Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-04
VISITORS ARE TOLD
OF vOTELESS D. c.
Inaugural Guests Given Pam
phIets on Plight of
Citizens Here.

Thousands Of inaugural visitors are
being told today the story of a real
Forgotten Man." the resident CT
Washington who is deprived of his
fundamental right to representation in
the Government.
From points Of vantage near the line
OF the inaugural parade, illustrated
pamphlets by the hundreds are being
distributed today to out-of-town guests,
mere to pay tribute to the President
they helped to elect. They tell the
humiliating story Of how the near half
million residents of the District are
disfranchised.
Inc pamphlets are being distributed
by members Of the Citizens Joint Com
mlttee on National Representation, the
joint group representing all major local
associations, who ask adoption of an
amendment to the Constitution to give
the District a voice in its governing
body, the. national Congress
Principal activities Of the commit
tee are centered in the Offices of the
Postal Telegraph Cable Co. at the
southeast corner Of Fifteenth street and
New York avenue. There souvenir in
augural booklets are being distributed
to visitors and there also is a display
OF large posters depicting the disfran-
chised status of the legal Washington
resident.
The booklets, in addition to drawings
py CIlHord K. Bergman, cartoonist of
The Star, also carry this plea: Meas
ured by every American standard, the
District Of Columbia is entitled to a
new deal as well as a square deal"
Pay Full Tax Share.
There are other national representa-
tlon poster displays at Jeneff's, Thir-
tenth and F streets; the Willard Hotel,
Fourteenth and Pennsylvania avenue;
and the Rotary Club headquarters at
the Willard.
Theodore w. Noyes, chairman of the
Citizens Joint Committee on National
Representation, asked the hearty CO.
operation of members of the committee
and many today are active in distribu-
ton OF the pamphlets.
Members of the joint body also are
explaining to citizens from other Sec
lions OF the country that District resi-
dents pay as high local taxes as other
efnclently managed American COM
minutes. They pay in addition the
same national taxes for all national
purposes, including Army and Navy,
salary OF Congressman and general
emergency relief as all other Americans.
Wv Al d dIBcT dulOuIlL IMAM d0Y one
OF ~ States and even more than IL
States combined.
Amendment Pending.
Annually the Federal Government
makes contribution toward the up
building. operation and maintenance of
the Nations Capital but the District.
through its national taxes pays more
toward this fund than any one of 81
OF the States. In addition, through its
local taxes, the District pays more than
three -fourths of the entire expenses of
Uncle Sans magnificent and exclu-
sively controlled Capital community.
being viewed today for the first time by
many inaugural visitors
The visitors are being told OF the
pending measure in Congress which
would pave the way for consideration
by the States of the constitutional
amendment to permit the District to
have elected representatives in the
House and Senate, to permit local resi-
dents to vote in presidential elections
and to have access to the Federal
Courts.