Evening star., 1922-06-21
REPORT SHOWS o. C.. STILL IN
FIGHT FOR FAIR FISCAL PLAN
Citizens Committee Unanimous in De-
claring for Preparedness Campaign Like
That of 1915, When EFFICIENCY Arose.

In passing from the old fiscal sys-
tenn for Washington to the new. about
to be inaugurated by Congress. the
same kind of preparedness campaign
for Washington is demanded in 1922
as was conducted in 1915 on a broad
and exhaustive plan, according to
report unanimously adopted at
meeting yesterday of the citizens
joint committee on fiscal relations
The report was submitted by Theo-
dore W. Noyes. chairman of the exec
utive committee of the general COM
mittee.
Delegates representing Washing
ton Board of Trade. Chamber OF
Commerce. Merchants and Manutac
turers' Association, Federation OF
Citizens Associa atoms, Northeast
Washington Citizens Assoclatlon'
District of Columbia Bankers Asso-
citation. Washington Real Estate
Board. Cosmopolitan Club and the
Federal Employees Union were pres
ent at the meeting.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Moves. who announced ,nas tIe NJ.
death of Henry B. F. Macfarland left
the committee without chairman;
! Edward F. Colladay was elected
unanimously to chairmanship of the
! general committee and Rlchard L.
! Conner secretary pro TEN.
! The executive committee is COM
! posed at present of Mr.. Moves. Mr..
| Colladay, b. J. Callahan. r e bran-
denburg and Corcoran Thorn. Inc
committee was authorized TO increase
its number, with power to act In deal
ing with the situation.
Two Members Mourned.
At the suggestion of E. H. Tucker,
president of the Northeast Washing
ton Citizens Association. a special
committee was appointed to frame
suitable resolutions expressing grleI
at the death of Mr.. Macfarland and
A. S. Worthington. and appreciation OF
their fine public service as members Oh
the committee. $780,
The report submitted by Mr. Noyes
and adopted by the committee out
lined the activities OF the commlttee
at the time of it's creation IN 1919.
when it was organized to present the
districts case adequately before the
Joint select congressional committee,
with representatives from the Board
of Trade. Chamber of Commerce. Re-
fail Merchants ASSociation-now
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
NATURALIZATION of Citizens Asso-
Citations. Committee of One Hundred.
Builders and Manufacturers Assocla-
ton. Bar Association and Columbia
Heights. Northeast and Georgetown
Citizens associations. After noting
the procedure before the joint con-
gressional committee in 1919, ana tne
subsequent course of Congress IN the
framing of District appropriations,
the report continues:
And now that in 1922 Congress is
about to legislate a new fiscal system
in substitution for the Ealf-and- half
plan Of the organic act it retains the
principle of a definite proportlonate
contribution for which washington
has consistently contended. though IT
changes the ratio from 5000 TO oo-4o.
Thus the response of Congress IN
1922 TO the Districts contentious OF
1915 is: First. the United states
should contribute largely to the eH-
penses of the capital. but the Dis
trict should pay more i'll taxes. Spe-
officially in the tax on lntanglnles:
and in the surrender of sources OF
revenue hitherto exclusively enjoyed
by the capital municipality. Second.
that the United States should con-
tribute to capital upbuilding fixed
and definite proportion of the cost
of such upbuilding. Third. that this
nroportion should be 40 per cent in
stead of so per cent. as PROVIDED bE
the act of 1878.
Committee Task Not Ended.
"Since definite answer is thus CIV
en- TO the primary contentious or the
citizens' Joint committee. and since
new permanent fiscal system, along
the main lines of the citizens com
mittee's contentious. is in erect
adopted with the understanding that
il is to endure undisturbed for many
wears. it has been suggested that
=, has fulfilled