Evening star., 1940-02-15

TOR operation of cafetssias would
settle the c0ntroversy.
In some Government circles II
was suggested today that the whole
question Involving the legaxty Of
the associations flinctioning might
well be unlimited to Attorney Gen.
eral Jackson for IN opinion.
The associations action last night
was based on the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved, That It Il the sense Of
the Board Of Trustees Of the Welfare
and RecreationAl Association that
there u no justification Ia fact or
In law for tho association to accept
tho principles or procedures Ia.
corporated In the special order
which the administrator OF the FED.
eral Works Agency proposes and
therefore the Board Of Trustees can.
not accept the proposed order for
the following reasons:
"A. The acceptance Of the re-
organization provided for In the
order would be inconsistent with the
associations charter which pro-
vides-
!. That the business and objects Of
the association shall be TO conduct
tourist camps, bathing pools ="
and its function u not limited to
conducting cafeterias and activities
in the buildings, - the proposed
order would require.
2. That the Board Of Trustees shall
'enter into contracts and less for.
NAL arrangements with ap.
propriate executive oficials ."
not one contract with one sxecu.
tive ondcial.
Contract Of 1927.
B. The contract Of June 80, 1927.
and the numerous contracts made
with various and appropriate Gov
ernment od1cials before and since
that date, are legal and binding
upon the association and In keeping
with Its charter-it would be inap-
propriate, therefore, to take the
position that the frst no longer
exists and that tae Aforementioned
ones should be Cancelled.
@. The contractual relationship
which exists with the Secretary Of
the Interior Is OF equal or greater
basic Importance to the association
than the contractual relationship
transferred to the administrator OF
the Federal Works Agency because
OF the organic law authorixing the
operation Of swimming pools by the
association, and so long as the asso-
citation continues, therefore, the
contract with the Secretary Of the
Interior should not be cancelled
upon the associations initiative by
direction from another Government
omcial.
D. The association should settle
any differences which may be found
to exist between it and the United
States, - . result Of the report Of
the acting controller general, by
negotiation and not by the adoption
Of that which would have the ef-
feet In the minds Of tho public and
the employees Of the Government
Of an admission on the part Of the
association that It had acted In an
illegal and unauthorized manner.
4. The new arrangement pro-
posed by the solicitor Of the Federal
Works Agency Is Of questionable
legal authority and is 4 reversiou
to the conditions which were In
effect before the Welfare and Rec
reational Association WAS incor.
porated, and to correct which the
association was formed as IN in.
dependent legal entity.
=. The trustees and active mem
bers Of the association undertook,
with their acceptance OF active
'membership n the association, q
trust to do everything within their
power to perpetuate al the purposes
and objects Of the association and
the Independence Of its Board OF
Trustees - .set out In its charter,
which trust would be violated by
their voting for the association's ac-
ceptance OF the principles and pro-
cedures set out IN the proposed
order