Evening star., 1921-03-15

A new hearing before the House Ju-
Americanize Washingtonians Will be
requested Immediately after the con-
vening of the special session of Con-
gress April II. The request will be
made by the executive committee of
the citizens joint committee on ma
tional representation for the District
of Columbia. which. at meeting in
the Board of Trade rooms yesterday
afternoon. decided to wage the rep
resentation fight before Congress
without abatement.
Theodore w. Noyes, chairman. pre-
sided at the meeting. which drew a
large attendance and developed fresh
evidence in the reports submitted of
the committees determination to
leave no, stone unturned until Wash
ingtonianS have been accorded their
constitutional rights.
Volstead Favors Action.
When informed today of the COM
mittee's announcement Chairman
Volstead of the judiciary committee.
who presided over the representation
hearing given shortly before the close
OF the last Congress. stated that, il
he again is made chairman of the
committee. he would endeavor to get
early action on the request for a new
hearing. Mr.. Volstead said his COM
mittee, after concluding with the last
hearing. did not formally consider the
matter again on account of the short
time remaining before adjournment
of Congress- He indicated the COM
mittee might consider the record of
that hearing sufficient upon which to
base a decision without reopening
the question for further testimony.
The citizens joint committee is go
ing before the country with its case.
as we'll as before Congress. good
start already has been made in this
ing. plans were made for charging
the campaign of education, which. 1t
is hoped. eventually will enlist the
support of every patriotic American.
Conventions to BE Told.
1t was decided to tell every ma
tonal convention assembling in
Washington of the un-American con-
ditions prevailing here and to enlist
the aid of the delegates in creating
sentiment in the states for the es-
tablishment of liberty in the National
Capital. The conventions plan was
presented by Mrs. Anna c. Hendley,
and, on motion of +. c. Branden-
burg, q cOmmlttee OF HVe was named
to specialize in this field. The COM
mittee includes NJ. A. Leese. chair
man; Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. vice
chairman: A. E. Seymour, Jesse C.
Suter and Roy l. Neuhauser.
The meeting disclosed other lines
Of approaching the country which
are under consideration by the print
publicity committee. of which G. A.
Lyon is chairman. Reporting for the
committee. Mr.. Lyon. o~ho also Of
ficiated as secretary at the meeting,
in the absence of Secretary Often
berg, stated that two subcommittee,
one consisting Of newspaper cor
respondents covering the Capitol an
the other Of local newspaper men,
would be named to aid in the pub
licity campaign. Mr.. Lyon said that
copies of the recent hearing before
the judiciary committee would be
distributed among the members of
the new Congress before it assem-
bles April II.
Committee Being ReorEanized.
In reporting for the committee on
speakers, Chairman Brandenburg
stated that the committee is being
reorganized and girded for battle and
would be ready shortly to do effective
work. A subcommittee on state So
al t,n