Show States Suffer as Power Centralizes WASHINGTON De Dec DeO 12 AP APA ArA Ar- Ar A dangerous drift toward toward- centralization centralization cen cen- of Of power in Sn Washington Washing Washing- ton to the disadvantage of oC the states was given here today as the motive behind the appointment ofa oCa of oC ofa a committee of ot five lve charged with the duty of oC presenting to congress the views views of oC state legislatures Unofficial Unofficial Un Un- official representatives of oC states I meeting here this week to talk over the situation relating especially to taxation decided on appointment of oC the committee which will be headed by Arthur A. A Sherman state senator senator senator sen sen- ator of oC Rhode Island Senator Sherman declared while there was no Intention to Intimidate Intimidate intimidate date congressmen there seems to tobe tobe tobe be a spirit in Washington that we regard with alarm We think that dollar doUar matching Is Inherently evil he said and so sodo sodo do we regard regor the federal domination domination domination domina domina- tion over state taxing affairs as os evil an and vicious In a a. spirit of tolerance and amity we hope to be of oC some Borne serIce serica service ser ser- vice Ice o ko our congressmen and to persuade them that there is Ss a 0 wn way for foi congress to abandon many of oC its legislative activities |