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so accessible TO the black belts Of the
/ South as Baltimore, Philadelphia and
| New York. which can be reached by
! land and water
I In respect 10 educational progress.
! the memorandum says: The census ot
/ 1870 showed negro llliteraCy 10 be 10.o
! per cent recedlng IN 1920 10 SO per
/ cent. a net gain Of Sig per cent in
/ half century. Since 1870 many
/ thousands OF graduates Of the high and
/ elementary schools have been added TO
! the population Howard University
/ since its establishment. has contributed
| 7.lS4 persons of collegiate and profes-
| sional training"
The memorandum concludes: This
/ increase in the higher occupations in
! dicates the progressive tendency and
| spirit of the negro population. There
/ has been a corresponding transforma
/ ton in the home life and general social
/ organization.
| THE general progress and uplift OF
/ the negro population during the past
| so years together with their conserva-
! tive spirit andN purpose clearly indicate
| that they should be regarded as help
/ full and participating factor
/ Thus the negro population. while
steadily decreasing in percentage OF
| total population. has been steadily in
creasing in wholesome development. II
| property ownership and lteracy. The
World War indicated concluSiyely the
negro's loyalty and conservatism against
the insidious attacks both Of Germans
and red Russian SovietstS While the
Districts one-Quarter, negro population
does not pay one-Quarter OF the Dis
trict's taxes. II contributed as soldiers
in the World War more than its quota
of the total District force
District Whites Not Weaklings.
Other tables submitted at the hear
ing before the House judiciary commit
tee show such strength in the potential
voting constituency Of the District that
all of the colored residents over 81 years
of age Ia. .44sb can be Subtracted from
the total of voting age 1905 1851 and
leave District whites OF voting age
1881 .S07). exceeding in number the cor
responding figure IN seven States, Utah,
Vermont, Arizona, New Mexico, Della
ware Wyoming and Nevada.
Shall prejudice against the T3443
/ operate TO deny TO the 23i .307 the right
and power Of participation IN their ma
/ tional Government?
/ DOSS tIlS JUSTLY tIiS
| ton in the class OF political aliens OF
| voters than are collected in the whole
of Utah or Vermont or Delaware or
Wyoming?
Another column in the tables sub
mitted shows the number OF native
Omitted States born whites in the Dis
trict and comparable States. These
figures are obtained by subtracting
from the total population OF voting age
the colored and the foreign born ovf!
q years OF age. In natlyeborn whites
the District t205 43l) exceeds eleven
States. Rhode Island POS ,2l7b, North
Dakota t20i 535l. New Hampshire
324l. Vermont I78, 46St. Arizona, ti25.-
3e7t New Mexico u5s. .444). Delaware
100l63), Wyoming t9i,6lD. and
Nevada t3a046j.
Is II fair or wise TO slur as impotent
weaklings our population Of native
born whites. surprising the correspond
| ing populations of such States as Rhode
| Island. North Dakota. New Hampshire,
| Idaho, Vermont and Utah?
Imagination VS.. Facts.
| In view Of these facts it Is difficult 10
/ conceive how any one can so perVert
4 the modest proposals Of our amendment
/ as 10 cause a State, Teeking with graft,
| dominated by the negro and threaten
| ing the stability Of the republic. 10 be
| evolved through compliance with It's
provisions But with rccklessness con-
| cerning facts and a vivid and unbridled
| Imagination our opponents attempt
| something IN this direction.
| The immediate effect Of our amend
! nent IL, Of course, merely 10 add new
4 tk.s. taA sr e
/ bY the Constitutlon-~tO wit, the power
| 20 admit residents o! the District 70 the
/ status OF citizens Of State solely for
/ the purpose Of representation In Con-
/ gress and the Electoral College and OF
suing i'm the Federal courts. Congress
/ is granted the power. which 1t may ex-
/ crclse in It's discretion, 70 give GER
! tain voting representation in Itself 10
/ residents of the District. but Is forbid
/ den by implication 10 grant fun state
/ hood. II Is not 10 be empowered IT,
make State u the District, and thus
70 destroy It's constitutional power of
exclusive legislation. which the courts
/ have declared Il may not even dele
gate. TO make q nearer approach 10
stdteh0of 0nother cDHstttnttondt amend L"
ment ufI be necessary.
How can any Imagination even
though uurestraiHed by knowledge OF
/ Or regard for facts convert tins renewed
denial of statehood INTO grant 0f ~
THIS conversion j. attempted DY
! Ignoring the fact u The mere grant Ot
/ q power - Congress and by emitting
/ the limitation upon this grant of power.
Through this juggling the amendment
is MADE 10 grant directly ~ residents
of the Distric, the status ~ citizens Of
T. state and behold there IN your Dis
! tricf state. 0f clty~Etats, an Invitation
! 10 New York, or Chicago, OF PhllAdel~
/ phia " demand similar distinct state
hood and q dangerous menace 10 the
Ration
The District becomes State IN spite
~ itself and what a State! hll-poWtr-
! faI vicious malignant
Before the imaginary slate can. now
eyer. DeCDuie menace 10 thf iFphbT
/ So l4efe n required ii further strain
upou lAe imagination.
Can It's 1aiI Wax a D0g7
The one ~ iva Senators from the
District must be G,t1 eiVed ~ dominst~
lng tns % representing the STATES aud
the 2 Representatives Of the Disttlc
In the House u1uEi be- cnnfeiYed Is d0tn~
mating the ass Representatives ~ The
states. snd the onF quarter c0IOred pop
ulRfigH II the Distfiei must be con
selged he dominating tilr tlIfee quar-
tFFs III lmpoteHt Vhlies though tIe for
n1sf have not d MS jofity Ia any 1He of
I tHe ~ lysilee precincts into Hhiflt the
city is divided
Ibruar naturally evolves iu ifuh4tua