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representative in the House and 2
representative in the Senate who
would actually speak for them and
then IN the administration of local
affairs they would themselves have
some direct contact with the gov
ernment -
Would Grant Suffrage.
Saying she would be glad to
comment on the question of local
suffrage, Mrs. Roosevelt declared:
There are groups like the League
Of Women Voters for whom 1 have
a great respect. They feel that
granting suffrage to the District
and to the people in the District
would mean a greater sense of re-
sponsibility. I know all the argu-
ments on the other side, because ]
have heard them made. 1 have
finally come to the conclusion that
perhaps there should be-whether
full suffrage or partial suffrage 1 do
not knoW-something done along
these lines to remove the excuse
which is now given, find, for taxa
ton without representation.
Il also am quite familiar with the
fact that many communities which
have suffrage do not clean up con-
ditions. 1t might not have any
bearing whatsoever on the ultimate
things that would happen in the
District, but 1 begin to think that
perhaps there is possible excuse
of lack of responsibility and it might
be of advantage to get it out of the
way
Asked by Mr.. Kennedy about the
Grlffenhagen plan. particularly in
reference to an executive manager,
Mrs. Roosevelt responded:
Does not your real difficulty
come down to where you get the
money for these things and that is
quite aside from the actual way
it is set up So that it seems to me
that that is perhaps a part that
should receive consideration"
do you mean as to appropria-
tions?" Mr.. Kennedy asked.
yes she replied, even if you
had one man responsible, he would
still have to get the money, wouldn' t
he?"
Il do not know very much about
the government" Mrs Roosevelt
went on, but there is often a great
difference between programs and
what happens after you make the
programs. You can make marvellous
programs, but you must have the
money to carry them out and the
will to carry them out"
Although the chairmen of both
the House and the Senate subcom-
mittees on District appropriations
were invited, they did not attend
the hearing Both Senator Overton
and Representative Caldwell pleaded
previous engagements but the latter
sent his secretary to act as his proxy
With representatives of each OF
the institutions she discussed or
hand to hear her testify, Mrs. Roose-
welt talked for almost half houl
on the conditions she had found al
Blue Plains. the Childrens Receiv-
ing Home and the Industrial Home
School.
Recalling visits she made at other
times to District institutions, Mrs
Roosevelt declared:
II have never yet found an in.
stitution in the District which was
a model institution. They vary ir
degree. but I think any one whe
has had any experience with insti'
tutions would agree with me thai
they all need good deal of improve
ment"
Speaking specifically of the Home
for the Aged and Inf1rm, she sale
she had come away from Blue Plains
with feeling that if that was the
conception of the United States o.
proper care for the aged who were
not able to care for themselves. W.
were at a pretty low ebb of civiliza'
ton"
Her main criticisms of Blue Plains
follow:
Physically, it is totally untitled
to give proper care to inmates.
There is no adequate care for the
cancer patients.
Work done by the inmates is not
arranged ito give proper exercise
and employment, but they have tc
do things whether they are fitted
for them or not.
No provisions are made for special
diets for those who need them.
OF the Children's Receiving Home