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JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing amendment the Constitution of the United States
giving Congress the extend the right OF suffrage
residents of the District of Columbia
Resolved and House of Representatives OF the
United America assembled OF each
House heren) That the following amendment to the
of the United States be proposed for BY the
legislatures States which, when rathed by the egs
aures of of the States shall be valid part OF
Constitution namely the end of section three article V
the following words
"h Congress shall have power admit the status of citizens
of State the residents the District constituting the seat OF the
Government of United States created by article section eight
for the purpose of representation the Congress and among the
electors President Vice President and for the purpose OF
being United States under the
visions of article H. section
"When the Congress shall this the residents OF
such shall be entitled elect Senators de-
trned by the Congress- Representatives the House according
decennial enumeration, and
presidential electors number their aggregate
tion in the House and Senate.
Congress shall provide by qualifications of voters
choosing Senator Senator'S the
herein author
lied
The Congress shall have power make all laws which shall
be and proper for carrying execution the foregoing
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Lyon, John Smallwood. N. o. Messenger.
Thomas Grant, J. Harry Cunningham,
C. j. Columbus, Ernest g. Walker, W IL
liam E. Brigham, Ben F. Allen, William
J. Cochran, Roy A. Roberts, Mark L.
Goodwin, Harry ]. Brown. T. w. Noyes.
ex-officio.
'.The purposes of the publicity COM
mittee and the membership of the sub
are as follows: G) To prepare or to Sc
lect and approve argumentative mat
ter for print publicity. Committee: Bow
erman, chairman; Macfarland, Trues-
berg. Walker. Noyes. Goodwin. Lyon.
Macdonald, Edison, ex-officio. (2) This
publicity to be secured (a) through
local newspapers Committee: Goodwin,
Bennett Shaw. Messenger, Stauffer.
Kelley. (b) Through outside news
papers with Washington correspon-
dents. Committee: Walker. Springfield
Republican. chairman; Brigham, Boston
Post: Allen. Cleveland Plain Dealer; Coch-
ran, st. Louis Republican; Roberts, Kan
sas City Star; Goodwin, Dallas Evening
Journal. and Brown, Portland Oregonian.
(c) Through outside newspapers and peri
odicals without Washington correspon-
dents. by sending direct to these news
papers; committee on preparation. (No.
- plus Grant. Cunningham and Column
bus CD To send printed matter thus
prepared or approved by the COM
mittee direct to individual members Of
the executive. Legislative and judicial
branches of the national government.
and the state governments, to branches
Of nationwide organizations in the
United States. and through their sec
retaries to the membership Of the local
cooperating organisations; committee
ningham and Columbus. (4) Individu-
ally to spread accurate information
concerning the movement in and out of
Washington; publicity committee a. .
whole"
9zpess a. oaDyaiga oouznait*sss.
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NATIONAL REPRESENTATION FOR
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT:
WHAT IT IS AND WHAT TT Is NOT.

LWhatf tits asddoes:
By enabfng Congress to give the District of Co-
lrnu,aia voting representation in Congress and the
Eeetoral College, 1t will become possible to
L Mako Amesicans of 10000 people-soon to be mill
Ion-wfose present political prospects are less
than those of aliens elsewhere in America.
Put into force (tough tardily) the principle OF mo
taxation without representation at the center
of the American republic.
g. Add representative participation in government, now
denied to the duty always borne, OF supporting
that government by paying taxes and lighting.
T. Remove the present stigma, humiliation and moral
and political enfeeblement resulting from per-
manent political impotence of people more
than the population in each of six
American states (l91O census).
5. Make the heart of our own nation safe for de.
mocracy" while engaged in the world crusade to
that end.
g. Make it possible the District boys fighting in
France to look forward their return to a voting
right in the government they have fought to de-
fend-or be shamed by their brothers in arms.
Make it longer possible to say that the American
Capital city is the only national capital that has no
voice in its national government.
ii. What it is not and does not:
Our constitutional amendment-
l. Does not propose the admission of the District of
Columbia sovereign state.
Does not propose the destruction of the atenmie-
square" provision of the Constitution or lessen in
the slightest degree the complete control of the
nation the District
g. Is not a measure for local self-government
T. Does not disturb in any the financial relation
of the nation and capital, either by the abolition
perpetuaton of the hafand-half law.
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AMENDMENT TIMELY AND VITAL.

