Evening star., 1940-04-14
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Budget Bureau Backs Five. ear Plan;
Reorganization Up Again
BY JESSE C. sUTER.


By JESSE C. sUTER
OF meeting on
Monday in voting to make another attempt next District
obtain consideration of the saesncome bill surprise.
Representative Jack Nichols of Oklahoma
take the Job Of explaining the proposal in convincing the
House.
Contrary expectations special subcommittee of the House
District Committee which recently conducted inquiry
local liquor situation did not complete report
House neered that the matter
week 1t not indicated whether the result
Of proposed legislation by Congress
regulations be the Under tho
c. Act the Commissioners given very regulatory
powers which they have never exercised.
The United Dry Forces of the District emphatic
opposition to the introduction dpensary system
Committee of the washington Federation
Of Churches has been trying to learn the views
as to the substitution OF dispensa plan for the license
system.
The Senate Wednesday passed measures nine Of
which at the President Among Gwynne bill
the United States courts throughout country legislation
represents the first attempt
Justice John Marshall grant rights denied District
nave always been enjoyed by the citizens OF the States
aliens.
going the White House will add 20 to
the permanent White House police They will replace
number detailed from the Metropolitan Police Department
increase the number available for general police
This time of civic anniversaries
been celebrating its fifth anniversary during past
Ing house dinner The Society
OF Columbia 20 old Tuesday
with dinner the April
Visiting Nurse Society will dine Mayhower Tuesday evening"
April sO in honor its 40 service the District
bia.
We Need to Participate in the Nations Councils
The citizens the thoroughly
deserve participate in the councils of the Nation the
manner and with the the citizens
need
state OF the world Every issue both at home and abroad which
interest will affect
District citizen in the
The people Of the District right
part in determining the policies of Government the people
OF any State In the the Nation entitled
the benefit in its councils Of the best thought judgment
more than amiion intelligent patriotic
National Capital community through their chosen representatives
No sound advanced the denial these
either the District people the Nation.
OF course there many local matters which be taken
account IN the consideration of the question granting
representation to the people of the District but aside
these the Of real Importance the making these
American citizens rather than subjects.
No one tell what will be the effect of the spreading
in Europe what be drawn
into It, steady in this country
prepare for any eventuay but what that will be
predict country did
into and having say
IN the matter We also know that District
fight We know that we were heavily
taxed to the heavy
just as if We the citizens of a State
The be offered for the depar
tu in the of the District Columbia
principles of representative participation
must be amply protected at the the government
The voteless and unrepresened people Of the
challenge their national to arise and
sound American why the interests Nation
deprvng them of the
Representatives among of
Inhabitants will the population then be Americans
vote in national elections because they claim domcle
State and Of those who simply
they live in the Capital and make claim?
Most not ALL of the Districts civic problems bound
IN this question of the Amecanizaon of the Washngtonan
prominent social worker and leader
recently that thought better would
handling of problems of the projects could be laid
for the all effort energy
by Congress and by the States of the Summers
Constitution national
for the District of Columbia.
Budget Bureau Favors Preparing Five.Year Plan
The proposed request by the Commissioners Of authority by
Congress for the preparation program the
placement small and anquaed school buildings
sanctioned by the Bureau of the Budget This without
committing the bureau supporting of the individual
comprising the plan.
Budget considers looking step
developing each properly balanced fiscal Such
plan ad could guide the preparation of the annual
estimates of appropriations whether not specific legislative
authorization obtained the
of similar for all other District improvement needs
New school buildings needed for communities we'll
which the shows should
the thought of the citizens that definite programs