Evening star., 1934-05-26
Senator Capper Will Rene,c
Fight for ID. C.. Vote Neat Year
Kansas Senator Says He VIII Fight for
District Representation in Congress.
Campaign VIII Begin Early.

ment does not reduce the power OF
Congress in respect to the Capital
but adds a new power; it dos not
propose the admission of the District
into the Union as sovereign State
1t does not propose the destruction of
the 10 miles square" provision of the
Constitution; it does not lessen in the
smallest degree the control by the
Nation through Congress of what re-
mains of the 40 miles square; 1t
does not disturb in any way the
financial relation of Nation and Capt.
tai: 1t Is not based upon either the
abolition or retention of the hall
and-half law; it does not propose or
involve changes in the municipal gov
eminent of the District.
1t plans to bestow upon the 437, 900
(now nearly 500O0O Americans OF
the District distinctive basic right of
the American citizen-in a govern
ment Of the people, by the people
for the people-in a government which
roots Its justice In consent of the
governed-in a representative govern
ment which inseparably couples taxa
ton and arms bearing as soldier
with representation.
This distinctive American privilege
decorates the American with a badge
of honor and arms him with power.
Its lack slurs the Washingtonian as
unfit and defective, and slurs the
Nation as in this respect un-American
and impotent.
What the amendment proposes is
equitable in itself and compulsory in
accordance with American principles
and traditions.
1t gives to residents of the District
rights and privileges which. under our
scheme of government. belong to all
who pay national taxes and fight as
national soldiers.
1t gives to residents Of the District
self-protecting power in the national
councils which is denied to the resi-
dent of no other community in all
of the mainland and contiguous Uni
ted States from Maine to Texas and
from New York to California.
In the matter of access to the
Federal courts, it raises District resi-
dents from lower plane than that
of aliens to the status of citizens of q
State
National representation of the Dis
trict will remove from the Nation
the shame Of impotency.
1t will proclaim to the world that
the great Republic is as devoted to
t,r{rninlac of otiUn
ernment and as capable Of enforcing
them as other republics with capitals
in nation-controlled districts. like
Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. These
nations have not found themselves
impotent to give full national repre-
Sentation to the people Of their capi-
tails.
1t will proclaim to the world that
the people Of Washington are as fit
to participate in national representa-
tive government as the people of Rio
de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, and Mexico
City. Washington will cease to be
he only capital in all the world whose
people, slurred as tainted or defective,
are unworthy to enjoy the same ma
tional representation as that enjoyed
by all other cities of the Nation.
Washington will cease to be the
only American community-numero
intelligent. prosperous, public spirited
and patriotic-in all the expanse OF
continental and contiguous United
States whose fitness to exercise ma
tional privileges as well as to bear
national burdens is denied.
National representation will clothe
the Washingtonian with vital Amer
ican privilege to which he is undeni-
ably in equity entitled; will cleanse
him of the stigma and stain of un-
Americanism; and, curing his political