Consistency and JUSTICE national pride and selrespect the will
eace shameful blot from the national cctcheon the spirit of
true Aercansm righteous hatred of autocracy any
the patriotic impulse toward full preparedness of the nation the
champion democracy and everywhere
lin the world-a combine make irresistible this very
our appeal for the adoption of this amendment
Washngtonans will fight less vigorously and enhusasc
H for their these grossly unjust surng
and degrading their Anlerican Immediately corrected
But should the nation take advantage of this unse6sh
patriotic devotion perpeuate evil sprnging from its
unpatrotc neglect from lack of appreciation of
the requirements of the spirit of Ameanism Should the
ration irrespective the just pleas of the and
national abolish the evil and working
of Of the National
under exclusive national control? At time when
all Americans thrilling in response the appeal for puer.
higher stronger Amecansm and for devoted and sea
cordance with spirit of the and in its interest
that there shall longer exist the heart Of the body polite
from this threat Of blood poisoning is essential
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HE WASHING GTONIANS
AMERICANIZE
WASHINGTONIANS

sr.~ Aaaa>o Americas. ae she past
es.ti...a.l u.,ss. ss...se
- SssA -.
the national gsveE..e.f
Supreme . sfa1dfnE 0a1 N snA
To Obey; to Pay; to Fight
rel.ton to DAase
in .ai.s rs ss ~1sA sAS
.In relation IAey
nothing the amount 4
and howl
On relation oseas-
like other Americana In ee
represenahe.
4.
pI-in Of the
nnnda bearing q representaton
"Since the 100000 Americans of the District pay
ona taxes obey national laws and to in the nato0s
Defense they entitled American principles to be rep.
resented national government which taxes he which
makes ali them and which sends them to war;
Not to Disturb National Control
arhe On
disturbing in the .kAtsse ns-
.nt
san .e-
that Csn&res> and politically .. 's1 " -
nation v.hieh that represents
representation wahngtsnaa VIII
of .n-Anesiean. ana
him with e-rtai. power
heart md inupote 10 evil
vfuf either nation
o these beaehth
consistency and justice; pride and seIf-re-
spect: the will eface shameful blot from the national
escutcheon; spirit of true Americanism and righteous
hatred of autocracy guse; the patriotic impulse
toward full preparedness of the nation champion Of
democracy everywhere in the
worId-a combine make irresistible at this moment
our appeal for the adoption Of this amendment"
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sory occupants National Hospital for Politically Defective and
Delinquent Americans.


Delinquent Americans
NO EXCUSE OF NATIONAL NECESSITY.
These gross against the Americans of the Dis
trc of Columbia national poency national
necessity.
The suggestion nation mpoten to this evil
Insult to and capacity No other nation the
world national the people Of its capital
below the residents Of its other cities
These to the constitutional
control by Congress of the ten miles square Correction OF them
Amereanzng District of Columbia does not destroy diminish
that control by one out OF 43 IN the House and
out of nnetyegh IN the Senate
would obviously fall short of giving the control of Congress-
So small q tail could never 50 large dog
give national the Washingtonans
change the local the financial relation
of nation Exclusive still IN the hands Of Congress
rennx the nation the change merely makes the District
Of the nation and gives the 100000 Americans in
the District representation n that Congress.
constitutional for which the minimum OF justice
petitionn No whatever given BY the
amendment itself It merely Congress- its discretion at
the fitting tme to the Washngtonian this measure OF
national representation.
Congress has the to grant full national
people the nominal
delegate the House the residents OF territory Is
ncongruy evil danger granting Congress
closely related power of giving this limited representation their
national the Americans Of the District of Columbia
The the nation of paradoxaI
sstency ineqy unpaiotic unpreparedness
involves the capital and shame to the nation
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NATIONAL BURDENS IMPOSED; RIGHTS DENIED.

