Evening star., 1922-08-19
Larger School System, More
Water Conduits and Bridge
Are Urged.
REPRESENTATION is
AGAIN IN NEW PROGRAM
District Citizens Should Have Vote.
Bulletin Says-0ther Re.
forms Urged.

| Pledging Itself to insist that the
federal Legislature amply and gener-
ously provide for Improvement and
maintenance" of the National Capi-
! tai. the Board of Trade, in a bulletin
issued today, pointed to past achieve
ments and outlined future pro-
gram of endeavor in behalf of ma
tional representation for the District
public schools, water supply. blue
sky legislation, police betterment and
other needs designed to make Wash
ington the foremost capital of the
world.
Recounting that the board was or
| ganlZed in 1889 in view of Washing
| tons unique position as a municipal
/ ity, without representative in Con-
| gress and with cognizance of the
| need for some proper body to make
known the city's wants, the bulletin
announces the boards intention of
working untiringly for important inn
provements and changes deemed es-
sential by its officers.
| Outline of Program.
Briefly the goals to be sought by
the board until obtained. include:
| An amendment to the Constitution
| which would provide for representa-
ton for the District of Columbia in
both houses of Congress and in the
electoral college. and would cause the
citizens of the District to have also
the status of citizens of state. for
the purpose of suing and being sued
| in the United States courts.
Increased facilities for the public
schools particularly additional new
1 hti inc nf nd
proper adjustment of salaries for Of
ficials and employees of the educa-
| tional system.
Additional water conduits to pro-
! vide increased water supply and a
! hisn pressure system for the business
| section of the city.
Passage of blue-sky law. which
viii ar vent TIE go" of worthless
/; securities in the District.
Increase in the police force to offer
better protection for residents; erec-
ton of central police station. and
replacement of worn-out motorized
equipment by high-speed APPARATUS.
! A new bridge to replace the old
Chain bridge across the Potomac.
| A board of accountancy for the Dis
| trict.
| new building to house the Office
of the recorder of deeds.
Beautification of the harbor front
opposite Potomac Park.
mortal bridge across the Georgetown
channel. connecting the Lincoln Me-
! mortal with Arlington. Va.
| Enactment of legislation for the ac-
| QUESTION of civil war forts encircl.nS
| the city and of the Piney Branch
parkway extension, the Klingle ford
| parkway and the Patterson tract.
| Construction of sewage publication
works at Shepherds, on the Potomac
river.
! Record of Achievement.
! In reply to the query. what has the
| Board of Trade done?" the statement
cites the following important meas
i ures as having been brought about
| by it's influence:
| Abolition of grade crossings: new
| post Office building. municipal build
| ing location of government buildings
south of Pennsylvania avenue. street
| extension. reclamation of the Ana
| costa flats. Improvement of the river
and harbor front. underground sys-
| tenn of wires throughout the city,
| posal system, the new Georgetown
| bridge. the Connecticut Avenue bridge,
! development and extension of the
| park system, guiding and aiding the
preparation and enactment of code
| of laws for the District, an authen-
| tic history of the District, civil serv-
| ice law in the District. the new High
way bridge, an adequate smoke law,
| increased water supply. public con-
| venience stations. municipal bathing
| beach and pools, additional public
| school buildings, two-platoon system
| for the fire department, traffic COURT
a zoning law, maintenance OF nscal
relations of the District to the fed
| eral government. establishment of =
municipal Fairgrounds, compulsory
| education law, creation of the Juvenile
| Court, municipal tuberculosis hospital,
marine insurance law. new Union sta
| ton, a board OF charities camp site
for automobile tourists and proper med
ical inspection of schools.
Campaign for Vote. d.
With regard to it's campaign for ma
tional representation, the bulletin
asks:
How many people throughout the
Igreat United States of America are
aware of the fact that the residents
of Washington, the capital of the ma
ton, are deprived of the rights of real
American citizenship-the right to be
represented in the halls of Congress;
the electoral college and the federal
courts?
whole Union does this same condition
exist"
The amendment sought makes no
new state it is emphasized.
| "Iustead of taking any power from
Congress, it adds to the list specific
new power. 1t does not reduce in any
way the control of the nations city by
Congress or the nation. Its effect is
merely to make the District part OF
the nation politically and to give to
| the people the possibility of future
| American representation in the Con-
gress which is to continue to exercise
over the capital exclusive Legislative
control. All that is asked is that the
Constitution empower Congress to de-
clare that residents OF the District OF
Columbia are on the same footing as
citizens of the states in relations only
to Congress, the electoral college and
the federal courts.
"Who is there in all the world who
does not think that the 437.571 Amer
leans at the seat of government Of
the United States are not entitled to
l representation in the legislature
which alone makes laws for them.
+ taxes them, and may send every man
| of them to war? Who contends that
these Americans are not as intelligent.
as patriotic, as public spirited as the
same number of Americans anywhere
else in the United States?
1--WE believe this is the psychological
moment, when the'relations OF capital
Iand nation, both financially and po-
litical, are under earnest. thoughtful.
intelligent consideration, to provide
for Americanizing the AmericAns