The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-29
ny WILLIAM ALLEH wInrn.

iNtlfflht " tfNlIHINN ~ INf ~. ~
of n book written BY former Senator
Richard r. PctuRrcw. of South pa
kota. The book tells ~ tho gradu-
ally widening authority of tho gOv-
eminent officials who live In wash
ington over me lives and dcHtinios Of
the people on this continent and
upon the Islands NJ tho uou. who
come under our flag. u iaa dis
quletinE book -"tmpofinl washing.
ton" and the facts sot forth by Mr.
pcttigrow Indicate. wha' no one Will
dispute. that We are becoming an
imperial people. We have some
whore 6ubCOnseiousiy ia our drcnms
. nasty lust FOR empire. a lust which
consciously we deny with rcddrnlnR
.gills. Gtndually We are taking under
our dominion IN one way or another
all the Islands near our shores that
are not tlCd down 10 England Cen
tral America feels vaguely the pres
ence ~ this lust In our eyes which
we deny; go We are under susplClon
among our neighbour But tho i'm
perinliam OF Washington IL not
merely n desire for foreign dominion.
We aro building up n strongly cen
tralized government for tho people
finding that they must turn To wash
ington more and more for direction
In their business. their sanitation,
their social activities, their educa-
tlonal purposes.
Heccming Sacred city.
our capital Imperial washing
tom n becoming more ana more a
sacred city, n holy OF HOLES In our
policies. a place Of pilgrimage. New
York remains our intellectual and
commercial capital Therein the
blare and roar OF tho avalanche Of
commerce that acours the cayernous
banks OF the trade channels that
griddle the town tho life blood Of
America courses its tumultoua way.
New York N the heart OF things. but
Washington rules From Washing
ton come tho Impulses the visions
the purposes that rise within us
sometimce only TO bo thwarted and
appear elsewhere In the mob de
slres. the prohibitions and the re-
strlctlons which guide ana give color
and character to our lives.
New York is n Grass ana material
thing. beautiful. powerful, obvious.
glorious Waahington's glory is Of
tho spirit. II IN elusive, but never
uncertain. No one doubts tho charm.
No one can question tho power OF
Washington, even though II Ia often
mysterious and impalpahie.
This autumn the town Itself. tho
outward and yISibie sign OF Wash
inrton. In NOT an eorceou. os A. IL
often in October' becauEe n dry gep-
tember thinned out the foliage The
flowers are nnt so pay aa thev soma
times are ana heea,ne congress Ia
nor IN aession The town ia a blt duiI'
nut IL IA Frightening up as the season
deepens.
Scasonab,c Habits of CopitaJ
Washington has odd soasonai hab-
its. In the late apring certain ANAL
dealers in odd thinga ANAL fruit
ourlo vcnders ond n,yner, 81 sptinua
shops oloso their nInCoa ana dlsap-
near ,rhov On liLe the hirds, mar
hams they alieht In Atlentie fI.y.
perhene they nnpenr in tho Adiron'
dacks or ths UockIes or on IN,
Mnine const Tcw wn,hInrton mao
nie nvor moe, theso ,niyran,s ,hev
,us, dlsepnesr ana IN Dctobsr come
bank and bri.bten nm ths .ide
e,treets. They are coming hack now
ana s,n,viv ths ho,cis are ,uilnv m
Washing,on is comln- tn lIfs wfhv
n sboulda snsnend mi mntIon bAnven
oniy knows Rut a. dor.
Commerre In washington knovs
fla own trnde winds. in nnolher
month WnahInEton WIN be normnI
And Tho mora normal Lyaahington IA
tho more unIiLe anv otber Amcriran
city n IL Yct tt ~ moi a rnlIoctIon
or foreign groura a. many ~ .crr
great clfies are wssblnVton "A
beautifuliy American. ld-fashioned
stor.snanyled ana I00 nor cant
probabIv no other cit,, of ~ e,yo on
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