Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-06
FOR j. s. CONTROL, !.
NOT OWNERSHIP
Representative Sisson Also
Urges Selling Ships and !.
Taxing Operators.

Government regulation without gov
eminent ownership was advocated as
q step toward readjustment by Rep
resentative Thomas U. Sisson Of Mis-
sissippj at a dinner meeting Of the
Merchants and Manufacturer Asso-
citation at tho Wardman Park Inn
last night.
THE little inclination I had toward
government ownership Of railroads
has about gone out Of me-" said Mr..
Sfsson. I've had to ride on them
several times since they. were taken
over" -,s...
Mr.. Sfsson said he also was in favor
Of turning the ships Of the nation
over to good, honest business men,
and enable the government to tax the
fellows that run the ships"
Many Problems Remain.
The American people should not
imagine that because the war is
practically over all their problems
are solved, said Mr.. Sisson. The
period of readjustment, he said. will
bring up many problems that Will
test the strength of American prin-
ciples.
The problem of wages. Mr.. Sisson
said, will be one of the hardest 70
solve. He said he did not believe IN
the theory that every man Is entitled
to- living wage. but that every man
is entitled to what he earns. Inc
speaker said Congress will need the
aid of the business men In unscram-
bling the nation from a war to
peace basis.
Adolph Weyl, who returned yester-
day from a conference of retail mer-
chants at Atlantic City, urged the
business men of Washington to con-
tinue the conservation measures
which were put into effect during the
war, including one delivery day ana
Stuart Fitzpatrick of the United
States Chamber of Commerce ad-
dressed the merchants on the teen
niuue of credit bureaus. Lester Lans-
burgh presided as toastmaster.
Plan to Enlarge Body.
Following the speaking the mer-
chants discussed ways and means OF
charging the association and making
1t more effective as the representative
of all the business interests of the
city. M. A. Leese. president. and H
p. Andrews, former president, adVo-
Gated broadening the association so
that it may be of greater service to
the merchants in protecting their IN
terests.
The first step in the plan to broaden
the work Of the association was the
adoption Of a new plan for raising
revenue to carry on the organlza-
TONS work. The plan adopted Is to
have each firm buy as many member
ships as possible in the association at
$25 a membership. Before the meet
ing adjourned more than a score OF
stores had pledged themselves to
memberships as follows:
M. A. Leese, 4; K. +. Andrews Paper
Company. 10; Maurice Joyce Engrav-
Lansburgh & Bros, 1s; NJ. Brooks
& Co., {; b. Rich's Sons. d. Kings
Palace, 10; William Hahn & Co., 4:
Bertram Cohn, 2; II. Zirkin, 2: Erie
bachers. q; Kafka's Shop, 2; Hub
surnture Gtompany g. the T,a a9 mode
;; George c. Schaffer. 2; Harry Grove.
Inc, 2; Hecht Company. 10: Gold
ninth & Co. 2: Henry L. Kaufman. 1
NJ. Phlipsborn & Co., 4; National
s'ublishlng Company q; William p.
RUSSELL. l; George E. Hebbard; l;
pany, /; j. l.. Leverton, Ii; The Har-
ris Shop, /. Total, 100 memberships.
Present at the Meeting.
Among those present at the meet
ing were: Sidney H. Reizenstein.
r. P. Andrews, Edwin Hahn, c. P.
Derby. Stanley Lansburgh. Charles
q. stott. Charles P: Bemis. E.; R.
Harely, Sol Lansburgh: William Wer-
ner, G. Woodlinger. Sidney w. Straus,
Henry L. kaufman. William E.
Thompson. F.. P. Avalior, F: p: Will
cox, F. v. Killian, Mrs. JEANNE Kafka,
Gus Erlebacher, Harry c. Grove. Har-
old H. Levi, Howard Mckinley, 3. M;
kaufman, Martin M. Watson, David
Sanger, Herbert ]. Rich. Charles N.
Keefer, William r. Russell: J. W.
Hunt. Joseph D. Ashby; Henry Lans-
burgh, Bertram Cohn, DR.. w. M. Bar
ton. Morris Ganss, Isaac Cans, J. D.
Hospital. E. D. Mayer, Joseph Valid
man, George S. De Neale. Harry King,
Leo c. Moser, C. L. NARROW. H. Zirkin.
George e. Bedell, George e. Hebbard.
julius H. Duehring. H. Claude Turner,
James MacFarquhar. H. C.. G. Stiles.
George G. shaffer, B. L Bobbs. F ".
Rogers. George w. Miller and c. S.
Larimer. 5000