Evening star., 1932-03-06
FEDERATION BACKS
D. c. VOTE APPEAL
ReiterateS Stand in Favor OF
Representation for Ma
tionaI Capital.

The Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions last night, reiterated its stand in
favor Of national representation. Its
Committee on National Representation
came in for some chiding from two
delegates for not being more active in
support of the cause.
The matter came up on report on
four resolutions from member bodies
submitted by Miss Eta Taggart, chair
man of the Committee on National
Representation. The report voiced the
federation's opposition to bill to al
low the Commissioners to designate a
spokesman for the District on the floor
of Congress and its support of nation
al representation.
After the report had been presented,
William NICK. Clayton, served notice
on the committees that the local suf-
frage followers had waited for eight
years for the adherents of national
representation to achieve their objec-
tive and that at the next session OF
Congress the local suffrage issue would
be pressed.
Impatient With Delays.
IF this committee would get out and
get hearings before the Congress, in
stead of having us sit here year after
year adopting resolutions in favor OF
national representation. I think they
would probably have achieved their OBJ
jective long since" said Mr.. Clayton.
Vice President George Sullivan of the
Federation, rose to defend the COM
mittee, and also the Citizens Joint
Committee on National Representation,
on which the Federation is represented.
He said that they worked energetically
fo;+ F,,I11 yirn
ress.
James G. Yaden complained that
federation delegates, when there we're
hearings on a bill to allow election of
the school board before a congressional
committee in a recent Congress- had ap-
peared before the committee in op
position
The committee report was unani-
mously adopted after the debate.
Opposes U. S. Pay Cuts.
The federation adopted a report op-
posing any cut in Government salaries,
since the Government employe was
the last of all citizens to reap the
monetary privilege during times of
recent prosperity" An effort was made
to have the federation disapprove any
general reduction" thus leaving the
way clear for reduction in salaries con-
sidered too large. John Saul of Bright
wood remarked that many of the en-
ployes now getting $500 per annum
were not worth $50 a month. The
amendment however was defeated.
The meeting was enlivened by the
reading of a minority committee re-
port-the first time this has happened
in the federation in many years. The
Edrnafioyo
favoring transfer of the AmericaniZa-
ton School from the Webster School to
the old Business High School. A mi
nority report, read by J. w Townsend,
delegate from the Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations. urged that the
building be used in the day for other
purposes in addition to the Americana
zation School The minority report,
however, agreed with the majority re-
port on the general question of the
transfer The majority report carried.
The Federation again went on record
as in favor of retaining capital punish
ment in the District and of asking for
an appropriation of S250,000 for con-
struction of the Taft Junior High
School in 1888. Purchase of a play
ground in the Petworth section, and
devotion of a greater proportion of
funds available under the Cramton act
for Fairgrounds instead of parks was
also recommended
Havenner Given Thanks.
The Federation opposed a resolution
from the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association suggesting that free text
books be supplied to persons of school
age attending night schools.
A rising vote of thanks was accorded
DR.. George c.. Havenner, president of
the Federation, for his work in the ex-
ercises commemorating the 2OOth ami
versary of the birth of George Wash
ington.