Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-08
EXPECTS HEARING TOEND
HARMFUL DC. AGITATION
Mcfarland Writes Letter to the
Chamber Of Commerce on Col
lection of Fiscal Facts.
Directors Empower President Moran
to Appoint Delegates to Arbi-
tration Conference.

That the facts being compiled by the
citizens of the District with regard &c
the fiscal relations between the Ma
tional Capital and the federal govern
ment will bring about a decision by the
Joint select committee of Congress
which will be accepted by Congress
and will end harmful agitation of the
question is the prediction made by
Henry Il. F. Macfarland, chairman OF
the citizens executive committee, in a
letter to P. T. Moran. president OF the
Chamber of Commerce. which was read
before the directors of that organiza-
fon last night
Mr.. Macfarland's letter follows:
Il regret very much that I cannot at
tend the meeting of the directors to-
night. but l am engaged. as you know
practically every night on the work OF
the joint citizens committee on the
fiscal relations between the United
states and the District of Columbia
In this crisis of the life of the National
Capital, I feel that I can be of most
service to its interests by devoting all
the time l can spare to the one great
cause.
Hopes to End Harmful Agitation.
The preparation and the presenta-
ton of the facts in regard to the res
emit fiscal relations between the United
States and the District to the able and
impartial senators and representatives
of the joint select committee of Con-
sress will, I trust. aid in bringing about
decision by that committee which
will be accepted by Congress and will
end the harmful agitation of the ques-
ton. which has retarded the progress
Of the National Capital and has threat
ened to stop that progress. Fortunate
~. Congress defeated all the legislation
intended to break up the present fiscal
relations with the District and gave
US. in the joint select committee,
tribunal which will judicially examine
the facts and make a just and wise
decision.
1T should be understood that this
Joint selec. committee has only one
question to answer under the terms of
the act of Congress, and that is. What
Is the proper proportion of the ex-
penses Of the District of Columbia to
be borne by the United States and the
District of columbia respectively? 1t
should be understood also tina, the ac-
ton OF Congress does not imply any
presumption against the 'half-and-ha1f'
no difficulty in establishing by the
facts before the joint select committee.
Need Active Cooperation.
Tho facts are so numerous, the work
SO important and the time so short that
we need the active cooperation not
only of all the members of the joint
citizens committee, but Of all members
OF civic organizations represented in
il and also of every other citizen here
and elsewhere who believes in making
this capital in all respects worthy of
our country and as nearly perfect as
possible
The board of directors of the cham
Der empowered President Moran to
appoint delegates to the Lake Mohonk
conference on international arbitration,
to be held May 10 to 81. Albert Schulz
tets was nominated to fill a vacancy on
tho board of directors of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress caused by
the recent death of NJ. ]. Weller. The
board disapproved proposition to
have the chamber become a member
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
Levant, Constantinople, with headquar-
tiers in New York.
The directors voted to recommend
that the chamber voice its apprecia-
ton of the April number of the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine, which
contains an article on the National
Capital by former President Taft which
is illustrated with many views Of
Washington.