Evening star., 1915-06-06
DOCTRINES OF A. A. A.
SET FORTH BY IT'S HEAD
Federal Aid to Several States In
Road Building Is Ad-
vocated.
Ereest Interstate Use of Motors and
Single Taxation Some Desires
of Organization.

What the n y. y. StdnuS IOr Could MOI
be set forth in more concise language
than that contained III the report of
President John \. Wilson, who at the
annual meeting held last week in Boston
was reelected as head OF the national
orsa nization of owners. Mr.. Wilson, i'll
his annual resume, said
We believe in a logical and compre-
hensive federal aid to the several states
in their roads building believe III the
freest interstate use of motor-drlren and
all other kinds of vehicles. as set forth
in the Adamson measure we believe that
the owner of an automobile should only
be taxed once for its possession. as evi-
denced by our taking to the United States
Supreme Court the double taxation aues
tion. and we believe that it is a function
of government for the United States TO
advertise its scenic and health attractions
TO its Own citizens, encouraging them to
become acquainted with their own cour
try rather than going abroad yearly be
cause Of the existence of connected road
systems and attractions which ere in
ferior to what he found at home.
We are an organization of citizens who
seek nothing except general good. and
the making clear of this particular point
has been no easy task, even though it be
absolutely the truth"
important Resolutions.
Among the resolutions adopted the most
important had reference to roads con-
structon. roads travel and motor vehicle
taxation. George {. Diehl of Buffalo,
chairman OF the good roads board. pre-
scented resolution which placed the A
A. A. record and pledged it TO sup
port any measure introduced in the forth
coming Congress which shall present a
logical plan for national cooperation
with the several states, and which plan
III our opinion. should include the appro-
priation by Congress Of an annual sum to
be distributed among the several states
on the basis of populati ton. area and
mileage. to be supplemented by a like
amount of money from the states and the
total to lie expended upon whatever main
market and post roads the highway de-
rartment of state and the Secretary of
Agriculture E?ay decide
Favors Bureau of Travel.
The A. A. \. favors the establishment
of d federal bureau of roads travel
The Department Of the Interior was COM
plimented for its progressive policy in the
following resolution. put forward by Da-
vid c. joyce of Chicago, the newly ap-
pointed chairman of the A. A. A. touring
board
Resolved. That Franklin X. Lane. Sec
retary of the Department of the Interior
and his assistant, Stephen T. Mather, be
especially commended and thanked in
behalf of this association for their efforts
IN connection with the national parks to
facilitate their greater use and enjoyment
for recreation and health purposes by
thousands of Americans, who are more
IMAM willing to see America first when
America is made ready to be seen.
Taxation Discussed,
Motor vehicle taxation came in for
quite prolonged discussion, and it was
set forth that the automobile had be-
come "a common means of transporta-
tion, commercially and socially, and
enters into every progressive phase of
human existence, and it should no
longer be considered as special means
OF travel A uniform plan of taxation
which should not be of a double char
acter. was called for by the A A. A
legislative board. the new chairman of
which is Richard H. Lee. president of
the ohio State Automobile Association,
who had much to do with the defeat Of
double taxation in that state:
Resolved, That the American Auto
mobile Association. through its ma
tfonal legislative board, contends in the
several states and in the Congress and
courts of the United States for a uni
form method of taxation, which shall
recognize the fact that an automobile
should now be included in general
property classification and taxed only
as personal property, and that no other
tax whatever shall be imposed, either
in connection with the vehicle or it's
operation, except nominal registra-
ton fee covering only the clerical cost of
the issuing of an Identification number
for the vehicle and its operator, in or
der that the police powers of the states
or municipalities may not be i'm
paired"
List of Vice Presidents.
The list of vice presidents selected Is
as follows: First vice president Dr. H.
NJ Rowe. Maryland; second vice presi-
dent, Ralph w. Smith. Colorado; third
vice president, p. J. Walker, California;