Evening star., 1932-12-16
BY JESSE C. SUTER,

| Vice Chairman. Citizens Joint Committee
/ on National Representation.
7HAXATION without representation
is still tyranny, and change
neither in time nor place can
/ alter that demonstrated truth.
Just 159 years ago tonight the
patriots of Boston Town, with the ap-
proval of the town meeting. dumpd the
| hated tea into Boston Harbor in dra-
matte protest against tax lald by
body in which they were not repre-
sented. As great as was the provoca-
Party on December 16. 1773, it was no
greater than the tyranny under which
the residents Of the Nations Capital
are living this 10th day of December.
1882. Though more than century
and a half have elapsed since that
most famous of all tea parties, the OBJ
noxiousnesS of such conditions has in
no way diminished. No American his
| torical anniversary on our calendar Is
therefore more logically observed in the
District of Columbia than Boston Tea
Party day.
The story Of the tea party has been
told in. these columns many times and
is familiar to every school boy and girl
1t Is a story illustrating the temper and
courage of our patriotic forefatherS
They had pronounced convictions on
| the subject and did not falter in doing
what they considered to be their pa
triotic duty They had in mind not
/ only the immediate effect of submit-f-ig
to such tyranny but as well the effect
1t would have upon their poSterity
This is clearly shown in the resolu-
| tions adopted by the town meeting on
!, TcVtsnber IS, 1773 Much do we owe
| 70 fooy nf ROStOn and
| their equally fearless brethren of Alex
andria, Annapolis and Georgetown, who
/ held somewhat similar tea parties of
| their own. Theirs was protest against
q wrong which at that time involved
only tax on tea. while we Of the Dis
trict of Columbia today have no repre-
sentation whatever in the Governme mt,
which plasters us with many varieties
Of both national and local taxes and
| threatens more.
/ "Steam Roller Used.
One year ago today, while the people
OF the District Of Columbia were peace
fully contemplating the anniversary of
the Boston Tea Party the United States
House of Representatives was celebrat-
ing the day in far different way. 1t
was a great field day for special COM
j VA t4iC ilOhAoC oAi AAoSoA ANieAtAoito
between the United States and the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Much abuse was
| heaped upon the unrepresented and
therefore defenseless District of Colum-
bia and steam roller" methods used in
an attempt to enact new and ill-conSid
cred varieties Of taxes upon the already
| excessively taxed community. Surely
this celebration of the day by the
| House of Representatives demonstrates
the truth Of the slogan Of the fore
fathers taxation without representa-
/ ton IS tyranny"
| While the trend through the country
/ today is to reduce local taxes, some of
our legislators who rule us without our
consent seem bent on putting into op-
| Grafton here all varieties of taxation
| known to mankind.
| Not only is the District of Columbia
! taxed without representation but it is
| taxed upon Misrepresentation. One has
1 only to turn to the recently published
summary of the Federal budget recon-
/ menced for 1884 to be convinced of this.
Here we find the schedule OF the re-
quirementS of the various Federal de-
partments and independent establish
ments including the District. Even the
I expert in finance would get the idea
from this summary that the more than
| S37, 100000 for the District Of Columbia
was coming out of Uncle Sans funds.