The Washington times., 1910-02-25
CHAMBER PLANNING
CLOSER RELATIONS
Heads of Citizens ASSocia.
tions Invited TO Confer
ence Next Week.

Presidents Of the various citizens as
sooiations IN the District are to confer
next week with the special committee
of fifteen appointed by President GUIDE,
of the Chamber of Commerce.
The object Of the meeting IS TO devise
means of giving expression and effect 10
. public opinion upon matters arising
from time TO time which are Of interest
, to the citizens in general.
There was considerable discussion at
a meeting Of the committee yesterday.
during which nearly every member Of
tfered plans 10 bring the citizens asso-
oiauons and the Chamber into closer
relations and TO determine the public
pulse on all occasions and without de-
lay.
8. 1t was agreed to send copy OF the
resolution appointing the committee
=of fifteen 10 the president Of every
citizens association and TO invite them
or their representatives to a conference
with the committee
1t remains with the chairman to name
! a day toward the latter part of next
week
The members of the committee of ff-
teen are: Ernest H. Daniel, chairman;
William e Shannon, vice charman:
Henry B. F. Macfarland. Henry l.
West, Thomas c. Noyes, z. n. Dillon.
James +. oyster. William y. Crom-
well, B. F. Saul, 3. B. Earnshaw, Dr.
= s. Tyree. John Dolph, George W
( Stuart, Hugh r. Harvey, P. NJ. Brown,
, and Abort SchUlreis.
E. II. Daniels. chairman OF the COM
miuse. in outlining the plan, had the
Following to say.
% Year after year. the Senate, the
House. and our Commissioners are
hes eyed by private individuals and
f. by representatives OF Individual as
- SpclauOnS, each urging some measure
lat other associations have also
urged in a slightly different way.
With every inclination 10 help the
District Ii is hard for the lawmakers
70 decide under such conditions. A
central body, conclave, assembly, call
d II what YOU VIII, can thrash out the
legislation which should make for the
greatest good for the whole com
munity. 20 to the Capitol through
and with the Commissioners, and
- nine times out. Of ten obtain what
the District should have.
% Marvellous Growth.
g. II one were asked TO point out one
D. Of the most significant events Of the
past few years in the District, sure
y he would call attention to the mar
velous growth OF the citizens asso-
Citations and the commercial orEanf-
cations and their effective work in
influencing legislation for the general
good.
In this connection an idea recent
ly developed by the Chamnor OF
Commerce for q rapid assembling of
these various associations FOR the
purpose of presenting a united front
on matters OF general public interest
is for our immediate consideration
1T has seemed TO those who have
studied the local government that
it has been singUlarly free from
corruption or even from the taint of
scandal. But the difficulty in a COM
munity which has not the right Of
suffrage. even with the best rulers
III the world, is 70 So CTystalize pub
lie need and public desire that It's
rulers may enact them into the re-
Quired legislation.
The assembly contemplated would
be most effective in vOicinE the SEN
tlments Of the citizens. In order to
accomplish this most effectively,
each individual association of orcan-
ization could hold certain public
f meetings on subjects nearest 90 that
particular asSocia1iou'S - heart, and
F. report 70 n central body. ID tho sub
1eCt effected tho entire District. And
1t may here be said that the house
holder who leaves his comfortable
home 10 attend these gatherings,
which offer no udUCement for pOliti-
cal preferment IS a safe man 20 give
heed TO when conditions compel him
to request gOT 10 protest
O. Officials Responsible.
The House. the SeUate, and our
Commissioners in the ultimate soIu-
tion are responsible to the people.
and not only must. but are anxious
to have their sentiments, an anxiety
which every man here who has
worked upon committees and boards
2 viii recall as the thought foremost
h his mind when he considered some
policy which affected the OrEaniZa-
,s ton which had intTusted him with
the position.
Under our peculiar but almost
perfect form Of government, there is
no way that We can express our
views better than through q body
representing consolidated citizens
associations. Every section Of the
District has these associations, and