Evening star., 1931-12-20

The Star presents herewith the re-
suits, in part, OF comparison 1t has
made bettDeen the facts stated by the
Mapes Committee and those gathered
through its otUn surrey relating to
the support OF foreign capitals by
foreign nations. In addition to the
capital cities mentioned in the MapeS
report. The Star has gathered in
formation on others This article,
1Uhich is in continuation OF one
printed in Fridays Star, contains in
formation on copital cities not dis
cussed in the MdpeS Committee
report.
T N respect to London, the Mapes re-
port states Great Britain makes no
special grant to the local govern
4 ment as the seat of the national
capital. Special contributions. arc
made for fire and police services SINH
lar to grants made to other cities. II
adds. as we'll as contributions covering
use of property occupied for govern
ment purposes.
While not granted discriminatory con-
tributionS The Star survey shows, Lon
don is not comparable to Washington
Cue to it's old and complex nature, there
applies to the whole Of Greater Lon
don" One point of interest is that the
city" proper enjoys many ancient priv
ileges and rights which it refuses to
share with the rest of London and with
which Parliament is 10th to tamper
The people of London have the right to
tax themselves.
Government of Italy.
Tho Mapes report dismisses the ques-
tiCn Of Rome by stating that the 1ta-lan
government pays annually 60,000,00O
lire, and that because of fluctuations OF
the value of the lra it cannot state
accurately what it would be, measured
in American dollars
The Stars survey shows, on the other
hand, that national contributions to
Rome are much heavier" than to other
cities; that it supports city police OF
Rome TO a certain extent; that II
contributes to support of schools, and
that while there is no legal obligation
on the nation to maintain and develop
Rome. "a very deep moral obligation is
felt toward Rome as the symbol OF
Italianism, both ancient and modern"
Government Of Japan.
In respect to Japan the Mapes Com
mittee found that the national govern
ment contributes 292l,l27 yen, OF
1,460 500, in addition to funds for re-
construction Of the city following earth
quakes It listed $33O000 as being
Tokio'S share of the national tax under
a revenue refund system applied to all
cities, and sums for part payment OF
elementary school teachers, road i'm
provement, unemploy ment relief and
city water systems.
The committees report did not state
the fact, however, that the police for
Toxic and the whole Tokyom "prefec-
ture" are paid by the central government
or that Toxic citizens have a voice in
both notional and city governments
which collect and spend their tax funds
Mexican Government.
The federal government of Mexico
does not contribute to the municipal
expenses of Mexico City, the Mapes
Committee argues. The Stars survey
shows that there is no discrimination
in favor of the capital city, and also
that the national government does not
spend liberal sums for development OF
national projects at the capital.
Government of Poland.
The MapeS Committee reports that
no item of contribution has been in
cluded in the 1930-31 national budget
of Poland toward expenses of its capt.
tai, Warsaw.
1t omitted stating that the police
force is maintained by the government
that Warsaw schools and streets are
subjects of support in the form OF
donations and credits"
In fact, Warsaw has been supported
by the Polish government in many ways
before the financial crisis there set in
The Star survey reveals. Now that
funds available are limited, the nation s
support of the capital is restricted to
the bare necessities.
Government Of Spain.
The Mapes Committee discusses ef-
forts Of Madrid to obtain a fixed SUBJ
sidy from the national Spanish govern
ment, which 1t finds hace been un-
successful
The Star has no information on
Spain.
Swedish Government.
Neither the Swedish government nor
Parliament makes and special" appro-
priations to the city Of Stockholm as
the national capital, the committee
reports.
Contributions by the government to
cities, generally speaking, are made
without discrimination in favor Of the
capital, The Star survey shows. 1t is
found also that residents of Stockholm
have voice in both local and national
government, which is denied to resi-
dents of Washington.
Government Of Switzerland.
The government of Switzerland, the
Mapes Committee adds, makes no con-
tribution whatever toward expenses of
the capital city, Berne'
The Star is informed that while there
is no discrimination in favor of the
capital, 1t does receive contributions to-
ward its fire, police, utilities and schools
on basis similar to those for other
areas.
1t is important to note also that
Berne has no federal development pro-
gram like that here, which requires
corresponding municipal development
OF extra costly nature. Government
activities are not centered in Berne, as
here. The supreme court is at Lau-
same; the Federal Polytechnic and
Federal Museum at Zurich. Parliament
is in session at Berne for many, but
brief, periods, and members do not &C
quire residence in the capital.
The royal JugoSlav government does
not contribute any money toward ex-
penses of the municipality of Belgrade,
the capital, the Mapes body notes.
The Star has no information on Ju-
goslavia.
Other Capitals.
The Mapes Committee did not report
on % other national capitals on which
information was obtained by The Star.
In Chile, Santiago is not set aside for
exclusive control by the national gov
ernment, and outside of national prof.
ects there is no discrimination in favor
of Santiago as to contributions. The
government maintains schools, police
force and contributes toward paving in
municipalities.