The Washington herald., 1914-03-15
DISTRICT Fight
JUST BEGINNING
Many Persons Have Wrong
Idea as to Senate Com
mittee Action.
RAPID PROGRESS Is MADE
Numerous Replies Received from Ma
tional Organization. to Appeals.
Navy League to Help.

Members Of the committee Of 100. which
is carrying on a nationwide campaign
to defeat the Joflnson-Proaty amendment
to the George bill. yesterday pointed to
the danger Of the idea which seems to
prevail in some quarters that the action
of the Senate District Committee in vot-
ing down legislation periious to the Dis
trict means that the battle Is over and
that this legislation is already dead"
THE fight has Just begun" said one OF
the prime movers in the campaign. Our
chief task is yet before us; the bulk of
our work will be done after the report
Of the conference committee
Former Commissioner Henry B. r.
Macfarland. chairman OF the executive
committee and the chief strategist in the
battle for the Districts welfare and con-
tinued progress, last night expressed great
qualification at the results thus far OBJ
tanned by the committee.
Il wish TO urge every member of the
committee OF 100 10 study carefully page
4 in the printed copy of the executive
committee report which contains a list Of
duties to be performed by each member. -
said Mr.. Macfariand.
No Time to BE Lost.
II cannot emphasize too strongly: DO
1t now No time must be lost In this
fight"
Officers of the Navy League Of the
United States yesterday assured Mr.. Mac
farland that the next issue of The Navy,
the official organ of the league. will con-
tain i'm full the report of the executive
committee. This will bring the news Of
the Districts present plight into the
homes of 1000 members Of the league. all
highly representative men and women.
living in all parts Of the United States.
IL
received to the appeal sent out to all the
important civic organizations in the coun-
try. An approximate list of the organiza-
tions which have responded. and a re-
sumo Of their answers, will be given out
probably Wednesday. The committee
will meet again tomorrow or Tuesday.
Mr.. Macfarland last night highly praised
the women members of the committee for
the activity displayed by them in this
work. THE men will have to go some
to keep up with these busy women" he
said.
Citizens Are Aroused.
From the reports thus far received at
the committees headquarters two things
are strikingly noticeable, according to
Mr.. Macfarland. First, that the work Is
being carried on wisely and tactfuIly.
with absolute elimination of all mill
tant' or abusive methods. and. second.
that the entire citizenship OF the District
has awakened to the danger that
threatens the welfare Of every man.
woman, and child. and is enthusiastically
responding to the call for cooperation in
the fight.
Former Commissioner Macfariand will
have a conference on Tuesday with Mrs.
William Cumming Story. president gen.
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. with a view to enlisting the
support OF that organization in the Dis
trict's battle.
The Washington Chamber of Commerce
met yesterday and voted unanimously to
appeal at once to the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States for support in
the campaign. The Board of Trade will
hold a special meeting tomorrow.