Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-06
Would Make It Two-Thirds.


when. as a member of the Senate Dis
:trict committee. had the honor to par
.ticipate In the formulation of the meas
lure known as the organic act Of 1878"
said Mr.. Blackburn, Investigation showed
that the federal government owned one
shah Of the real estate in the District.
+: Careful investigation shows that today
..the federal government owns more than
. two-thirdS of the real property within the
borders Of the District If / were today
framing a law for the government of the
d. District of Columbia, I would make that
tlav provide that the federal government
:should bear 66 % per cent of the cost
.of government and administration. and
leave only the remaining 33 1-3 per cent
=. to be borne by the citizens of the Dis
/. trict."
/: The former senator asserted that the
!. people Of the United States are not in
/. sympathy with the efforts Of certain men
:: in Congress to hamper the development
!: of the nations capital and to saddle on
its residents additional burdens of taxa
!: inn- Efforts to abrogate the terms of
!: re organic act under which. he said, the
p. strict has enjoyed since 1878 its only
!. BILE and permanent form Of govern
F.; mt. he characterized as dangerous and
I. ust. deploring the attitude of mem
: RS OF Congress who, he said, are en-
!: savoring to impose an overassessment
!: taxpayers Of the District OF Columbia
ems which can not easily be borne.
Have Support Of Country.
MIR. Blackburn declared the people of
the District have right to appeal to
Congress for relief from the repeated
attacks upon the present law. and that
the people of the country would support
them in such an appeal
1T will not be necessary" he said,
ito make what may very well prove
to be futile appeal to the patriotism
Of certain members of Congress or to
ask for justice in the name of a proper
pride in the capital of the nation. Make
YOUR appeal for Justice because it is
Justice: because it is right. because It is
an appeal for fair play. Make your
appeal thus. and you will find that Con-
gress cannot long resist your just de-
nands''
In his opening remarks as chairman of
the meeting DR.. Wiley said the gathering
was not called for purposes Of vitupera-
lion. denunciation condemnation
We are simply citizens. deprived OF
our rights under the Constitution" he
said. That Constitution, however
guarantees the right of peaceable assem-
: nly for protest and petition. and It is
for that purpose that We have assem- bled
here.
II believe we have, here in the capital
i-or this nation, the most brilliant and
.:laring example of that ancient system
against which our forefathers battled
/: through seven years of bloody war, taxa
. ton without representation that has
ever been seen in the history of the
world" DIR. Wiley asserted, his remarks
being interrupted by a burst of applause
that continued for some minutes.
Violates American Spirit.
The fundamental doctrine" he con
tinued, ION which this government 1.
based Is violated in the proposed meas
i ures Of saddling all the expenses OF thu
Capital city of what has the making O
being great country upon the few Of it:
citizens who happen to reside within thu
borders of the District OF Columbia /
the capital of the United States wer'
also the METROPOLIS 70 the country as &