Evening star., 1932-01-03
Opportunity to Express Views
and for Committee Study
Is Sought.
DELEGATES PROTEST
"MILD" RESOLUTICN
President Havenner Prevents
Wording Disappearing Abrupt
House Committee Action.

The Federation of Citizens ASsocia-
tions adopted last night resolution
earnestly petitioning" the Senate to
withhold action on any tax bills re-
lating to the District until the Senate
District Committee has made an ex-
haustiYe study of those passed by the
House and until the federation has had
opportunity to state its views"
The tax bills referred to, introduced
at the suggestion of the MapeS Com
m1ttee on Fiscal Relations, greatly in
crease and redistribute the tax burden
in the District, and form part of the
House program for slicing $3,000,000
from the annual Federal contribution
to the District.
Some of the delegates protested at
what they termed the mildness of the
resolution. L. A. Carruthers, chairman
Of the Fiscal Relations Committee, who
brought up the subject, said the COM
mittee diSapproved the abrupt manner
in which the bills were reported by the
committee and passed by the House.
William NICK. Clayton, Fred Emery
and George Sullivan sought to have
this feeling reflected in the resolution,
but President George C. Havenner sue
ceeded in eliminating any reference to
the House action on the ground its in
clusion would be undiplomatic and
tactless.
ID. C. Representation Lacking.
"Why!" exclaimed Mr. Clayton,
when these bills we're passed there
was not single friend of the District
who would stand on the floor of the
House and vote No. Do we have to
be tactful and diplomatic with them?"
William A. Roberts agreed with DR..
Havenner, saying it is easier to catch
flies with honey than with vinegar"
Sullivan and Emery then withdrew
their suggestions and the resolution
went through without any reference to
the House. The vote was unanimous.
1t came at late hour when there
were only about 20 delegates left in
the hall. -
School Project Discussed.
The federation devoted considerable
time to discussing the prospective es-
tablishment of a colored school at a
site already bought near Rock Greek
Church road and Allison street north
east. Harry N. Stull of the Commit
tee on Education reported there were
only 80 colored children enrolled at
a portable school in that vicinity and
During the discussion Vice President
Sullivan said the colored members Of
the Board of Education, by assiduous
attendance, are in control of the board,
whereas the white members, by slack
attendance, have lost control. He
said he favored a white board and
colored board, to look after the respec-
tive races.
The federation adopted a resolution
opposed to the building Of new colored
schools save in locations where the COL
ored race predominates, and asking for
notice to associa tions and individuals
before the Board of Education considers
changes of any future schools from
white to colored divisions or vice versa.
New Office Provided.
The federation amended its constitu-
tion so as to provide for the new Office
of second vice president, which, accord
ing to the report Of Mr.. Sullivan, chair
man of the committee on the amend
ment, was to be filed by woman as
reward for the services to the fedora
ton of the same sex. An amendment
putting the first incumbent into office
in February was defeated however,
when it did not poll the necessary two
thirds Of the votes cast, and the office
Will IlOC De Illl6Q uuCu Tie ueAL regular
election, in November. The federation
has never before elected woman officer.
The federation voted favorably on a
bill making 212-gallon containers of
ice cream legal, because the 2-gallon
containers now in vogue slip around in
their places; compulsory insurance or
financial responsibility for taxicabs;
ample playground space for public
schools; in praise of the work of Police
Chief Pelham D. Glassford in handling
the unemployed marcherS' demonstra-
ton; an elective school board.
1t approved also legislating the doc
trine of governmental function as a
defense to tort claims out of existence
This was explained to mean the legisla-
ton would allow citizen to sue the
for tort claims, involving
personal injuries, in the same manner
that he may now sue for violation of a
contract.
The federation voted against exempt
ing the salaries of employees of private
firms or individuals from attachment.