Evening star., 1918-04-03
SAYS AcQUA|NT U. S.
W|THD. c. CLAIMS
Representative Farr Calls the
District t''No Mans Land"
Politically.
! CITIZENS HEAR ADDRESS

caupaigninx on the part Of the Dis
trict to acquaint the people OF the
whole country with the merits OF ITS
/ claim for representation in Congress
was advocated by Representative John
r. Farr Of Pennsylvania in an address
before the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association. meeting in the old post
ONCE hall, on Park road. last night.
REPRESENTATIVE Farr spoke for more
than an hour and a half. in the course
Of which he touched but briefly upon
the question of suffrage for the Dis
trtct. but, In the opinion OF citizens
present, he said a great deal when ne
enunciated the single sentence:
The District of Columbia Is in no
mans land politically"
REPRESENTATIVE Farr declared that he
had never heard one of his constituents
fnd fault with any expenditures LOT
"thIs magnificent city, and tlaat II any
section of the country complained dta II
was because they lacked facts.
In telling a story about rare ben
Jonson" and oliver Goldsmith. Repre-
sentative Farr was Interrupted by Z. =.
Lancaster, who asked: You don mean ed
Ben johnson of Kentucky, do you?"
Should Be Invited to Meetings.
~rhat's tust the trouble" replied Mr..
Farr. with a smile. Something has
come between him and the District OF
Columbia, and you ought to invite him
to your meetings and find out some
of his colleagues on the hill. the speak
er declared, think that the people OF
the District are lying awake nights
thinking how to get the last penny out
of their pockets.
"Now Mr. johnson is a high-minded,
capable man, and you ought TO become
better acquainted with him. continued
Representative Farr. You ought TO
cultivate the acquaintance of Mr.. john
SON and the other members of the Dis
trict committee.
II trust the time will soon come when
you will have representation on the
hill. both In the Mouse and In the Sem
ate," Mr.. Farr said. Get out In the
country and acquaint the people that
SO far as representation politically Is
concerned you are in no mans land
Public sentiment is the thing that
drives"
Toward the close of his address the
speaker again touched upon the ques-
tion of suffrage Tor the District. He
said:
I'VE don't know what to do for you,
do 1t We don't know your needs
trust the time will soon be here when
you will be given the privilege of tell,
ing us of your needs from the floor.
because when you improve local
conditions you improve the city,. and
when you improve Washington you
make a shining light to the whole
country"
Other Subjects Discussed.
Woman suffrage, failure of the air
craft program, success of the se1ective
service act, labor troubles. how long the
war Will last. the shipbuilding program,
pacifists. spies, defense of swivel
chair officers, the Navy, the oblitera-
tion of state lines. England, France
President Wilson, Roosevelt, Secretary
Baker and William Jennings Bryan
were topics touched upon by Repre-
sentative Farr during his address
1t Is up to America to back the COM
nander-in-chief OF the Army and Navy
Mr.. Farr declared, after complimenting
the District of Columbia for the part it is
playing In the war.
I'VE are only beginning In this war;
the speaker said. But we will have to
get In it. The partial failure Of the CON
struction of aircraft was a great shock
TO Congress- Strikes In the United
States are not a credit to our country, ac-
cording to Representative Farr, who ex-
pressed the belief that something is
wrong"
'.spies ought to be caught and destroy
cd. We win pass legislation Of heroic
character to take care Of the SPIES
President Wilson has sa good, rigid
backbone" Representative Farr declared,
adding. II do think he had to learn few
things"
Speaks Of Preparedness.
BRYAN was or on the question of
,preparedness. Roosevelt was right" the
sspealeer said. Telling Of his own fights
TOR preparedness. he declared. ''This
country would heve been ready had
sAAgre been moro 6f ne in Congress"
3ao association Endorsed the action
~ - executive committee favoring
6eyt1nnuan* ownership Of the Chesa-
fSqabs and Ohio canal, Efforts toward
s%o1qd4ak1sq o1 the street car systems
8 tDon NsfmN onmmunity Center.
. &eo0eH41oa Wao adopted petitioning
- 0fqtx1ct an<oofitfes to Install the
$n4ngt form Of lights On upper 18th
! 10o9A 4um o - Shepherd streets. A
eqQofDetQa wes adopted asking for a
| e46U0Ak On the east side Of 18th street
&Som oAk to Webster street, and on the
laAe e3de Of 18th street from Shepherd
etftst 70 the car barn. The accident
recGnftA when two boys and two girls
v4Eo Knocked down on 18th street by
aA automobile. was instanced as a rea-
Bog for sidewalks.
pfebident Frederick ]. Rice presided.
New members were admitted as fol-
1owsi w, a. Farhood. l. A. Dent, G, w.
Garrett W. W ChamhAra ona g ny+.