The Washington herald., 1913-12-19


committee.
william H Singleton. vice president OF
the Board of Trade, offered the resolu-
ton that had been prepared. Its points
are:
That there should be no change in the
act Of 1878, especially that portion relat-
ing to the half-and-half principle.
That the District being the Capital,
and Congress its legislature, the legisla-
tors are elected by the people OF the
United States to govern the CAPITAL
That the maintenance Of the District is,
and should be, on a scale commensurate
with the dignity and position of the cap
POSSIBLE only when the entire country
materially supplements that contributed
by District citizens.
obligations Realized.
That the people of the United States,
in the belief Of the committee. realize
their obligations to themselves to assist
in the due maintenance of their capital.
That the half-and-half principle, where
by the people of the District contribute q
per capita of nearly SIS. and the people Of
the United States, including the people
of the District cents, Is neither unfair
nor burdensome to the people Of the
country.
That the committee deprecates the agi-
solemn protest.
That copies of the resolution be sent
TO the President, to each Senator and
Representative, and to the District Com
missioners.
That there be requested q hearing at
which there may be presented reasons
why the half-and-haf plan should be re-
tanned.
That the bill should be recommitted in
order that the hearings may be held.
copy OF the resolutions was for
Warded at once to the District Commits
sionersS with the request that they write
TO the Speaker of the House to have the
bill recommitteed to the District Com
mittee with instructions to give free op-
pcrtunity for public hearings.
Bankers, lawyers, physicians. business
men, publishers and District officials
are among the following, who attended
the meeting:
Cuno H. Rudolph. D. J. Callahan, R.
B. Andrews, William H. Singleton,
Cdell S. Smith, Isaac Cans, Thomas W.
Smith, Col George Truesdell. Washing
ton Topham, James Strasburger, Chris
]. Gockeler, Joseph n. Stoddard, George
F. Schutt, Charles ]. Bell, Adds B.
Browne, William K. Ellis, H. Clifford
Bangs, Edwin r. Brooks, Fred S. Lin
coin, Capt. James F. Oyster, Benjamin |
S. Graves, E. F. Colladay, DR.. Harry |
oSIJdIulu w. Guys SndplH
Brown, George E. Hebbard, Henry 7. |
Onterdinger, Samuel ]. Prescott, Albert |
Schuelteis, NJ. D. Rosenberg, Harry |
King, E. C. Brandenburg, George Top
ham, Charles ]. Columbus, ]. R. Rogers, |
William D. West, John Dolph, William |
T. Galliher, William H. Saunders, John
Joy Edison, DR.. William c. Woodward. |
Z. c. Graham, Fred C. Handy. and |
Theodore W. Noyes.
Criticisms Are offered.
There was no opposition to the resolu- |
ton. It was adopted by acclamation At |
the very outset of the meeting. Then |
the members devoted themselves to sug-
gestions and criticism.
Chaplin Brown, general counsel for the
Chamber of Commerce, spoke Of the
long existing prejudice against the Dis
trict by certain members Of the District
Committee. He said a hearing should |
be demanded by the residents of this
city. Several things that had been done
during the last few years, Mr.. Brown
said, leave no room to doubt that the
District has been made the butt OF sew
eral rather questionable jokes.
Legislation enacted to the injury Of the
District and indirectly to the country, Mr..
Brown said. was used as political capt.
tai. Some Representatives, he reminded
the members, have used in their home
States the cry that they had saved the
United States money"
A full committee OF the House, and
not a subcommittee, Mr.. Brown said,
should hear the arguments of the Dis
trict citizens. A hearing before the Dis
trict Committee, he said. would be i'm
proper because the committee-those Of
said good ground for demanding the re-
commitment would be that the three
members present who would not sign the
bill explained their refusal by saying
that it had not been considered.
E c. Graham said that three Of those
who voted for the bill are serving their
first terms and are unacquainted with
the needs Of the District.
NJ. D. Rosenberg, general counsel for
the Retail Merchants Association, said
that the organizations could not be too
strong in their opposition.
There is need for immediate action, Col
George TruesdeIl said. The bill will be
considered on the next District day, he
said, and while it hardly is feared that it
will go through, prompt action is neces-
sary in enlightening Representatives.
Favors Wide Publicity.
R. P. Andrews, president of the Retail Z
Merchants Association, said that wide I
publicity should be given the resolutions, !
as many people seem to think that the
District people do not pay taxes IL
That the President be called on and s
asked to furnish citizens of this city I
IN opportunity to prove the narrow out I
ook that led to the report of the bill, I
was the suggestion of E. c. Brandenburg, =
general counsel of the Board of Trade. (
II was on motion Of Odell s. Smith that
he committee was appointed. 1
The executive committee appointed held c
meeting later. They added the ninth q
paragraph of the resolutions, and signed q
/ letter that was mailed to the Commits I
'ioners, as authorized. Mr.. Singleton n
will call another meeting of the executive c
committee when necessary. Both meet
ngs were adjourned subject to the call D
II their chairmen. l. 4
When there has been time. for consid- s
eration Of the protest by men whose eyes c
are not clouded and whose minds are not
distorted by hope of gain, ignorance of e
political economy, indifference to the y
needs and rights of citizens, or personal L
enmity to city, those at the meeting q
Said, there is little doubt that the wishes Il
II the committee will be carried out and Il
hat some of the District Committee will n
-etire to their, country homes and live p
happily on the memory that they nearly
added Washington to the list of per Il
ons or thing they have killed or manned. p
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