Evening star., 1922-12-19
CAPITAL KEYNOTES
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

/ ice. with the needed buildings and
government is using 5.84s lea sea post
| omces. and owns only l.I32 post Of
| nee buildings. He urges the economy
OF owning instead Of leasing. and
wants immediate appropriations for
increased facilities In 100 places. but he
warns that '*his is only the begin
ming"
| or course. the erection of post ciEce
buildings throughout the country
Will open up what the opposing marty
VIII designate as the republican pork
oarrei. and Will be signal fof eager
congressman to scramble for their
share. well knowing that their COR
! 3stituents will hold them responsible.
in case they lose out on getting a
fine government building upon the
strategic site in the dis.ric..
| There ought TO be some way 10
| forestall such n scramble and T..
serve the country PROPERLY. Could
there not bet be a Bipartisan com
Of the service and decide-nn. merely
ecommend-equitab1e building plans
| Tor the entire country? Could not the
whole subject be standardized upon
the basis Of the volume of business
passing through each post office. and
giving each volume standardized
building and equipment? That would
cali for broad study, not only of to-
days or last years volume, but the
actual outlook for early expansion of
lsaui,lements; ,,s The architectural piafs
snonld In all cases provide for elss-
! 1lclty As the requirements gron
mere can be title justification in ha,-
| ing new and special plans for each
| sue. Ihis Is IN age of standardiza.
| ZION: sets OF standard plans shouId
cover the country. each 10 III \ go
range OF postal business present .nd
prospective.
The Secretary OF Agriculture, Henry
"aiiace. who halls from Senator
Brookhart's state. has beaten the sep-
ator TO IL. in the matter @. securing
cheap food for department, emnIovee
Inc Department Of Agriculture NOW
buys its supplies for its rangers in
the same way that the Army buys
It's quartermaster supplies. and Sec
retary Wallace thereby saves tn.
government $4,000 year. Is there
any reason why all government do.
partment employees should not really
orRanize cooperation for themselves
and so get their supplies at whole
sale prices. which would enable them
to sell to the individual at the same
ten per cent above cost that tie Army
does to its officers and men? Ther.
can be no reason why the govern
ment. which is government of. for
and by all the people. supported by
the taxes of all, should be used n
serve any one or two classes in
preference to serving the entire pub
lie alike Nor is there any but q So
ciallstic argument WIZ the govern
ment should ever do for the indiyfd-
ual Or class what the initiative of tho
private citizen. can do as well! Such
course kills initiative and cramD.
development Of self-dependcnce.
There viii be plenty of room on ih.
highways OF Washington after rey
Year for all the licensed Automobiles
If the present rate Of obtaining nc-
1929 licenses is not accelerated ou;
Of about $4,000 licenses which will b.
required. less than 10000 have yo;
been applied for. although the sale
has been open for & month and only
two weeks grace remains. No cx-
tension of time will bc given. park
the machine ii the new license tag
IS missing January l. Perhaps Santa
Claus Will be through with has rein
UetT ana VIII sell oUt HI Il DdrSd1.l.
Walking is unsafe for the incx-
perienced.
i y y =
! beginning next Saturday the gov
ernment working day is to consist OF
only four hours. according to presi-
Dental order. Who says that this is
not laboring mans administration
Four hours work. four hours eat.
four hours buy Christmas presents
and twelve hours DO as YOU please
What an ideal day that is. Contrast
that with the rolling mills twelve
hours and tho farmers sixteen hours
and the housewives twenty hours
Four hours work with twelve hours
ra". Ain; that grand a;ld glorious
-fctlin'o''
BESIDES. Sunday is a day of rest
and Mpnda::- Ul.Ich used Z" To-, just
washday WIN be Christmas.
X R.-Tussday the l?22 tine
schedule will be resumed