genuine representative government rights and privileges
separab welded obligations and responsibilities How do the
thus budened with national obligations fare in
Before the judicial branch of the national they
United Supreme Court less than aliens the right
to and be sued.
representation the legislative branch and
executive branch of the national they the
footing aliens
They good enough to taxes and to
but good enough to be the Congress
which them and sends them to
national their sole function pay They
nothing like other national concerning
and kind of they shall pay and how the money
shall be spent.
relation national their sole function
command They have like other Americans
councils which determine They have
government which requires them fight bleed
and perhaps to die.
espane of the continental and contiguous United
from to from Canada Mexico territory
exalted into statehood and the District of Columbia
remaining American community whose people still
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abby know how Of oese
effectively whole strength has not organized its powers
The struggling desperately
But there unpreparedness mind and of spirit wen of
Obviously nation would be unprepared
spirit destroy slavery another hemisphere
held portion of its people in slavery at home Clearly an
composed OF slaves uepared spirit to hight tor
freedom for somebody else
Is the United prepared spirit tight the champion
world democracy against autoaey and Of representative against
depotc irresponsible when toerate the autocrac
OF its own capital under its own
America armed knight who goes
champion democracy against autocacy protects himself from
head foot in the of tested But this process
plate OF repubcansm which should protect his heart from the
cur modern Achilles nvulnerable except his heart
No striking unprpreness could b
imagined!
AN UNcoNcEALABLE NATIONAL SHAME
UnAmercanism American capital is staringH
pected and ncongruous
The exposure shameful national Disagreement here most
glarngy conspicuous 1t .be hid 1t like saber slash
across the face a burned deep cheek brow
An evil condition maintained by the nation at the nation a?
a is rightly viewed typical and characteristic The shame IS
national, not local.
non-representative American
territory governed exclusively by the nation brands the nation tset
distinctly and ndelby As the nations city SO
polite is thus tainted.
nation itself with the shame of slavery and to rid itself of this
poac the nation freed first of all through compensated
body the National Capital the last to free political slaves All OF
Washington retained the nation political slave which
OF today be emptied like the old?
national and unconcealab before all the world AS
the of Hawthorne Scarlet Letter America
upon its breast black letter proelaiming itself its capital I'm
politically the black stands for "Unclean Unean Uncean the
warning Americans tainted with the political eproy of
Americansm.
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Wasngtonans have paid their proportion of national tax
direct indirect from the birth of the nation The only national
fall directly and asceranabe Americans
the internal including the and income
total contribution these taxes Washington exceeds
the though exceeds population only six OF
them Its greater than those nine of the states
taxes greater of thysi Of the
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wAsHINGToNs BLOOD SACRIFICE.

Washngtonian have rsked life and shed their blood
Union the first from
the capital and Wangtonans supplied greater percentage OF
their quota than nearly the Union
the with Spain they Cuba fine exceeding
their quota numbers The made when the
of Of military enrolled the organized militia greater
the District than state of the Union Washington sent
soldiers border than of the states.
In today other American community responds
effectively the call and universal service
They volunteers money for through the Red Gross
other agencies and Of through enlistment
Army Navy Home Defense League They
readiness bear the burden of concrption whether in the
shape of imposed lines which cause the District OF Cou-
ba contribute capita than theefourths of the
and absolutely than nine of the in the
of universal personal and the eectve draft
To every demand of devotion and self sacrifice made Amer
Washington has rendered rendering and will always render
FULL hearty and unstnted response.
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PARADOXICAL INCONSISTENCY.

