Evening star., 1932-04-17
Resolution, Unanimously
Adopted, Terms Attempt
"Most UnWise."
FAVORS WOMEN'S BUREAU
IN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Citizens Association Rejects Sec
tion to Promote Director and In
crease Expenditures.

Vigorous opposition to any reduction
In the salaries of Federal or District
employees was voiced last night by the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
A resolution opposing the proposed
pay cuts was introduced by George E.
Sullivan. vice president Of the fedora
ton. 1t was adopted unanimously
The resolution declared 1t would be
most unwise to attempt at this time any
cuts in the salaries of Federal or Dis
trict officials or employees"
Relief Fund Fails.
An effort was made by Lewis Gelb-
man Just before the federation ad-
journed to have it urge the Senate to
insert in the 1888 District appropriation
bill an item of 100000 for emergency
unemployment relief Gelbman failed
to get unanimous consent for his motion
and it was not considered. The $500. 900
relief item was not added to the appro-
priation bill by the House despite the
request Of President Hoover
The federation indorsed in principle
the bill pending in Congress to estab-
lish by law the Women's Bureau of the
Metropolitan Police Department. The
action was taken OH recommendation Of
the Police and Fire Committee. The
federation. however, by vote of 33 to
IA. disapproved section of the COM
mittee report which would have sane
toned a provision in the bill to give
the director of the bureau the rank of
assistant superintendent Of police and
involve other increased expenditures.
Under ID. C. Commissioners.
The Women's Bureau now is solely
under the District Commissioners and
can be abolished, It was explained, by
their action. A bill to give the bureau
a legislative status to preclude such a
possibility has been introduced in Con-
gress on several previous occasions, but
never mustered enough support for pas
sage.
The federation also. on recommends
ton of the Police and Fire Conlmitte,
opposed another bill pending in Con-
gress to increase the annual leave of
members of the Police and Fire De-
partments from 20 to 80 days. Objec-
tion to this measure was due primarily
TO the existing economic situation.
The draft of a proposed bill, drawn
up by the Law and Legislation Com
mittee, to provide for service of process
on nonresident owners Of motor
vehicles, was approved and the COM
nlSbI uCbCO W eCCh ltc
ton in Congress The object of the
proposed legislation Is to provide a
method Of bringing nonresident motor
lists into District courts to respond to
civil actions in cases growing out Of
injuries resulting from negligent use
OF motor vehicles in the District.
Urges Closer Relations.
The federation adopted another re-
port of its Law and Legislation Commit
tee urging closer relationship between
Congress and residents of the District,
and went on record in favor of "sus-
tanned" enforcement of all traffic regu-
lations designed to protect life and
property. The traffic resolution. intro
duced by Edwin S. Hege, also calls on
the public to cooperate IN observing
the traffic regulations.
A resolution opposing a bill pending
In Congress to relocate the District
boundary on the south side of the
Potomac was adopted and the District
Federation Of Womens Clubs was ad-
mitted to membership in the federation.