The Washington herald., 1922-12-01
'WESTWARD,H0!'
TO Be j. S CRY,
BELIEVES
Journalist, En- Route to Congo,
Sees Too Much Eastern In
fIuence Here Upon Congress
TOO MUCH WALL STREET"
Women and Automobile Own
ers Assure Retention of Pro-
hibition Laws, He Declares

The United States Capitol in the
near future will be moved to the
Mississippi valley, the heart of the
night by Col. William d. Boyce.
Chicago publisher. who is in Wash
ington on his way to the Congo re-
gion Of Africa. to study conditions.
Eastern influences which have
been prevailing on members of Con-
gress and thereby shaping legisla-
ton in the past several years has
agitated the Westerners, was the
reason given by Colonel Boyce.
The cry of selecting a new site
for the Capitol is being heard today
in every section of the country east
of the Allegheny mountains. The
people want it and 1t is only a mat
ter of years before the change will
be made" he said.
MOST LIVE IN WEST.
Pointing out that only approx
mately "a per cent of the popula-
tion of the United States lives east
of the Allegheny range. Colonel
Boyce stated that 1t was only right
thadt the majority should be grant
ed its desire.
MANY good men come from the
West, who after years of valuable
service to their constituents. are
involuntarily prevailed upon by the
Fasteners and then lose the views
of the people who sent them to Con-
gresss Senator McCumber served
the people of North Dakota faith
he finally fell in with the views of
the East and 1t was on that ac-
count that he lost out for re-elec-
There is entirely too much Wall
There is entirely too much Wall
Street predominating in our present
Congress. 1t is being influenced
by these New Yorkers and ques-
tions that benefit only the people
in the East are monopolizing the
time Of the legislative body" he
stated.
Recalling the time when the
largest army ever gathered during
the Revolutionary days, crossed the
Allegheny mountains to Fort Du-
quesne. to quell what was known
as the "Whiskey Rebellion" Colonel
Boyce said the question OF moving
the capitol was not a new one. but
originated among the very founders
Of the republic.
The sole purpose Of tn e
"Whiskey Rebellion" was to es-
tabhsh a capitol somewhere in the
West. Just to get away from WASH
ington where Congress was. even at
that time. being influenced by
Fasteners. 1t is only a matter
Of psychology. however, that the
lawmakers are thus changed when
they stay in this city for any
length Of time," he declared.
When asked about the prohibi-
tion question and the proposed
amendment to the constitution.
Colonel Boyce declared prohibition
has come to stay"
1T was the vote of the women
and OF the automobile owners who
made prohibition and they will see
that 1t is enforced. The only thing
in favor of liquor or beers and
light wines is the money interests
and these interests are not ruling
the country today. 1t Is only a
matter of time before the Govern
ment enforces the prohibition laws
to the utmost" he stated.
SCORES SHIP SUBSIDY.
THE ship subsidy question is
purely matter of dollars and cents.
We az know that we must have
ships and that we will have them,
The only thing to be decided is
whether the Government Is to run
the ships at a loss or create cor
porations 10 run them and re-
imburse the corporations for the
loss.
Personally, I believe It would
be better to permit the Govern
ment to run them. Most Of the
people are against the subsidy and
I feel confident the bill will be
killed in the Senate.
Travellers will respect vessels run
by thfs Government more than they
would II they were managed by
private concerns. In the course of
years the Government could sys-
tematize their methods and prob
ably make money from the vessels"