Evening star., 1932-04-28
GEORGETOWN GETS
NYE'S SUPPORT IN
FIGHT FOR LIBRARY
Senator Calls "SIashing Hys-
teria' Product of "SeIfish
interests" Propaganda.
PROMISES HELP TO WIN
$4,000 APPROPRIATION
Attention Called to Fact That D. c
Residents Are Handicapped
by Voteless Plight.

The 'slashing hysteria," which, he
said, accompanies the present economy
program, was aSSailed as the product
of vicious propagandiZing on the part
of selfish interests" last night by Sen
ator Gerald P. Nye. at the mass meeting
of the Georgetown Library Association
in support of the $4,000 item originally
included in the 1888 appropriation bill
to start construction of a branch Ii
brary in Georgetown.
Senator Nye urged the Georgetown
citizens to get up and fight for your
library enonomy program or no econ
omy program" adding that he would
help them get the appropriation
through this Congress.
Every economy program" Senator
Nye declared, ''iS accompanied by a
hySteria for cutting 1t becomes a
slashing hySteria, and we see it in this
economy program. There is tendency
to cut and slash everything, while the
chips are let fall where they will
But / say to you that while there Is
plenty of room for economy, the cut
ting should not take place where it
relates to the education of our children
or the betterment Of mankind generally
grams like this library building of yours,
which contributes to the well being of
man, must not suffer"
Have to Economic.
Continuing his discussion of the eff
forts of Congress to enforce an econ
omy program. Senator Nye said that
ever since the World War expenditures
have been made almost without regard
to national resources. And now. he
continued, I'VE have at last come to
know that there is bottom to those
resources and we have to economize."
But, he said, he himself was tempted
to attack this urge for economy"
Our hysteria," the Senator asserted,
is not urged on us by the ordinary
folks who make up most of our popuIa-
ton, but 1t is urged by selfish interests
VINO are trying to escape paying their
share OF the expense of government.
1t IS those selfish interests who can
most afford to pay who are seeking to
relieve from their shoulders to the
shoulders of those least able to nay the
burden OF government and this econ
omy"
The urge for economy" Senator
Nye continued, cones to members of
congress IN almost countless pleas from
individuals who not only escape paving
taxes themselves but who don't even
come dangerously close to paying
taxes.
Demand What You Want.
"And so I urge upon Won here in
Georgetown" he concluded. mot to
slacken your force because of an econ
omy program or any other program
just 1ofget you have no voice in your
government here and come before the
committees in Congress and demand
what you want. It will be my distinct
pleasure to help you win it."
AT the outset of his address
Senator Nye pointed out that District
residents are handicapped by their
lack OF voice in their Government
which places them under the rule of
300 men who have neither legal
resloence nor personal interest in your
city; by a rapidly growing com
munity which makes it difieult for
development to keep abreast of the
c1ty's needs and this economy
program which some members in
Congress feel obliged to enforce in
order to satisfy their constituents at
home"
Senator Nye was introduced by
Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., president of the
Georgetown Library Association. Mr..
HYDE explained that the item of
$4,000 which the association seeks to
include In the 1888 appropriations was
recommended by the Commissioners,
but was stricken out by the House.
He said that efforts now are being
made to have it reinserted by the
Senate. This $4,000, he said. is the
first half of total of $15O.OOO which
Is to be the total cost of the branch
library.
Mr.. Nye announced that Senator
Hiram Bingham, chairman of the
Senate Committee, had agreed to
grant hearings and he pressed the
delegates CT the various Georgetown
civic groups in the library association
to attend the hearings to urge the
inclusion of the construction item.
Approve Item Despite Cut.
Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby
also spoke last night, assuring the
Georgetown group of the Commis-
sioners' approval and continued en-
terest in the item. He cited the fact
that the Commissioners had sent
forward this item although they had
been obliged to cut 10 or IS
millions of dollars from our budget"
DR.. George F. Bowerman, public
librarian, told the audience he was
'heartened' by the assurances given
by Senator Nye and Commissioner
Crosby. He asked the Georgetown
citizens to help other communities get
their branch libraries lust as soon
as you get yours" Referring to the
recent opening of the northeast branch
OF the Public Library Dr. Bowerman
said that it raised the percentage of
District residents now served by the
Public Library to 38 or 40 per cent.
The Georgetown branch, he added,
would further increase that percentage.
Lantern slides of architectural
drawings Of the proposed Georgetown
Library Building were shown They
revealed a structure of simple Georgian
architecture. providing general reading
rooms, children rooms, an exhibition
room and reference rooms. The
tentative plans also call for a terrace
overlooking the City of Washington
and the Potomac River from the south
end of the structure which eventually
will be used as an out-of-doors read
ing room"