Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-19

under article I, section 8, Of the Consti-
tuition, but simply empowers Congress
to admit to the status of citizens of
State our District citizens, as already
mentioned, for the sole purpose Of such
voting representation.
ut is Of interest to know what, II
any, progress has been made In applying
the remedy. As stated before, this res
olution has been introduced in each
Congress for years and numerous hear
ings have been held before the Senate
committee on the District of Columbia
and the House of Representative COM
mittee on the judiciary Clear, logical
arguments have been presented at these
hearings, representing the sentiment of
organized Washington with a greater
unanimity than upon any other local
proposition. The popular support Of the
measure has increased steadily. .
In the second session of the Sixty
seventh Congress Senator Wesley L.
Jones OF Washington, for the Senate
committee on the District of Columbia
February 81, 1922, reported the joint
resolution favorably to the Senate
tSenate report No. 507, Sixty-seventh
Congress, second session.. This report
reads: Your committee, having care
fully considered Senate joint resolution
1873 and having had full hearing at
which both the advocate and the op-
ponents Of this resolution were heard.
report the resolution favorably and rec
ommerd that 1t be passed and that the
proposed constitutional amendment be
submitted to the States for ratification
This report continued with a very
illuminating statement of the case and
gave strong reasons for its adoption.
The Sixth-seventh Congress adjourned,
however, without this item being
reached on the Senate calendar.
No Report Is Made.
I'm the Sixth-ninth Congress the
Cenate committee on the District of
Columbia again reported the resolution
favorably, reafirming the report In the
Sixty-seventh Congress adding, how
ever. recommendation that the matter
be referred to he Senate committee on
the judiciary, to which committee pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution
usually are referred.
I'm the Seventeen Congress the res
olution was referred to the committees
on the judiciary of both houses. An
extended hearing was had before the
House COMMITTEES, but no report was
made.
These hearings have had a valuable
educational effect and greatly increased
general interest in the proposition
Press, radio and screen publicity
have largely extended information as to
the un-American plight of the Capital
communities and increased the ranks
Of supporters.
ION the day of the last presidential
election quite demonstration was
staged by means Of a float, depicting
the closed ballot box and our voteless
condition, while during inaugural week
educational headquarters were MAIN
tanned in the spacious storeroom at
Fourteenth and F streets In the National
Press Building. Here thousands Of pages
OF literature were distributed, petitions
signed and the cause definitely boosted
by means of pithy slogans In the show
windows and on the walls.
Is it Representative?
'Who is doing all this? Is it really
representative movement?
1.-THE Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation. the creature
Of and the official representative Of
organized Washington, is the moving
force having this matter in charge. It
represents more nearly unanimity of
sentiment than has ever been chrystal-
lied locally upon any local subject.
This committee is composed of some of
the most substantial and public spirited
Of our citizens. Its officers are: Chair
man, Theodore w. Moves, editor Of The
Evening Star; vice chairman, John Joy
Edison, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, A.
Leftwich Sinclair, and this speaker. The
treasurer is Col. Robert N. Harper, pres
ident Of the District National Bank
The secretary is Dorsey w. Hyde, IT,,
secretary of the Washington Chamber
Of Commerce. Time will permit only
giving the list of organizations whose
representatives comprise the Citizens
Joint Committee on National Repre-
sentation, as follows:
Board of Trade, Chamber of Com
merce, Federation of Citizens -Associa-