Evening star., 1914-03-20
D. AR. TO SUPPORT
(. COMMITTEE Of 100
American Federation of Fine
Arts Also Pledges to
Lend Its Aid.
THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS
TO GET COPY OF REPORT
All to Be Asked to Call Needs of
National Capital to Attention
of Their Congressman.

Plans for the campaign of enlighten-
meht TO be carried on by the committee
OF one hundred throughout the United
states IN regard to matters concerniuS
the District Of Columbia and the Capital
CITY OF the nation were given added i'm
Petus today when organizations repre-
sentlnS thousands OF members took
formal action to back UP promises of
their cooperation in the work. One OF
these organizations Is the Daughters of
the American Revolution, the other being
the American Federation Of Fine Arts
which includes more than 200 societies o.
nne arts representing every large city
and almost every state In the Union.
IN response to the request of Henry B.
r. Macfarland, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, to Mrs. William Cumming
Story, president general of the NatIonal
Society of the Daughters OF the American
Revolution, for action by that society tn
behalf Of the National Capital, Chairman,
Macfariand received touay from Mrs.
Wiliam c. Boyle, recording secretary
general of the Natonai society OF The
daughters OF the American r,esuiu.lon, u
ie.ler Stat;ns mat H. a nee,Ins ot the
executive .oi..inILtee OF the La.,vnaI So
ciety. neid .ieiiiorlal CUnt.len HAIL
eunesuay, Inarcn 10, a resu.ul.vn re
quesanK sucn action was unanimously
passed.
Congress Is Appealed To.
The resolution directed the executive
committee OF me Nat..nal Soc4e.y, Dausn-
.eis OF the amer IiCan le.u.utl>n, .eple-
senting Sv,vuu palIlotic wuliien, Ming In
AL parts Oh the Country. IespectIuny To
request or the ConSieos y. the Cn.ted
otaLcS " cuils4urt in.vies.s .>a-
..viia. Lapi.el. Al d. sl,i.i,, siiu To
recognize the rlSnt ana uuty oI Jne people
oeIe. Uusiy tU aIu III iilanIIiS the cay OF
"asuinstOn Inouel .dpi.aA, woi.n5 III
every way ut uuI gieal county, and
cdpapIe u arousing sen..InentS "a piiue
anu patriotism In tiie uI easts oL al .>inerl-
.sa.,s iiuse k,aisl.ese ~ uIay pe w VIsiL the
.>al,Oiisl. LapIIAi.
Chairman Alacfarland also received to-
uAy from MISS Lena Mecniln, seci etary
OF the american eueTat..n vi + me Al u,
a compete llst Oh the 2uv societies OF
me al Is wnlcn are the Constituent mem-
pers OF the Ieueiauun. Inc totai inem-
uersnip O. these sOc.etleS, II Is Stated, Is
in excess or lo,vvv. ana this meihDei snip
ca. .euus from Tie ALanl4S ~ tue racine
and from the lakes to the guf
Each Memoer to Get Report.
1t is the plan of the executive com
mittee, of which Mr.. Mcfarland II
chairman, to send direct to each in
dtv1dual member of the organizations
| of which membership lists have been
procured copies Of its report to the
committee of one hundred. with the
request that these members snail bring
the matter to the personal attention o.
his or her senator and representatives
in Congress. Illls work. IL was stated.
Is to be begun Immediately.
Chairman Macfarland SAID today:
All the senators and all the repre-
sentatives are the constitutional legis-
lators of the National Capital. Our OBJ
iect Is to get the facts about the ma
tons relation to Its capital city be
fore them all. We believe that when
they, all know all the facts M they s.,,.sna VII.
that the facts justify the continuance
of the present half-and-half arrange
ment as equitable and essential We
shall, of course, continue the work
which has been intrusted to us. II
| we can succeed with the aid Of all
patriotic citizens here and throughout
| the country In getting all the senators
| and representatives to consider all the
facts, we have no doubt Of the outcome.
Believes Change No tDesired.
"In our Judgment the intelligent COLI
stituents Of Congress do not want any
| change in the present arrangement, but
are proud of the progress which it has
made possible and wish it continued. We
closed our report to the committee of one
| hundred as follows:
"If any change in the present ar
rangement should ever be made 1t ought
to be done frankly and directly. but only
alter Ions and tnoroush and impartial In
yestigation similar to that which during
four years Congress made before 1t
passed the organic act OF 1875
Tne Senate. in upholding the present
Arrangement on the report of the Senate
appropriations committee, has shown that
it needed no aid from a new committee
or commission. OF course, inquiry by
commission is better than destructive leg
isiation, but personally do not see why
we should have to choose between the
two at this time. especially as the de-
structive legislation contemplated mas
been halted. and can be defeated simply
by presenting the facts to all the lesis-
lators and getting them considered.
IF it ever becomes necessary for Con
rress to appoint a commission obviously
It's membership and Its methods should
be absolutely impartial. Meanwhile We
should not relax our efforts to INFORM
Congress and the country of the facts.