The Washington times., 1910-01-16
Members of Civic Federation
Gathering for Considera-
ton of Problems.
PRESIDENT TAFT
TO OPEN SESSION
Distinguished Men and Women
Among COnfeTees Upon Uni
form Legislation.

To devise ways ana means of secur-
ing uniformity OF state legislation and
the coordination of regulations for pub
lie safety and conduct adopted by the
various States and municipalities. there
VIII meet in conference at the BelasCO
Theater tomorrow. Tuesday. and We'd
nesday, q body Of men and women rep
resent5ng every phase OF the complex
citizenship Of the United States, under
the auspices Of the National Civic Fed
Grafton.
Labor leaders and capitalists. eng1-
neers and lawyers. merchants and
manufacturers. politicians and cIergy-
men. educators. soldiers. scientists.
writer's. artists-aIl are represented by
distinguished persons who are now on
then way u the National Capital, or
have already arrived They viii dis
cuss and attempt TO solve the problem
confronting he people Of every State
which, they fear. viii eventually mean
the impairment Of state sovereignty by
the enactment Of national laws wEere
State legislation should suffice.
The conference has been called by
the Civic Federation because Of the
nation wide and Increasing citation for
rational divorce and marriage laws
There are numerous subjects that come
under this head and Il IS 10 increase
agitation looking toward the correction
Of the existing evils that tie discussions
this week viii be held.
Topics For Discussion.
The topics ID BE- considered include
the negotiable irstzuments act. the
warehouse receipts act, the sales Of
goods act the divorce act, bills on
stock certificates and bills OF IaGiug.
conservation Of natural resources, tax
-rrs
and 0uasi-pu1iic utilities. control Of cor
porations lie rsuranCe. fire insurance,
automobile -n-- IiatiOuS. road building,
vital statistics, public health, safe
Guarding dangerous machinery factory
and mine inspection compensation for
accidents convict made products, pure
God IelUEGtiOGS. & ..-cTluliTatlonS against
married WOueL - 10 the control OF
their children md the holding Of prop
on some o. these subjects definite
propositions xii be put forward by or
carnations that have been endeavOr1nG
10 obtain reforms for many years on
others there viii ne tentative plans
proposed and tie cOnfeTees VIII be ask
Cd to suggest remedies This applies
more particularly TO such broad sub
jects as conservation. public health. tax
ations control of corporations etc
The delegates &c the conference have
various States and by presidents Of in
duStrial, agricultural. manufacturing.
labor, professional and other bodies Of
national character
Among the Delegates.
Some Of these delegates include.
Andrew CaDegi1, John HAYS Ham
Uond, EEhu Root, Alton p. Parker. w.
P VTTlcoE- Henry Wade Rogers. sam
UeI Go ..I1ers, John Mitchell. Warren \
Stone. James DurCau- W. G. Lee. NJ z.
ingalls,, Thomas F. Walsh, w c.
BrOwD- Walter L Fisher. James r Gar
nel1. john @ RichterE. Walter George
Smith. Au1aSa Eaton. John Q -NIbuTu-
Francis IynIe SUeIsun. Charles Thad-
deus TeC-y, William Allen White. A A
Goddard Theodore MarburE- Edward
WITfield. Rome G. Brown H r Miles.
Frederick y Judscu. SeIden p Speuc-
or, J NJ Whitehead. Charles Z Nc
CaTthy. Ralph " BreCkeubrIIEe. John
J. Webster. C. T. AycOck. L. z. HOl-
don, George + Chamberlain @ A
Woods, + F. Hunter, o. VI. Barber DE-
Edwin a Aldermen. w S. Allen. and
Charles NJ. Fslrseft-
President Tcf+ VII make the oreuine
address OF the conference which VIII be
called TO orc sr a. 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning by Seth Low president of the
Civic Federation Tn addition TO the
delegates 70 thu conference. the govern
OTIS of the STATE here TO attend the
conference Of governors which opens
Tuesday VIII SlSo he present