Evening star., 1928-03-04
Washington Is Truly
Entitled to the Vote
By ANNA e. HENDLEY.


Honorary President Susan B. Anthony
Foundation. Inc.
The Federal Constitution gives ex-
elusive jurisdiction over the seat OF Gov
ernment 10 the National Congress. ana
thus far Congress has so construed and
exercised It's exclusive power as TO bar
the American citizens residing In the
District of Columbia from all part!cipa-
ton In governmental affairs.
These residents Of Washington. the
CAPITAL City. are as truly entitled 10 the
advantages OF our free democratic Gov
ernment as are the residents OF Maine.
California. or any other State. Most
Of them live In this particular part OF
the United States for the same reasons
that people live In other parts OF the
country. A very large and rapidly In
creasing proportion were born mere,
consequently had no choice In selecting
their home Truly are they 10 be pit
led. that fate placed them In the one
little corner Of this great country where
native Americans are compelled 10 iiVe
under that burden from which sll other
Americans were freed more than cen-
tlry ago mean. taxation without rep
rcsentation. :.
These loyal American citizens pay all
nAtiOEi1i I6kfS Will foitS pA Atp" W.
when such taxes shall be laid, have
horne their part in every war waged by
the United States: paid their full quota
for Liberty bonds, and fulfiiled every
other duty as stanch American citizens.
And yet. they have no representation In
either Senate or House OF Representa-
tiyes OF the National Congress, and arc
denied a vote In the electoral college,
which elects the President and VICE
President Of the United States.
Living under the shadow OF the dome
Of the Capitol symbol OF free govern
ment, and venerated by all progressive
nation of earth they are stu classed
by ihe Supreme Court Itself as, lover IN
politic. status than the alien and I'M
m.grai.t within our gates.
This denial ~ participation IN all al"
fairs of government Is becoming more
and more unbearabIe a. new genera
lions .! citizens come of age. and re-
fla 10 accept the ouigr0wn provision
. Of the Constitution An sufficient rea-
son Tor the denial OF these iDailennDlf
rights.
We ask this for the same reason that
our ancestors demanded IT, from King
1 George III We want 10 have voice
IN laying taEes on our own property. We
: Nnjtt ~ Hc bblE bD tHEF Diij fhuSeh IHhi
the fupiems Court of the United States
| Tor adjudication. just AS citizens of
other parts ~ the country do We
, want ~ have our own Representatives
, in Congress, that we may hold them
! responsible fof otir welfare We want
, ~ iei! them II they do not represent
/ Us faithfully thst We shall replace them
! Win others who viii.
! f. child with more than 500 guardians
! lh likely " be totally neglected or killed
van 100 much attentloa, We are nd
| longer a child. but have reached our
! ina iof.ty. We have young men and
/ Woinen coming Of age every year Wht
| want W vote tor the President u tile
! United States who feel the humiliation
/ II being tiassed with aliens. The for
! cign bonn. numbering $4,000. living
within the confines ~ Washington, ran.
fGt understand Why. when they have
/ s,eCiane usiifsIiEed as American Ciii.
| neHs. INST They cannot caNt vote We
! therefore mGht respectfully ask thf
| ritiHnh III this great iepubIic L1 give
~ inf residents ii their Capital Cit,
| advantages common ~ capital cities 1l
ihe repDbiics ~ Mexico, South Amer
"a aud the new republics VI Europe. u
we would have hif requests granted, 0'i
!esaistgfG must knsw tEsat w. sts par