How the nation with consistency and selfrespect tax these
$4,000 intelligent public Americans of the capital and send
them patriotic Americans and at the time slu and
degrade their Amercanm by keeping them unnecessarily the
all branches Of the national
government?
which the nation confidently appeals these
through the nations neglect
fault stunted dward distorted respect to
of the republics who rush the nations defense
eectres the Amecanism of the nation
we'll individual, of Americans collectively well in
diyidualy
Will the nation, demanding of the individual
higher stronger Ameanis respond the instant to its
appeal and thoroughly Americanize itself?
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In the impressive and inspiring words of President Wilson, eve
glad fight thus for the ultimate of the world
the liberation Of its peoples the German people included
The right than and shall fight for
the things which have always carried heartsfor
democracy the those who submit authority have
IA voice In their governments"
Washngonians "thoe who submit to authority
Are all Americans then fighting this for the Washing
tonans right have voice in their government Or is
implied poyiso proclamation which fight
this war to establish everywhere in
Surely the who to to their
call do shed their blood lay down their lives
for everybody else in all the world
except themselves
America win matter of first 1berae and give rep
government all her Washngtonans included
before sending them forth fight bstow these vital privileges
upon the rest of mankind.
the substitute
everywhere Let make beginning by substituting democracy
in the national of the nations
applaud representative government Russia urge
the people of Germany establish
spit upon cruelty principle of
sentative government the capital of great
republc3
the nation and capital be the representative
aheoad they will surely not remain s ucers
UNPATRIoIIc UNPREPAREDNEss
Preparedness lte patriotism is in and the universal
thought
I 1hsaatan lis muscles
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CITIZENS JOINT COMMITTEE ON
: NATIONAL REPRESENTATION
FOR THE DISTRICT OF col LUNlBIA

The organizations represented in the joint committee
of Columbia follows:
Board of Trade 0625 members).
Chamber of Commerce q 200 members).
a Federation of Citizens Associations:
Central Labor Union:
Representing au1lares
With aggregate membership (estnated) of 1900.
Retail Merchants Association.
Monday Evening Club.
Bar Association
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
District Delegate Association
Real Estate Brokers' Association
Citizens associations represented in the federation nclud
ing Columbia Heights East Washington, Georgetown, Northeast
Washington, Southeast Washington South Washington
~ Citizens Association
Citizens Committee of Forty Favor of Popular Government
for the District of Columbia
Twentieth Century Club.
COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS.
American Wonan's Suffrage
Association
The American Federation of Labor
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:. 1st Session - -
S. j. Res. &
INTHE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

s April "a 1917
Austin
the Committee Judiciary nd TO be prned
: IN THE SENATE
eeftothe
of Columbia
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AMERICANIZE THE CAPITAL
AS A WISE MEASURE OF
WAR PREPAREDNESS

~ " ~ :. .wsSassna 4.
Washngnnians have been urging constitutional amendment
shall give them the of citizens of state for the pur-
pose only representation Congress and the electoral college
They urge only amendment which, irreducbe mini
justice shall empower Congress in its discretion to give
them this status.
upon World and vital national questions alb
sorb attention.
Is this redress the capitals political grievanees!
Yes Washington. To Americanze the political aliens OF
the District Columbia justice and to relieve the nation Of
reproach and which, like the motion to ad-
ourn always order And only in general but IN spe
ca this Amecanizing peculiarly IN tnat
the very thought spirit of the times and
part the legislation which springs naturally from the patriotic
pulse toward true preparedness.
TO AMERICANIZE CAPITA L PECULIARLY oPPoRTuNE
The dominating thought tonight vtaGzed Aeica;
patriotic preparedness; and mten-
everywhere of the ne spirit Of American
In these days of exalted Amecansm Washingtonans are IN the
front rank of devoted They have been
when instead of benefit when Amer
both sacrifice of and blood sacrifice
the nations altar.
emphasize the unique patriotic service which Wash
ngtoans have rendered far surprising this respect all other
onal Capital Tonight compare them with other sole
the of the degree which they and others have
lively met the general patriotic obligation that common to ALL
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COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Officers joint committee:
Chairman, Theodore w. Moves;
First vice chairman, John Joy Edison;
Second vice chairman, A Lewich Sinclair;
Third vice chairman Charles S. Shreve;
Treasurer Robert N. Harper;
Secretary, Louis Gutenberg.
Ross P Andrews George F. Bowerman, E c. Brandenburg
Chaplin Brown, William Oabaugh, Roy C Cafin William Mex
Clayton E. Clement E. F. Coaday John Costello F. Crane
Jesse Crawford Harry Cunningham Samuel de Nedry John
Dickman, Hugh D. Dgney John Dolph W. T. Gallher H. H.
Classic GoGkee Earl Goodwin William GUIDE James Hugh
Kelley Wilton j. Lambert John B. Larne NJ A. Leese lanes
Lloyd A. T. Macdonald H B. F. Macfarland Marks P T.
Moran Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey E. W. Oyster James
Fred Rice George Russell Albert Schuteis G. Sbold
0dell S Smith, Corcoan Thorn, Washington Topham and A S.
Worthington
Honorary Henry W. Blair and Justice
Wendell Phillips Stafford ~ '
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
Danish
Nervousness
Put, Vigor and Ambition
into Rundown, Tired
Out People.

