Evening star., 1922-05-02
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Thirty-Nine Delegates Vote
to Oppose Changes in Fed
GRAFTON Of Citizens Meeting.

Thirty-nine delegates from every
corner Of the city attended the special
meeting Of the Federation OF Citi-
zens' Associations at the District
building last night and voted unani-
mously to oppose the changes in tax
alton recommended by the cpnferees
on the District appropriation bill.
Similar action was taken last night
at meetings of the Sixteenth Street
Heights, North Washington, Mid City,
Dupont Circle, Stanton Park and Iowa
Circle Citizens associations
After protesting against the report
of the confcrees the delegates reaf-
frmed their previous stand in favor
Of the half-and-half rule of support
changed two years ago to 6O-40
ratio.
Will Go to President.
Copies Of the resolutions adopted
by the federation will go to the
President of the Senate, the Speaker
of the House. the chairmen Of the
House and Senate District committees
and to the appropriations committees
of both houses.
President Charles 4. Baker direct
Gu " Illldlu .. 1 1OTucTt, Ivan II. uSh :
er and III. J. Overman to represent
the federation at a conference of
various civic organizations on the
tax question at the headquarters Of
the Washington Real Estate Board
this afternoon.
Text of Resolutions.
The resolutions were presented by
William Henry White, chairman of
the law and legislation committee,
and follow:
I'VE approve the resolution Of the
Conduit Road Citizens Association,
passed at its meeting of April %,
1922, disapproving the action Of the
conferees of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Senate of the United
States under House bill 10101. alter
ing the principle Of the organic act
and imposing additional burdens. of
taxation on the residents of the Dis
trict of Columbia without hear
ing. and we approve the resolution
Of the Chamber of Commerce upon
the same subject
1--WE oppose, yin principle. taxation
originating in conference report and
not based upon bill or amendment
Of the House or Senate, as opposed
the spirit IL not the letter Of the
Constitution.
1--WE oppose, in principle, taxation
without representation and WITHOUT
opportunity of those taxed to be
heard. -,
Declared Burden.
I'VE oppose and declare to be novel.
unprecedented, burdensome without
cause and untimely, in view Of the
present financial stress and high cost
of living, this effort to raise. in ad.
vance of the beginning Of a fiscal
year. a sum equal to the expenditures
throughout the fiscal year: and. in
view of the fact that these funds
would be held and used by the United
States without. interest before it
would have to pay it's part fixed by
it's Congress. it is manifestly unfair
and shows want of due consideration
we oppose. in principle. the fixing
from year to year, in taxation or ap-
propria ton bills, of the proportions
to be paid by the United States and
by residents and property owners and
insist that it be fixed by appropriate
and after proper hearing of the in
terested parties; that this proportion
remain undisturbed until changed
conditions may have rendered it un-
fair: and that. at this time, we. adhere
to the contention that the half-and-
half raio is fair"
Approve Mid-City Action.
A Similar set of resolutions from the
Mid City Citizens Association were
approved. E. H. De Groot made a
brief talk in explanation of the drive
to raise funds for the Central Union
Mission.
The federation gave Delegate
Thomas Donovan Of Central associa-
ton a vote of thanks for the enter
prise he displayed in arranging for
the mass meeting against the new tax
plan on Sunday. :