Evening star., 1943-03-14
Civic Problems, ,CivicBodies
Congress Needs Proposed New Power;
Citizens Associations Active
BY JESSE c. sUTER.

BY JESSE C. sUTER
hearing sliding scale agreement with the
Potomac Electric Public Utilities
Thursday Despite the fact that counsel for the
breaucraces had been granted
asserted that they still unprepared ready
rough-shod the PUG, if permitted.
Resolutions offered approval sliding
scale by the Federation Citizens
of the Washington permitted to go
into the record the federation represented counsel
the latter the represented
The commission is expected to adhere strictly
course under the sliding scale and the
Seo oy Government coune or consideration under
rate proceedings the commission
Associations at its recent meeting
without dissenting vote ownership
local electric power system 1t also
rates between Government and private consumers
According to the Board of Trade the
people of the voeess
hold second place among States and
in the purchase of War bonds
Pearl Harbor Since that the per month
has been invested in the War
child in the District Columbia
new citizens association the north
east suburbs bounded by Rhode
Island New York and Montana
is the Brentwood Terrace Citizens Association.
Congress Needs the New Power in Proposed Amendment
The new form of proposed amendment
the United States empowering the Congress provide
shall be in the
Vice President members people the District con-
stutng the seat of the of the United states m
ca is being considered generally
groups.
The Representatives
w.
tee on the judiciary and is known House Joint Resolution No
81 The identical resolution
later by Senator Arthur
known Senate Joint Resolution
Civic should remember that
but joint resolution amendment Constitution
Of the United States To requires twohrds of
house and then is to be submitted the States ratification
Ratification by the legislatures
is to make part
The proposal would diminish slightest degree
the exclusive legislative
give Congress new and badly-needed
less and Americans of the District Columbia
Some citizens lken a Territory suggest as
partial solution of the
voeess delegate in Congress The comparison is fair for
the Territory Congress power
to admit into full statehood in the Union When admitted
State
power people the Dis
c of Columbia for limited participation voting
Of the Congress and the electoral proposed
ment the Constitution Congress
out the exercise exclusive legislation
mannerthat with the participation
IN the Congress by representatives of the governed
Experience of civic leaders
taught them that for voteless
difficult to obtain legislation badly or
generally supported constitutional
specially difficult task for such people. s.s
passing supporting by the and
sending them committees
W se. "e Jone resouuoh tnrouen the committees and
through the House and Senate But far required
II success is to be attained.
Every bit of influence brought to bear on
Senators through contact by our own
District appealed to for
their pressure their Representatives give
support to the District amendment
Then 1t will be necessary amendment
written into the Constitution District Ameri-
canaton army must be for the
amendment and not for
supporters dropping the main running every
tangent which, though entirely unsatsyng seems
easier to get.
Thorough and impartial the Districts many i'm
poant civic problems of political
equity the impedment to the solution
cal equity meant the right
and among the electors of President and President
To these fundamental considered by
many District citizens to be and
their best endeavor The proposed
logical fair and American gaining general
support and final approval.
Some friends in Congress and people consider
longer delay this act of justice unrepresend
fellow Americans of the District of Columbia.
The above has active
neghbohood civic chores Veterans
worthwhile achievements
The joint action of
tons with the Takoma, D. c.
Pewoh successful extending temporarily opera
ton Of the through
to believe that the PUG will modify
for the Intervention
have been inconvenienced through the
The S. Raymond Smiths, Fed
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