The Washington herald., 1910-04-18

Determined to correct several so-called
evils IN the administration Of the organi-
zation. the conservative element Of the
D. A. r. last night issued a declaration
OF principles embodying a portion OF the
platform upon which It will wage a par
liamentary campaign at Continental Hall
this week.
Despite the assertion OF Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott, president general. that this
years session would be harmonious, the
statement made public last night fore
shadows trouble. The Daughters who
supported Mrs. Story last year mean 20
make the meetings OF the nineteenth an
nuaI congress interesting by compelling
tho president general to rearrange the
personnel OF committees so they will con-
form 10 the constitution.
According to the declaration OF prin-
ciples. the responsibility of the board OF
managers is nullifed by the president
general inasmuch as she has appointed
committees the membership Of which
constitute a majority not on the board
of managers.
The general committees, which were In
the old days brought to the board for
confirmation. are now composed Of men,
bers whose names are not known until
the printed lists are given out" said a
prominent Daughter last night. THE
present administration has ignored this
and certain other old principles Of the
society OF all the committees. compris-
ing 500 appointments. 504 are not members
OF the board OF managers. In the finance
committee, for instance a majority Of
six is against the board. Under such con-
diuons, how can the board carry out the
rulings OF the congress?
Manipulation Is Charged.
BY this manipulation OF the admin
stration leaders, many Daughters who
were defeated for Office at the last con-
vention have been given positions on
committees. Out OF fourteen important
committees nine Of the chairmen are not
chosen from the board. and therefore
cannot report TO the board whose bush
ness IT is. as laid down by the constitu-
ton. to keep in touch with all the work
OF the organization.
And yet in season and out OF season
we have been urged TO commend the
president general for her work during
her administration. This classification OF
committee members is one Of the reasons
a large number who have been working
for years Tor the good Of the order do
not feel inclined to be placed in the same
category with those who are not ready
20 stand by the constitution and the
charter OF our order"
The official declaration OF the conserva-
tives Is. IN part as follows:
The question having arisen I'm the
organization of the d. A. r. Of sustaining
the president general in all and every act
OF her administration, II is well and only
just to those who differ in opinion on
this question that fair and truthful
statement be made from their point Of
view.
VIII Be Tried I'm Court.
'As regards the power OF the president
general to dismiss a clerk not OF her
appointment, we will not discuss that
matter for the present. because that
question viii probably be settled outside
the organization. It is imperative, though
that attention be called TO the committee
list OF the National Society. Daughters OF
the American Revolution, for 19O9-1o. No
one can fail to see that the resolution
seeking to nullify the power Of the board
OF managers, introduced five years ago
and overwhelmingly voted down. has been
adroitly carried out in detail by the pres
ent administration.
Taking the four committees which the
constitution gives into the president gen.
erals hands TO appoint-namely. finance,
auditing. printing and Revolutionary
rellcs-we find them constituted OF a
majority not on the board.
"A comparison Of some OF the other
committees follows; OF the committee
on preservation Of historic spots. num-
bering thirty-one. neither the chairman
nor one Of the members IS on the board
not member Of the committee on desc
Grafton OF the flag, with thirty-four mem
bere, is a member Of the board; Of the
fifty members Of the committee on child
labor not one is e member Of the board
on the committee on Children Of the Re-
public not one Of the eighty-four mem
bers has been chosen from the board OF