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despondent, mentally or physically
depressed, and lack the desire to
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For all affections of the nervous
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kind. get box of Wendelrs Ambi-
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plan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
HOW ABOUT OUR GUNS?
Have We Enough for Our Khalded
Millions? Are They as Good
AS Germany's?

When an American force faces
its German foe across that narrow
strip of No Mans Land, which has
the advantage in weapons? When
the Pennsylvania troops swept back
the Boche, which had the better
rifles?
The whole amazing story of the
arming of America is told for the
first time by William Atherton Du
Puy in Some Gunmen of the u. S.
A." in Sundays Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.
Starting with the declaration of
war, this article traces every step
in the development of our gunmak-
ing program. Rifles, machine guns,
howitzers, naval ordnance-ali are
described, together with their types
and how they compare with similar
weapons of other armies.
This story of how the War Depart
ment worked a miracle is one that
no American should fail to read. In
order to make sure of obtaining q
copy OF this issue, reserve II by noti-
flying the Public Ledger agents, M.
l'ormey. Harrisburg News Co, e.
Hoffman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
SCHWAB SEES
WAY TO VICTORY
OVER GERMANS
Points to Shipbuilding Record
That Should Warn
Berlin

Philadelphia, July 26.-Ten mil
lion tons of shipping completed ev-
cry year will be the record of Amer
|ican shipyards when all of them are
completed and working full blast.
sThis was the declaration of Charles
M. Schwab, director general of ship
building, on his arrival here yester-
day. Mr.. Schwab went on to say
that the Delaware River yards would
produce 100000 tons a month when
everything gets going properly.
More steel is the outstanding need
or the shipbuilding industry at pres
ent, especially in the east. and what
ever measures may be found neces-
sary to obtain delivery of the neces-
sary amounts will be taken, accord
ing to Mr.. Schwab.
IL may become advisable to stop
the exporting of steel to foreign
countries in order to assure an ade-
quate supply to the shipyards. II
so, exports will be stopped wherever
they may be destined and for what
ever purpose they may be intended.
even those already contracted for by
China and Japan.
At least 100000 tons of steel
each year will be required to keep
all the shipyards going at full speed
and steps are to be taken at once to
provide that amount, Mr.. Schwab
estimated.
The Hog Island yard will cost the
government, completed, $55 ,000, 900,
but the money will be we'll invested
Eventually there will be about 400
practicable. working shipways in the
country. and they will turn out from
1000 to 1000 shops each year.
How does this strike you?" was
the CHEEKY salutation of the direc-
tor general of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation as he sat in his shirt
sleeves behind the correspondence
which had piled up for him. THE
United States alone delivered ships
enough in June to make up for sew
enty-tive per cent. of the total ship
ping sunk by the U-boats during
that month. Get this right now; not
launched that many ships, but put
that many ships into commission.
That's record that ought to make
Berlin sit up and take notice."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-26
MUST RAISE WAR
AGE LIMIT OR
CALL ON CLASS 2
President Has Approved Pro-
posed Bill Making Maxi
mum 36 Years

Washington, July 26-Inroads upon
Class of the selective draft regis
trants in the past two weeks by the
navy. marines and shipbuildinE and
other industries were so great that
army officers to-day predicted that
men of Class 2 will be called to the
-colors in September unless ages are
raised by Congress.
Following conferences among army
chiefs at Provost Marshal General
Crowder's office. it was disclosed that
President Wilson and Secretary
Baker have approved bill to be
placed before Congress soon calling
for the advance of draft ages. The
new limits will be from 20 years to
at least 36 years. If the draft Is to
be used to bolster up the labor sup
ply of munition plants. the increase
will be to 40 years.
The months of June and July have
seen 100000 men taken from the l.
100000 who were in Glass 1 on
June /.
Orders have been sent to the draft
boards to prepare for a call of at
least 100000 in August. About that