Evening star., 1941-08-31


House September % the District day
for the Of
s2s025 from the Presidents fund for national defense
water supply air raid protection and
defense. Additional schedules will follow
The District continues to be without Public Utilities Com
required The only member at present is the
Commissioner The Senate District Committee has never
nomination of Mr. Hankn His first nomna-
lapsed through expiration of the he named to
complete named to the late Riley
T. The failure to make the commission funconing body
delaying number of urgent utilities needs
The appointment of members of the Public Utilities Commits
mandatory and not discretionary
duties of the presidential Office
Restoration Impossible Without Amercanization
Making the of the United States again
10 miles under discussion in the trend of recent
This time there Of official interest than on for
occasions proposals to return the Virginia portion which
retroceded in
of 846 mistake and that the restoration of the District
original citizens of
public meetings held and interesting discussions ensued
problem the citizens of the Virginia
those the District of Columbia From the dis
cssions during the short campaign just there
possibility of the complete unless the
District of Columbia made truly American community Few,
citizens residing the Virginia
would be willing their right to voting representation
the and Senate of the United States
and the for President and Vice President and become merely
voeess and represened National Capital 1t was
large that brought the long
retrocesson and resumption of the
Virginia portion part of the United States
another side question which
existent in times and that is the taxation value OF
Virginia this believed be prob
practically itself the rapidly
development would overflow greater volume beyond the
restored District line.
construction of the National Airport the prospect OF he econ
Building the ageod boundary jurs
dispute all point both the desrabi and necessity
Of bringing the area back into the Federal District
agitation of the restoration question has sent writer's
searching District of Columbia early history than they nave
The Federal hardly gotten
Capital formidable movements were started on both sides
for erocesson both Maryland and Virginia OF
eminatng from meetings of citizens
were showered Congress praying for relief
they from Alexandria or Georgetown they diff
fed little grievances Lengthy printed
and in pamphlet form supported the peons Win
forceful convincing logic.
The proportion in 1904
that mass meeting Alexandria, presided by the
Mayor of passed resolutions protesting
the Speaker of the House for
presentation to This attitude have been the
exception overwhelming opinion to have favored re-
One Of the ESSAYS signed Sidney" written years
fore the Virginia clearly that the sentiment
then as to the possession citizenship the as
Saws the writer We of the District of columbia
confessed politically speaking considerable losers by the
success Revolution We have lost Magma Cha
- NO ont of the male of the Federal Constitution We
deprived of the most
essential privileges of citizens of the United States Can the
numbers sort of justification Tor keeping US
in this most degraded political bondage? BY what
portion of the inhabitants
of the Republic doomed absolute political slavery while all
the rest and have secured to them the
natural and inherent rights? Is the cor
recness great principle that lies at the very foundation OF
computation? and important questions emphat
Representatives OF the States ana the
people this Union" .
And now whether the proposed of the 10 miles square
be through court action legislation the eternal qes
ons arise as were proponded by Sidney in the essay
of l2Oodd Throughout the history our country the
trend has been to electorate and it nconcevab
that by extending the Voteess ana W
represented area a very heart of the Republic
Restoration impossible without first or as component pa
Americanzlng the District of Columbia
Stripping Powers from Board of Public Welfare.
The attitude welfare toward the proposed
strppng Public Welfare of OF Its powers mas
not attempt of the Grenhagen plan TO
abolish citizen boards met with stubborn resistance
Of the organizations
The bill which the directed the corporation
Insel to draft understood to give the Commissioners mde-
appointing of the director and otherwise increase Ie
Independent authority of the Commissioners
The Welfare the OF the former boaros oi
Charities and of Chdens carries out citizen
plan the solution of many important welfare prop
lens of that time
The board has and honorable career and nem-
its membership some OF our most aoe
citizens highly successful in the selection OF
personnel and heads of institutions under its control
The staggered terms and without
compensation They appointed by the District commissioners
aiation religion or race Ihere nave
been clashes authority with the Commissioners The recent
deadlock over nomination of director Of public welfare
notable expected to give
study the forthcoming bill to cai the powers OF the
Making Washington Unhealthy for Criminals
problem of the District seems to have
investigation of the Police Depart
the House District Committee and the survey b. the
Commissioners appear been OF far greater pTac
than anticipated Commissioners have shown COM
personnel changes In the
pending reasonable regulations together with another 100
policemen should Washington extremely unhealthy for