The Washington times., 1914-03-12
BEGIN BUTTONHOL|NG
FOR .AND-HALF
Committee of 100 Starts Per-
sonaI Work Among Men,
bers of Congress.

The gospel of justice TO the District
Of Columbia is being preached by the
Citizens' Committee of 100 today.
Personal work among Senators and
congressman to convince them of the
necessity of preserving the half-and-
dalf principe is going on.
Efforts to convince outside organiZa-
lions of the necessity of cooperation
hetween the Federal and District gov
ernments il Washington is to continue
rs the Capital Of the nation, are un-
der wav.
These activities were precipitated by
he report of the executive committee OF
the Committee of Ial yesterday after
of the Capital. ami outlining the
Under the plans outlined members OF
the full committee will talk with mem-
Sers of Congress with whom they are
acquainted, and VIII write 20 others
The members will exercise their consu-
tutional right of petition to members
of Congress for the retention oil the
present relations between the Federal
and District governments
In disseminating information, tne
Committee of loo will be aided by tne
American Civic Association. the South
ern Commercial Congress and twenty,
iour other organizations of national
scope having headquarters here
Gives Twenty Reasons.
The report Of the executive COM
uittee was made by the chairmsn'
Henry B. T. Macfarland. After trac-
inS the causes which led to the pass
ase of the organic act OF 1878, IL
diving the contribution by the Ma
fional Government of one-half OF the
money necessary for the maintenance
# the Carital, and outlinsing the
hIy
the existing arrangement Mr.. Macfar-
land gave twenty reasons why the
resent system should continue.
"All ratriotic Americans every,
There." ne said. regard this Capitai
as the symbol of the republic. and
want it to be as nearly perfect as
Jossible in all respects. They are
1roud of the progress 1t has made
gnder the organic act: they dc not pc
srudgc the insignificant per capita
mount they pay for its deveiopmen.
and maintenance. and they want
more, rather than less, spent upon 1t
~ the nation. Every important
,hysical or moral improvement made
ere is approved by them. They would
,ppose any measure that would 1ait
would equally oppose any injustice
o the people who live here
The necessity for action. Mr.. Mac
sarland said. lay in the fact that TOUR
Measures had been sent py the fiouse
Q the Seuate which would practically
Gestroy the essential principle OF the
Irlf-and-half arrangement. He SAID
hat other measures were pending In
he House which threatened similar
anger.
Confidence Expressed.
Confidence in the wisdom and justice
" Congress, as a whole, was expressed
n the report. 1T is believed" con-
Linued Mr. Macfarland, that when
every Senator and every Representative
is possessed Of the facts the dangerous
legislation now pending will be de-
feated" 1t is to acquaint the legislators
with the real effect on the District OF
the proposed measures that the COM
nittee of 100 Is striving
To raise funds for the printing and
distribution Of the committee report, on
motion of II. Bradley Davidson, it was
decided to tax each member Of the
committee s.
1t was decided to ask former Am
oassador Andrew D. White, professor
emeritus of Cornell University, TO pre-
sent to the COMMITTEES of loo and friends
u paper prepared by him on the rela-
lions of the District to the Federal Gov
ernment