Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

Citizens Joint Committee on National
representation presents q backing
never given to any proposition affecting
the District Of Columbia. It seems well
worth while to review this organized
support and note Of what IL is composed:
The washington Board Of Trade,
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
Citizens Advisory Council, the Fedora
ton Of Citizens Associations (repre-
senting 50 constituent organizations)
Central Labor Union representing di-
rectly $1,000 members and indirectly
representing half the population Of the
District, Merchants and Manufac-
turerS Association, Voteless d. G.
League OF Women Voters, Monday Eve
ming Club, Bar Association, Twentieth
Century Club, suffrage group of the
City Club, Association of Oldest In
hsbttents, District Delegate Associa-
ton, Society OF Natives of the District
OF Columbia, Washington Real Estate
Board, Advertising Club of Washington,
Women's Bar Association, Women's
City Club, Federation of Women's
Clubs, washington section of the Pro-
gresSive Education Association, Wash
ington Florists Association, Associated
Retail Credit Men, Motion Picture The
ater Owners Association, Newcomers
Club, the Susan B. Anthony Founda-
ton, Department Of the District of Co
lumbia Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Charter 81 Of the Hotel Greeters OF
America.
Knows No Party Division.
WAS thsre ever a more representa-
tive group OF organized indorSers of any
local proposition than is covered in this
list? All kinds Of interests which are
not usually found pulling together have
enlisted In this movement to Ameri-
caniZe the WaShingtonian. This move
ment knows no political party division,
for one evening just about a year ago
we heard over the radio earnest pleas
For this cause from the lips of the Re-
publican national committeeman for the
District of Columbia and he was i'm,
mediately followed by the Democratic
national committeeman for the District
Of Columbia. These gentlemen spoke
from the same studio and into the same
microphone. The local political leaders
OF both the Democratic and Republican
parties have energetically sought at
their respective national conventions to
nave a national representation plank
incorporated in the party platform.
There should be no hesitation on
the part Of Congress in passing the
pending joint resolution, known as
AAOAoC JOAAb ACSOluIlOIi o., LOT tI1e TedSOti
that 1t simply adds to the existing pow
er OF Congress and in no way detracts
from its power. 1t simply vests the Con-
greSs with the same power, so far as
permitting participation in the Ma
uonal Government, by residents of the
District of Columbia is concerned, which
1t already possesses with reference to
the residents of the several inSular pos
sessions. The Congress surely should
have Suficisnt confidence in the Corr
greSs itself to submit this proposed
amendment to the States for ratiflca-
ton. Even after ratification Of this
amendment the Congress still retains
the power to exercise exclusive legiSla-
ton over the District and will possess
the additional power to determine the
qualifications Of voters and pass the
legislation to enable District resident,
to enjoy the right of national repre-
sentation. There Is no limitation in
the pending amendment as to the time
when the Congress shall exercise this
power after the Constitution is 81
amended, so we can see no reason what
ever for delay in favorable action By
Congress upon this proposition. If after
the passage Of the amendment Congress
shall feel that District residents, for one
reason or another, are unfit or unready
for these privileges they can be with
held until a majority of both houses
are convinced that we are fit and arc
ready to be admitted to the councils of
the Nation.
Organized labor is very much in
earnest in its demand that these rights
of American citizenship should be
granted to the residents of the District
of Columbia, who we believe are now in
every way qualified for such privilege by
education, intelligence, patriotism, pub
lie spirit, wealth, importance and in
herent right. as are any other citizens
Of the country.
las has been well said by our able
chairman, Mr.. Noyes, Clearly the Ma
ton must control its Capital, and Just as
clearly it must safeguard and satisfy
every American right and privilege in
the nearly 100000 Americans of the
Capital, which is consistent with that
control
Makes Appeal to Congress.
ITO the Congress organized labor
earnestly appeals to pass the pendin.
joint resolution without delay and thus
give the Legislatures of the severa
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