Evening star., 1921-12-14

them In their problems. The residents
of the District, poor things, said
Mr.. Cpshaw, have no one TO represent
them.
continued Mr.. UEshaw, ION the same
basis that / YVES in favor 1i equal
suffrage"
a rising vote of all those rr"sen.
who were residents of the DIStricl
and who had 10 vote in other states
was called for by Mr.. LicEd. who s;ii"
that the question of Westinghouse
retaining voting privileges in "lhci
states was one of the most Serious
problems that had tc be combateJ al
the hearing. Practically cN"T: LINN
and woman in the room STOOD np.
Reports ON Hearings.
Mr. Lloyd said that the committee
which represented the chamber Ut
the hearings was composed OF Charin
Brown. Robert n. Harper, Afthur -
SEYMOUR, II. II. Classic ANA himself
He briefly reviewed the three meas
urcs Tor suffrage for the Distr!c'
which are being considered al the
hearing.
Washington business men as to VIVA
measure they want. cohsrqu
tho Committee 4 vigorously supporte"
the Jones resolution, which pioS'
for "A constitutional amendment ana
would give The pevplt "l thS D.S'fi'l
national representation in the HOUSE
and Senate in the electoral "oiles
and the right to sue and De sued IN
the federal courts. No change IN IN.
form oi local government Is cohleii-
plated or asked.
I'VE had good hearings, ana tht
chairman of the committee cn.npli-
mented the speakers on tntir ad-
mirable addresses.
Mr.. Classic. who then took the hoor
said that those who supported ma
tional representation at the hearings
were not only heard with courtesy.
but with eager interest.
'.Tha District committed. SAID Mr
Classic. showed that they We're there
to solve the problem. The committee
appreciates the Significance, as you
and ] do, of a man having repre-
, Sentation in the body that governs
him. The members Of Congress on
the District committee are human
and American, and they appreciate
what ii means I" us to be sort of
dOm+sticated cattle on d reservation
! Nv" have not merely to want rep
resentation. wc don't merely have to
com" together and pass resolutions
I in favor of il. but we must have the
effective desire. and be willing to
strive Tor it. The Irish had 4 voice
i'll the imperial parla and a vote
| in the election of local officials, but
, tItE =" "dHtt't 10 represented the
irish parliament. Therefore the resi-
dents of the District of Columbia and
the United States want representa-
tion In the American Congress"
Basic business and the financial con-
ditions throughout the country have
improved greatly during the past year.
but "normaicy has moi yet come, ac-
cord;ng to Gov. Harding
1T is my sober conviction that basic
financial conditions in this country
are very much better than they were
twelve months ago. There are MANY
surface indications which bear out
this statement and those who know
the general situation appreciate this
fact.
'Business has passed through he
primary stage. the acute period of re-
action. but We have not yet reache,:
'normalcy.' for the read djustmcIt has
not been uniform and there is not ,et
established Il natural and eauita nlc
basis for the exchange of goods for
goods or goods for services For ex-
ample, farm products in many cases
are now below the pre-war level and
in some instances Below the cost of
production. Prices of some manufac-
tured goods have declined sharply,
while others have not. and the gem
erai price index and the cost of liv-
ing are still MUGS above the 1913
level Manufacturers and merchants
are vitality interested IN conditions in
the agricultural sections. The farmer
is the great consumer of manufac-
tured goods His purchasing power
at present is much impaired. partly