Evening star., 1938-11-08


Voting States puts The Sse pset
ahead also of New Hampshire and Utah in potential voting
power and probably causes the District to exceed other
lie @ Of voting pa n or 10 only
strength entities it to respectful consideration
s1 f al al M
substantial for whose favor the worldly far
seeing politicians will some day compete with sincere
sIurng contemptuously imputng to the community in
durable political unitness and to the Nation impotence to
HuRTFUL AND UN-AMERICAN INCONSISTENCIES.
What gross inconsistencies are evident in present
BY Amercanization schools and otherwise Ameri-
Of e 0dK M ic G on
over half million residents of an integral part of the
On every national election day the air is hed with
m to anq IN he eeon s e o
homes under M control of General Apathy in
Wilson who marched the polls elected him President
m e ] % Sl ss fn
the recrean Americans before whom the pearls Of voting
patriotism of non-voting Americans; he denounces and
denouncs oh Bn h % v U to Se s
himself at the seat of Government sets the example of
surrng OF the basic principles OF
ative Government?
How can he lash the staya home potential voter when
tion in their National Government community Of over
ing age who cannot vote in the states and who Constitute
one of the most inegsnt conservative and progressive
NATIONAL REPREsENTAT19N 2T DISTINCTIVE BASIC
National representation is distinctive basic right Of
the American citizenn Government of the people by
the for the psGpen which roots its
eminent which nsepaaby couples taxation and arms
Since the 4ses6e Americans of the District pay national
taxes obey national laws and to in the Nations
represented in the National which taxes them
which makes all laws for them and which sends them to
District Americans do not exercise this
right and power vital part OF thelr american herage
The Constitution makers uninentonally omitted to fix
the political status of the future residents of the Ten Miles
tionay failed to give Congress power ANALOGOUS that
WHICH relation to the admission SIC Of territories
electoral college to the population OF the District when
An amendment to the Constitution is pending which
correcs this unintentional omission,
Without making State of the District Of Columbia,
and without deprving Congress of atom of its constu
tiona exclusive legislative control of the National Capital
Voting in CONGRESS and the electoral COLLEGE
whenever in its iudement they fit to enjoy this right
DISTRICT FIT FOR NATIONAL REPRESENTATION.
people of the District fit in numbers intelligence
ar and to noy these s alton sra sh ana en
assembled "n sufficient numbers in limited space and
abo to- be admitted full Statehood though they are not
in this constitutional amendment asking statehood for
The Dret exceeds in - population every neU STATE in
The community in inteigence in public spirit in
istic is unsurpassed in the United States.
The distinctive American privilege Of national repre-
with It's lack sluS the Washngtonan
as unfit and defective. and surs the Nation in this
respect un- American and impotent
the amendment proposes equitable In itself and
compulsory in accordance with American principles and
traditions
WASHINGTON ONLY CAPITAL IN THE WORLD WITHOUT
SAME REPRESENTATION AS OTHER CITIES.
National representation of the District will proclaim to
the world that Republic devoted to the prin
cples representative Government and capable OF
enforcing them other renubcs with capitals in nation
controlled districts, like Mexico Brazil and Argentina.
nations have not found themselves potent to give
full national representation to the people OF their capitals
1t will proclaim the world that the people of Wash
ngon fit to participate in national representative
the people of Rio Buenos Aires and Mexico
City Washington will to be the only Capital in all
world whose people, sured tainted or defective are
unworthy the national representation as that
enjoyed by all other cities of the Nation.
National representation will clothe the Washingtonian
equity cleanse him of the stigma and stain Of
and curing his political mpotency will
arm him with certain power
1t will relieve the Nation of the shame OF un American
ism it's heart and of mpotency to cure this evil
will nflct injury hardship either Nation
or Capital to counteract these benefits.
repeat this day Of patriotic pride exercising the highest
privilege power bestowed upon the citizens OF the
worlds greatest Republic Shall election day in 1910 be
permitted today to be day OF undeserved humiliation
to the people of the District?
NATIONS SHAME OF UN-ANERICANISM AT ITS HEART.
An evil condition maintained by the Nation at the
Capital rightly viewed typical and character
stc The shame is national not local.
American territory governed exclusively by the Nation
brands the Nation itself distinctly and ndelbly
AS As the Naon bss1 city % So Is the Nae M aned d
with Anercanism at its heart the whole OF the body
polite IS thus tainted.
Should not Nation irrespective of the just plea Of
YYor1 iy,c%op orIv rn1 roti0