Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-17
.SESSUE HAYAKAWA---
HUMAN QUESTION MARK
hav. asked on his first visit to Wash,

have asked on his first visit to Wash
inEton.
Tho subject that interested Mr.. Ha-
yakawa most, perhaps. was the form OF
government in the District OF Column
bia. This was explained TO him in de-
tail. and he expressed the opinion that
1t was a model form that other cities
might well take as a pattern. When II
was explained that the government
was vested in n commission and that
the city and district government were
maintained from the general treasury,
with equitable taxes upon property in
the district itself. he asked for specific
information as to the distribution of
the tax burden. This information was
not. as one will quickly observe, not of
the order that is usually sought by the
visitor. Tho data was obtained by him
later In his stay in the Capitol. from
Mr.. Albert Steinam. prominent at
torney of Washington who helped to
entertain the party while in that city.
DO You hold your election In Wash
inEton and the District of Columbia at
the same time the general elections are
held in other parts of the United
States?" he asked. His amazement
was not concealed when he was ad-
vised that no one residing in the Dis
trict Of Columbia may vote.
WHAT" he exclaimed. mot even
for the presidential candidates"
board of education he was told.
II cannot understand that" he said.
for one of the earlier statesmen de
clared that taxation without repre-
sentatlon is tyranny and You fought
for and won your Independence as a
people on that platform How is it
that tho residents of Washington can
not vote-cnn have no voice in their
goveNment 1t that not unconstitu-
uonar'"
The explanation was made that tho
people Of Washington have been trying
for a hundred years or moro to obtain
a change in this condition that will
give them equal rights.
Does tho American public at large
know this2 Would not the American
people at large feel that this is unjust,
and would they not remedy II II they
knew Have tho residents, the bust
ness people of Washington. the prop
erty owners. no representative in
either the house Of the senate Of con
gressG Do they not chafe at this ap-
parent Injustice? -
These were n few Of tho questions
that flew at us like machine gun hui
lets before the subject was dropped for
another. But the nimble- minded cues
toner had filed away in his mind =
series OF facts that are not generally
known TO the American people
Hayakawa's traditions Of the heads
of mighty governments did not include
complete democracy, such as he dis
covered at the executive office at the
White House While he did not expect
to find President Harding on n throne
Of gold. with diamond scepter IN his
hand, ho did expect great deal more
Of pomp and ceremony than he en-
countered.
The question Of dress was an absorb
ing one for Hayat Long before
we reached Washington he .hemoaned
the fact that he had not brought formal
clothes
"That y.ir be all riEht-iust plain
business suit You win 10 dressed all
right You win find the President Il
most democratic man. he was told
rs there fine tailoring shop IN
Washington ?" he asked Can | get
afternoon clothes made between the
time We arrive and the hour Of our re-
ceptlon7"
THAT Or course was impossible. but
arrangements We're made to his salts.
faction, after our arrival NJ the capt
tol and he appeared AT the executive
offices inua oulatelN clad IN forme
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