Evening star., 1943-10-18
Readers Commend Editorial
On GallinEer Investigation.

To the Editor of The Star;
The Star is to be commended for
its excellent editorial with respect to
the Gallinger investigation Perhaps 1t
would not be amiss to send reprints to
the members of the congressional Dis
trict Committees with the fervent hope
that its full import be brought home to
them.
AS was to be expected, this investiga-
ton, like most of its type, accomplished
nothing which permanently would i'm
prove the situation. And, as usual,
several individuals were singled out and
full blame placed on them for condi-
tlons which could and should have been
corrected long before they were ap-
pointed to the positions they now hold
The report given out by the committee
is indeed a thing of beauty for home
town consumption in the Senator's re-
spective States, but it certainly will fail
to impress any native Washingtonian
who knows anything Of his city and its
affairs.
l daresay If Senators Bushfeld and
at the Commissioners budget requests
for the past Is years. or so and note
the items pertaining to Health Depart
ment requirements which were deleted
by various Appropriation Committees,
they might understand why Gallinger
Hospital is in it's present condition.
Also, it is rather surprising to find
Senator McCarran, who has been around
long enough to know better, adding his
voice to the hue and cry and charging
NAL, mis- and several other brands of
feasance
Our form of city government is funda-
mentally good one and the present
few in Years which has tried to
do everything possible for the welfare of
the city. If the members of the various
congressional committees, charged with
administering the affairs of the District
of Columbia, would show the same
interest and sincere desire to do their
job, this city soon would be a model
municipality. And perhaps someone
should remind those gentlemen that, with
the exception of a small sum, it is
our own money and not Federal funds
which is expended for the operation
of the city
The committee should take no pride
In its findings fnasmuch as it failed
completely to accomplish any real
good. And Commission Mason, DR..
Rutland and DR.. Bocock are to be COM
plimented for their remarkable restraint
while appearing before the committee.
FRANK w. HOLMES.
To the Editor of The Star:
May I commend the editorial in
Thursdays Star regarding the Senate
investigation and report as to the con-
ditions at Gallinger Hospital?
Noting particularly what you say about
the primary responsibility being upon
the Congress, |. e., as to appropriation
for the construction and maintenance of
adequate facilities: the difficulties of
employing responsible help, I have won-
dered, in reading accounts of the in
vestigation. why it was not brought out
by the Senators investigating the matter,
either before or during the hearing,
whether the Congress had made ade-
quate appropriation for the facilities
which it thought should be provided for
the poor of the District of Columbia.
Certainly, they should be given decent
and adequate treatment, provided there
is appropriation to provide and maintain
facilities, and to employ and retain hon
est and responsible employees.
No one who knows Mr.. Mason, as I