Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-16
Unions Here Are Expected
to Perfect Program at
Meeting Tonight.
LUMP SUM COMPROMISE
OPPOSITION INDICATED
Colpoys Declares Action Of Sim
mons in Blocking Legislation
Is Outrage"

Organized labor of the District
threatened today to intercede in the
deadlock between the Senate and House
conferees on the 1891 District appro-
priation bill and help save the measure
from the peril 1t now faces.
Labors plans to bring its influence to
bear on the conferees in the interest of
the appropriation bill will be perfected
at a meeting tonight of the Central
Labor Union, made up of delegates rep.
resenting the various unions in the Dis
CrlcC. Prediction was made by John B.
Colpoys, editor of the Trade Unionist,
omclal organ of the organized labor In
the District, that the union undoubted-
~ would make an appeal to Congress
10 remain In session until the appro-
priation bill is passed.
While ColpoyS was outlining labor's
attitude in the situation the bill still
hung In the balance of uncertainty to-
day. with no indications of agreement
being reached between the conferees on
the amount Of the Federal contribution.
Formal Report Delayed.
Senator Bingham, Republican of Con-
necticut. who has led the Senate'S fight
to persuade the House to compromise
on some increase in the lump sum, was
not ready to file In the Senate the for
NAL report setting forth the failure Of
the conferees to agree.
1t had been expected this report
would be presented today, but all of the
House managers had not signed it when
the Senate convened at noon. It was
thought probable the filing of the re-
port will go over until tomorrow.
1t Is not certain at this time whether
aHfinY1 will ha tel H.,
at the time the report is filed. One
possibility would be to request the Sem
ate to accept the report of disagree
ment.
The only ray Of hope from a Ieeisla-
tive angle entering into the situation
since the conferees held their last meet
ing on Friday was the indication from
the White House Saturday that IL the
bill seemed destined to fail the Presi-
dent would take some steps with view
to clearing up the situation.
COlpoys Cites Substantive Law.
Colpoys indicated that organized
labor would not sanction any compro-
mise in the $l2.000,000 lump sum con-
| tribution by the Federal Government
voted by the Senate, which happens to
be the major issue in the deadlock be-
tween the conferees Substantive law,
POAAAbNd Oubs RIONlutS IIldL THE red
eral Government share 90 per cent of
the Districts annual expenses and this
is the mount 1t should contribute.
Labor feels" he declared, that there
is no use in President Hoover appoint
ing commission to find out why laws
are breaking down when Congress sets
an example by breaking its own laws,
The present law calls for the 60-4o
basis Of fiscal relations between the
District and the United States in run
ming the Nations Capital, and yet the
House insists on appropriating $9,000,-
600 as the Federal Governments share"
Mr. Colpoys also was bitterly critical
OF Representative SimEaons of Me-
braSka, chairman of the House subcon-
mittee on appropriations, for blocking
the passage of the 1881 appropriation
bill. 1T is an outrage" he said, ito
think that the Nations Capital as well
as Congress can be dominated by one
man.
The District has outgrown its swad-
ding clothes and some other method
OF financing it must be devised. If
Congress doesn't give us more money. I
am one of those who feel that the Dis
trict should insist on it's financial in
dependence. Let the District take care
OF its own expenses, and the United
states Government provide the police
ahO plOOCCbiOI own OulIQ-
lngs as we'll as the streets on its reser-
vations. 1 am confident its expenses
would amount to more than the So O0o,-
600 IT is now giving us toward the
operating expenses for the entire Dis
trict."
Donovan Figures Loss.
The failure of the 1881 bill will mean
the loss of more than S14,0OO,OOO in
betterments and improvements, in adj
dltion to more than $l,000,000 in oper-
atlng expenses, according to calcula-
lions of Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, audi
tor and budget officer. Labor will be
vitality affected by the curtailment of
the improvement program planned for
the coming fiscal year.
Colpoys said, however, the improve
ment program would be of no great
value to District workers If the Com
missionerS award contracts for munich
pal work to outside firms.
"A S450,000 contract for the construc-
ton OF new junior school was recently
awarded to a North Carolina Arm" he
said. The District taxpayers will pay
30 per cent of its cost and the money
will benefit North Carolinians. North
Carolinians might work cheaper than
washington labor but Mexicans will
work cheaper than the North CAROLYN
ianS Why not import the Mexicans to
do the work."