Evening star., 1938-04-28
Suffrage
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courts in constituting the exclusive leg
islation section Of the Constitution.
Stresses Taxation.
without this additional grant OF
power, Congress would continue to be
.mpotent to set up in the District an
effective local government to which
could be delegated, in relief of Con-
sress, such Of the burden of local legis-
lation as Congress shall determine
tor which it lacks the time for thor
cugh consideration because Of the pres
sure Of national business and the de-
mands of active constituencies.
The petition stresses the fact that
Washingtonians pay national take.
snd obey national laws, without q
voice in the government that enacts
these laws After quoting the argu-
ments advanced in the Senate COM
nnlttee's 1922 report, the petition con-
cludes:
The report applies with even greater
force today in support of national
representation for the District of Co.
lumola. IS proposed in both the Cap
per-Norton and the LeUS-Randolph
amendments and the additional power
OF Congress to delegate to a local gov
eminent its power to legislate, as pro-
posed IN the latter amendment. is
supported by the facts on which that
report was based"
Green Calls for Vote.
Many other developments through
out the city today pointed towards
the suffrage referendum Saturday to
build up support for the hearings on
the suffrage joint resolutions Nav
and S.
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, called
upon friends and members Of the Fed
Grafton affiliates in the District to
unite in support of national repre-
sentation
Our position is the same as it has
been for many years" Mr.. Green
said today. we favor the proposal to
confer upon the citizens 70 the Dis
trlct their rights to suffrage and a
voice in their government.
We are deeply interested in the
saturday poll and strongly recommend
that the forces of labor in the Dis
trict support the affirmative side Of
the question"
Parade Tomorrow Night.
Plans went forward for the huge
torchlight parade and rally tomor-
row night in downtown Washing
ton under auspices of the Junior
Board of Commerce.
The parade will start at 8:15 pm.
from John Marshall place and C
street, move up Pennsylvania avenue
to the public park at Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue before the
Commerce Department. There a rally
will be held, with speeches and music.
Prizes will be offered: $40 for the best
stump speech, IS for the best poster
and S. for the best costume or stunt.
The parade and rally are in charge
Of Bradford Ross, chairman of the
Junior Boards Committee on Ma
tlonal Representation.
Edward F. Colladay, retiring presi-
dent Of the Board of Trade, last night,
at its annual meeting, urged more
than 1000 members of the organiza-
ton to vote in the referendum
Lewis Asks All to Vote.
Senator j. Hamilton Lewis of Illi-
nois, co-author of the Lewis Randolph
joint resolution. delivered stirring
plea for the city to turn out and
vote, This he declared would con-
stitute demand" on Congress.
Wilbur S. Finch, chairman of the
Citizens Conference on District Suf-
frage. delivered radio address in
which he denounced attempts to in
terject racial prejudice into the cam
paign.
DR.. Ivy Pelzman, president Of the
Argo Lodge of B'nai Birth, called on
Washingtonians to vote Saturday.