Evening star., 1923-05-05
V0TELESS District.
I BAY STATE THEME
Massachusetts, Visitors to
Explain Conditions to
Constituents.

The entire state of Massachusetts
will in g few days be presented with
hrst-hand facts about the voteless
District of Columbia and will be
urged to support it's fight for ma
tional Representation by Lieut.. Gov.
Alvan +. Fuller and the mayors OF
thirty-nine Bay state cities. who yes
terday for the first time were
presented with the actual state of af-
fairs here in Washington.
While cognizant of the fact that
the District has no representation In
Congress and Is powerless to speak
for itself on any matter, the Massa-
| chusetts officials did not realize that
the ten-mile square area ranked
many states in point of service to the
government.
Approve Right Representation.
Afttr E. c. Brand ,nburg, chairman
of the citizens joint comm.ttee on
national representation, outlined TO
the visitors at dinner given in the
willard Hotel yesterday afternoon
by Washington business men. tn"
part the District plays and has
played in national affairs. the the
Massachusetts, guests unanimously
adopted Il resolution placing them
selves on record as approving the
rfgnl of representation in the l'is-
trict. The resolution was introduced
by Mayor Peter F. Sullivan of Worces-
After the resolution was adopted
Waldo u. Phelps, president of the
hoard OF aldermen of Somerville, re-
Guested Of Richard l.. Connor. as
Trade. complete data on the situa-
ton here in tho District. Mr.. Connor
said TODAY that the board would send
10 tho lieutenant governor and each
mayor al thp printed natter avail
able on the position the District now
nccu:jes in rela t;nu to other states.
NJ. Hr:,aae: :bura's Address.
Mr. Erandenhurg opened his ad-
dress bv reminding the dinner guests
that $50 years ago "tea party
was hell in Boston because the
people We're taxed and were not
given re7r. sentation. He closed his
remarks by stating the same condl-
a ceri"rv and a half ago was identi-
Cal her I'll that - our ancestors
came 10 tie Bay states assistance. he
felt such aia rhou'd be returned.
We in th" District are being taved
without ar representation. without
any opportunity to say how tho
money we contribute to the federal
government in as great proportion
sPcnt." sni7 Mr. Brar1antrrg
He quoted many statistics regard
Ing the population. the contribution
of the District to the government
both in man-rower and n liberty
loan subscriptions. as we'll as TIE
amount paid in taxes to the federal
government. He also said the popu-
iation Of the District is larger than
that of any one of seven states "We
paid more in taxes to the federal
government in 1919 than any one of
fifteen states" he said
This amounted to nearly $4,000 =
oe0 and was greater than the federal
taxes pail by the combined states
of North Dakota. New Mexico. New
ada. Wyoming and Vermont. which
have eighteen votes in Congress"
Proud OF World War Record
Proudly boasting of the contriba-
tlon of 17.s45 men from the u strict
Brarderburg said that no community
in the entire country had in all ways
and at all times shown greater 10y
atty to the federal government. The
District exceeded it's quota on each
liberty loan, and on the fourth one.
with a goal of S27 900 900 set for It.
the actual subscription was s5l. .0G0,-
600. ne said.
This is per capita subscription of
sl21, as against per capita subscrip-
ton OF Sb5 for the whole OF the United
States. We subscribed more during
the liberty loan drives in the District
OF Colum bia than was subscribed in
any one of twenty-five states
Lieut.. Gov. Fuller. in reply, stated
the mayors were in sympathy with
the cause of the District. and gave 1T
as his belief that If they had the
power to grant representation they
would Go it Immediately. Representa-
tive Dallinser. president OF the Massa-
chusetts Society, also expressed regret
for the condition existing here and
George l.. Cain, vice president of the
society. urged the support Of the
Massachusetts votes for the cause of
the city.