The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-13
Civic LEADERS
PLAN ARGUMENTS
Half-and-Half Workers Or
ganize to Present Them
to Committee.
MCFARLAND CHAIRMAN
Will Start Collecting Data at Once and
from Statistics Form Unanswerable
Reasons for Continuance.
MACFARLAND CHAIRMAN

Preliminary plans for the presentation
of unanswerable arguments in favor of
the continuance of the present half
and-half financial system before the joint
Congressional committee appointed TO in
vestigate fiscal relations between the Dis
trict and Federal governments were out
lined yesterday afternoon at the tniver-
sity Club by representatives OF FIVE of
the most influential civic organizations
in the National Capital.
| A joint citizens committee. composed
| of the representatives of those five or
Ganizations, was formed to prepare data
in support of the continuance of the
present fiscal system and to present the
| Districts case before the inquiry COM
mission.
mcfarland Heads Committee.
Henry b. F. Mcfarland. chairman OF
| the executive committee of the Commit
| tee of One Hundred, was elected chair
man Of the citizens committee. and Rich
ard B. Watrous was chosen secretary.
| An executive committee of five was
| created to direct tho work OF preparing
| and presenting the facts before the in
CURRY commission. Mr.. mcfarland was
made chairman of this committee and he
will announce the other four members
\ today.
The committee will start work immc
statistics and drawing UP irr"futable ar
sumcnts An enormous amount of data
and many argumentativc pamphlets al
ready have been compiled 10y the various
civic organizations, but it will be neccs-
sary TO revise thcn. strengthen the argu-
mcnts, and bring the statistics up to
date.
Welcome All Associations.
Another committee Of ike vas created
to visit the Commissioners and cooper
ate with them in the securing of facts
for presentation before the inquiry COM
mission This committee will be com
posed of Mr.. Macfarland. chairman: T..
C. BranGenburg, president of the Roard
of Trade; =. r Moran, president Of the
Chamber OF Commerce: Ross +. Andrews.
president Of the Retail Merchants Assoc
citation and Edward F. colladay. presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations.
1t was voted unanimously TO welcome
the Co-opcra ton of all civic orSaniZa-
tons not represented on the citizens
committee. but it is unlikely that the
personnel of the committee will l." on
larged as it is believed more efficient
and more expeditions work can be &C
complishcd through a smaller body.
II is the hope of the members of the
committee that all citizens interested In
the continuance Of the half-and-half
plan Cooperate with the citizens conf
mittee to present the case before the in
uuiry commission. rather than appear
separately. thus obviating A great deal
of unnecessary testimony and saving an
enormous a cunt OF tune.
Able Men Will Make Report.
Mr.. Macfa rand stated that thorough |
and impartial inquiry and report would |
be made by able and just men, represent !
ing organizations which had all voted to |
cooperate heartily i'll presenting the !
facts and arguments sustaining the pres /
ent fiscal relation between the District !
and Federal governments.
The members of the joint citizens COM
mittee are as follows. according to their
One Hundred, Henry r. L. Mcfarland.
Harvey w. Wiley. George Truesdel,
Richard Z. Watrous, and Charles s
Bundy. Federation OF Citizens Associa-
tons. Edward +. Colladay, William +.
Fowler d. A. edwards. William Mex
Clayton. and J. ~. McGrath: Board OF
Trade, John Joy Edison. John B. Larner,
Theodore w. Noyes. George Truesdell,
Corcoran Thorn, and Edwin c. Branden-
burg. eH offiCio: Chamber of Commerce,
Henry B. +. Mcfarland. Theodore w.
Noyes, James F. Oyster, ID. ]. Callahan,
F. c. Graham. Chaplin Brown, II. II.
Classic. \. Leftwich Sinclair. and A.
Schulteis: Retail Merchants Association,
r. P. Andrews. NJ. A. Leese, Isaac Cans,
E. c. Graham, and c. J. Columbus