Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN,

N ROAD movements. with their
- universal aim the promulga-
ton of uniform traffic laws
IL and regulations in the inter
est Of safety and efficiency.
are now under way in a majority of
the States, and the first fruits of the
Hoover conference on street and high
way safety, held in Washington last
March, are ripening, slowly but sure
ly, on many boughs. While the
office Of the conference Is not yet In
receipt of complete notices regarding
steps taken to effect the conferences
DEGREES, the word from authoritative
sources is that a definitely encourag-
ing nationwide movement is taking
place as a direct outcome of the
meetings endeavors.
Observers who have kept in touch
with the situation indicate that dele
gates have not allowed it to rest
upon their return home and are now
engaged in the work of enlightening
public opinion, placing the confer
ence's decisions before interested
bodies and in spreading generally the
important points placed on record by
this years safety meeting at the Ma
tons Capital.
1t is true, of course, that it is still
a trifie early for the full effects of
the conference to be noted in the
various States represented at the
Washington gathering. Not enough
time has elapsed since the delegates
left Washington and returned to their
respective communities for the de
velopment of a full reaction; yet an
attitude has been set up which is
highly important to the whole ques
finr Of CIV nd ieyt1 POI
and uniformity of laws and regula
tions.
Real Desire to Achieve.
A great proportion of the delegates
left Washington fully resolved to
have placed upon the statute books
of their States and communities the
| spirit-and in many cases the letter
| If possible-of the conferences recon-
| mendatioDs. The presence of Secre
tary of Commerce Herbert Hoover
throughout the sessions. the genera
| wisdom. understanding and sanity OF
| the provisions brought forward by
| the various committees combined tt
| awaken in the enthusiastically
keenly alive to the Importance of the
| subject-a very real desire to re
double their efforts in behalf of the
| meetings proposals.
| 1t can be said with a great deal OF
assurance. then. that the work OF
| the conference is not being allowed tc
| remain simply in committee reports
| but that II is being carried forward
slowly but surely, by an active
group in each Of the States repre-
scented at the Washington conven
| ton.
That 1t will be a long time before
the public at large sees any sweep
ing results of work accomplished by
| these far-seeing groups is certain
| considering the great breadth anC
| scope of the task in hand. However
certain sections of the country
| will achieve their goals first; it can
not be expected that such a program
| will be adopted with equal dispatch
| everywhere.
| Work Is Well Under Way.
The work. therefore. is now vel
under way. That is. the work OF
carrying out that which the Hoover
conference set forth as being the bes
in modern safety thought. The sig
| nificance of this statement is better
understood when it is realized tina,
| in upwards of 40 States Of the Unior
a coterie of earnest workers is put
+. ting forth effort to gain one end
| uniform traffic laws and regulation:
| and a greater degre of street anC
| highway safety.
In other words, the foundation