The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
Federation of Citizens
Associations Demands
Relief.
5000 GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES PROTEST
Special Meetings Add
Fury to Stormy
DenunciatiOn.

Cnbridled condemnation of the
conference report in Congress which
will saddle on the unprotected and
helpless taxpayers Of the District
of Columbia a so per cent increase
in taxes and insistent demand that
the national lawmakers alter the
present system Of government for
the District so as to give the peo-
pie some sense of security were
voiced yesterday by thousands OF
WashingtoHians through their cit
izens' associations and other organ
zations.
Meetings were held in virtually
very section of Washington and
by representative bodies Of citizens.
In one meeting more than 5000 en-
ployes of the Bureau of Engrav-
ng and Printing voiced positive
lisapproval of the tax move.
Federation Densunces.
Resolutions adopted last night
y the Federation of Citizens As
ociations at the District Building
jcathingly denounced the methods
II Congress in dealing with the
District and boldly demanded re-
medal action.
The resolution, which was intro
'uced by Judge William Henry
yhite, of the Mount Pleasant Citi-
ems Association. chairman of the
ommittee on law and regulation,
ollows:
I'VE approve the resolution of the
conduit Road Citizens Association
passed April 2S expressing dis
,atisfaction at the action of the
conferees of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Senate of the
United States in altering the prin-
ciples of the organic act and i'm
posing additional burdens of taxa
ton on the residents of the District
of Columbia without a hearing
being granted and we approve the
resolution Of the law and leg!sla-
ton committee of the Chamber of
Commerce upon the same subject.
Charge Violation Of Rules.
I'VE oppose in principle taxation
originating in the conference re-
port and not based upon a bill or
amendment passed by either tne
House of Representatives or the
Senate-as opposed to the rules OF
those bodies and to the spirit II
not the letter of the Constitution
of the United States.
I'VE oppose in principle taxation
without representation and without
opportunity of those taxed to be
heard.
This association indorses the
resolution adopted by the Chamber
of Commerce, of the District of Co.
lumbia, protesting an additional as
sesspent of s3,000,000 annual taxes
and This association authorizes its
president and secretary 90 take
such action as may be necessary to
present this resolution to the COM
mittees in Congress"
The Sixteenth Street Highlands
| Citizens Association passed thi,
| resolution:
Back up Mass Meeting.
Resolved that this associaticr
views with concern the proposed
| changes in the plan of taxation ir
| the pending District appropriation
act by the conferees, particular!
that provision which requires 10(
| per cent assessment on real estate
and requires a surplus to be set VI
during the next five years.
This association indorscs the
protest voiced at the mass meet,
ing of citizens and taxpayers OF
April 80"
Copies of this resolution were df.
| rected to be sent to the Speaker OF
| the House and the President of Tho
| Senate. The following committed
was named to present the resoIu.
tlons. P. NJ Bealer and Jesse Ben
| jamin.
Dupont Circle Citizens Act.
Declaring the origin of the pro
posed full valuation tax bill is II
| legal and the people of the District
| should have a chance to expires.
their feelings toward the bill wa.
pointed out in resolution adopted
| by the Dupont Circle Citizens AS.
| ISOLATION, meeting at 1906 Twen.
| tieth street.
The resolution showed that after
the bill had been passed with
amendments by the House and had
| been sent to and amended by the
| Senate, that 1t was placed before
| the conference committee, consist.
| ing of three Representatives an6
| three Senators and there further
and "illegally" amended. According
| to the Constitution of the Uniteo
states this committee has no power
to amend any tax bill. The sessions
| of the conference committee ar.
strictly secret, making protests and
other hearings on the subject i'm.
possible.
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 advance of the begin.
| ming of a fiscal year a sum equal
to the expenditures throughout the
fiscal year, and in view of the facts
that these funds would be held and
used by the United States without
interest before it would have tc
pay its part set by Congress, 1t Is
manifestly unfair and shows want
of due consideration of the interest
of the taxpayer.