Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-15
SIMON WOLF AIDS
COMMITTEE OF 100
SAYS Associations With Men,
bership of 100000 Will
Defend Capital.
ARE STANDING READY
TO Do ALL IN POWER
Macfarland Announces Pages of Of
fetal Organs Will Probably
Be Opened.

LIZ oPSu1os
certain that the facts con-
c.su.u. the relationship between the Dis
trict and the federal government will
he carried TO influential people in all
parts of the United States. Simon Wolf.
Washington representative of three great
organizations with total membership
OF approximateIy 3.0oaHio persons. last
night announced his hearty support OF
the objects of the committee of 1ov and
expressed his desire that the literature
of the committee be sent To members of
his organizations.
The organizations represented here Il
Mr.. Wolf are the National German
American Alliance, with headquarters in
Philadelphia: the Order of Bnai Birth.
with headquarters in Chicago. and the
Union OF American Hebrew Congresa-
tfons with headquarters in Cincinnati. Mr..
Wolf is himself member OF the com
mittee of 1oa ana believes that the pres
ert financial relationship between the
District and the general government
should be maintained.
appeals for assistance in distributing
Facts about WASHINGTON are now being
made TO all national organizations with
headquarters in Washington, and are
meeting with great success. After this
large list has been canvasssd the other
. great organizations with Headquarters
elsewhere are to be approached. Mr..
VOLTS organizations fall within this sec
ord class and therefore his active in
tyest has been especially gratifying to
other members OF the committee of 100.
All Believe in Great CAPITAL.
Mr. Wolf said last night that his three
organizations believe in building up a
great National Capital at Washington
and stand ready to do anything within
their power to forward thar object. At
tcnlpts to belittle the National Capital
and hinder its progress. he added, receive
10 sympathy from the membership of the
organizations. He has been intimately
connected with all three associations for
Iu:tu wears
An important channel through which
he COMMITTEE. Of 100 expects to distribute
Information concerning Washington to all
parts "f the country was disclosed last
night by Henry r F. Macfarla,d d. chair
man Of the executive committee when he
announced that he is confident that the
rages Of the official organs o. several
national organizations viii he opened to
the committee.
These organs. ne pointed oLt, reach
many influential people and by getting
facts about the District in then great
stride forward in the cnl2hteImeut of
the country will be made Efforts will he
made To have these organs print the lit
sratttTe of the committee. or AT least to
make summary Of the facrs presented
10 them in that way.
Satisfactory Progress Made.
MI Macfarland expressed satisfaction
with tue progress hcing made by the com
mittee. and said that as soon as the FIRST
lot vi copies of the report of the executive
committee is of the presses tomorrow
means VIII have been found for distribut-
ing them. The American civic Assoeia-
.'on is TO order and distribute its own
ropics Of publications, and It is hoped
that other organizations will do likewise.
-,ac- tE" corntuittee has yely little
money al its disposal.
We ar getting in touch Nth TIL. ma
E.Guai organization having headquarters
h.re jUst as rapidly as We can w"Ek,
Gr continued. .;iEd the responses r-ceiv-
"a so far are most gratifying. II is very
rvid.ut that all thinking people stand
sol'G}y hack of the District as soon as
they i,How the facts. and we aim to sup
My the facts to all parts of the coun-
Try. through every avenue We can pos
siby ass"
"Our experience so far is teaching us
that We hardly need to make arsument
Tor the District The information ready
at band is 50 convincing and So conclu-
-fvc that alt we need DO is 10 circu-
aate it ard onr work viii he done
Must Not Slow Down.
Nj Macfarland decried any tendency
20 slow down III the campaign for justice
Tor the District sirnply because the Sen
ate eliminated the obiectionabIe features
40 the current District approximation bill