Evening star., 1942-09-13
by JESSE C. sUTM.


10 FAR interest has been centered chiefly arong
10 do It's duty promptly getting together salvage
have registered opposition TO the urged
legislation for their suppression.
The Sixteenth Heights Association putting up strong
night against the proposed dscontinuance the
on OF the Sixteenth opposition they are
joined by the citizens of Silver Spring territory
The District Commissioners wednesday morning began
the hearing Of department agencies justification of
their recently submitted the 1914 budget These
hearings are held in the office of District Budget
Fowler 1t expected that citizen groups requests for
MODIFICATION In some items disclosed the estimates
recently and published in the daily press.
REGARDING D. c. National Representation Problem
IN these days Of the goes by without
adding emphasis the against
and people District Of Columbia who cheer
f bear all Of the burdens national citizenship deprived
Of the fundamental American participation councils
which send them 10 be borne
1h particularly true In connection with the soldiers
Just passed by Congress-
by the national LEGISLATORS in
support OF this bill to vote by
mail IN the approaching elections young man
willing to lay down his life Russia Iceland Africa Australia
and other parts Of the world Representative should
have the franchise But these forces
wnom the soons socitou from the 4
IRON the District Of Columbia.
Why the against young men who are
showing the willingness
Try? They are the kind Of Americans
Their lives families and
friends as they hailed from State Their
forces Can any legislator American grounds justify
tnlng to deny participation
In the light OF the foregoing situation, outlined?
Last Sunday in this studying the D c.
National Representation to the
writings Of A. woodward Representation in
the Senate for the people the District
reference made to what subject
This lawyer thorough grasp the entire subject
Of the relations District and the
National Government His analyses and logic applicable
the problem literature rather than
sd the dawn OF the 10th century
In his No published Washington Woodward
said: with regard 10 its errtory with
whether it ought to be represented in the
States and whether only second
whether ought to have in the election
Vice President Of the United States.
In order 10 determination questions will
Be proper to ascertain with precision ought be con-
empiatea as state and in what respects differs from State
must be considered analogous State being
an ASSOCIATION OF men, Tor civil under peculiar
singular authority.
This Territory however State in this particular
a whereas the Federal Government entitled
on to exercise only authority dele
gated It, certain an undmn-
ed possession of It's Others Territory of
Columbia under the absolute and un
eooabe sovereignty Of the United States possesses itself
none OF the attributes Of State sovereignty
I'm this situation the people Of the Territory do
not cease to be part Of the States such
they still entitled the rights with the
rest Of the people of the United pacpa
aon In the administration Of their general
ut contrary to the genius Constitution it is violating
IN original principle in republcansm, deny
governed by laws ought to participate in the
people OF this Territory therefore represented
m the LEGISLATURE of the United voice in the
resented In the House OF only
The Senate OF the United possesses the p
uve power and is certainly
over whom that power to possibly be
done possess some voice in their be proper
then to place the Territory footing State and
give 1t two Senators; ought distinction
AS distinction exists in fact between and
ssa appears proper to recognize this giving
representation cannot II distinction n mads
Be on an equality with State and votes; and as
cannot be represented at all with vote would
appear advisable TO allow
The Territory will then stand in situation as were OF
hah State and when it considered population NAV bs
day equal to the
would by no mequtabe the weight
of such State 940 of zach
OF IL States and OF the combined population
AT present the population seat of
little different from the population
If the permanent seat Of an
equal extent OF territory taken
the Unon the people thus losing their
part of the State would be or
thousand people In
the Senate and that sixty seventy thousand
be deprived OF
respect representation other house there
exist but opinion 1t ought entitled
proportion to its population however
contain population sucent entitle
this interval
place footing of the Territories the
River Ohio; by giving it member
deliberate and receive pay, but not to vote"
Woodwards suggestion OF voteless delegate
larry pertinent should however be anayzed carefully
than jump at the conclusion that could be
pending bill 4 delegate Woodwards
delegate intended during
Columbia" population
voting member IN the House of
with population s4o censu exceeding that of
population outerown
tbs delegate Only voting
eoun Nation meet the requirements
present.