Evening star., 1927-04-04


SOS stolen in an + street theater yes
terday afternoon, and Benjamin Alex
lander, 35915 Pennsylvania avenue. was
robbed of SO while in Ninth street
theater.
Mrs Gladys Keching. 1912 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, reported to the police
that her room was burglarized Satuf.
dav night and wearing apparel and
toilet articles valued at S104 taken. A
white coat trimmed with white fur.
valued at S45, was part of the loot.
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glorious country has there ever been
presented such an anomalous, ridicu'
lous, absurd or atrociouS political
situation as this. which challenges
the will and integrity of the qualified
voters of this county through the
defiance thus manifested by seeking
to deny them the right to determine
their own political destiny.
''Desertion" Called Shameless.
"That you. sir, should thus fiaunt
defiance to the wishes of the voters
of this county is not a matter to be
passed over lightly. We believe, sir,
that the delegates from the remain
ing couples and cities of this Com
monwealth will not be unmindful OF
the righteousness of our cause ana
that, regardless of precedence or Gus
toms, they will not deny to the quail
fed voters of Arlington County, whose
Representative in the House of Dele
gates of the General Assembly has,
apparently, openly and shameiessly
deserted their cause in their hour OF
need, the relief which we honorably
and openly seek namely, the right to
determine our own political destiny.
"And If it be true, sir, as 1t would
seem to be, that the Representative OF
the good people of Arlington County
In the House of Delegates has desert
ed their cause and left them without
proper representation therein, then We
pray that may the other delegates in
the General Assembly. ever mindful of
the principles of government as set
for tn in our constitution, hear our
prayer and grant to US that boon which
apparently you, sir, have so lgnobly
denied us.
"And may we repeat again, sir, that
the question at issue is not whether
or not the people of Arlington County
shall be incorporated under the laws
of Virginia as city of the first class
and even il that were the issue, lone
delegate would be. obviously, without
right to deny us the privilege to incor-
porate, unless he constitute majority
vote-but, sir, the question in issue
is, in the words of Senator Ball,
Shall the people of Arlington County
have the right to determine their own
political destiny?'
'In this connection, sir. we have
the honor and take this opportunity
to direct your attention to the follow
ing words penned by the immortal
Jefferson:
"'We hold these truths to be self
evident: that all men are created
equal; that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienabie rights;
that among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. That to
secure these rights governments are
instituted among men, deriving their
lust powers from the consent of the
governed. That whenever any form
of government becomes destructive to
these ends, it is the right of the people
to alter or abolish it and to institute
new government, laying it's founda-
ton on such principles and organizing
its powers in such form as to them
shall seem most likely to effect their
safety and happiness
"In order to preserve the inalien.
able rights of life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness, the government of
this commonwealth was created, deriV-
ing its just powers from the consent
of the governed, yet the people of
Arlington County are about to be de-
priyed of their consent in a matter
affecting their right to determine their
own political destiny, thereby depriv-
ing them also of their inalienable right
to the pursuit of happiness. But in
that situation the immortal Jefferson
saws that whenever any form Of gov
ernment becomes destructive of these
ends, it is the right of the people to
alter or to abolish it and to institute
new government, laying its founda-
ton on such principles and organizing
it's powers in such form as to them
shall seem most likely to effect their
safety and happiness
Cause Termed just.
"We. the people of Arlington Coun-
ty, relying upon the justice and in
| tegrity of our cause, do appeal to you,
| and through you to the other dele
gates to the General Assembly, to
grant our prayer, and, if need be, so
| change the custom or precedence of
| the House OF Delegates that Senate
| bill No. 80 shall not be lost through
| the opposition of the delegate from
I Arlington county, DuL adopted, to the
end that the consent of the governed
may be preserved and not destroyed
and our right to determine our own
political destiny firmly established
1.-THE people of Arlington County ask
permission only to determine whether
| they shall have a new form of govern.
ment. laying its foundation on such
principles and organizing it's powers
| in such form as to them shall seem
most likely to effect their safety and
| happiness. In this request, the i'm
mortal jefferson, speaking through
| the ages to you, sir, says we should
not be denied"
Throwing in their full strength in
| the concluding rounds of the fight to
save the bill, citizens committee left
| for Richmond this morning to appear
at a hearing before the committee in
charge of the measure, which is
scheduled for this afternoon.
Those who went there are: Clarence
| r. Ahalt, Robert Il. Plymale. l.. c.
| McNemar, James r. Williams, Walter
| IT, Narney, Amos G. Crounse, Arthur
| Orr, Mrs. Florence +. Cannon, Mrs.
| Claude S. Semones and Thomas Il.
Gilbert.
Senator Frank L. Ball, who obtained
passage of the bin through the Sen
ate, has been requested to appear be-
| fore the House committee with the
delegation from the county, in his ca
pacity as citizen, in behalf Of the
measure.