Evening star., 1942-09-20
Civic Problems, CivicBodies
Civic Problems Considered;
ID. G. Needs Vote in Nations Affairs
BY JESSE c. SUTER.

The week began publication papers of
scrptons and photographs of the vehicles
wished on the riding public in the
inventor of these implements
disclosed but have
would show striking similarity
common use in the Dark
these alleged improvements
OF people who habuaIy their private
are never guilty of participating in the joys of transportation
The Public Utilities Commission
nearing on the proposed Sixteenth service
volving abandonment
vigorous protests have been made citizens
TINS division and by the residents of Silver Spring and nearby
Maryland The company very practical
reasons why the change should
The meeting early
adjourned for the duration of the with the understanding
that meetings would be held only the cab the president
handle emergency The radical change made
1T claimed membership civilian
defense work and further that would
meetings so to conserve fuel in the school where
are held There division of association
holding that there
meetings as there great problems which
yen. .nd outside of onv ra,or M ., e peiS as cl'i
associations which suspended meetings World War
resumed
The Subcommittee Fiscal Affairs House District
Committee closed its exemption bill this week
Some religious other institutions were in
cned to be rather caus in their criticism officials
for putting their institutions back the
the hearing officials who pointed out that
there fault with the be definite
idea developed hearing the same as in
nearing that where exemptions made
national international should
assume an obligation equivalent to the tax
Representation Need More National Than Local
Discussions OF District problem No. national representation
often place undue its
affairs This overlooks entirely important elements
The first is that the people of Columbia as
national Americans
follows that they also entitled rights
eges other Americans interest in the
carrying the country all other Amer
leans ~
The other element whose place
OF abode the Nations interest in paric-
ipating actually the of Nation They
strictly speaking are real exclusively national Americans
column only real participaon in
the affairs Of the
respective States privilege voting every two years
member six
Senators and Vice
President These privileges people the
District Columbia reigns and entire
g independent of any participation by governed.
The local advantage of voting Congress
and the electoral college indirect Through
District people would enjoy only the participation
IN the exclusive legislation and control Capital pos
sessed by the Americans the through voting
senatves.
To enumerae the operations of the government
which importance people of the District Of Co.
mba would be Fundamental
and vital issues involving pursuit happi-
ness are dealt with bv the National rIovernnent
participation people of Co.
lmba through elected representatives partcpa
ton in the affairs of the Nation readily now
while country which imposes
extraordinary obligations alike the
the States and the
Columbia The continued denial of voting participation
affairs OF Nation at time like challenge
oerity in procanng the right of all participate
been raised on Capitol Hill to District of Co.
lumba national representation that it people
the privileges without the responsibilities
properly this objection
ieges would acquired by District repre-
sentation and also what responsibilities
escaped
The grant Of national representation permit
people elect Congress might legsla
provide Representatives poportionate to their
population and presidential electors presumably
eating the representation in the paci-
patton as stated above is all that any
Americans of the several possess.
responsibilities statehood of which
the District of Columbia
representation far difficult
stuon OF their creation which they
esaohsn and MAINTAIN republican form of
States have Legislature which
qualifications of voters national
OF course Seh-governng of the Nation
The companion picture of Columbia as the
exclusively Congress governed of the Government the
States is entirely different. guar
anteeo republican form of participation
its local affairs officers
the making of its laws eying expenditure
of the funds derived from its local taxation
The District of Columbia required to
ton to their local just
of which they have declaring required
obey all the
not Their
appointed by the President in whose election they have
Just what would able to
dodge under national
Sherlock Holmes.
Another objection Congress against
granting voting representation that
employed the District in the States
ege through the voting privilege
connection it voting
seaon the people the would result in
q form of double representation
With the wartime population the District there
be considerable number possess and