Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-02
WAGE b|LLFLAYED
BY SENATOR DIAL
Urges Commerce Chamber to
Fight Fixing Minimum Pay
for Federal Employees.
WOULD AFFECT ALL LABOR
President Shulteis Names Com.
mittees-Plans for Representa-
ton Night"

Voicing strong opposition to the
Johnson Nolan minimum wage Dill rol
federal employees now before the Sen
ate Senator Nathaniel Il. Dial OIL
South Carolina last night called upon
members of the board of directors OF
the Washington Chamber OF Com
merce at a. meeting in the Homer
building, to fight the proposed bill
Senator Dial pointed out the wide
ssnread effect which the minimum
wage bill, which calls for not Tess
than So per day for every go'ernInens
employe, would have on workers
throughout the country. He stated
that enactment of the bill would nave
it's effect on labor outside OF govern
ment supervision. because IL woulu oe
setting q fixed and definite wage LOT d
certain class of work. no matter no"
imperfectly or indolentiy person
might perform IT,
Matter Referred to Committee.
The matter was referred to the law
and legislation committee OIL .ne
chamber with power to act. 9a.e -
Sinclair vice chairman OF this co"i-
mittee. ,.,,a n.
Relieving that Washington should De
the best convention city in the country,
r. =. Andrews told the directors apou'
the convention Of the Technical Associa
ton of American Papermakers. whlcn
will meet next September ana aSkeu
the assistance of the chamber in bring
ing it to Washington. Mr. Andrews was
authorized to offer suitable enter .aln
ment to the papermakers II they shouio
decide to meet here. A.
Ioseph n Crawford. a member of the
hoard of directors of the chamber ana
also of the American Roadbuilders AS
sociation, which will hold lis eieven'h
American good roads conference IN Sni-
cago February 9-14. was authorized 10
attend the convention to represent the
chamber.
FIFTEEN hundred copies Of the recent
hearing for national representation Tor
the District of Columbia before the
House Judiciary committee have been
ordered by the chamber and Will De us
tributed widespread
characterization Night Tuesday.
Plans for national representation night
tn he celebrated next Tuesday night at
the Willard Hotel by the chamber were
discussed Prominent speakers. both
local and national. favoring representa-
ton for Washington will be heard
Committee chairmen and committees
were announced by President Albert
Schulteis. AS soon as possible the per-
sonnet of all committees will be filled.
according to the announcement. Letters
have been sent throughout the member
shin of the chamber asking for prefer
ference Of the membership as TO com
mittee assignments. and as soon as the
answers are received the personnel Will
be announced.
Chairmen and Committees.
COMMITTEES chairmen and committees
Executive committee-Albert Schulz
tets. Isaac Cans, James T. Lloyd. Ross
p Andrews. Chasin Brown, Charles
w Darr. William F. GUIDE. Robert n.
Harper. Harry King, Martin A Leese,
A. Leftwich Sinclair.
Standing committees, names OF
chairmen and vice chairmen:
Anacostia fats-Adolph e. Guide.
chairman; Arthur +. Randle. vice
Building industries-Alien H. Rogers.
chairman; Appleton p. Clark. jr., vice
chairman.
Charities-Merritt o. Chance. chair
man; Roland S. Robbins, vice chairman. !
Conventions-Martin A. Leese, chair
man; Augustus Gumpert, vice chairman.
Development Of Great Falls-B. A.
Bowles, chairman: Edwin S. Kennedy.
vice chairman.
District finance-Henry r. F. Macfar-
land, chairman; Max Fischer. vice chair
man.
District National Guard-Gen. Anton
Stephan, chairman; Capt. James F.
Oyster. vice chairman.
Harbors and waterways-Joseph H
Crawford. chairman; A. II. Coolidge,
vice chairman.
High-water pressure Frank S.
Hight, chairman; William J. Eynon.
vice chairman.
Insurance, banking and brokerage
Ralph w. Lee. chairman; w. B. Hubs,
vice chairman.
Manufactures-A. F. Jorss, chair
man: A. A. Chaplin, vice chairman.
embership-Sidney West, chair
man: Henry B. Davis, vice chairman.
Law and observation-disclosures T.
Lloyd, chairman; A. Leftwich Sim
clair, vice chairman.
Parks. highways and bridges-Wil-
liam F.. GUIDE. chairman; ". c. Han
son. vice chairman.
Police and fire protection-Rudolph
Jose. chairman; Charles w. Darr.
vice chairman.
Public health-Dr. Charles B. Camp
bell. chairman; DR.. Lewis ]. Battle.
vice chairman.
Public schools-Henry H. Classic.
chairman; Arthur Ramsay, vice chair
man.
Public utilities-Harry King. chair
man; Charles T. Clagett, vice chair
man.
Referendum from United States
Chamber-Chapin Brown. chairman:
L. c. Graham, vice chairman.
Retail trade-Isaac Cans, chairman;
George S. DeNeale. vice chairman.
Taxation observation-disclosures Du1in, |
chairman: Walter c. Balderston, vice
chairman.
Transportation and freight rates.