Evening star., 1933-03-05
VISITORS ARE TOLD
OF vOTELESS D. c.
thousands Will Garry Home
Appeals for Voice in Ma
tiOnaI Affairs.

The movement for granting resi-
dents Of the District voice 10 their
government will be spread to many new
sections of the United States by thoC-
sands of visitors who came to Washing
ton to Join in the Roosevelt inaugural
celebration.
Literature telling of Washington's Pc
tition for spokesmen in Congress and
the right to vote in presidential elec-
augural visitors, will be carried back
home to further expand the campaign
for new deal' for the District resi-
dent
1t is the hope Of members Of the
Citizens Joint Committee on National
Representation that in this way the
celebration of the Inauguration of
new President will hasten the day when
the Washington resident will be granted
his right of franchise.
Souvenir inaugural pamphlets were
distributed from headqua, ters Ct the
committee In the Postal Telegraph Co.
Offices, in the Washington Building,
where poster displays emphasized the
plight of Washington. There were other
displays at the Willard Hotel and at
Jelle1s, Thirteenth and F streets.
Workers Stay at Posts.
Loyal workers of the Joint Committee
stayed at their posts In the Washington
Building to a late hour Friday night.
Again yesterday, before and after the
inaugural parade, they were busy
spreading the work Of local disfran-
chisement to visiting thro-g5. Other
workers distributed the booklets along
the line of the parade
The work will be continued today and
Monday.
Three young women who were pupils
OF Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt while she
was a member Of the faculty of the
Todhunter School for Girls, New York,
devoted a portion Of their time while
visiting here yesterday to assisting men,
bers Of the Citizens Joint Committee on
National Representation. The trio came
to washington to attend the inaugural
ceremonies at the invitation Of Mrs.
Roosevelt. They were Miss Jean Parker,
Miss Peggy Delaf1eld and Miss Kath-
arine Bolton.
The committee work was under the
direction Of Jesse c. Suter. a vice chair
man of the central body, and under the
general supervision OF Theodore w.
Noyes, chairman Of the Citizens Joint
Committee on National Representation.
Among those assisting were Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter A. Brown and their daugh-
ter. Horace j. Phelps, Mrs. Edna L.
Johnston, Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt,
Mrs. William Friedman and her daugh-
ter, Miss Janet Richards, Mrs. KonigS-
berger, John B. Dickman, Edward S.
Hine, A. L. Leftwich Sinclair and F. j.
Lukens. Assistance also was given by a
group Of students of Goucher College.
Baltimore, including Misses Ethel Patz
OF Georgia, Harriet Miller Of Chester,
Pa; Emma Wargo Of Trenton, N. j..
and Regina and Miriam Gutenberg Of
this city, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Gutenberg.
Proposal Explained.
The souvenir pamphlets given to visi-
tors contained an explanation of the
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tton under which Washington would be
given elected representation in the
House and Senate the right to vote In
presidential elections and the right to
sue in Federal courts. It would not re-
strict the control Congress has over the
District nor change the form Of local
governmental administration.
The pamphlet also carried the follow
ing concise exposition OF Washington's s
present plight:
THE half million Americans Of the
District constitute the only community
in all the expanse Of the continental
United States populous, intelligent,
public spirited. of adequate resources
which Is denied representation In the
National Government.
In relation to national laws the sole
function of the District residents is to
obey. They take no part in making the
laws which they must obey.
In relation to national taxes their
sole function is to pay. They have
nothing to say, like other taxpayers.
concerning the amount and kind Of
taxes they shall pay and how the
tax money shall be spent.
In relation to national war their
sole function is to fight in obedience
to command. They have no voice, like
other Americans, In the councils which
determine war or peace. They have
no representation In the Government
which requires them to fight, to bleed
and perhaps to die.
Since the half million Americans Of
the District pay national taxes, obey
national laws and go to war in the
Nations defense, they are entitled on
American principles to be represented
In the National Government. which
taxes them, which makes all laws for
them and which sends them to war"