Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21

newal In this Congress of the favor
able report upon our amendment in
the last Congress by the Senate Dis
trict committee.
Encouraged by the results of our
efforts in the Summer and Autumn
TO spread far and wide the gospel of
District national presentation, we
are planning fer an intensive cam
paign of print and radio publicity
which will, we hope. help to make
1927 a banner year in the promotion
of the cause"
Assails Local Conditions.
Mr.. Brandenburg in his statement
emphasized that though the very
fundamental of q democratic form of
government is that the people shall
have a voice in the conduct of it's af-
fairs. this right is denied to the resi-
dents of the District. The Declaration
of Independence itself declares that
governments ARE instituted among
men deriving their just power from
the consent of the governed he said.
Can a more drastic departure from
this proposition be found than in the
conditions existing in the Nation S
Capital" he asked
us it conceivable that the patriots
through the Winters of the Revolu-
ton. suffered the torments of hell at
Valley Forge, and who tattered and
torn marched against CORVALLIS at
Yorktown for a principle intended
that there should ever be a place in
the United States where it's people
should be denied the rights for which
they fought?'
Denies Ban Intentional
Il defy any one to show that this
denial of the right of franchise to the
citizens of the District was intentional
on the part of the trainers of the
Constitution. Under this situation. is
ii possible that the country has grown
so prosperous. so big, and so great
that it cannot rectify mistake?
Must our people year after year on
Bonded knees keep on petitioning Con
gress to grant us a right to which as
American citizens we are entitled?'
Turning to the part played by Wash
ington residents in supporting the
Federal Government, Mr.. Branden-
burg cited the great contributions
made to Liberty loans and the grow
ing size of the local tax revenues, and
declared:
ut VIII be found that in our con-
tribution to the Federal Government
through the payment of the same
character of taxes as paid by the
citizens of the States, that time and
again such payments, year after year,
have exceeded the amount paid for
like taxes of Is to 20 States and more.
Pay Heavier Taxes.
"a summary of the report for the
year 1924 shows that the amount of
taxes paid for this purpose to the
Federal Government by the citizens of
the District exceeded the combined
payments for similar taxes by II
States, namely Arizona, Idaho, Missis-
sippi, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Vermont and Wyoming. Taxation
without representation is repugnant to
every theory upon which this Govern
ment is formed.
"Is Congress and the people of the
United States longer to permit this de
parture from the fundamental prinoi
pies of our Government"
Mr.. Brandenburg concluded his ad
dress with quotations from a number
of Presidents of the United States ir
| support of representation of the Dis
trict.
Oppose School Site Act.
Recommendations affecting othel
phases of the life of the District o.
| Columbia also were made before the
mass meeting by chairmen of a mum
| Der of committees of the Board o
| Trade which for some time have &C
lively been engaged in studying vari
Gus needs of the city. The reports
were approved.
Urgent recommendations for the