Evening star., 1920-03-10
Washington In World War.

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community responded more enthusi-
astically and effectively to the call to
arms and universal service. Washing
tonianS We're eager volunteers of
money for war through the Red Cross
and other agencies. and of personal
service through enlistment in Army.
Navy. National Guard or Home De-
fense League. They showed patriotic
readiness to bear the burden of con
scription. whether in the shape of
taxes imposed on lines which caused
the District OF Columbia to contribute
more per tapit4 than threef"urths Of
the states. and more absolutely than
five of the states combined: or in the
shape of universal personal service
and the SelecI!re draft.
The District of Columbia has over
subscribed every war gift and every
war loan. In the third liberty loan.
for example. it was exceeded in per-
centage of overSubscription of quota
by only three states. and it headed the
list of states in percentage of popu-
lation t36cc) who We're bond buyers.
More than one in every three Wash
ingtonians thus bought third liberty
bonds. In the great second Red Cross
war-fund drive the National Capital
was first among all the states. terri
tories and cities of the United States
in the combination of both percen-
tage of quota raised and percentage
of contribution to population.
The District contributed more en-
li~tments to Army. Navy and Marine
Corps than any one of eight states: !:
the total number of enliStments and
inductionS under first and second reg
istra tions from the District of Co.
lumbia was greater than that for any
one of seven states: and the percent
age which enlixtmentx formed of the
total number of enlistmentS and in
ductions combined was greater for the
-friI nf ID1
state except five. and was more than a
third greater than the percentage for
the country as a whole.
The soldiers. sailors and marines
furnished by the District of Columbia
in the world war numbered 1T.945,
one of seven states-Nevada Della
ware. Arizona, Wyoming Vermont.
New Mexico and New Hampshire
There were more enlistments from
the District of Columbia in the Army
Navy and Marine Corps (S,3l4 than
in any one of eight states.
In proportion of voluntary enlist
4; mentS to total number of soldiers
sailors and marines furnished. the
District of Columbia, with 4633 per
cent, was greater than in the case of
any except five of the states-Wash-
| ington. 1885,: California Rhode Is
land, Massachusetts and Oregon Uary-
est, 53.07qc). Proportion for country
as whole was 34.O6eo. Districts per
centage was thus more than a third
greater than that of the nation.
To every demand of devotion and
self-Sacrifice made upon Americans
W ashtnEtOn has rendered. fs render
Ing and will always render full, heart v
and unstinted response,
go In what particulars are you de-
prived of the rights and privileges Of
Americans who are citizens of n state
AS suitor in the courts of the
United States the District resident
has, the Supreme Court says. a lower
/ standing than an alien.
| In relation to national laws the sole
! function of the District residents is
| to obey. They take no part in mak-
! ing the laws which they must obey.
In relation to national taxes their
| sole function is to pay. They have
nothing to say. like other taxpayera
! 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 tc
| command. They have no voice. like
other Americans. in the councils which
determine war or peace. They have
| no representation in the government
! which requires them to fight to bleed
and perhaps to die.
{ Since the 437.4I4 Americana of the
District pay national taxes. obey ma
| tiOnaI laws and go to war in the ma
/ tons defense. they are entitled or
American principles to be represented
in the national government which
! taxes them. which makes all laws for
them and which sends them to war