Evening star., 1907-11-12

capable administration. and similar ac.
! ton was taken on motion of \. b
Browne. in recognition OF the service Of
Secretary Harries.
! An invitation was read for the mem
bers OF the Board Of Trade to. attend
the annual meeting of the Associated
Charities in the Metropolitan NJ. Z
i'Church, Az and streets northwest, No
! vember 10.
A. P. Pardon presented series of reso
lutions bespeaking the support of the
board for the proposed more thorough
utilization of the natural highways Of
the country, the rivers. in commerce. for
the extension OF the American merchant
marine and for legislation looking to the
adoption by all common carriers of q
uniform bill OF lading.
| Discussion of the proposed amendment
10 the bylaws concerning the restrictions
to two successive terms of members OF
I the board Of directors was then ar
| ranged. President Wilson receiving and
putting to vote motion which limited
the arguments for each side to twenty
minutes. He designated Cuno IL. Ru-
dolph who had prepared the repeater
to take charge Of one side, and d. j.
Callahan, who introduced the restrictive
clause in the bylaws year ago and
/ carried it to A successful issue, TO de-
| fend the other.
For and Against Amendment.
Arguments for and againSt the re-
pealing amendment a!ternatAd, Mr.. Ru-
| doIph calling upon 4. A. Birney. r. IL.
! Warne- Charles +. Foster \. B. Browne,
| W F Guda and ]. NJ. Chamberlain. Mr..
! Callahan spoke first for his own side. and
then IN turn called upon Myer Cohen.
John Weaver and F. L. SiddoEs The va
rious speeches, in substance, were as fol-
! lows:
! A. A. Brrey: "A mistake would be
made to allow the amendment to stand.
| The purpose of ti,!s body Is to advance
| the interests of the District of Columbia
! and not Of any particular man or coterie
| OF men. When we find man of ability in
/ these directions We should keep him In
! the harness as long as possible. Freedom
: in nominations and freedom in elections
. Should htain.'
D. j Callahan: The sole purpose of
/ the original amendment was 10 seclra ro-
.tatioa in. office Apathy has existed for
| some time particularly in committee
/ meetings: and it seems to m" e change
in The by-laFs. WI bring ah"ut renewed
| interest in this regard, ii should he gwen
! trial Equal privilege and equal rights,
! and each man n severe, gn in himself are
the underlying principles of this organ:-
zat!on. snd the amendment adopted last
year simply insures to the humbest m"m-
hcr of this board that he may at some
time have voice in the direction Of Its
affairs. II ia asked only that you give
this proposition a trial 1t went INTO
effect at the meeting last Taar. but Il fs
only now becoming operative. and ii has
not get been given fair trial II it is
not found 20 work well In practice II can
he wiped from the books next year, or
two years hence. but | earnestly u-ge
the board not to be- so vaciIat:ng that
rule thought to be good enough for adop-
tior one wear is regarded 0bnox ioUs the
next. We are simply asking that YOU
adopt as a law what YOU have been toll
Grating as custom. because Won will
I0Iot .Jn,,t -
go out of service after two terms and
yet YOU would say that s'mia~ custom
should not exist with the board of direC-
tors.
Abridgment of Privileges.
3. H. Warner: "A year ago I was
in favor of this new paragraph in the
bylaws. but now I am not, because I
find we will be abridging the privi
leges of some members. If We get
tired of man in office we can easily
eliminate him at the next election. and
II does not require such rule Is this
to secure that end And if man of
bright. particular genius arises we
should be able to elect him and keep
him In office so long as he does good
service
Myer Cohen: Under this rule each
man who goes out tonight will be ell
gible for election next year for two
tation In office is as necessary to sue
cess in AN organization like this as it
is in public life. ] would simply like
to quote t" you the famous expression
Of one of the former Presidents of
these United States. William Henry
Harrison. who, In declaring he would
serve one term and no more. said: A
man too long In office Is likely TO for
get that he Is the servant and not the
master.
Purely aBusiness Question.
Charles E Foster: This IS purely bust
ness question. We are here to carry out
a certain purpose, and 1t is for to de-
termine how we can do certain things
best. BY this rule we find we are binding
our own hands when at some near meet
ing We may consider it to be of greatest
advantage 70 elect some one man to the
board of directors
John Weaver: I'm all my consideration
Of this problem I have failed to find trace
Of bitterness. and likewise trace of oppo-
sition to any individual. For seventeen
years we have been travelling along the
lines dictated by practically one set of
men, and feel that | safely say that
outside of these general meetings there
Is nothing doing in the Board of Trade.
This resolution went into effect a year
ago. and it has not yet been given a trial.
If we take this step backward now know
that this Board of Trade will lose enough
red blood to sound the doom of the organ
ization"
a. Is. Browne: Il have concluded that
acted wrongly in supporting this amend
ment last year. Every man on this ooard
should ne eligible to the directorate
There ought not to be a bar against a
man who has rendered service"
Stability of Purpose.
F. l.. Siddons: Let us demonstrate
stability of purpose. Give the amend
ment a chance. and if it proves a fail
ure as the gentlemen on the other side
seem to think. it will be easy enough te
repeal 1t year or two hence, when
that fact has been proved
W. +. Guide: Il don't see the reason
Thy We should not be able to vote for
whom We choose, whenever we choose"
j. NJ. Chamherlain: Repeatedly. there
have appeared interviews with business
men In the public prints on the Dues
ton, What Washington needs most
think It most needs a recognition by
members of Congress that this is the
National capital. We should keep men
in office who can best maintain this point
constantly before the body on the hill
This new bylaw really depr,ves us of
the American privilege of voting for
whoever We choose"
Following the transaction OF the busi-
ness of the evening, and while the tellers
were counting the votes cast for mem
luncheon was served
Believed to Be Mentally Deranged.