Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-23
HOOVER REVIEWS
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
Holds Control Is Matter for
State and Local Author
tiles to Handle.

Contending that what he described
as a great and increasingly serious
problem in street and highway traffic
is entirely a matter for State and local
authorities to handle, President Hoo
YER today announced that the COVER
nors of all the States and the mayors
Of the principal cities have accepted
his invitation to send official delega-
lions to the third National Conference
on Street and Highway Safety to be
held in Washington May 81, % and 20.
This announcement was made by
the President following a preliminary
conference today with the heads of
a number of national associations con-
cerned with street and highway trafnc
problems and which will be repre-
sented. It was announced also by the
President that Secretary Of Commerce
Lamont, who was one Of the company
on this subject, will be chairman OF
the safety conference.
Problem Increasing.
BY way of explanation Mr.. Hoover
announced afterWard, I'VE are con-
fronted with a great and increasingly
serious problem in our street and high
way trafic. The accident rate has
mounted steadily despite the measures
adopted as the result OF previous con-
ferences. Without these efforts the
situation would be worse, but the
steadily increasing congestion OF franc
has outrun all measures OF safety.
This is entirely a matter within the
responsibility of State and local au-
thorities, The Federal Government has
lent its facilities and assistance by call
ing the National Conference on Street
and Highway Safety with view to
securing a spread of information and
coordination in activities.
1.-THE governors of all the States and
mayors of the principal cities and towns
have accepted my invitation to SEND
official delegations to a third national
conference to be held IN washington
MAY 81, % and 90. There will also be
representation of national associations
and groups specially interested in traft1c
matters.
Support Is Pledged.
"It is an encouraging fact that the
representatives of the national assocla-
lions of motor manufacturers, motor car
users, business men, safety associations
and others concerned with various
phases of motor traffic have pledged
their efforts in support of the confer
ence and in aiding the State and local
authorities in dealing with these prob
lens, which are of such far-reaching
humanitarian and economic irnpor-
lance"
The others in the group besides Sec
rotary Lamont who discussed this forth
coming conference with the President
today were william Butterworth, presi-
dent of the United States Chamber
of Commerce; Alvan Macauley, presi-
dent of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce.; Thomas p.
Henry, president American Automobile
Association: r. H. Ashton, president
American Railway Association; James
P. Barnes, American Electric Railway
Association; w. w. Cloud, president
National Association of Taxicab Owners:
c. E. Pettybone, president National
Safety Council: j. M. Eaton, American
Mutual Alliance; A. w. Whitney, Ma
tional Bureau of Casualty and Surety
Underwriters; A. v. Hall, Motor and
Equipment Association, and William E.
Metzger, Charles Gordon, julius H.
Parmelee, A. B. Barber, John G. Long
and A. w. Koehler, members of the
conference executive committee.