Evening star., 1927-11-02
TRADE BODIES BACK.
COUNCIL PROTEST.
Chamber and Board Sane.
toned Action of Presidents,
Federation Group Told.

The action of the presidents OF the
Board of Trade and the washington
Chamber of Commerce in Joining with
spokesmen of the other major trade
organizations of the District in at
tacking the right of the Citizens Ad'
visory Council to speak as the rep
resentative of the citizens of wash
ington was made with the full
knowledge and on the authority OF
these organizations.
This is the answer of the Chamber
and the Board of Trade to query
by a special committee of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations
which elects the Advisory Council-re.
garding the authority of the heads OF
the trade groups in speaking for their
associations recently in protesting TO
the District Commissioners against
the delegation of Quasi-official power
to the council.
The Board of Trade in a letter to
the federation committee, OF which
Hugh Frampton is chairman, yester-
day stated that not only had the board
of directors and the executive COM
mittee of the trade body considered
and approved the protest to the city
heads prior to the filing of the state
ment with the Commissioners, but
that action had been authorized on
more than one occasion by the board
and the executive committee.
Indignant Over Questioning.
Similar action was taken last night
at meeting of the board OF directors
of the Chamber Of Commerce, at
| which considerable indignation was
expressed by the chamber directors
over the questioning of the authority
Of Rh2mher
Joining in the protest against the
council, which members of the boaro
declared constituted an insult and
an "affront" to the chamber.
Feeling against the council ran high
at the meeting of the chamber direc'
tors, and a suggestion was MADE by
one member that the chamber ADDRESS
| a new communication to the Commls'
sioners asking abolition of the Advis.
ory Council. The final action was,
however, that the chamber merely in.
form the federation committee that
the action by President Martin A.
Leese in joining in the protest over
the quasi.official powers of the council
did represent the sentiment Of the
chamber.
"Gaye Fullest Endorsement"
A second motion was adopted direct
ing that a letter be sent to the Com
missioners stating that the protest
over the Advisory Council had 1.-The
fullest Endorsement" Of the chamber
before the matter was presented to
the city heads.
The letter to the trade bodies from
the special federation committee was
attached to a copy of the protest reso-
luton presented to the Commission
ers, and asked: ''Is the attached a
true copy of the statement entered
into by your PRESIDENT" and HAS the
statement been approved by the Cham
ber Of Commerce or Board OF Trade,
or does such statement simply repre-.
sent the private views Of your presi'
dent?"
The letter. signed by Mr.. Frampton
as chairman of the special federation
committee, stated that the committee
was named at the request of the Ca.
thedral Heights Citizens Association
and that a report was to be made at
| the meeting of the Federation of Citi.
| zens' Association November 5. Besides
Mr.. Frampton the committee consists
Of Charles I. Stengle and Clayton E
Emig:
Queries Are Answered.
The response Of the Board Of Trade
answering both inquiries in the affirm
ative, was mailed yesterday and
Dorsey w. Hyde. jr.. secretary Of the
chamber, last night was directed tc
prepare the statement for that organ
ization.
| The chamber, directors last night
also Joined with other groups ant
| citizens in protesting against the plac
| ing of a fire engine house on Sixteenth
| street at the intersection with Web
ster street, which has been approved
by the District Commissioners.
| This action was taken on a petition
filed with the chamber by member.
of the organization, including DR.
| Louis J. Battle, 8. T. Cameron. 3