Evening star., 1924-01-20

thority TO take steps to affect the
sale of three tokens for 20 cents on
the street cars "
The federation also adopted the re-
tee tndorsing the proposed armorv
memorial for service mem to he
Hnanced on the 60-40 plan: admitted
tne Manor Park Citizens Association
week IL
William Henry White, chairman Of
une law and legislation committee, in
Gisins the adoption of the report in
ao.sIns national representation char
aclerlzed as despotic the Districts
read excerpts from a story appearine
IN current issue of a national week
~ rldIculing the Districts present
Voteless condition.
Calls Condition D.spotic.
1t is despotism." said Mr.. White.
There is no kinder word for it.
Wherever people have no voice in
making, executing and Interpreting
their laws. there is despotism. wher.
ever the government is not respon-
slble to the government there is
despotism.
Indeed, one may well imagine an
enlightened despotism doing more
hram than cruel one, for the peo-
pie may be quick to throw off the
latter while the former lulls them TO
a fancied security. takes away their
initiative in public affairs and in
uuces a helpless apathy more diff
people trained to self-gcvernment
Inis growing apathy on a half mil
lion people is to my mind one cf
the most serious conditions in our
body politic 1t is a sort of political
sleeping sickness and unlike many
such disease, is highly ontagious.
If knowledge of the whole peo-
pie OF the principle of self-goyern-
ment is essential to it's preservati ton
as 1t is. then certainly it is scarcely
less important that the people be pro-
hcient in its opera ton, and how can
We be proficient in that which,we may
not practice.
Resolution ..TOO Timid."
The only objection l have to the
resolution is its timidity. 1t should
demand for more-self government in
local affairs as well representation
III national affairs"
shortly after the report recon-
mending the Endorsement of national
representation was presented Dele
gate Clayton introduced the amend
ment designed to kill it. A protracted
discussion discussion, followed waxing warm
withdraw the amendment. but
unanimous consent was not forth
coming. and the report. with the
amendment went back to the COM
mittee on the ballot TO recommit
Among those who took a leading part
IL the discussion were jesse c. Suter
Clayton Emig, J. c. Yaden. William
b. Westiake and Mr.. Clayton.
Opposed With Amendment.
At the outset of the meeting the
federation went on record as opposed
to the proposed 2-cent gasoline tax
automobile reciprocity bill with the
amendment to continue the personal
property tax on machines.
Increased pay for policemen and
firemen and day off a week for the
former was indorsed upon recon-
mendation Of the fire and police COM
mittee. The federation also approved
the establishment of magistrate
courts and the appointment of two
additional police court judges.
Police Court Judge Gus Schuldt told
the federation of the need for addi-
tional judges. pointing out that the
cases handled by the Police Court
jumped from $4,000 to $4,000 in ten
years.
Other actions of the federation in
cluded the commendation of PreSi-
dent Coolidge for personally placing
a wreath on the statue of Andrew
Jackson, and the adoption of letter
of regret over the loss of Edward F.
Colladay as delegate to the fedora
tion.