Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
NATIVES EXTEND
HAND TO NOMINEES
SoCiety's Position FaVoring
Local Officials and Suf-
frage Reiterated.

80 A plea for national representation for
g the District of Columbia by e. Hilton
! jackson, lawyer, and reiteration OF the
Society of Natives of the District OF
Columbia stand in favoring District
suffrage and appointment of Washing
,tonians to administer purely local al
> fairs featured q meeting of the society
In the washington Club last night;
An extensive report on the fight OF local
citizens for nationaD representation. was
made by Jesse G. Suter, chairman OF
the society's newly appointed committee
on national representation, who told OF
q the work done for the cause by native
WAshingtonians
Fred A. Emery, president, explaining
the action of the society In always ao-
vocating the appointment Of Washing
tonians for administration OF local al
fairs, extended. in behalf Of the
organization, "the hand of civic fellow
ship" to both DR.. Luther Reichelderfer
and Mai. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, who
were nominated for the ofilces OF
District Commissioners by President
Hoover yesterday.
AS president Of the society, Mr.. Emery
I'VE adhere and shall always adhere
to the principle that Neutrality-suspicious.
shall be appointed to administer purely
local affairs of the District OF Column
bia. Keeping that principle ever In
mind. the President Of the United States
having today nominated the two civilian
Commissioners Of the District, Gen.
Crosby and DR.. Reichelderfer, we the
Society of Natives take the lead OF the
organized citizenship of Washington IN
extending to them the hand OF civic
fellowship and loyal support"
PrineiuIe Held Involved.
Mr.. jackson, referring to suffrage for
the District, declared: Unless we are
prepared to surrender the entire demo-
cratic principle and say that some other
form of government is better than ours,
we must be fair and extend the appli.
cation Of the principle to the District OF
Columbia, which has q class OF cltizens
who by reason Of their education ana
other qualifications are far better quail
fed to participate in q democratic form
Of government than people OF otner
cities
Urging that executive and judicial
ofices here be filled by residents OF the
District, Mr.. jackson said: IAN error Is
less liable to be made by appointing q
person that is known than by importing
strangers who have q smaller acquant-
arlce with local affairs"
ut Is quite humiliating that man
living in the District" Mr.. jackson said.
"cannot be . citizen Of the United
States" adding: eff he would wish TO
put himself In position to exercise the
full privileges Of citizenship, he must d.
vide liS aslegiance between the District
Of Columbia and the State IN which he
acquired. his legal residence"
Mr.. Suter, the chairman Of the So
ciety's new committee on national rep
resentation, pointed out in his report
that one Of the flrst things done by the
Society Of Natives, composed OF persons
born In Washington, after 1t organized
in 1870, was to 90 on record In favor Of
national representation for this city.
Continuing his report, Mr.. Suter said:
your committee is Of the frm belief
that as a society Of the native:born
WaShingtoniarS we should take q lead
ing part In the expression OF opinion
from the viewpoint Of the native on all
matters affecting the District u Co
lilmbia. There are far too many people
IN our midst who seemingly labor Under
the impression that the local popula-
ton is made up Of people from every
where else but right here. This is no
doubt In measure due TO our failure,
On many occasions to assert ourselves
as natives.
Organ Of Expression.
zone Of the ideas which actuated the
founders Of our society was to bring the
natives together in formidable array and
thus create an organ of expression upon
al pertinent matters" He then told Of
the early action of the society In advo-
eating national representation for the
District.
an this movement for national rep
Tesentation for the District Of Columbia
our native WaShingtonia have always
taken q most active part under the able
leadership Of that most prominent and
best beloved native, Theodore W.
Noyes," Mr.. Suter declared. He added
that "the outlook for success Of the
movement was never brighter than at
present." also asserting: Never were
there so many members Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives 50 SYM
pathetic as now"
Declaring the belief that the So
eiety Of Natives and its members should
be first In correcting any wrong inn
presSions or miSstatements regarding
the District Of Columbia, Mr.. Suter cited
a statement that so per cent of the
population Of the District Is colored
whereas, he emphasized that actually
only about 20 per cent Is colored. This,
he said, -"is not mentioned In any way
to reflect upon our fine, intelligent and
patriotic colored citizen, but simply tc
show that there Is no reasonable ground
for q fear Of domination by the col
cred voters when we are granted ma
HionAl representation"
Another statement that should be
promptly corrected whenever heard, W: