The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
DANGER signal
TO BE FLASHED
Committee Of Ten to Spread
Information Throughout
the Country.
PETITION CHIEF WEAPON
Districts Champions Confident Perilous
Bills Will Be Defeated if Facts
Are Made Known.

The subcommittee Of ten enthusiastic
citizens met at the law Offices of former
Commissioner H. B. +. Macfariand. In
the Evans Building, last night and
agreed upon a detailed plan for the COM
mittee Of 100 against nl-advised Iegisla-
ton affecting the District. and especially
against that which has for it's object the
abolishment OF the half-and-half taxa
tlon plan.
The committee of ten was appointed by
Mr.. Macfarland. chairman, yesterday
morning. under authority conferred Sat
urday by the larger committee. Other
members are:
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. ex officio: Alex
ander Graham Bell. Charles S. Bundy
John w. Foster. NJ. A. Leese. A. Lisner
Clarence ]. Owens, Mrs. Wallace Rad
cIiffe, Miss Janet E. Richards, Charles
George s. Trusdell, and Brsinard IL
Warner.
VIII Meet Tomorrow.
The plan agreed on last night will bs
submitted to the general committee a,
the New Willard tomorrow afternoon al
5 o'clock. and there is reason to believe
that II will be favorably acted upon
Indications are that the right OF peti
tioning Congress will be exercised with
out limit. Only an outline OF the plar
was made public last night. however
Mr.. Macfarland gave out the following
statement:
"our Object: To insure the con-
tinued progress OF the National
Capital.
'Our purpose: To unite to the end
with our fellow -countrymen who share
the common desire that our capital
shall be worthy OF our country in all
respects.
''our belief: That this can only be
done by the equal participation OF
the nation and the District people.
according TO the purpose of the foun-
der. George Washington, and hic mag
nificent plans. beyond the ability OF
local residents.
The Right of Petition.
Our methods: In various ways to
exercise the constitutional right Of Pc
tition.
First. by laying the facts before
our Constitutional legislators. and es-
pecially our personal friends in the
Senate and the House
Second. by informing representative
citizens throughoJ. the country of the
dangers now threatening the National
Capital, so that they may express the
views commonly held by patriotic
citizens respecting the nations city.
Third. TO employ no paid agents
and to eXpend no money except in the
dissemination of information.
We have confidence in the wisdom
and justice Of the Senate and House
OF Representatives. We are sure that
when all the Senators and all the
Representatives are informed Of the
facts they will defeat any attempt to
halt the progress Of the National
Capital
The prevailing opinion in the committee
OF 100: that Congress. as a whole, will
he eminently fair and just with the Dis
trict in the tax matter.
Make Facts Known:
All that is needed. it is thought is to
thoroughly inform members of the real
conditions here. especially in regard to
the relative holdings in general of the
Federal and District governments. This
will probably be done by means Of petit
tions
The following were added yesterday
by DIR. Wiley to the general committee:
Fred o. Knight. Mrs. Linnie NJ Bourne.
J. Miller Kenyon. Agnus hammond. John
o. Evans, William II. Singleton, and
William