Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-18
VT. ". HEAD CALLS
FOR VOTE IN D. c.
Maj. Miller Urges Veterans to
Aid in Movement in
Radio Talk.

A stirring plea on behalf Of voteiess
Washington was delivered over the radio
last night by Mai. Harvey l.. Miller,
Marine Reserves, department command
er of the District Chapter, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. who gave the first Of
four addresses in series designed to
urge national representation for the
Capital.
Maj. Miller spoke from station WRC
in a program arranged by the Veterans
of Foreign Wars i'll cooperation with
the citizens joint committee on ma
tional representation. and sponsored by
the National BToadcasting Co.
Discussing national representation
from the viewpoint of the overseas vet
Gran, Maj. Miller answered the question
what concern is it of war veterans re-
siding outside of the District of Column
bia whether or not residents of WASH
ington enjoy the privileges of SUFFRAGE"
ITO men who have served overseas,
of which type of Americans the ranks
oI the Veterans of Foreign Wars are
exclusively composed, it is something of
a shock" he asserted, Ito realize that
in the Capital Of the Nation for which
we fought ther' are fine Americans
who. though they ate now in the Win
ter of life. have yet TO cas-. q single bal
lot for a public ofilcial. because under
present laws they are denied that right.
The Veterans Of Foreign Wars ask, Is
that what AmericaniSm stands fOr?'
This city of ours is a big fine, mod
ern coCmupRJ of EEh-claSs permanent
residents, lac saiG 1T does not adj
tourn when Congress adjourns. We re-
side here, pay taxes here, volunteer for
our country'S service from here, go over
seas to fight from here and, in many
eases. come back to be buried here.
But we vote neither here nor anywhere
else!"
Entitled 10 Suffrage.
Maj. Miller poirSed out that at the
thirtieth annual national encampment
of the Veterans OF Foreign Wars III st.
Paul, Mimi. last August, the orEaniZa-
ton adopted without dissenting vote
resolutions declaring as their belief
".hat the residents Of the District 0f
Columbia are justly entitled " full suf-
fTAge on a parity with the citizens of
every State of the Union and fun rep
resentation in the National Government,
which taxes them and sends them TO
war" He added that this resolution,
representative of the thought Of over
seas veterans living in all sections Of
the country. specifically Endorsed the
pending congressional joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Con-
ef1tution OF the United States empow-
ering Congress to cure this existing I'M
American condition"
The program on which Mai Miller
spoke was broadcast from station WRC
between 1890 and IL O'Clock. Previ-
ously members of the Veterans of For
eign Wars had been advised of the
program by the headquarters at Kansas
City and were urged to tune in. The
Overseas Band, composed OF ia pieces,
under direction of Lieut.. Arthur L.
Harper, provided a musical background
70 the program, in company with Miss
Elsie Jorss. soprano. the band so0liSt
The second in the series Of broad
casts viii be given over the air next
Monday evening.
Maj. MiIIer's Speech.
The address of Maj Miller follows:
In addressing you this evening on
the subject of national representation
for the residents of the District of CO.
hmbia I have the honor not only to
speak as the commander of the District
OF Columbia Department, Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States, but
also to bring you this appeal from the
entire national body OF that organiZa-
ton. In short. have the honor to
speak tonight with the voice Of every
post Of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars In