Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
Letter to 1000 Prominent
People in Various States
Wins Hearty Response.
N0TABLES IN MANY LINES
SYMPATHIZE WITH QUEST
District Day" at Sesquicentennial
to Be Demonstration for
Full. Rights.

ried it's protest against taxation
without representation to the lead
ers OF public opinion throughout the
United States. During the past few
days 1000 men and women OF promi-
nence, North, South, East and West,
have received personal letters from
the joint committee on national
for the District of Co
Iumbis calling attention to Wash
ington's plight.
Time enough has elapsed for re-
plies from every section of the coun-
try. The response is Overwhelmingly
favorable. Opposition exists IN SO
few ouartrs as to be virtually negn-
CHILE. It is already apparent that
the fair.minded citizenship OF the He-
public has only to be informed Oh
washington's political disabilities TO
show readiness to remove them.
Text of Appeal.
The appeal to these persons of dis
tinction reads as follows:
"ITnder separate cover 1 am TAX
ing the liberty of sending you
conv of Hearings held in Aprh.
1926. before the House judiciary
connittee. They tell the story OF
tha District of Columbia's ong-stanu-
ing effort to secure natlonal SUI
frage rights.
"To these Hearings we are inviting
the attention of representative citlzens
throughout the United states, IN the
confident hope that Washington
Might will appeal to them. The District
RI Columbia seeks only one of the
Fundamental political rights enjoyed
NV other sections of the country. IL
wants it's own spokesmen In ootn
houses of Congress and vote IN tne
electoral college for President ana
Vice President. 1t does not seek
statehood. 1t does not even ask IoE
local self government; 1t Graves
merely, square deal on natlot.ai
affairs and a voice in them commen-
surate with it's population, importance
wealth and high character or cltizen-
ship.
You will not, perhaps, have leisure
to read the Hearings through May
we in that event direct your notice to
pages 2 to II, inclusive, and anticipate
the eventual favor Of an expression or
your views?
The appeal is> signed by Theodore
w. Moves, chairman of the National
Representation Joint Committee. The
cooperating organizations from the
membership Of which the COMMITTEES
is drawn are representative OF every
form Of organized life and activity In
the District of COLUMBIA. Their names
and identity disclose that the citizens
Of washington are marching shoulder
to shoulder in demanding q voice in
the making of the laws which govern
them.
Backed by Leading Groups.
These are the organizations that
united in asking for Washingtonians
a square deal from their fellow coun-
trymen:
washington Bar Association. Wash
ineton Board of Trade, Washington
Chamber of Commerce, Washington
Real Estate Board, Washington Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton. Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions. Federation of Women's Clubs,
Associated Retail Credit Men. Wash
ington Florist Club, Monday Evening
Club, District Delegate Association,
Advertising Club of Washington, Gen.
trail Labor Union of Washington, Dis
~trict of Columbia League OF Women
Voters, City Club of Washington.
Women's Bar Association, Twentieth
Century Club, Association Of Oldest
Inhabitants, Susan B. Anthony Foun-
dation, Northeast Washington Clti-
zens' Association, East Washington
Citizens Association Women's City
Club Of Washington.
Few appeals for national causes
have ever reached a more influential
cross-section of the American people.
Those addressed include governors or
States, United States judges and dis
trict attorneys, members Of State
Legislatures, mayors of leading cities.
editors of newspapers and magazines.
labor leaders, leaders of the churches,
presidents of colleges and universities,
presidents of chambers Of commerce
and trade associations. presidents of
women's clubs and federations. State
regents of the Daughters Of the Amer
ican Revolution, members Of the Re
publican and Democratic national
committees, bank presidents, manu-
facturers, merchants, lawyers, writ
ers, politicians, cartoonists, physicians
and surgeons. Men formerly high in
the councils of the National Govern
ment, I'm both the executive and legis-
latfye branches, and now influential
factors in their own communities,
have been addressed. These men.
once residents of Washington, are
particularly cordial in their advocacy
of political justice for the District.
Many Praise Effort.
The following are characteristic re-
sponses to the appeal:
Gov. Hunt of Arizona am In
favor of allowing the District to vote.
ANYTHING I can do within reason to
secure the vote for them will be done
with pleasure"
Mai. Gen. ]. G. Harbord, president.
Radio Corporation of America be-
lieye your contention Is a just one and
that citizens of the District should be
accorded national suffrage rights"
Tom C. Gooch, vice president Times
Herald. Dallas, Textile Times
Herald is very glad to support your
cause"
William e. Brigham, associate edi-
tor Boston Transcript-"The great
community Of Washington should not
be deprived of the common rights OF
American citizens.
Fred I. Kent, vice president Bank.
ers, Trust Co., New York-"It is in
conceivable to me how there can be
any objection on the part of any one
to your proposal.
Former Gov. Goldsborough of Mary
land-'I have always believed that
49na citizans of Washington are enti-