Evening star., 1940-11-05


all -fedged Americans this is a day of national
inspiration and patriotic pride.
To the Americanized Americans of Washington the
day is of humiliation and mourning.
The Americans of the District of Columbia alone are
WR to he and attaches
to them Americans
fsures Constitute the
intelligent public Of adequate resources-whch is
denied representation in the National Government.
District residents to obey They take NO part in making
the laws which they must obey.
DISTRICT MORE POPULoUs THAN TWELVE STATES.
The Americans of the District of Columbia, according
l94O outnumber the Americans of p of
hs DakOta NORTH Pakota M0ntaHa Utah
Dsw % and as
the National Legislature to make laws Tor them District OF
Columbia o. South Dakota A. North Dakota A. Montana A.
snd ysP2 h IN
of Columbia in population She sends to the National Legis
Republic in the world men; District Columbia men
new Execu7e ufes To the S @ cose
named above sends the number of votes which each has
In relation to national sole function
s6s52 Figure of 1910 census District Americans to
the amount and Kind Of taxes they shall pay and
shall be spent.
PAYS MORE NATIONAL TAXES THAN TwENTY-oNE
STATES; MORE THAN SEVEN STATES COMBINED.
In the fiscal year ending 1s4O without rep
resenation whatever in the taxing body the District Co
ona purposes aEs sas84 Th pay a roll
taxes under the Social security r d and Ca M
purposes not paid for the support of
The District Of Columbia with Representative in
Congrss' contributes IN naona aEe 70 ne @ b %
q States including Iowa With II votes ConsTsss Aabams
Virginia g. Nebraska I; Maine. S. Oregon s. Idaho 4
psR6 4 us s5" KeT
The District Of Columbia with no Senators or Repre-
sentaves contributed in national taxes to the fund from
nea
Wyoming. --.-r.r
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
and % STATES M Psa a %en to voe for
concerning the amount and kind of taxes they Sh0qd pay
Columbia contributed in national taxes @ ana was
psrepas deedns the should
more fagrant case of taxation without representation
ss @ aS al @ sas Of
g in i to & h eerne mo Sa ee @
b gsy hav S.m % o ee he % @
SENT MORE SOLDIERS TO WAR THAN SEVEN STATES.
The soldiers sailors and marines furnished by the Dis
trict in the World War numbered l7945 more than were
GT1d,e vermont New Mexico M S wyoming Arizona
Nevada Votes in Congress to make war to end Wv Wa oso 20
communities as follows ..
New Mexico, s. wyoming, 8; Arizona, 81 Delaware, g. and
This contrast vvidly, selecve Service
Act of 1910 between the number of required of the
voteless and unrepeSented District of Columbia ana the
eeu6S % b of 1 the s a s m ae o
military training for national defense the Districts quota
States viii fas mn than
are Delaware New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont
North Dakota South Dakota Arizona Colorado New Mexico
Idaho, Montana, Nevada Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.
POPULATION OF VOTING AGE EXCEEDED IN 1880 THAT
OF 10 STATES.
population voting lover 2D in 1880 was 4465,
exceeding that of 10 OF the States.
contended. however, that these hgures OF votng
age misleading for the that there are thousands
of District residents who vote in the states ana VINO mgnt
in the District if they had the opportunity
of 1880 reports that there had been enumerated
voters States The D. c. political and partisan lead
the presidential campaign of 1882 estimated tna
from $1,000 to 10000 in the District who
if they registered vote in the States Other eS-
mates including that obviously unreasonable,
carried the figure of possible potential voters the states
up to 10000 49,, ...
and District Tin 930 the foreign born residents not nat
uraized be deducted and If from the Districts population
voting there be further ubraced 10000 covering
deductions the resulting potential vote
251439 would be only 6O2 less than that OF
Hampshire (2554 only s24 less than that of Utah
more than Idaho (2387S4) 1924 than New Mexico
214195; 48O01 than Vermont 2O3438 lO93O9 more
than Delaware 042,130); 124309 more than Wyoming
OPT 23O) and 1876 ,726 more than Nevada (55713).
unusab of voting power surpasse II or only 10 OF
States its showing of potential political strength entities
it to respectful consideration -
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND vOTELESS IN 1910.
Application of above system calculation to the largely
population oa 663 53 Census 194O indicates that
at 100000 District residents cannot vote in the States
That 100000 residents of the District of Columbia are
ofinuir SC hU