Evening star., 1921-12-13
PLEAS Renewed
FOR D. C. VOTE AND
SEATS IN CONGRESS
Continued from First Page.)

gress hao lost their seats because of
giving too much attention to District
affairs. This fear hangs over many
members. he said.
Mr.. Tucker referred to member OF
| the House from Indiana who was de-
/ feated by an association of gas en-
gineers because he favored bill for
| 81 gas in the District.
\ Taking up the matter of the Bor-
land paving law. he said the citizens
convinced the Senate committee OF
the viciousness of the legislation, but
it was replaced in conference. This
was a deprivation OF the right OF pc
! tition, he said.
| He also said that when a couple OF
pieces of land in the northeast sec
tion were wanted for parks the people
were told that they would have 70
pay for them. This was discrimina-
tion. because. when parks in the
northwest were purchased. the prop
erty owners were not REQUIRED , q. ve vo
happened IL the District had had rep
resentatives in Congress, he argued.
| Mr. Tucker gave a number OF SINH
lar instances Of what he termed IN
justices" in legislation. He said. how
that any member Of Congress was
unjust, but they had been misin-
formed.
BY having representatives. for the
District in Congress, he SAID. tne
information. and all the feats in each
case. .
The delay of some thirteen years In
obtaining a new Eastern High school,
he said, was due to the fact that there
| were no representatives OF the DIS
trict in Congress.
The District, with a representative
in Congress. would have been able 70
provide for it's needs. and there would
not now be a surplus in the Treasury
OF s5.ooo,ooo to the credit of the Dis
trict.
! This surplus. he said. should be
used.
ITO enjoy the rights of other citi-
zens Of the United States l must leave
my home and friends: to vote l must
leave; to exercise the rights of Amer
lean citizenship / must leave. Is that
rightT he concluded.
Believes Delegate Needless.
Donald MCPHERSON. representing
himself. argued q delegate in Con-
gress for the District is unnecessary
! I'VE now have three delegates in
the persons OF the Commissioners" he
said.
He said he wanted senators and
members of the House for the Dis
trict who would have power. Suffrage
here and representation in Congress
would greatly add to the efficiency
and prestige of The District of CO.
lumbia They could be required to
respond to the demands Of citizens,
The District citizens now have a,
forum or right to a forum. said Mr.
Mcpherson. He also referred to the
need for District representation in
Congress in order to get the Districts
needs properly before it. He charac-
bad, and one that would not have
been enacted had there been repre-
sentatives Of the District os Colum-
bia in Congress
Mrs Frank Hiram Smell. represent
ing the ":e1nen,s City Club. was the
she urged that the committee make
La prompt report. She gave some time
to explaining the purposes and the
membership of the club. She hoped
she said. that some form OF sunrase
would be provided here.
| Questioned by Senator Jones as to
how many members were present al
the business meeting at which a reso-
Tuition favoring suffrage was oneseo
she replied about 200.
| Characterizing 1t as an outrage
that 437.300 citizens of the District
should be deprived Of representatton
in Congress. Frank sprigg Perry said
h. ya. jones' P 1aoGr .ns and and
Poindexter bills; These bills TO;
sether, taking points from each, spell
statehood, he argued.
Referring to the anngal Ssa+iI inf'n1 s;so9a o.
1.-THE government urged to manage
their own Affairs and become voters
The said It was an outrage that at the
same time natfve-born American citi.
isens in Washington were deprived OF
1.-THE right to vote:
inrohlem here, he said, would be a
PROVISION for the state OF Columbia
liz was the solemn promise OF the
Founders Of the city to Its people tha'
lthey would be granted local sei1-
lsovernment. he said.
aNo Reason for Rejeetfsa."
There is no good reason, it was as
serted, why Congress should not pro
vide local sen-government for tht
; District. Congress. said Mr.. Perry
| cannot have any interest IN loca
| affairs. It was q matter purely ane
simply for the residents to handle
have in the District as such wa!
i the protection of public property ant
| the distribution of funds. THESE were
the only two objects.
IF statehood were provided. reser'
vations could be made IN the enaoiine
1 IOT
There would be no reasonable con
hfct between the federal government
| and q state. il the state Of Coiumbi'
were established, Mr.. Perry said.
The most part. are born here and d.
want some participation TN the loca
anairs of Washington, continued Mr.
"This IL with us serious ques
ition." he said I'VE are willing to gt
to utmost extremes to convfnc'
lCongress Of what we want: We arr
Tired OF being the wards of the ma
ltion." he concluded.
Mrs. Mary W. johnson put thu
Housekeepers Alliance and the An
of the several bills.
! Paul r. Lesh, on behalf Of tn,
brief committee Of the Joint citi'
zens' committee, said the committed
would require about one and I
touarter hours more to present IL
lease. He said that Theodore W