The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11
NEEDS
SUBSIDY, SAYS
PLUM|NER
Commissioner Tells Board Of
Trade Meeting U. s. Aid
81 S. 4 Is Vital.

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A plea for Congressional aid for
the shipping interests OF the United
States was voiced last night by
Edward C. Plummer. Commissioner
Of the Shipping Board at q meeting
Of the Board Of Trade in the VIII
lard Hotel.
Unless government aid Is given"
Commissioner Plummer declared, !"
no Shipping Board, Commission, or
individual can compete with foreign
craft. American shipping without
national aid will soon be headed for
the scrap heap" he said.
Trade Richest Prize.
Americas ocean carrying trade
he said, is the richest single prize
in the worlds commercial arena and
those who have grown rich by their
control of 1t will never release their
grip so long as they can hang on.
The great mistake we have male
for forty years has been trying 20
devise some plan under which
competitors will not object to the
United States regaining its rightful
heritage on the seas"
Other speakers were: The Rt.
Rev. James E. Freeman, bishop OF
washington, who appealed for q
rebirth Of old fashioned religion;
Theodore w. Noyes, who spoke on
the proposal to give washington
representation in Congress-: Con-
gressmen Frank w. Clark Of
Florida, John w. Langley Of
Kentucky, Brig. Gen. Charles q.
Sawyer and John Ihlder.
Noyes' Resolution Adopted.
BY unanimous consent the Board
of Trade adopted a resolution
brought in by Theodore w. Noyes.
chairman Of the National Represen-
tation Committee. The resolution
follows:
1.-THE Congress shall have power
to admit to the status Of citizens Of
a State the residents of the District
constituting the seat Of the Gov
eminent of the United States, Gre
ated by article /, section 8, for
the purpose Of representation In the
Congress and among the electors OF
President and Vice President, and
for the purpose OF suing and being
sued in the courts of the United
States under the provisions OF
article 8, section 2.
when the Congress shall ex-
ercise this power the residents OF
such district shall be entitled to elect
one or two Senators, as determined
by the Congress, Representatives in
the House, according to their num-
bers and presidential electors equal
in number to their aggregate rep
resentation in the House and Senate.
THE Congress shall provide. by
law and qualification Of voters and
the, time and manner Of choosing
the Senator or Senators, the Rep
resentative or Representatives, and
the electors herein authorized.
1.-The Congress shall have power
to make all laws which shall be
necessary and proper for carrying
into execution the foregoing power. I"
Abuses Of Colleges.
The schools committee brought
in a resolution seeking to have a
law adopted that would prevent
the abuses in the organization and
operation Of colleges and universe
ties In the District" The commit
tee on municipal finance recon-
mended that the board support the
advocacy OF the existence Of a
surplus and the right of the Dis.
trict to the same. We commend a
careful study Of the proposed bond
ISSUE"
On motion OF D. A. Edwards, the
board recommended that the Amer
icanization school be made a
component part of the public school
system, instead Of being run, as 1t
is now, only two or three times a
week.