Evening star., 1921-09-21
URGES DELEGATES
TOPUSH D. c. VOTE
Oyster Asks Finger-Print Ex.
perts in Session Here to
Lend Their Support.

Support of the people of the states
in the Districts fight for national
representation in Congress was
asked today by Commissioner Oyster.
greeting the delegates to the seventh
annual convention Of the Interna-
tional Association for Identification.
gathered for a four-day meeting at
the New Ebbitt Hotel.
I'VE are not complaining. but we
are asking for your support for rep
resentation in Congress-" Commits
sioncr Oyster said.
Commissioner by Harry H. Caldwell.
president of the International Asso-
citation of Finger PRINT Experts. that
every delegate would go back home"
and explain to- the people there the
legitimate desires Of the people Of the
sentation.
Makes Plea for Vote in d. c.
This is the Capital city of the
country" Commissioner Oyster said.
"a city of nearly 100000 people with
out the franchise or privilege of a
vote. You perhaps will say that we
are un-Americanized' and are mo-
bodies,. but we do not feel exactly
that way.
I'VE are giving our time. our
money, to the support of the govern
ment. We have more people here
than there are in seven states: we
pay more money to the government,
sold more liberty bonds: we have sent
more men to all our wars than have
many states.
but we do not hold any feeling,
except that we are asking you peo-
pies support when we go to the
states to ask for the franchise.
Washington did have local form of
government, but your representatives
in Congress here took that form of
government away from US.
Entitled to Representation.
"But, again 1 say. we are not COM
planning, only asking for your sup
port for representation in Congress
for the District. We believe we are
entitled to two senators and repre-
sentative
"You people have control. When
we go to Congress and knock at the
door, it is a question II we can get a
hearing. So, we need your support.
Commissioner Oyster told the dele
gates, who are working for a univer-
sal system of finger printing for the
help and betterment of the whole So
ciaI fabric, that the National Capital
l.
the work of the local finger print sec
ton of the police department, under
the leadership of Detective Sergt.
Fred Sandberg.
Keeps Keys to City.
In humorous vein, Commissioner
Oyster told the finger print men that
he did not offer the keys of the
city. because nothing is locked up"
he
body should or could find an en-
trance. YOU would be able to do it. )"
Fingers always have been useful,
Commissioner Oyster pointed out, but
are more essential than ever now, due
to the modern science of identitica-
tion based upon finger prints.
BY unanimous vote of the conven-
tion. President Caldwell, who is con-
nected with the Oakland, Calf, police
department, was authorised to appoint
a standing committee to pass upon all
matters in connection with the theory
and practice of finger prints, espe-
cially in relation to disputed points.
Special Committee Named.
This important committee. from
which the delegates expect great re-
suits, was appointed by the chair as
follows:
Frederick Kuhne, New York city;
Bert wentworth, Dover. N. H.; Aug
ust Vollmer, Berkeley. Cal. president
Of the International Association OF
Chiefs of Police; Harry Smith, chles
of police, Tacoma, Wash; Charles N.
Stone, chief of police. Berkeley, CALI:
G. T. Mairs, New York city; T: II.
Taylor, Navy bureau of identifica-
ton; Walter s. Hayes, Army bureau
of identification; c. c. Fredericks,
Philadelphia; A. J. Renoe. Leaven-
worth, Kan. and Harry CALDWELL
Stress is being placed by the con-
vention on the universality of finger
printing, rather than its use to de-
tect criminals. Too long, the dele
gates declare, has the average man.
Regarded the science of finger prints
as something for use by police de-
partments only.
aFinger Prints" Of All.
The day is coming, and is not far
off. the International Association for
Identification hopes, when everybody
in the United States will be finger
printed" and copies of the prints Sept
in county, state and national finger
print bureaus.
Thus ready means OF identification
will be available for everybody, and
the righteous man will find in the
system, 1T is declared. means for
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