Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-12

Highlands. Sixteenth Street Heights.
Takoma Park. West End.
Benntng. Brookland. Central, Chiilum
Castle WOODBURY.. Columbia Heights.
Avenue. Georgetown
and lexington. Northwest Suburban.
Petworth. Rhode Island Avenue Sub
urban. Sixteenth Street highlands
South Washington. Stanton Fark,
District Society OF Natives
Arts Club of Washington and the
Washington Chapter of the American
Society of Architects.
Sentiment OF Labor.
John W. Colpoys. representing the
Central Labor Union. said that the
Central Labor Union has member
ship OF 5000 persons, OF whom ap-
proximateiy 10000 are employed by
the government He was questioned
at length by members of the COM
mittee as to how the Central Labor
hers want suffrage. His reply was
that the delegates from the local
union had ascertained the feeling of
the members of those units and re-
ported that it practically was unani-
nous in favor of enfranchising the
The sentiment as far as labor is
concerned. has been asoertained be-
yond the shadow of q doubt" he
said In reply to a question by Repre-
sentative Goodykoontz. Mr.. Colpoys
said he would favor an educational
quaiifcation for suffrage in the Dis
trict.
Women ON Stand.
vigorous plea in support of the
Burrough resolution was made by
the Women's City Club. an organiza-
ton for social and civic purposes
composed of women engaged in the
professions. in business and as house
wives. and comprising more than
three thousand members. The COM
mittee representing the Women's City
Club in it's work for suffrage for the
District is composed of Mrs. Kate
Prenholm Abrams. chairman Mrs
Frank Hiram Smell. vice chairman
Miss Florence +. Stiles, secretary
Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes. Mrs. Har,
wood Reed, Miss jeanette Richards
Miss c. Lamar. Miss Helen r. Doran
Miss Mary McCiosky, Miss Bara Pos
Grogan and Mrs. L. II. Parks. TIL.
statement for the Women'S City Clut
was prepared by Miss Jeanette Rich
ards and read to the committee b,
Mrs. Anna f.. Hendley.
seem SO self-evident and the dis
reimbursement Of a community o.
437.000 freedom Americans so pre-
posterous that one can see no reason
for reasonable doubt that this pro
posed amendment will be favorably
4 on passed by the required vote ii
both branches OF Congress" the state
ment of the Women's Club read.
"It has been suggested that the only
reason for failure OF Con
gress to press SO just and democratic
\ q measure may be that strange, in
|explicable reluctance of the human
species to further extend political
privilege to those who for any reason
are already disqualified.
This tendency has been sharply en-
phasiZed throughout the centuries by
the long struggle of the race for politi
cal 1iberty-beginning with the resist
ance seven centuries ago, of the Eng
fish barons to the political despotisn
of King John. Having finally wrestet
Magma Charta from John in the veal
1915, the barons, In turn, were opposed
to extending any part of their privilege
to the class next below them-the mer
chant class. They, in turn, resisted
the claims Of the working classes, AND
rights, united to oppose the women o.
their race in their just claim for en-
reimbursement.
Other Capitals Have Vote.
And now that all classes of The
Anglo-Saxon race. regardless of sex o.
previous condition of servitude, hav,
acquired political freedom, We 1ool
back upon the long struggle and won
der why there should have been 81
much difficulty. We hope. therefore
and believe. that this committee. VIII,
y, knir
represent their state by the vote oil
their constituents, may feel that it j:
obviously right and just that this mos
democratic and reasonable petition
should be granted.
IF taxation without representation
was tyranny in the days of our fore
fathers, is it not equally tyrannous
today?
Indeed, is il not inconsistent and
unjust beyond defense that the resi-
dents Of this District should pay an.
nually the great sum in federal taxes
of S1S.s46.oo0. with a population as
great as the combined population al
five states-namely, North Dakota
New Mexico. Nevada, Wyoming ant
VermOnt-with sum total of twenty.
one representatives in Congress
while the District. without representa-
ton, pays 100000 more than all o.
these five?
I'VE would also remind you tina
Washington is the only National Cap
ital in the world without representa-
tion-in fact, exactly the same repre-
sentation obtains in all other capitals
as other cities enjoy. May we no
then rely upon your sense Of justic
and your devotion to democratic ideal:
to put an end to these undemocrati
conditions? And will you not becom,
our advocate on the floor of Congress
in our effort to obtain this act O
justice for city of almost half /:
million souls?
Miss Elizabeth Hayden. representing
the Columbia Heights Citizens ASSo
citation, said that the residents of tina
section are unanimously in favor O
the Burroughs constitutional amend
ment.
Plea BY Carries Chapman Gait.
Just before adjournment the join
citizens committee was cheered b,
the recruiting of new advocate fo
representation when Mrs. CARR,
Chapman Gait Of the National Amer
lean Woman'S Suffrage Association
sent letter to the judiciary commit
tee petitioning Congress again Il
amend the Constitution in order tt
confer the rights of American citizen
ship upon District citizens.
The letter follows:
'"The National American Woman
Suffrage Association has been aidet
in its national campaign'for the vote
hy he xxnu1 an of thu niStriot IF 20.