Evening star., 1946-06-02
Federation Acts
To Join Central
SuffrdgeGroup
Full Weight Of 50
Citizens Units Put
Behind D. G. Vote

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The Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations last night joined the Gen.
tral Suffrage Conference and threw
the full weight of it's So member as
sociations behind the move to OBJ
tain national representation and a
vote for President for District resi-
dents as we'll as local suffrage.
The action was taken with only
three dissenting votes, and Fedora
ton President Wilbur S. Finch i'm
mediately directed payment of SO
toward a years membership in the
conference.
Other actions at the final meeting
before October included:
l. Opposing Federal subsidies for
the District and the Nations public
school systems because of a fear
of political patronage"
2. Opposing limitation by statute
of the number of District taxicabs
because of inadequate call service,
but approving limitation of their
number by the Public Utilities Com
mission If the decision be left "en-
tirely" to that body after public
hearings.
Potomac Basin Study Urged.
8. Requesting the Army Board OF
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors to
restudy the Potomac River basin,
with particular attention to flood
control, reforestation, soil conserva-
ton, erosion control, reservoirs,
water supply, fire protection, santa
tion and recreation.
4. Urging the Commissioners to
change the plumbing code and per-
tinent regulations to transfer from
the public to the District the cost Of
repairing leaks and breaks in water
and plumbing connections between
the building line and the mains.
S. Urging completion of the
Crosby-Noyes Elementary School
through addition of an assembly
hall, lunchroom and new wing to
take care of increasingly over
crowded conditions, and that the
school playground be resurfaced and
playground equipment provided "as
soon as possible"
6. Recommending completion of
a basement room of the Rudolph
Elementary School with a concrete
floor and proper lighting and other
facilities to serve as temporary
auditorium.
Communist Danger Seen.
Federation Treasurer Kenneth P.
Armstrong made the motion to Join
the suffrage conference, but pointed
out there was danger of Communists
domination of the suffrage body.
The Communists try to take over
such groups, he warned. adding that
the way to handle this problem is
to get in ahead of them
Where the majority of people
turn out for something, the Com
muniSts ind they are a distinct
minority and can't win,' Mr.. Arm
strong stated.
Mr.. Finch reminded the fedora
ton that the Central Suffrage Con-
ference would hold its first formal
meeting after adoption of its by
laws on June 10 at 525 New jersey
avenue NV, and urged federation
members to attend.
Clifford H. Newell, chairman of
the committee on youth problems
announced that his group was spon-
sorlng round-table discussion of
District juvenile delinquency at 8
pm. Friday at the United States
Chamber of Commerce, and invited
delegates to attend.
Representatives Of the District
government, District agencies local
civic and business organizations
numbering more than a score have
been invited to participate, Mr..
Newell said.
Taxi Franchise Criticized.
His announcement drew from
A. D. Calvert, Lincoln Park dele
gate, the assertion that juvenile
delinquency was being attacked
from the wrong angle here" He
said the real trouble was adult
delinquency" adding that eff you
get the parents Strengthened out
the children will follow suit"
Mrs. Leslie P. Wright, Forest Hills
delegate, deplored the arrangement
which finds single taxicab COM
pany holding the Union Station
franchise, declaring that the WASH
ington Terminal Co., which operates
the station, has well-paying
monopoly there"
The group approved report by
the Commissioners Advisory Com
mittee on Taxation, submitted by
Mr.. Armstrong, which stated that
additional sources of District revenue
totaling $10,4O0,000 suggested by the
federation in February would make
it unnecessary to draw upon the
100000 set aside for postwar inn
provements.
The suggestions included increas-
ing the Federal lump sum payment
to $6,000,000, removing S1,25O,0O0 in
Federal items from the budget, COL
lecting 100000 in tuition from non
resident school children and revis-
ing the District income tax law to
provide another $2,250,000.
Inaugural Of Dt