Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-06
SCORES
ABUSING Of POWER
''IBY BUREAU CHIEFS
sels Traffic Club Growing
Police Power Conflicts
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With Constitution.

Government by bureau Chiefs
who are exercising growing police
power IN contrayention of the policies
laid down by the Constitution of the
United States, was scored by Repre-
sentative Philip P. Campbell of KAN
sas in an address at the annual ban
quet of the Washington Traffic Club
hast night at the Raleigh Hotel. The
club is made up of representatives OF
1;aI.r.aas entering Washington and OF
heads of large business houses in
this city.
Representative Campbell said gov
ernment in the United States has
grown away from the principles of
government laid down by the authors
of the Constitution. He said there
have gradually grown up number
Of separate government bureaus ana
gated to theSAselves police powers,
for which they have no constltutionai
aQthorfty.
FaTRey must be cleaned out or wiped
clean of their lack of authority,
REPRESENTATIVE Campbell said But
it will take a . eroic deed to do it. for
these bureaus and bureau chiefs like
their jobs and will cling to them"
He said government is not perpetual
and cannot be perpetuated except by
the common sense and wisdom of the
people and their representatives.
Hendrick LIZ Optimistic.
Washington is getting a squarer
deal from Congress and members of
Congress are giving more attention
to Representatives. of the city govern
ment at present than ever before.
Commissioner j. Thilman Hendrick
said in an address. Mr.. Hendrick
sounded keynote of optimism in his
address when he said the future never
looked brighter for Washington than
it now does. He said hope and faith
in the future of the city will radiate
through the United States and make
its effects felt upon members of Con-
gress. Persons resident in Washing
ton can have practically no effect on
the continuity in office of members of
Congress. Mr.. Hendrick said Never
theless. he said, Washington and its
needs are receiving more sympathe tic
attention from Congress than ever
Railroads. OF the United States face
the future with the menace" of gov
eminent ownership further removed
than 1t any time in the past fifteen
years. Julius H. Parmelee. statisticfan
OF the, bureau of railway economics.
told the TRAFFIC Club. Mr.. Parmelee.
rail rate regulation from its incep-
ton IN 1910. when the Interstate Com
mefce Commission received full au-
theraty to prescribe railroad rates
Dynamite IN Situation.
Inst at present. Mr.. ParmeIee said,
40 are facing a situation between
re management and the employees
a., ,ot y d charged With dynamite. The
DrouEht the expected revenue and
since last spring traffic hes steadily
been decreasing"
A plea for honesty, fairness and
aeetice was sounded by Alfred p.
a1eas ksfeeFFa ai, Sonpsss fsr the A.se-
10om hid there must come within the
peeeent century . new adjustment Of
ee0nomtc and social conditions that
~ fuIly equal the physical attain
nents OF the nineteenth century. He
isssnsns Jnl ssFS sor sroa ssa'i about aS
without destroying the founding
pFinciple Of reaiiAtiSA ia goal for
gersonA reasons. on which, he said.
~ prosperity y the United States
"speeiSl. 'stean. In.
man" Of the Trafic O. S.peciar
vh.eh steamed anto tiss Raieish at
, o'clock sharp underk4n oontrnI ~
Ifetnmaster ]. p MS0E m OF the
1alttmore and Ohio h1road. nresi-
dent Of the 0ub. w9MIT In guam
III ts' nEs snoush- teseave supplied
was found slowed ;sw&2{ on the nsre
soa sof Rodney 81 E3atin Of the
C14eske and Ohio iruad b. one
49, E.;A oher: 81 Iartin was vas
80 soa 81, ~ al, & ao1 ~ hand and
qneS Nall IN tn 49, wa aSn on
ers9aIS 'boys Wagen: f.