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unique by the Constitution. This new
factor In our scheme OF national eov-
ernment representation may PC un. =.
usual, peculiar, extraordinary cut u
IL not no unusual, peculiar ana e1.
srn0Rdfnary as the original cfeotsOn
and present.day retention by the 0reay
republic OF the totally unrepresentea
icelly within the United states. even
containing it's capital. hut politicsiIy
outside OF the United States.
The states uniting under the Com
ntttutiOn had the power, which they
exercised, of creating this unique un.
represented. capitai-containinE. ma
tfOn-cOntrOlled District. TwO.thtros
Of Congress and three.fOurths OF the
states have the same power, whicn
they should exercise, to give to the
437 900 people of this unique District
nm equally unique political status.
X X NIX
Another hostile question asked Is:
| "Are you not satisfied with the ter
ritorial status that is offered you?
None Of the other pending bills offers
the District territorial status. Our
amendment does offer one important
a territory to wit. the power
get voting representation in Congress
! and electoral college
The pending bills give no particle
| of participation in local self-govern-
ment such as attaches to the terri.
| torial legislature. and no promise OF
future participation in the national
government, such as attaches to the
territory in relation to the admission
| to Congress by statehood.
We have been assured In both
h
| ington would unite In asking for
| something in the line Of political
equity it would be granted. Organized
Washington does ask as unit for
adoption of the constitutional amend
| ment. and this is the only political
! project in respect to which it speaks
i with united voice. 1t was conceded
| by members Of the House judiciary
committee that this unity of senti-
ment was demonstrated at our hear
| ing before that committee last Jam
uary.
At this hearing nearly all of the
| civic organizations of Washington
| co-operated to urge the adoption Of
| this constitutional amendment. A
large majority of them combined to
constitute the citizens joint commit
tee on national representation for
| the District. which I have the honor
| to represent. Most of them signed
| through officers and special commit
| tees an Identical petition. and ac-
companied submission of these Pc
| titions by vigorous and effective ad-
vocacy of the constitutional amend
ment through eloquent spokesmen.
spoke for the Board Of Trade. chaplin
Brown for the Chamber Of Com
merce. c. ]. Columbus for the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton. Jesse c. Suter for the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations, the
Park Citizens Association. John w.
! Colpoys for the Central Labor Union.
| Mrs. George A. Kicker for the Dis
| tr1ct Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Mabel G. Swormstedt for the
Twentieth Century Club, Miss Mary
and as representative of Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. president of the Ma
| tional American Woman Suffrage
Association. who wrote a letter
strongly advocating adoption Of the
amendment; Mrs. Anna Hendley and
City Club. Mrs. Nannette B. Paul for
the Anthony League. Miss Elizabeth
Hayden for the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association. Paul f. Lesh
1
Washington Topham for the Asso
citation of Oldest Inhabitants. Selden
NJ. Ely for the Monday Evening Club.
! Winfield Jones for the National
Press Committee. Mrs. Mary Wright
Johnson for the Housekeepers' Al
! Army and Navy Union. Charles T.
/ Clayton for the Columbia Heights
| Citizens Association. and petitions
were filed without oral comment BY
w. T. Galliher. E. F: Colladay, r. N.
Harper and Il: +. Andrews. a sub
District political organizations. and
| by the Washington section Of the
Progressive Education Association:
by the Congress Of Mothers and
Parent-Teachers' Associations. by the
Mems Club of Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church. by the Women's
Bar Association of the District. and
by the Washington Real Estate
| Board. Representative S. f. Bur-
| roughs had charge of the hearing
for the citizens joint committee and
/ submitted an elaborate brief.
| Our hearing demonstrated con-
| clusively that organized Washing
ton wants national representation
through adoption Of the pending con-
stitutional amendment.
! This wonderful unity Of organized
sentiment in washington has devel-
oped since 1916, when the first con-
| gressional hearing upon our consti-
! tutional amendment was held by a
! subcommittee of the Senate District
committee. At this hearing. five
4 years ago, only one large civic or
! ganization, the Chamber OF Conn
% @ryn IA
| of the amendment.
| If there is any thought that sup
port of our constitutional amendment
| by any of the above list Of its cham
| pions is perfunctory. the matter can
be tested by summoning or inviting
these men and women to appear to
| speak for themselves at this hearing.
They would respond. I am sure, with