Evening star., 1936-06-07
CITIZENS PETITION
F. CONGRESS TO ACT
ON DISTRICT BILL
Federation to Ask President
to Back Plea for Fair
Fiscal Treatment.
BOTH PARTIES TO GET
APPEAL FOR SUFFRAGE
Spokesman Will Urge Conventions
to Put Plan for D. c Vote
in Their Platforms.

Pleading for fair fiscal treatment at
the hands of the Federal Government,
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions last night petitioned Congress to
adopt the 1887 District appropriation
act. declaring serious hardship will
result from adoption Of a continuing
resolution.
President Roosevelt will be asked to
use his influence with Congress to OBJ
tain fair treatment in the decision
on the Federal payment TO National
Capital expenses. A special group
was named to draft formal state
ments.
In another action, the federation
sought adoption by both the Demo-
cratic and Republican conventions Of
planks seeking national representation
in Congress for District residents.
Miss Eta Taggart, who proposed the
move. asked that spokesmen for Dis
trict delegations to the conventions
make special plea for inclusion OF
the plan in the platforms Of the two
parties.
Allen to Make Request.
Commissioner George E. Allen, q
delegate to the Democratic conven-
ton, already has been designated to
make the request at the Philadelphia
convention.
Representative Isabella Greenway
of Arizona outlined the purposes and
mechanics of her plan for use Of
"anticipatory revenue certificates" as
a means Of providing jobs for the un-
employed, the cost of which would be
met on 'pay-as-you-go" basis.
She begged the federation to keep
an open mind" on the plan until
it had been thoroughly studied. She
said she hoped the stamp scrip"
plan, as proposed in bill which has
been reported favorably by the House
District Committee will be given Q
trial test here.
The federation also considered the
problem Of traffic congestion, park
ing and mass transportation, recon-
nitting several proposals, but it
adopted a resolution by william NICK.
Clayton attacking the use Of one-man
street cars.
Asks p. U. c. to Act.
The body not only asked the Pub
lie Utilities Commission to reject the
request of the Capital Transit Co. for
permission to buy 20 second hand
street cars to be substituted for old
two-man cars, but it demanded that
the II street cars having but one
operator be replaced by two-man
units.
Edwin S. Hege, delegate from the
Citizens Association of Chevy Chase,
touched of debate when he asked, If
the federation stood so definitely
against one-man cars, whether it
would accept the possible necessity for
an increase IN fare. He reminded
Clayton that the company was in a
financial dilemma" and pointed to
recent wage increase amounting to
about $1,000 granted to company
trainmen and bus operators.
Clayton retorted that the District
utilities act requires the company to
provide an adequate number of cars
of good condition.
IF the company can't do it, let
them say So"
He warned that If the company's
present requests were approved, in
cluding conversion of the 20 new
Presidents conference type cars to
one-man operation, the next move
would be complete adoption of the
one-man system. The federation, he
said, stands in absolute and ada
mant' opposition to the change.
Special Committee Named.
President Thomas E. Lodge ap-
pointed o special committee to draft
the budget statement, which will be
sent to all members of the House and
Senate and to the President. The
members are L. A. Carruthers, Harry
N. Stull, Mrs. George Corbin, John
Ramon, Jesse C. Sutter, James G..
(see FEDERATION, Page B-5.)