Evening star., 1914-05-05
WASH|NCTON|ANS
AND THEIR STATUS
Continued from First PAGE

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| American right is forfeited By the Wash
| inetonian if h., nermiis the nation 10 con
| trol the q fairs Of the muniCipaI corpora-
| ton. in when il is half stockowucr and
| I believe the control bv thp nation in
consultation with the smaller stockhold-
! ers is in the interest OF both nation and
! local community The principle or no
| taxation without representation carries
! with it in spirit the principle of no rcpre-
sentation without taxation. and in a ru-
nicipal corporation the principle Of no
| representation except in proportion to
taxation. The United States is a large
property owner and Il half taxpayer in
| the District Congress would thus repre-
| sent the will of half the District taxpay-
| ers If in legislatinr it paid no attention
whatsoever to the other taXpayCrs But
under the present form of government the
initiative in the recommendation of APP
preparations is in the representatives of
the local taxpayers and no appropriation
is made which does not have back of ii
the annroyal Of the vast majority Of all
rho taxpayers In the disbursement of
,ba ci+,.'e f,,nIs tbn taxnayerS. rights ar.
nyesarvad ,I,eir interests ,,ratcctea and
fbetr desires mot TO an extent incauaIed in
othnr large lmerican cities. where. under
> svs.ny, of r,anhood e,,ffrase rho organ
;zad ,nrt,xnarorc en,,,d a. tbev nlaase
- - = t;tt,,,i ~. ~ t,xn,,.ars
,rt ,,,l;,, ,,.i,,.t-rn ~ ruaphood
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'Gs'lteSs tSela:s ~ : ~ i+,T -,
"a oi otitt ~ - - - -,
American ftShl y u,hl'a wt.'i = so
gathered in suihcleht iuFhoefS IN a tiiii'led
area OF American Soll are "tited iepie-
sentation in the American Congress Whieh
taxes them and may sfhd mem 70 WaI'
which makes their laws ana mas ehett
lives as well as their property at IT'S Cis-
poSal.
If the nation is to continue to control
the District the District should be ana
can safely be recognized as part of the
nation and I've permitted representation
in CONGRESS- which is the nation. in eXer-
cisins this control ..,,,
status of Washington was to keep the us
trict as nearly unlnhahtted as AT the ~
si,lhlhS. .,ui toi , ~ ,t-,sFins-
80, 80. ,,,I;,t,5 ,b3t ,ra ,.;+y ~ Tho uation a
centilry thence. if the country kciit
united would be. though not as large
as London, yet OF magnltude I'M error
TO few others in Europe. It Is utlhtiie
able that he thought that ttiiS Srtat IitH
which his imagination PiCt"itH W"u'1 &c
peopled by ailtnS poIitltaHA ~ lesf 80, st..n
aliens ludlclallE. re c"uld ~ -.
imasined that the great -Na,lonai oaiti,; iii,,il;;
rivaling London IN populaion' Nouia
not be an American city
The transaction at the birth OF the
city was not the permanent sale of an
American birthricht for special cnpifni
privileges, including national mninte-
nance and development. II the natioh
had carried out its centurN-oid piedScs
to the capital the surrender "t the
American birthriGhf OF nationai repre-
se9tatinn would nor eIui,ani. hase
been viewed as perpethai but the ha-
tiOn violated its obiiGntI"n ana IN $50
only in part recognized anu reass,inru me-
1t. T0da! the nifed >ia'es shouid Iui-
fill Its obligation 81 capnai mum
tenance and upbuiidinS !" me eAteht