Evening star., 1918-01-26

thusiasm for District national repre-
sentation in the city itself by supplying
enective speakers and writers when
ever and wherever needed. and
the Districts plea for national repre-
sentation over the whole country.
The campaign council, which is to bind
together in close cooperation those
separate campaign committees, is to be
composed of the chairmen Of the sepa-
rate committees plus the executive
committee or certain members of the
executive committee chosen to repre-
sent 1t. The nucleus of campaign
committee has been appointed in each
follows: Board of Trade. Odell S. Smith,
E. E. Clement. c. F. Crane c. ]. Cooke
Ter and William Clabaugh; Chamber of
Commerce: J.: F. Oyster. William F.
Federation of Citizens Associations, J.
P. Crawford. Herman A Phillips and
William Nick. Clayton; Retail Mer-
chants Association. Joseph Berberich.
No. y; a; Lesse s.a and Mas Washingsen Topham;
mer. George E. Wilson and John A.
Ryan: Central Labor Union. Hugh D.
Digpey, Samuel de Nedrey, w. n. Hut
tie, John H. Lorch and John B. Dick
man; Citizens Association outside of
federation. Frederick J. Rice; political
organizations. r. N. Harper. chairman:
John F.. Costello. first vice chairman;
e. F. Coiladay, second vice chairman; !;
Ross p. Andrews and w T. Gallfher;
Claf1in and William NICK. Clayton;
women's organizations. Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey.
For Campaign Of Education.
This machinery is provided for a
campaign of education. The funda-
mental facts which will be impressed
upon the American people. upon their
representatives in Congress and in
state legislatures, are these:
The 100000 Americans of the Dis
trict constitute the only community in
all the expanse of the continental
United States-populous, intelligent,
ublfc-spirited. of adequate resources
which is denied representation in the
national government.
las suitor in the courts Of the Unit
ed States the District resident has, the
Supreme Court says, lower standing
than an alien.
To Obey; to Pay; to Fight.
I'm relation to national laws the sole
function of the District residents is
to obey. They take no part in making
the laws which they must obey.
I'm relation to national taxes their
sole function is to pay They have
nothing to say. like other taxpayers,
! concerning the amount and kind Of
| taxes they shall pay and how the tax
money shall be spent.
In relation to national war their
sole function is to fight in obedience
to command. They have no voice, like
other Americans. in the councils which
determine war or peace. They have no
which requires them to fight, to bleed
and perhaps to die.
National representation is a dis
| tinctive, basic right of the American
by the people, for the people-in a gov
ernment which roots its justice in con-
sent OF the governed-in a representa-
tive government which inseparably
couples taxation and arms-bearing as
a soldier with representation.
"Sfnce the 100000 Americans of the
District pay national taxes, obey ma
tional laws and go to war in the ma
tons defense, they are entitled on
American principles to be represented
in the national government which taxes
them. which makes all laws for them
and which sends them to war
Not to Disturb National Control.
'The constitutional amendment
which, we urge, empowers Congress to
correct this inequity without disturb
ing in the slightest national control Of
the capital or the present form of mu-
nicipal government. Congress retains
every power in these respects that 1t
now possesses. All that happens will
be that the District becomes a small
fractional part Of that Congress, and
politically an integral part of the ma
tion which that Congress represents.
National representation will clothe
the Washingtonian with a vital Amer
ican privilege, to which he Is unde-
niably in equity entitled: will cleanse
him of the stigma and stain Of un-
IAmericanism. and, curing his political
impotency, will arm him with a certain
power.
1T will relieve the nation of the
shame of -Americanism at its heart
and of impotency to cure this evil.
TT will inf1tct no injury or hardship
upon either nation or capital to coun-
teract these benefits
Consistency and justice;4 national
pride and self-respect: the will to ef-
face shameful blot from the national
escutcheon; the spirit of true Ameri
canism and righteous hatred OF autoc-
racy in any guise: the patriotic inn
pulse toward full preparedness OF the
nation AZ q champion Of democracy and
Representative government everywhere
In the world-all combine to make ir
resistib1e at this very moment our ap-
peal for the adoption Of this amend
lment : 3
Whenever these facts and the an
peal for equity which springs from
them have been appreciated keenIy BY,
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