The Washington times., 1930-02-21
CITIZEN GROUP
To DODGE WAR
ON CROSBY
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', ing. He indicated that in view of
present conditions, together with
the fact that the federation is
representative largely of Federal
employees, this will be the safer
policy" to pursue.
He also indicated that his fol
lowing will be sufficiently strong
to put down any motion to pro-
test the naming Of General
Crosby or. for that matter even
to bring the question before the
meeting.
Cans May Get Post
While trade, labor and civic or
ganizationS are preparing to fol.
low through on their protest at
the appointment Of Mai. Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby to succeed Com
missioner Proctor L. Dougherty, it
is understood that President
Hoover is giving serious consider
alton to Isaac B. Cans as the sue
cessor of Commissioner Sidney r.
Taliaferro.
Speculation as to the Signifi-
canoe Of a visit to the White
House yesterday by Cans en-
crossed the attention of those
following the matter of successors
to the present Commissioners.
Cans declined to discuss the ma
ture of his conference with the
President.
A resolution in which the Wash
ington Board of Trade, Merchants
and Manufacturers Association,
Chamber of Commerce, Central
Labor Union and several citizens
associations joined, was yesterday
sent to the White House protest
ing against the Crosby nomina-
ton.
Fight Goes On
In any event the organizations
opposed to General Crosby will
not cease their fight it was in
dicated even though the Talia-
ferro vacancy Is given a leader
in one Of the trade body groups.
The resolution which was
adopted at a meeting of repre-
sentatives Of the several protest
ing groups, of which the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations was
not party. follows:
"The civic and trade Organi-
cations Of the District Of Co
lumbia listed below desire to ex.
press to you their deep graft
tude and sincere appreciation
Of the interest you have taken
in the development and gov
ernment Of the City Of Wash
ingtOn. and to thank you for
your efforts, as noted in the
press Of this city, to select from
among its ablest citizens Com
miSsiOners for the District Of
Columbia.
Regret Stressed
''It Is with deep regret, how.
ever, we note press reports to
the effect that you have ten
dered the appointment as one
OF the civilian Commissioners
Of the District Of Columbia to
a major general of the United
States Army.
I'VE most respectfully call to
your attention the Organic Act
OF June IL. 1873, providing for
q Board Of Commissioners, one
Of whom shall be an engineer
officer Of the United States
Army, and the other two of
whom shall be appointed from
civil life, with the qualifications
set out in the act. and in
that connection call to your
attention. namely: that q men,
Der of the military arm Of
the service Of the United States
is not eligible for appointment
as Commissioner Of the
District Of Columbia from civil
life and this status is not
changed by his retirement from
the service.
I'VE believe the letter and
spirit Of the Organic Act that
requires two persons to be Ap-
pointed from civil life should
not be set aside.
please be advised that this
communication is not in any
way to be deemed as q re-
Election upon the character and
ability of the Army officer
whose name has been suggested
in the press, nor upon any
other officer In the United
States Military Service.
I'm view Of the foregoing, may
we earnestly urge that you ap-
point to the positions Of civ
iIian Commissioners Of the Dis
trict of Columbia bona fide res
identS who can legally qualify,
with full confidence that you
will grant our request! Re
Spectfully submitted, Washing
ton Board Of Trade, E. J.
Murphy, president; washington
Chamber Of Commerce, Charles
w. Darr, president; Merchants
and Manufacturers Association,
Mark Lansburgh, president:
Central Labor Union, John b.
COlpOys, for the president;
Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association, Barnum A.
Levitan; Georgia Avenue BuSi-
ness Mems Association, H. NJ.