Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

ate Does not this provision imply that
a state may with its consent he deprived
of its equal suffrage in the Senate, for
instance that the District AS new state
for purposes OF representation may con-
sent 20 unequal representation IN the
SENATE. as. for example. representation ny
one senator instead OF two? And II
state NAV with its consent lack the I'M
portant attribute of equality of repre-
scutatinn in the Senate, may II not also
with its consent lack some other az,
tributes of a sovereign state, ana sun
exist as a state under the consttu-
tional provisions in regard 10 CoHstes
sional representation"
without full representation in congress
voting in the District for mumcipai OF ,
fcers only or for a Noteless terrltoIIa'
delegate is "A delusIon and a snare. expos
ing the material interests of the commu-
nifty TO obvious and serious dangers, anu
Improving in no substantial respect our
status as Americans Wash,hs soi'i ,nie
should have, like other Americans cor
lected in sufficient numbers and Win
sufficient resources in a limited area rep
Tesentation in the legislature WhiCh may
deprive them Of their property ny TAXA
ton and of life or limb by sending them
10 war. Such representation Is moi ~,
consistent with the exclusive power OF
legislation concerning the i'lStrlct poS-
sesscd by Congress. on the contrary
such representation is the more essentiai
since Congress is not only Washington
national legislature. but its Ituni'ipal ana
state legislature. Il is not hkcly that
rhc nation nil surrender its control
through Congress Of the national city
Rut every American right consistent with
this control and with thc national ln'er-
est should be voluntarily ana quickly
granted to WaShiuctonians.
The people OF Washington should not
I think either ask or accept any voting
franchise which does not CIV" them Iuii
representation in Congress Lacking th's
end the game viii not be worth Inc
vnt4,tf rfNAyl hN 20
cured without constitutional amendment:
We should press urgently for the desired
legislation. If an amendment is aoso-
Tutoiv essential, We should vigorously CO.
operate to the end OF securing it
1t is M longer a hopeless task to at
te,nnt amendment of the Constitution
except as the aftermath of civil war
1t has recently been twice amended IN
Quick succession. But If the Washing
toulans cannot without constitutional
amendment he made full-tledged Ameri-
cans and tn" Constitution cannot prac-
ideally he thus amended I" do them JUS
,icc then congress should. with Mary
lands consent declare all Nashngto-
mans who have NO residence IN other
states citizens of Maryland. The Dis
trict of Columbia should he national
neutral ground. resldeu"" in which does
NOT affect state residence and citizen
ship; and provision shotid be made for
casting ballots in thu DlstIct To be
counted in the r spective states in ma
soldiers were cast at tho front in the
civil war and counted in the nome states.
Nashingtonians are. according 10 PresI-
dent William II nry Harrison. the ma
tion's soldiers in time of peace, who
should he entitled To all the political
privileges Of its soldiers in time of war
In readjustinE the relations between
capital and nation the latter Is there
fore either Gb to dissolve altogether
the National Capital parfnersh dat
ing from the founding Of the city. or
t.b IL II to maintain and reafirm the
partnership with ail the obligations
and responsibilities well the
powers thrreuntO appertaining. and
recognizing tOday's conditions Mt the
capital of the nation. II is to give every
american right to the Americans of
this community that Is consistent with
full national control of the nations
city. There Is Inconsistency he
tween coupling with retention in Com
Ere~s of the taxing power OF the Dis
trict referendum provisions which will
give the otherwise tmpOtent haif-tax-
payers the opportunity to express their
opinions concerning their affairs to the
other ha1f-ta1paycr who makes all the
decisions. There In No Inconsistency he
tween national control and recall pro-
Nisions which will require n suhstttu-
sion by the President Of some one In
the place Of an obnoxious hurtful
appointee rs District Commissioner.
There 10 Inconsistency between
full national control of the capital
through Congress and genuine voting
represents of the District In Con-
Grca9.