Evening star., 1934-11-06
THEODORE w. MOVES

On this day the people Of the United States the citizens
legislative functions of the great representative Republic
including the local legislation the District of Columbia
little group men, but distributed the
ad on hs dsy he m w e
deposits his vote in the ballot box
To all full-fedged Americans this day of national
inspiration and patriotic pride.
To the un- -Amercanzed Americans OF Washington the
day is of humiliation and mourning
the to be d or in the
to them as Americans.
cons IGsos be on eommSnv it m in all the expsnSe Of the
continental and eontguOSs United nte
representation in the National Government
relation to the national laws the sole function of the
District residents to obey They take part in making
the laws which they must obey.
DISTRICT MORE POPULOUs THAN EIGHT STATES
Americans of the District of Columbia, according
of $780, outnumber the Americans of eight OF
the satesNew Hampshire, Idaho Arizona New Mexico,
to laws
mont 4 arizona s. New Mexico s. Delaware s. wyoming
and Nevada. 8.
Montana and Utah exceed very slightly the District OF
Columbia in population M They send M to the National Legsa
Republic in the world: Montana, men; Utah. men, Dis
relation national the sole function of the
48S69 District Americans to They have nothing to
say like other taxpayers concerning the amount and kind
PAYS N
whatever in the taxing body the District Of Columbia paid
national internal revenue) for national purposes
$10,942662
The District Of Columbia with Con
gress for national purposes in war and peace more than "a
Siafl 81 a H. sspp T 4
South Carolina g. West Virginia g. Washington State g.
a North Dakota d Idaho A. Montana a New Hampshire,
4; Utah 4; Vermont g. Arizona g. New Mexico g. Wyoming
g. and Nevada, 3.
sentatyes contributed in national the fund from
which the salaries of Senators and paid
tionaI taxes paid by States namey Utah Mississippi
South Dakota North Dakota Idaho Arizona New Mexico,
Vermont and Wyoming
RATIO OF TAXATION TO REPRESENTATION, 4S TO 0.
These States combined paid in national S1OO7S894
the National Legislature vote for them
and how the tax should be spent The District Of
permitted to send representatives to the National Leg
sature to participate in deciding how the tax should
be raised and spent.
more fragrant case taxation without representation
it is impossible to conceive
In relation to national war the sole function of the
4sssss Americans Of Of Columbia is to fight
leans in the councils which determine They
representation the which requires
them to fight to bleed and perhaps, to die
SENT MORE SOLDIERS TO WAR THAN SEVEN STATES
The soldiers sailors and Marines furnished by the Dis
trict the World War numbered 17,945 than
contributed by any of States, Hampshire
Vermont New Mexico Wyoming Arizona Delaware and Ne
vada Votes Congress make end war decide
whether shall go to war, cast by those
munities, follows:
District of Columbia, o. New Hampshire, 4; Vermont, A.
New Mexico g. Wyoming, g. Arizona 3; Delaware. g. and
Nevada, 3.
POPULATION VOTING EXCEEDS THAT OF
STATES.
It's population of voting lover 2D in 1880 341
465, exceeding that of 10 of the States.
1t is contended however, that these figures of voting
age misleading for the that there thousands
District residents who vote in the States and who might
not vote in the District even they had the opportunity
in the District Is thoroughly qualified recent actual voters
the States There approximately $4,000 persons IN
hold their places under the apportonnent of
Offices law of State quotas The D. C. political and
partisan leaders in the last presidential campaign estimated
that there were from $4,000 to 10000 persons in the Dis
who could they registered vote in the States Other
estimates including that obviously unreasonable
the figure possible potential voters in the States
up to 10000.