Evening star., 1943-11-07
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
No Statehood Sought by D. c.;
Solution of 1902 LOGICAL TODAY %t1
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

IA
the District seeking the privilege being
Union State The reading proposals
representation which have years
should dispe such impression.
In the people of the Dis
trict OF Columbia
Joint resolution This resolution would egsa
lures proposed amendment to the Constitution
hcaton by hreeorths the
add the Constitution simple enabling giving
sres new power with regard to the Federal District
OF imagination pending
ing or permitting the giving Of statehood the
the exact language which would added
THE Congress shall have provide
In the Congress the electors President
iden members elected by the constituting
seat Of the Government the
with such the Congress shall determine legislation
hereunder shall be subject to amendment repeal
81 and S. j. Res. 33 18th Congress-.
Under this of Columbia would not
acquire the attributes of State but the people of the
would acquire the recognition and the
legislation by Congress- voting participation
their rghtfu in the election the President
ident of the United States.
The granting of these people national
Americans would not impair in the least the
legislative control which the Constitution gives
the of Government Though quail
fled for statehood that something for which the people
now and never have been asking
standpoint fitness quality quantity of the
population of the District Columbia compared
OF the Union the District of Columbia fully qualified
10 e oh sovereign state 1t Is OF course lacking in extent
OF territory but that not governing factor the framing
the Constitution and the setting of the
onea states ACCORDING to the preamble OF the Constitution it
We the people of the United
established this Constitution for the United States America All
attempts IN the constitutional convention to have the preamble
show that it the States which setting
rejected people, States
prevailed by overwhelming
population according the
e30sl and the latest
is $4,000 For many years the population Of the District has
ceedd the population State the admission
into the Union with the of Oklahoma
November 6 The population Oklahoma
is available but the Federal for 1900 7sosl
for 1910 l657,l55.
OF the States admitted the Union after 1850 the OF
West Virginia admitted June 90 1863 population
at the time of the first census us7o' after admission topped
only Oklahoma OF the admitted
having the smallest population at the time admission TO the
admitted 81 1864 had population
ing to the census OF 1850 OF $751; and census OF 1870 OF 4249l 94O
1o247D. Wyoming other State admitted
had population according the Of 1890 Of 6 5 1940
census 25o742).
long period Theodore Noyes
followed custom of publishing each national election day
District of Columbia made their recognition
and voting participation American citizens the
country. his plea published The
day. 1912 informed public
the District of Columbia according
census of ls4o outnumber the Americans of the
South Dakota North Dakota Utah. Mexico Idaho
Hampshire Vermont Delaware wyoming and Nevada
They send as agents to Legislature
Columbia 4; North Dakota a.
Utah. A. New Mexico, 3: Idaho 4; Arizona g. New
Hampshire Vermont g. Delaware g. Wyoming and Nevada g.
Island, very slightly
population She sends the National Legislature
engage in the the greatest republic in
men; District of Columbia, men"
While these and other factors might be enumerated
showing the qualifications of the District of Columbia for recos
full statehood. such claim
solution the problem presented by the unique situation
they should granting
people fundamental American rights which they
though the resulting which might the
community below possessed
In published by A. Woodward Alexandria, D. c.,
January 3d. 1902 he continued his discussion Some
ons the Government Of the Territory Columbia He
1oco Tor the granting OF voting representation IN the House OF
Representatives proporioned population the
provided the OF
his brief
Columbia would only be a quas-State.
He continued With It's exercise Of suffrage the
election of the President
no particular observations need be made The and
the remarks apply its electors Senator The
of reducing the privilege analogous In
to that which obtains the States"
Referring the question OF plans for setting Of local
that would discussion
These said though highly al-impo
whether the People Of the Territory Of CO.
umbia shall be slaves free The sincere republican, the
patriot this question
him who predetermined be convinced who from
dsaection place would rather increase
literally obviate
them; Another than
that Of slash conviction this disposition 1t is
the judgment which it the heart which poisoned
Unfortunate that of this Territory is
perous situation subject had
settled basis period of calm and
qity inhabitants would then have had encounter
the which artful dngenuiy possibly nrpose
between them and their unquesionabe right.
1T alone the perseverance rejecting
patriotic characters that the citizens
America residing within the Territory Columbia pose
thelr hopes relief Such characters
FORE and they will The people finally
trunphant and 1t generous
people to fraternize with band Of slaves"
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