The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
SENATOR RESENTS
CRITICISM AIMED
AT D. c. CONTROL
Chairman Declares Capt.
tai Does Not Belong to
Local Citizens.
HAS CIVIC PRIDE
Supporters of Jones Bill Pre-
sent Claims for Full
Vote.
HAS CIVIC PRIDE

1t was like a death knell for
District suffrage when Senator L.
Helsler Ball, chairman of the Sem
ate District Committee. told advo
Gates Of the Jones bill at their
hearing yesterday afternoon:
We are here to legislate for the
government, which is superior to
any state The government is in
I control of this city: 1t does not
belong to its citizens. but is the
ration's city. We are all interested
in 1t. and as members of Congress
we devote our time to 1t because
we have the welfare OF the people
here at heart
I have just the same interest in
affairs here in the District as you
haVe-not, perhaps, the same finan-
cial Interest as those permanently
located here. but 1 have the same
civic pride. the same love of good
government. and the same loyalty
and devotion to everything that ele-
Yates the city and tends to make
Its citizens prosperous and happy"
Three Bills Pending.
E c. Brandenburg, spokesman,
whose statement that members of
Congress did not have proper time
TO give the District, necessitating
neglect of local affairs, stirred Sem
ator Ball Mr.. Brandenburg told
Senator Ball that because Of the
attention given to District affairs
by such men as he the city had been
treated fairly well.
Senator Ball had previously said
that the Senate committee would
act impartially in deciding which,
IL any Of the three pending suf-
frage bills would be reported.
Brandenburg and Paul E Lesh, 1912
II street northwest. were the only
witnesses yesterday. Henry H.
Classic was to have spoken in be-
half of the Jones bill. but the two
hours allotted to this faction of
the controversy were consumed be-
fore his name was reached. It is
understood that he will speak at
the next hearing for the pros"
The committee will give two hours
next Monday afternoon. beginning
at o'clock. TO the "antis." He in
formed the gathering yesterday
that the prosunra gists. who are d.
vided on the Jones bill as against
the PoindeIter or Capper bills.
would have TO share their remain
ing two hours in their own way.
ne OnlN lOE the OppO-
sitiOn present. c. W. Ayers. stated
that he expected to have speakers
other than himself on hand Mon
day. His contingent will have two
more innings OF two hours each.
Demand Voice In Congress.
Lesh said the people of wash
Ington want representation in the
lower branch of Congress COM
mensurate with their population. a
voice IN the election of a President
and Vice President. and two seats
in the Senate, which he said was
not quite statehood, since IL did
not include election OF local off,
GERS. He declared IL would be in
furious to the cause for which the
hght Is being made to pass either
the Capper bill. providing for the
election Of delegates and local ofi-
Gals, or the PoindeIter bill, for
the election of a delegate, because
they would bring test of the city's
voting strength which could hardly
he a fair test and upon which the
rftys demands for fuller suffrage
would be judged. The Jones bill
amending the Constitution, with
the consent of the States of the ma
ton. so that Congress would have
the power to grant suffrage to the
District, would bring fun suffrage
IN the citizens in time, and full
suffrage is what they desire as
self-respecting Americans. he said.
Brandenburg stated that he rep
resented the Joint Citizens COM