COUNTRIES THAT QUARREL ABOUT CAPITALS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 41, 13 March 1909, Page 3

COUNTRIES THAT QUARREL ABOUT CAPITALS.

For a long time past the populations of the various States of the Australian Commonwealth have been quarrelling amongst themselves over proposed sites •for their new capital. ijfore than a year ago it was announced that Dalgety ha, been denniteIv decided upon. But lln» decision was revoked at the eleventh hour, owing to the jealousy .of -New N.uth Wales. Now, however, it would seem that a site » •been selected in what i# known as he country. Ilorc within a little while. Australians, with ill'' world's experience to guide them win be-in the building of what they intend slnll be. one of the world's iinest cities \ ..ood deal of i'H hai been poked at •what haw: been called the petty jealou.',e» ar..u-e<l by this controversy., now ■lnipnilv .settled. But history repeats Sf ill tins, as in all else. Other eon... ivies, confronted by similar problems, have'acted in a precisely similar fashion. The United States of America toi instance were bickering tor lull hftecn vc-irs before they decided upon the'w'ishiu.'ton site.' Canada, too, could no Si at'all, although the matter as debated over and over again fo more than ten years. At last, in dcspai. of ever coming to an agreement, it was decided to call ill Queen Victoria, as aibitnitor. Her Majesty said Ottawa, and Ottawa it was. Brazil, again, is tackling a ~u >1- i problem at the present moment. 1 is ■in article of the Constitution that a oraiutnew capital of the Republic s a be built somewhere on the ceiitia ■m-itcau. But none can agree upon the lite, each State playing for its own , hand, so to 4»eak, wli.le Rio JW , ■ the present capital, not '"'";> »>"f* : ieets in the strongest possible ma.inu 1 'L unv change whatsoever.-lVa, son s ■ Weekly.