Evening star., 1925-03-03
DESCRIBES HUMBLE
PLIGHT OF CITIZENS
Suter Tells Stanton Park
People They Must Keep Up
Fight for Suffrage.

''Humbled petitioners" was title ap-
piled to citizens of the District of
Columbia by Jesse c. Suter. president
of the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations, at meeting of the Stanton
Park Citizens Association in the Pea
body School, Fifth and c streets
northeast. last night Congress. the
Commissioners, the Board of Educa-
tion and the various commissions are
constantly being petitioned by the
citizens bodies for civic improve
ments, Mr. Suter said, and he express
ed the belief that these official bodies
recognize the value of civic organi-
cations.
More unsatisfactory method OF par
ticipation in national and District
government affairs cannot be conceived,
he stated, and residents of Washing
ton will never receive square deal
from Congress until they are Feeog-
niZed as American citizens, with full
representation in both the House ana
the Senate and in the electoral col
lege. Greater opportunity exists now
than ever before, he declared, for
citizens to gain their rights, but there
must be no abatement of activities
If this end Is to be attained.
Using a quotation from President
Lincoln, that "there cannot be free
government without elections" Mr
Suter said the same thing applies to
citizens here. A stone wall OF indif-
ference confronts the District on Cap
itoI Hill, he said, because sufficient
time cannot be given to District af-
fairs by some of the Legislators, who
are most earnest and sincere In their
wishes to help here, but who are
forced to consider their constituent
eies first.
Refers to Editorial.
He referred to an editorial by Theo-
dore w. Moves on election day which
cited that day as one of thankseiv-
ing in other cities, but day of sad
ness and gloom in the District. Au-
tocracies have been failures every
where and autocratic rule cannot sue
ceed here, he declared. Every effort
should be made TO advertise our
voteless plight to the enfranchised
citizenry of the States. he said. He
praised the efforts of the Commits
sioners in inviting the citizens to
form a council to cooperate with
them, expressing the belief that much
benefit will be derived from the move.
Approval was voted to the proposed
snow-removal bill, provided sufficient
personnel is available for its opera
tion, that streets on which car lines
operate are cleared first and that
few main arteries of travel and gut
ters are cleaned, and the remainder
"be left to old Sol" Complaint was
made about the odor and smoke from
burning trash on the dumps along the
Eastern Branch and the proper COM
mittee instructed to take the neces-
sary remedial steps. An effort will
be made to have the lighting ar
rangements, on Massachusetts, avenue
from Sixth street to Lincoln Park
sufficiently improved to preclude the
possibility of street accidents from
this cause. A survey of the damage
done to the streets in this section
by the recent SHOWS will be made
by the committee on streets and high
ways and an effort made to have
them put in passable condition. The
Jones Sunday closing bill was re-
ferred to the committee on laws and
legislation.
Miss Mildred Boynton sang solos,
accompanied by Miss Maude Boynton.
and Nathan Clark sang, accompanied
on the piano by Miss Elisabeth Wine.
Joseph Cechlovsky was elected to
membership. President S. B. Frantz
presided.