Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21
6D-4O PLAN URGED
BY SENATOR JONES
Capital Maintenance a Duty
of Nation, Chamber Of Com
merce Is Told.

Laying at the door of the. peopl
OF the Nation responsibility for ace
6uate provision for maintenance ant
tieyelopment Of their National Capl
tai Senator wesley l.. Jones o
washington, q prominent member o
the Senate District committee, las
night in addressing the washington
chamber OF Commerce at the Whiar'
Hotel, vigorously championed TN
growing sentiment In Congress TOT
Hsouare dear for residents OF .h'
District of Columbia. and maze
stirring appeal for a return to th'
ga 40 fiscal pian and for representa-
ton for Washington In the houss
and Senate.
Senator Jones cited the gross IN.
equity of the temporary $9,00O,0os
Iuf1p sum appropriation plan wnlcI
Congress in the past several years
has substituted for the permanen'
s0.4O division of Government costs
here. as provided in substantive law
and declared the present tax burder
bane bv residents of Washington
t,s be high enough and comparapIe
to the tax burden of similar clties
of the country. Congress. ne SAID
this year should restore the per-
manent fiscal plan under which tht
District would pay so per cent OF tne
costs of the Capital and the Nation
40 per cent.
speech Is Acclaimed.
The declaration of Senator Jones
%ho for many years has peer ifIeho
Ar eoiirt for the disfranchised DIS
fr,cf of columbia. as a supporter for
the permanent fiscal plan, brought
An enthusiastic response from the
200 members of the chamber present
Adding increased Importance 70 the
occasion, the message of the WASH
ineton Senator was broadcast bs
WMAL. -
THE address came at the close Of
one of the most important business
sessions held by the chamber. durinf
which the organization went on rec
ard indorsing the Recommendation OF
fhe District Commissioners.
growing number of Senators and Rep
resentatiyes and local groups fol
restoration of the 60.40 fiscal plan. ano
proposing a scientific study OF tins
f,roper fiscal procedure. EstaDlsn
fnent Of a plan of financial piannlns
over a period of at least five years
I'm advance also was proposed.
Adopting the report OF IT'S com
nlttee on police. fire protection ane
public safety. the chamber unani
mously went on record approving tne
enactment for the District of a Law
nruvldins for establishment of com
pulsory form Of public indemnity e
be created by automobile owners FOL
fhe benefit of persons injured OF
whose property is damaged In auto
nool,ile accidents. The committee or
law and legislation was authorized
10 draft an automobile indemnify
measure with the cooperation or tne
publio safety committee, OF which
Charles w. barr is chairman.
This action followed an address By
wesley T.. Monk, commissioner of In
surance of Massachusetts. IN charge
Of SUPERVISION of the compulsory au
fomobile insurance law Of that state
Commissioner Monk declared thu
Massachusetts law had accomplished
its purpose of providing Indemnify
for persons injured in accidents and
had proved d valued aid in reducing
reckless driving.
Graham Is Guest.
Among the honor suesth were Dis
frict Commissioners D0ugherty ant
Taliaferro, E. G. Graham. preside
OF the Board of Trade: Theodore w
NUyes, chairman of the executive com
mittee of the Citizens Joint Commit
tee on Fiscal Relations; Herbert l.
Davis, auditor Of the District Supreme
Court. q pioneer for the compulsory
automobile insurance law here; Thorn.
as M. Baldwin, superintendent OF in.
surance of the District: Joshua
Evans, IT,, chairman of the municipal
finance COMMITTEES of the Board OF
Trade, and NJ. o. Eldridge, assistant
director of traffic of the District.
Senator Jones, in opening his ad
dress, stated that since first coming
to Congress. 20 years ago. he has
held to virtually the same attitude
toward two of the outstanding prob
lens confronting the District - the
need of fair and adequate appropria
tions by Congress toward the costs 81
the Capital under a permanent pro
portlonai fiscal plan, and the need o.
Representatives, in the House and Sen
ate to speak directly for the people
of the District.
The responsibility for the proper
maintenance and development o.
Washington as a Capital BETTING TIT
United States rests with the people o.
the country rather than with the resi-
dents Of this city. Ana, he added. TIT
people Of the Nation do not beErudg,
proper appropriations toward the up
Keep Of their Capital ana welcome tn,
double obligation and opportunity f0l
making washington 1.-The finest cit,
OF the world"
Lauds Trade Board.
Senator Jones paid high tribute Il
the Wa Chirofnr 1s.d Of do 70,
the national tax and assessment sur
vey, which IL now Is preparing fol
submission to Congress as part d
the plea of the District for an equita
bic readjustment OF fiscal relations.
This survey" the Senator declared
Showed eonclusively that the peopl,
OF the District are paying fair share
of the costs OF the Capital. Ii show
ed beyond doubt that under the OLD
system of definite apportionmen
Washington was bearing its full
share"
While uphoIding the washington
residents In their plea for abolition
of the lump sum appropriation. ant
expressing the belief that Washington
now Is taxed adequately, Senator
Jones said that he was not particular
Jy Interested in the amount of take
borne by the District. From the yer!
first. he said. he had held to tn
principle that the Capital was the di
rect responsibility OF the country ant
not of the people of the District.
The residents of Washington. o
course" he added. should and ar,
bearing fair tax burden, but tn
Capital Is peculiarly a national prob
lem. The people of the Nation regart
it as their responsibility"
Senator Jones said that In lecturin.
on Washington in various sections o
the country, he had found a whole
hearted sentiment in favor of Con
gress making adequate appropriat
TO make possible the city that tn
Nation wants Washington 10 be.
Lack Of Business Here.
Citing statements Of some critics o
residents OF the District who believ
that the tax rate here is not higl
enough. Senator Jones pointed oI
fHaf than fntSykf that Cnp0rAGS ~ az