Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-07
CITY CLUB PLANS
TOPUSH CAMPAIGN
FORD|STR|CT VOTE
will Fight for National Rep
resentation, But Not for
Statehood.

The campaign for national repre-
sentation for Washington being
waeed by the suffrage group OF the
; CITY Club will be discussed at a meet
Ing of the group to be held at the
clubhouse Friday night at O'Clock.
1t is understood that national rep
resentation will be the sole aim OF
the group as no attempt will be made
to change the existing form of local
government. The platform OF the
group drawn up by Paul +. Lesh and
Just announced by Roy L. Neuhauser
chairman. is as follows:
The objects of the DE- suffrage
group include the discussion and con-
sideration of measures proposed Tor
the extension to the citizens OF the
District of the rights, privileges and
immunitieS of other citizens OF the
United States and the advocacy of
such measures as may be approved
after consideration.
City Clubs Real Aims.
after careful consideration the
group has reached these conclusions:
'-Self-government is the American
ideal and is accomplished in the
United States by the selection by the
people from among their number of
the persons who make. execute. con-
strue and enforce the laws of the
nation and of their respective states
and municipalities.
TT is recognized as the right OF
the citizens of each municipality to
govern it's affairs, to participate in
the government of the state. and to
participate, also, in that of the ma
ton. The deprivation of the citizens
of any municipality or political DIS,
trict Of that right can be justlfed
only by reasons which are compelling
Tho people of the District live in a
political subdivision which is a part
of the nation, and is a municipality.
but Is no part of any state
Statehood Not Advocated.
Tho reasons which prompted the
location of the seat of the national
government in a political subdivision
which should be no part OF any STATE
ting up within the District of state
government Is not approved nor ad-
vocated.
The recognition of the principle OF
self-government in the affairs Of the
District as a municipality is approved.
but the practical application of the prin-
ciple of municipal self-government 10
the municipality which is the seat OF
the government of the United States
presents such difficulties OF detail ana
is opposed by SO many citizens upon
the ground that it would constitute an
interference with the rightful 5urisdic-
ton of the Congress of the United
States over its seat Of government tnat
no measure Of local or municipal sell
government which has been proposed Is
approved or advocated.
I'VE approve, however, and advocate
participation by the citizens of the DIS
trict in the government OF the nation
and the ASSUMPTION by them OF all the
duties and extension to them OF all the
privileges Of other citizens OF the ma
ton.
Violation Of Principles.
sSuch a participation is free from
all objections and particularly from
those which are urged against the max
ing of the District a self-governing state
or a seIf-eoverning municipality. The
withholding from q half million OF citi-
xens Of such privileges and duties is
a plain violation of the principles upon
Witch the nation was founded.
The people of the District pay the
federal taxes, as well as their local
taxes imposed by Congress, and they
are. like all other citizens OF the
nation. in other respects subject to
ifs laws. In the making of these laws.
however. they have no voice whatever
..The people of the United States
generally participate in the national
government by electing the members
Of Congress and, indirectly. the Presi-
dent. They may invoke the national
judicial power in proper cases by
suing or being sued In the 1ederaI
~ the citizens of the District can be
accomplished only by an amendment
to the Constitution. An amendment
has been proposed, House joint reso-
luton No. IL of the Sixty-sixth Con-
which we approve