The Washington herald., 1922-05-08
Federation Flags Con-
gress for Failure to
Heed City's Pleas.
WILL ASK HARDING
TO VETO FUNDS BILL
Blue Sunday Law Voted
Down; Ask Probe Of
Parole Systems.

AhC ECNCA oNAOh VI NANAAChb AS
sociations. representing more than
10000 residents OF the District Satur-
day night fiayed the policy Of the
present Congress in dealing with Dis
trict taxation and appropriations.
On motion by Edward F. Cola
day, delegate from the Chevy Chase
Citizens' Association, the fedora
tion unanimously adopted resolu-
tions protesting against the Dis
trict being taxed without repre-
sentation in Congress, condemn
ing the denial of the right of petit
tion in District matters. and con-
demning the refusal of Congress
sional committees to give repre-
sentatives of District organizations
an opportunity to be heard on Dis
trict matters.
Committee Attacks Conxrcss.
In order that Congress should not
be able to say that no constructive
criticism was being offered. the
federation also went on record as
favoring the proposals made to
Congress several days ago by the
District Commissioners. The Com
missioners' plan was an optional one
substituting semfannual collection
of taxes. use of the District sur
plus in the U. S. Treasury. and a
small bond issue. for the stagger-
ing tax proposal made by the con-
ferees on the District appropriation
bill.
Members of the joint select COM
mittee that went to Congress dur
ing the hearings on the bill in the
subcommittee told how they mad
been prevented from giving the
views of the citizens who are to
bear the burdens and suffer from
the lack of provisions in the ap-
preparations bill. n
To Carry Fight to Finish.
The delegates frankly stated that
this fight against the District ap-
propriations bill would continus
until 1t was signed by the Presi-
dent and that when the bill got TO
the President that they would ask
him to veto IT IL the surplus tax
burden were still attached Dele
gates intimated that the President
was unacquainted with the manner
the bill was treated by Congress
The District was legislatively
lynched by Congress" said William
Mex. Clayton. chairman of the
public utilities committee of the
federation. TT Is not only the
merits of the bill that we criticize
but also the method in which IT
was passed and the manner Of
treatment accorded the District"
The desire on the part OF the
delegates to protest by word
so intense that 1t became necessary
fA
put the question.
Colladay Raps Amendment.
Let them know where we stand"
said Colladay in introducing the
resolutions of protest against the
treatment received at the hands Of
the appropriations committee. The
amendment putting the federation
back of the District Commissioners
was introduced by Snowden Ash
ford. delegate from the Washing
ton chapter of the American So
ciety of Architects.
On resolution forwarded to the
federation by the Brightwood Citi-
zens' Association and favorably
reported out by the committee on
charities and corrections, the fed
Grafton moved to examine the sys-
tenn of parole and probation in the
District courts.
An amendment offered by William
Henry White. chairman of the law
and legislative committee, was
adopted extending the investigation
into the practice of collecting col
laterals.
Di.spprove Interest Rate Change.
Attempts to get the federation to
favor a return to per cent as the
legal rate OF interest, failed. SO
also did an attempt to get the fed
Grafton to favor a blue Sunday law.
The federation amended their re-
lection of the latter so as to show
that II was in favor Of one day In
seven as a day of rest.
On recommendation of the COM
mittee on public health the a..
sociation expressed itself as op-
posed to the Ball bill now in Con-
gress providing for the elimination
of all except drug method" doctors
from practicing in the District.
The cancer educational campaign
being conducted by the American
Society for the Control Of Cancer
was indorsed A $50 contribution to
the H. B. F. Mcfarland memorial
fund was voted. Charles A. Baker
presided.