The Washington times., 1915-10-22
DISTRICT A VIRTUAL
MEND|CANT, CHARGE
Dependence Developed Through
Forty Years of Vain Appeals
for Favors.
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gressioi.al committee will delve to
any great extent into the suffrage
issue. The resolution under which
tho committee Is operating says
nothing about a change In the form
Of government but relates specifically
to the equity Of the halfand half
principle.
Members of the committee have in.
dicated a disposition not to take up
the controversy regarding the ad-
Visibility OF suffrage at the National
Capital. Nevertheless, the nrief Is eN-
pected to bring about at least an in
question during the tendency Of the
present inquiry.
The Senate and House investigators
were busy today studying the sew
oral testimony will begin on Monday.
There are now four briefs formally
before the investigators those OF the
Joint Citizens Committee. the Tax
Of Forty. and the paper prepared by
Herbert I Rrownr tavation nxnort.
The brief Of the Committee OF Forty
asserts that an anomalous situation Is
with a third of a million population IL
denied any part IN its government and
Is controlled by 500 legislators from
other communities. The brief continues:
The Constitution rrovides that the
Congress shall have power to exercise
exclusive legislation over the District.
But this constitutional provision is no
bar to the granting, by appropriate
legislation. Of the privilege OF self-gov-
eminent: The PRESIDENT is empowered
to appoint the officers OF the District,
bv rot OF Congress. Thu citizens may
he given by act II Congress the power
to elect them, Ls had been done In the
past
Self-GOvernment Problems.
THE proposal 10 grant the Di,tric. a
delegate in CONGRESS- with a voice, but
with no vote. does not meet the situa-
ton. 1t may sti'l be considered mex
psdion, for this community at the rcat
of Government to be given by constitu-
tional amendment voice In nation Al
matters But so much the more reason
that It should be empowered to control
its municiral affai"s. The Congress
could cafi'y protect the nation
Interest in the CAPITAL by r, serving .he
richt IF veto Cor le"i 'latio1 b. the Dis
tri"' as IN Territorial Go"errments.
'"TNe arguments Of certain element
of the ni'trict that sc'f- government
shorld not be granted need not be con-
r!aerod hire. Tney were all anticinatcd
by the Tories OF the Revolutionary pc.
ricd. II the Congress should double
taNr'ion In the District. as T. has the
power to do, the sentiment against tax.
aiior without representation would i'm.
med!ately become overwhelming and
unanimous.
Taxed Without Consent.
The people here are taxed without
consent. and the funds collected by tax
alton are disbursed without their ap,
proval Things which the people de
sire are denied them. Those they dc
not care for are given them. Appropri
etions are dec"eed by subcommittee
OF the Committee on Appropriations Of
e"ch house OF Congress. Legislation fol
the District Is practically enacted by
snother committee of each house, ani
committees and subcommittee vary II
personnel with each session OF Con
gress.
1.-THE 10000 Government officials who
reside in Washington are affected b,
having no voice In the affairs of thu
community which they have made thei