Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-22
Edwin C. Brandenburg, Presi-
dent of Board of Trade, Re-
plies to w. E. Shannon.
SHOWS WHY ORGANIC ACT
SHOULD NOT BE ABOLISHED
Grave Danger That Appropriation
Would Be Limited to District
Revenues. He Says.

In r.pIy 10 a letter nv William f.
Sban,on Of mis- civ unfinished in The
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Stdr April - ~ a"> =, =
recating the movement winch mas LOT
ITS object the firm maintenance of the
falfand-ha1f Milan in regard TO the
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Edwin 6 Brandenburs. president OF
the Washington Board of Trade. has
s.3c,resssd 10 Mr.. shannon the following
accommodation which ~ made public
today:
81
ne
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- III;
- 10, W. - = 80
-. he
=" ~, i
Itt''i. o" 'hS - ~
may lead persons proposing 10 con
rr,bute toward "A proper presentation
- -. @,c,S - ba1ie,a that the present
-, - ,a o+ber
fiorts OF i'e bo''l" y So
representative organizations acths
through the Joint citizens committee
-. i; 80 ;n+eras, of the District
"a ,barefora dater them from lending
~ in,. s,,nnor+ ~ whatever is
tnsn
hgf
- = ,,a,a- haS had
~ i.ue 'ia ~ 90 - bas done
any other 1890 ~ ae,,aa 20 he
~ inc 1apitoi ii"it no. r';s,;ct
Tor the peSt ~ ~ ,ban
n1posen OF ~! w aatS busi
I'-oo q lIe Psassiona1 won
ness, residential anu ~ - ,ha;r Cow
very haturdlis lne 80. 80. he mo
Ierenees aiu ,rasan1 the iudrment
Sumed 70 Harry lePi - 80 ~
OF the community 80 " 49, - -
best interests OF tne
J1ro,,1d % con,nle+e Surrender
"ouio DC 0oAii
..Eor +be BOARD ri Trade and the allied
for me boalu y l,a CIV ana n IN
oi saLi%a' 'Ao'' t.
presenting 'he oislrie1 ease - a'd
in your suggestion that the nauonai gov
eminent take over the entire control of
~ D;s,r;c1 ana its finances would be a
-. x-x,5a - ,ba ,baories ad
c",nptste sui ,.inl'et ~ Panrasanta +iI-es
1ahGed anu az. s = Tha nav
1ohllsoil. Tiou.e ~ ~, ne means new.
$500 ~ ra,.a,.5ix, nronosed as a
~. it'ia 80; 80 ~ a+ionaI contribu
aesice 70 e..iii.iia 81 .'e considaraa nv those
~ GU ,a = irnnosa 1ba entire burden
Mio so n;st-ic. AZ = hostile nroposition
:. ~, ~. haa,, consi5ered time and again nv
w. boorS tbronpb it's appropriate com
rni,,..s The TACT that it is now ad-
I.rcad ,,ndsr tho deh1sion that it would
"a = blass;,,e, ~ tba cani+aI nv those who
or . :, e. 81 tbe friends Of the District does
rot lessen the dangers.
I take 1t 1na5 MOI no. even you h bs w yGul
ing to have applied to the Districe such
lliii'h!S eo m,.i, u. % ~ ~ na+ional
lis cited Nv ron 40 Illustrations of
absolute governmental control. With
such control as you suggest the people
OF the Distrlcl "ouiu nav Ia as Soy
L man .ne oontroI .nd m.naeemant
~
y, ,sT, =. ~ +h.o 5;s,;,
me ,;n'. VI - -. IN nafarra5 -
suisheu tes .sIa.1ts ~ nIatIio.
is tha' the People oi tHe Disti,e' d
underassesseo ana unuer laAea, any
shouid De required tnIoueh systems %
taxation 10 raise suilciehe sevenu1 70
meet the entlre demands OF the DIS
trict Our answer is tnat we are al
ready overassessed ana not unaer
taxed, and are already contributing
more than could equitably be demand
ed, and that the scheme devised in 1878
has worked satisfactorily to the fed
eral government and to the District
The consensus of opinion of the board,
so far as / have been able to ascer-
tain, is that reliance can be placed
upon an ultimate wise and fair judg-
nent of Congress- and it is upon this
Judgment that we rely But Congress
needs to be shown. and that is the oh
iect The ioint citizens committee has in
yiew in The Iabors n ia freely exnend
irg in nrenarinp the data
Nav Be Limited to Revenues
There is a very grave danger that,
should Congress adopt the view sue-
concentrations for the District will he