The Washington times., 1908-12-01
Central Body Careful Not
to IndOrse Plan for Gov
eminent Change.
STILL ADVOCATES
LIMITED SUFFRAGE
Adopts Resolutions Calling for the
Investigation of All District
Departments.

Avoiding any step that might be
construed as in support of the move
ment for a change in the form Of
the District government OF which
would aid any one corporation or per
son IN a selfish end, the Central Labor
Union withheld last night its iudOrse-
ment of the "ons-man-rule pTOpa-
ganda" and declined TO appoint a COM
mittee TO confer with the sef-ap-
pointed citizens committee that is
Juggling the agitation for d change.
Many speakers at the labor meeting
reiterated the stand taken by them
several years ago for q restricted sut-
frage in the District, but all declared
they did not want 10 be party to any
agitation that might prove harmful 10
the people of Washington.
The special committee of I'VE ap-
pointed last week to consider a reso-
luton by Delegate Brinkman reit-
Grating the stand Of the Central La
Dor Union for suffrage in the District
and to look up other data relating to
Suffrage, reported last night. Its re-
port was in the nature OF a resOlu-
ton asking for suffrage in the Dis
triCt with the limitation of an edUca-
tionaI test and recommending the ap-
pointment Of a committee to confer
with the citizens committee, or a
meeting of committees OF citizens as
sOCiaUons.
WithhOlds ANY IndOrsement.
The latter half Of the resolution
was objected to, and the entire mat
ter was temporarily laid on the table
and made a special order Of business
for the meeting two weeks hence.
TO the designation of the already ex-
listing special committee or another
committee to confer with the citizens
committee, on the ground that such
action at this time would be tanta-
mount to an Endorsement of the plan
brought forward by the citizens com
mittee, whereas the proper thing to
do was for the Central Labor Union
10 determine the form of government
fl desired. whether an assembly, gov
eruor, or mayor and to then appoint
a committee to confer with the clu-
zens TO see If they agreed 10 the plan.
This objection was sustained, and
the committee was not appointed.
The special committee OF tve was
instructed to recommend some plan
of government that in its opinion
would be best for the union men OF
washing ton.
Resolutions Coudemuiug the District
government from cellar to garnet and
asking for au investigation not only
of the Building Inspectors office, bat
OF every other Office and bureau, were
unanimously adopted. The resoIu-
ton introduced by Delegate Brink
nan is as follows
ct is reported in the public press
that the District Commissioners court
an investigation OF the Building In
speCtOr.s office ON account OF alleged
CaTelessuess-
whereas In the opinion of the Cen
trail Labor Union of this District, the
entire District government should be
investigated. either by a commission
appointed by the President of the
United States or by a commission ap-
pointed by Congress Therefore be it
"ResOlved, hy the Central Labor
Union of the District of Columbia,
That il communicate with the PreSI-
dent of the United States and petition
him 10 appoint a commission com
posed of uepresen t4tlves from the
business interests and the labor in
teresJs Of the District, not only 10
investigate one department OF the
District government, but every de-
parLmeut thereof in order to asCer-
tain If the business of the citizens
OF this community is transacted in a
businessIike and honest manner, and
conducive 10 the best interests OF all.