Evening star., 1914-02-20
DECLARES LIBERTY
DENIED IN DISTRICT
Michael |. Weller Says This Is
Only Community Where
Principle Is Violated.
MAKES ADDRESS BEFORE
ECONOMICS STUDY CLUB
Asserts Washington Should Govern
Itself. and Cites Conditions Open
to Improvement.

Asss3tis. taAt this Is the OILY colnruu-
ni'y on es"a 5 foofs5ool where the pr!nci-
lie OF liberty Is Violated by having tie
son UunltH governed without the consent
of TIE governed Michael l. Weller last
right trsed home ruiz for ;1e District
II tu address before u mc.tiue Of the
Studr Cll,1 II Economics at Ingram Me-
ilori;tl Church. Previous failures Of the
District government when the people of
this city We're III control were charged
10 Congress Icy Mv Weller. who declared
that the /, @islativc body had dissipatsd
the public lands Of this city in the early
DAYS and that when tn" District was
brought into Indebtedness several years
ago il had bect the fault OF that body.
As showing why this city should gov
orn itself 3tr. Weller cited the recent
closing of the night schools, which lie
characterized as Il shame 10 the city.
THE money should DC taken from some
OF the luXuries and used for the neces-
sites" lie said. DO you suppose we
would stand for that SOFT of thing II We
could govern ourselves II IS q disgrace.
The c.osiulE of the night schools Is alene
reason enough fer home rule in the Dis
trict'' At tdis point Mr. Weller declared
tha' tiefe va Hlol ie". 80, 80 "a
.i's po9 - -
Hs cited the present water rent and
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Criticises President Taft.
Incideutallv. Mr.. Weller took 4 shot ct
-, ,r.. 81 +.,i5 .
Aof'isi
dinner at hlch tEesldeiil laIt Was me
speaker said Mr.. Weller He made
statement which To me seemed almost
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be without a chance TO sa! VINO Iaes
10 submit to the rulings OF those VINO
10 not ASK Tor suffrage as a special
privilege. but l demand 1t right OF
which We were robbed forty Yeas ago.
acesnt ths '-Ynstitu'.ofi az iil,,I -
ana .I1br iiav he'isvs tbesr men
knew better than do some of QUIZ mod
ern hair splitters, who sly that Con-
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would have said So When Congress
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Holds CONGRESS RESPONSIBLE
Il know % &. ,,oor ,.oIored washer
woman I.rc. who. six ,pcntb- ,rter she
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