Evening star., 1921-01-15
Abstract Right Is
! Unquestioned,
Is View.
PLAN TO ANNEX
D. G. is OPPOSED
Lesh and Clayton Say
Idea Not Workable.
Ants Speak.

mem berS or the House Judlclary com
mittee, at the conclusion of the hear
ing today on the resolution for ma
tional representation of the District
that the citizens joint committee hat
proved its case that a majority OF the
people of Washington desire nationa
representation.
Representative Summers OF Texa:
brought hope to the committee and {
large gathering of representative ad
vocates when he declared himself con
WINGED the people here sincerely wan
a voice in handling their affairs. ane
that he thought no member OF the Ju
dietary committee questioned their ab
stract right to participate in their ma
tional government.
That Representative Summers
statement reflected the attitude of the
committee seemed to be Indicated bs
, questions, seeking to establish the
views of local citizens as to practical
methods of establishing suffrage in
the District, several congressman
asked.
Another suggestion came from
Representative Summers himself
when he asked Paul f. Lesh. repre-
senting the City Club. if. in his opin-
ion. it would be possible to attach
the District to ne!ghboring state for
the purpose of giving it the means OF
voting for delegates in Congress. Mr.
IeSh said he did not believe the plan
would work.
Annexation Not Feasible.
The question. was repeated by Rep
resentative Summers later to c. T.
Clayton, representing the Columbi
Heights Citizens Association. Mr..
Clayton also expressed doubt as to the
practicability of the suggestion.
Chairman Nolstead asked Mr. Clay
ton if he did not think it would be
feasible for the District to be at
tached to the state of Virginia purely
, for the purpose of enabling local resi-
dents to employ machinery already
set up in that state for voting for
senators and representatives.
The Columbia Heights representa-
tive said he did not believe any beHe-
fit could come from such an arrange
ment. as the nominees for office would
be Nirginians and necessarily could
, hot afford the direct representation
which the District desires 70 obtain
through election OF its own citizens.
Burroughs Files Rsiefs.
The citizens joint conlmittee con-
cluded its case before the judiciary
committee. when arguments were pre-
senjed by Mrs Nanette 3. Paul OF the
. Anthony League, Mr. Itesh of the City
| Club. Washington Toplsam Of the Asso-
cation of Oldest Inhabitants and Seiden
II. Ely of the North Capitol and Eek
Ington Citizens ASSOCIATION and the
Monday Evening Club.
, Representative Burroughs, who has
been in charge Vf the presentation
Of the citizens case. filed ON behalf of
the committee briefs fayoring ma
sent in by the Washington Real Estate
Board. the WeInen's Bar Association.
the Mems Cf1D of Mouns Pleasant
Congregational Church. ,hs District
Congress Ul Mothers ana Parent
: Teachers association, the Washing
f; ton section OF the Progressive Educa-
: tionaI ASSOCIATION, and the sUocom-
: mittee Oh political organization oil
I the citizens joint committee.
Foiio%lng tine presentation of the
Burroughs introduced Winfield Jones,
who spoke for the national press
: committee. which favors the 'Zihlman
bill for local District suffrage. Other
Burroughs were Mrs. Mary Wright
Johnston. representing the House
! keepers Alliance. and J. Walter
Mitchell. representing the Army and
Navy Union and the Civic Bettermen
Association.
Opponents Given Floor.
Opponents to national representa-
House judiciary committee shortly
after noon. q. w. Ayers was the first
speaker to oppose the resolution.
Mrs. Paul lndorxeS.
Mrs. Nanette b. Paul, representing
the Anthony League. ernphatically in
dorsed the Burroughs resolution for
national representation. AT the re-
quest of Representative Sherman T.
Burroughs, author of the resolution
Mrs. Paul explained that the Anthony
League was organized twelve years
ago and was founded by Mrs. Anna
j.. Hendley, pioneer suffrage
worker for more than thirty years
Primarily. she said, it was intended
as headquarters for suffrage workers
in the District. and 1t has developed
along educational lines to create bet
ter opportunities for its members &c
be educated to the duties and oppor.
tunities of American citizenship. II
has a membership of more than zoo
in the District and associate members
throughout the United States.
Mrs. Paul answered questions asked
by the committee on previous days o1
the hearing. She discussed the queS-
tion of whether the citizens of the
District are unanimously in suppor,
of national representation. NvS. Pau
emphasized that this government was
not founded on the principle OF unan-
imous consent, but on the principle Of
majority rule. She gave illustrations
Of how the American people, even ir
the framing of the Constitution, die
not recognize the principle of unan.
unity, but of majority control. Rep.
resentative Dyer of Missouri assured
Mrs. Paul that the committee did no,
endeavor to impose unanimous con.
sent. but to find out the wish of the
majority.
Two Senators From District.
Mrs Paul next replied to questions
regarding the resolution asking fol
fWo senators from the District. anG
The point that had been raised that tn.
District of Colum bia is a municipal.
ity. She said that in the Constitution
there is no statement of any city be
ing represented as municipality
hut that two senators represent Z
.unit." Of which there were thir
teen in existence at the time the Con
stitution was framed. and forty-eigh
today.
I'VE ask for two senators to rep
resent our unit in the government
eaid Mrs Paul. THE senators do no,
represent any territory as regards
size or the number of citizens. but q
unit. of which there are forty-eight
and so the District Of Columbia want:
representation as such a unit"
Mr.. Dyer Questions.
ReDresentatiye Over questioned Mrs