Evening star., 1922-10-22
Capital of the Nation
a Thing of Marvel
and Beauty.
in Contrasts.
Set Like a Gem in
PrOsaic Land.

the federal government power to clean up the red
light districts in towns near Army camps.
The Federation OF Labor has its program: To
take away the Injunction in Industrial disputes.
The Farmers Union and the Farm Bureau have
their proGrams.
In making these programs every man has a
vote who belongs to any calling. The initiative
and referendum inside OF the various callings and
professions works all the time Every there
FORE has two votes at least in this country; his
vote at the polls for to enforce the laws. and
. second vote In his trade calling to indorse
laws which shall be presented TO Congress. His
second vote is actually Of much more importance
than his first. For in ordinary times Congress is
controlled by these organized minorities We are
supposed to have a government of majorities reg
stered In political parties. AS matter of fact the
weakest organization in Washington far
political influence within Congress is concerned is
the republican national committee 1t is pigmy
compared to the Anti-Saloon League. the American
Federation Of Labor. the Women Voters the
National Chamber of Commerce.
And the democratic national committee though
1t represents a considerable minority of American
voters stands for nothing in Washington. And that
is because the political vote is weaker Il an the
in some organized minority. A mans
through his trade or calling counts for much more
than his party vote.
Soul Of Great Republic
Imperial Washington" the soul of the g,eat
republican empire-what a town 1t is; full of
things that are not what they seem. place of
and of circumocutionS side by side
Here the two forms of government reign without
serious disagreement The powerful government
Of organized minorities, the weak government of
disntegrating majority gathered at each election.
These two governments have few classes; the weak
generally obeys the strong. even though the
stronger government is without constitution
bylaws Few people know about It And the few
who know about 1t care little about the fact that
the real government is invisible The titles of gov
ernment go with the weaker form of government
Presidents, cabinet members bureau chiefs repre-
sentatives. senator's judges and whatnot of official
nabobs. The heads of the invisible government.
ington. are often men of greater skill in politics
those who the regular political governments.
City of Exotic Beauty.
of titled. political pharisees who stck:ers for
gives them lipservice and then bosses them around
incontnently. Such the mysterious habits OF
our imperial city. The strongly beautiful exterior
of the place the charming splashes of color in the
ribbon of traffic that runs along the zigzag streets.
the exotic beauty Of many little parks and
of wood and bramb!e, trysting places of heaven
knows what senile fauns of modern and disil-
lusioned world, all make city that defes
four-square American minds. The thing JUST
couldn't happen in land that is built along section
lines about courthouse square, with gospel
hymned religion and with a Puritan soul. Yet
here 1t is, grown Of hearts, made Of
vision. built upon own tower babel-a graceful
shadow that We have cast upon the world from our
real souls, all done In brick and mortar and
and steel and marble. II is unreal romance
and As unbelievable as truth.