Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
RADIO BEARS PLEA
OF vOTELESS D. c.
7. W. Noyes Sounds Stirring
Appeal for Ballot Over
Station WMAL.

stirring appeal for relief from the
un-American situation, which bars resi-
dents of the National Capital from par
ticlpation in their Government. was
sounded by Theodore w. Moves. chair
man of the citizens Joint committee on
national representation. over station
WMAL as additional thousands of out
of-town visitors gathered here to greet
the new President of the United States,
b. whose election the half million Wash
ingtonians we're denied participation
The challenging address by the spokes-
man of Washington's DISTINGUISHED
citizens was the second of a series of
radio talks being broadcast during the
Inaugural period as a part of the extern
sve educational program of the citizens
4, joint committee to directly acquaint
! visitors to Washington with the in
justice of the denial of District repre-
Sentation in its governing body.
Activities in support of the repre-
sentatlon movement are being conduct
ed from central headquarters in the
National Press Building, where visitors
are being welcomed and appraised of
the strange anomaly of half million
Americans. who are forbidden not only
the privilege of participating in the Sc
lection of their President but also are
denied voting representation in their
law-making body,
TheaterS to Carry Plea.
Broadening of the direct appeal to
citizens of various States now in Wash
1ngton was made possible yesterday
through arrangements for showing pic
lures and slides on the subject at a
number of the larger. downtown thea
tiers. BY arrangement with Julian Bry-
laWski these will be shown at the Met |
ropoltan. Earle, Columbia and Palace |
TheaterS.
The text Of the address of Mr. Moves |
IS printed in full elsewhere in this issue |
of The Star. A third of the series of |
radio addresses telling visitors of Wash |
ington's hopes for representation and |
the justice Of the petition. will be heard /
tomorrow evening at 745 over station |
WMAL. when Jesse c. Suter. a vice !
president of the citizens joint commit |
tee on national representation, will |
speak on Help Washington Get the
Vote"
Many Visitors Expected.
Arrangements have been made for !
the reception of a great crowd of visi- |
tors at the representation headquarters
today and tomorrow. Tea will be |
reminder of famous tea party once |
held in Boston by patriots, who. by |
force. demonstrated their objection to
taxation without representation.
For the further entertainment of yiSi-
tors at the headquarters, radio has
been set up for the reception of the
Official Inauguration programs which |
will be broadcast.
Visitors are told by hosts and host
esses present of the situation existing in
Washington, and literature. including |
copies of hearings by congressional COM
nittees, is being distributed. At the
headquarters also are petitions urging |
approval by Congress of the proposed
constitutional amendments. Despite
the inclemency of the weather yester-
day. at the closing of the Office at 10 |
o'clock last night several hundred had
signed Those signing the petitions gave
residences ranging from California TO
Vermont, and Illinois to Florida Six
teen States were represented.
Grant Among Visitors.
Among numerous visitors at the head
quarters yesterday were Lieut.. Col. q.
S. Grant. Sd, general chairman OF the
official inaugural committee, whose
headquarters is in the Willard Hotel,
across Fourteenth street from the ONCE
Of the national representation organl-
sation.
Mute evidence of the disfranchlse-
Rent of Washington is seen in the WIN
dovs of the national representation
headquarters, where are placed two bal
lot boxes They bear the slogan: Elk
hibit A: Ballot Box. In Use Throughout
tie United States Except in the District
Of Columbia"
The inaugural activities urging rep
resentation for Washington are being
conducted under the direction OF spe-
cial group Of the citizens joint COM
mittee consisting Of Frederic William
VILE, chairman; Mrs. George A. Kicker.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs. Edna |
Johnston, Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest,
Or. George F. Bowerman, Washington |
Topham. John B. Colpoys Dorsey W.
Hyde ir: Jesse c .Suter. John Claget |
Proctor Mrs. Louis Ottenburg, 6. A.
LYON. John Joy Edison. Mrs. Ella |
Spencer Mussey' Miss Florence r Stles
Mrs Frank Hiram Smell, Judge Mary !
O'Toole. Theodore w Moves. w W. !
Everett. Ivan c. Weld and Gen. Anton /
Stephan.
Many Organizations Represented
The organizations represented in the |
others Joint committee are the Board !
Of Trade Chamber OF commerce, red |
Grafton of Citizens Associations rep |
resenting 38 sectional citizens groups; |
citizens associations not represented in
he federation. the District of Columbia |
League of Voteless Women Voters Cen |
trail Labor Union, Merchants and !
Manufacturers Association, Monday |
Evening Club, District of Columbia Bar |
Association, the suffrage group of the |
City Club, Association OF Oldest In |
hzhitantS District DELEGATE Association |
Washington Real Estate Board, Adver-
Using Club, Womans Bar Association. |
Twentieth Century Club. Women's City
club, Federation of Women's Clubs and
the Washington section Of the Pro-
sressye Education Association.
Cooperating organizations include
the American Federation Of Labor and
The National American Women's Suf-
frage Association