.
circles ana cresccnts and irregullr
openings ana croaa sections Of traffic
add 10 this air OF unrenlity Of the
place. And because al of this hodge
podge of angling streets making
their diagonal ways from nowhere
to any whore. ono Soon realizes that
the architecture Of Washington has
developed into some hing rich and
strnnge.' II, too. IN profoundly
American, ana yet, unlike anything
iypiCHiiy American The American
type ~ houses has been transplanted
into this wash ugton ntmogpherc
and has grown more beautiful than
iis anrestpr. Here tho colonial Of
New England becomes more colonial
than ever the colonies builded Tho
old Dutch house Of the Hudson river
colony becomes more Dutch than n
was In Holland The French OF
New orleans. tho manor house OF
Maryland ana the gnrdened vllla ~
Charleston. whom they take root In
Washington. eNhale now ana vital
beauty that they dld not know In
NNfNl bfAA NIlAl NlWIANNNs w thNlIk NN
mobiles. tranaforms. eIalts. In
make things turn into something
elso. Washington Is In soms way
the BubcCnsciOus ego OF our Amerl-
lie. rlcn. inexpllcAble and irresisti- =
ble--ths imperial city OF our i'm
porial vision, the expression OF our
future rather than our past. a drea m
thai has not yet como true, but one
that haunta US with It's dtrange
reality.
Two Kinds Of Government.
So va have In Washington two
kinds OF government--an orderly.
constitutional government. which
seems TO function. which seems 10
be the government and which
seems TO be tho only government
II IN tho government to which
simple minded men and women
turn for relief In times ot stress
Then II does rise and does assert
It's realty. It's eminence. But when
tho stres5 subsidies. tho formal gov
ernment disappears. becomes n
shell which holds the substance OF
political power. whlie real power
dwells elsewhere.
Chiefly. real power IN our wash
ington government dun days dwells
among the aoviets OF Washington.
The soviets are modelled as nearly
after their Russian namesnkes Al
Anglo-Saxon Institutes can be
modelled after Slavic counterparts.
They are organizations OF citizens
along trade lines. The soldiers and
sailors have their soviets--the Sc
curity league and tho Navy League
and the Defense league. The mer-
chants and business men have their
soviet In a great building Mt Seven
toenth street and Pennsylvania ave.
nuc, called tho chamber OF com.
merce OF the United states. The
women have their rovlet--ths Ma
tlonal League OF Women Voters. Just
across the street from the state de-
partment. There lis the League 10
Reduce Armament and the Child
Welfare and Hygiene league and q
number OF other altruistic orguniza-
tions, powerful. but most centrifugal
IN their tendency. emanating sacri-
flee and service no radisntly that
the whole region where these
societies are housed seems 20 be n
great redwood forest filled with
nuts. The iaborinE man hus his
soviet. tho woil-known American
Federation OF Labor, and the pro-
hibitiunists have their famous Anti
Saloon league. and the brewers and
distillers have theirs. The lawyers
and doctors have their national AS
soclations and tho farmers have
their national lobby.
All Activities Represented
Every American vocation, bust
ness and way OF life or thought or
aspiration is represented In theso
great national leagues, societies.
associations bands and groups
They generally maintain elaborate
,offices. The national chamber OF
commerce miles n whole building.
The American Federation of labor.
which more or less represents the
opposite OF the chamber Of com
merce view. occupies It's own build
lng--labor temple, Hundreds OF
men draw millions OF dollars from
tho American people working In
soviet organizations. Each has It's
legislative program, and the legis-
lative program OF each Organization
honestly represents the aims OF the
people who support tho organlga-
uou. In making up that program
vote is taken all over the United
States ana there II n fair count after
an open discussion OF many pro-
Jocts
Typically, thu fairsst and most
representative end most democratic
organization IN Washington Ia the
chamber Of commerce Of the United
States II IL organized In half q
dozen big departments. and when
question arises I'm American bust
meas In any division, as. Tor instance
insurance, transportation, mer-
chondising or communication. 9
ballot Is sent out 20 all interested