Evening star., 1943-11-14
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
D. C. People Seek National Rights;
Elections Here Were No Solution
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

1ASNlAOlIo AASIC VCIC 1<O OOlullOH
BY JESSE C. SUTER.
d. c. People Merit Voting Representation in Congress-
The civic groups continue study the McCaan
proposals the District Of Columbia
Of Commerce composed Of Young businessmen
has rejected these local suffrage offering improve
They fear that enactment Of such
legislation would not be representation TO
which the organization is definitely committed.
The Junior Board polled question SUI
frage two when national repre-
senaton and So cent favored local suffrage They
are given voting representation Congress
college.
The Avenue Citizens Association large and
conservative body its meeting its opposition
to the McCarran and Holman bills acts
OF such local elective subject by
Congress bring Improvement over the present con-
ditions In editorial in Neghbohood organ
the association there between such
elective the having working repre-
sentaves the floors Of the Represents
atives.
These local suffrage bills pending Committee on
Local Suffrage of the Federation Associations which
will report its recommendations special of the Fed
Grafton Saturday committee the
recent meeting of the Federation authority
special meeting
The committee being exclusively suffrage
advocates and having heretofore pro-
posals is expected to offer Mccarran bill
The present situation to the question suffrage
people of the District varies little periods of
the Districts history charged by some has
caused many to turn aside from the suffrage
value which would cothe the citizen power and to rush
after proposal OF the which appeared to get
Senator John Oerton Democrat proven
by his attitude member Committee and
of the Appropriations Committee he is good and practical
friend Of the District He has deal
Districts behalf to make an
annual payment toward of the
District more in line with equitable plan
Tor the Federal payment in lieu of the lump
should a definite formula governed
by the extent the land in the District
United States Government getting the plan
ADOPTED IN the Senate only be defeated the
sentatives.
recently expressed himself as opposed to
declare that his opposition suffrage the District people
did not extend give them through
TO representation IN Congress The position
very similar to the action by the Board Trade
Hearings on the McCarn bill begin before
the Senate Committee the District Tuesday
November So
10 Vote-Basis for Early D. C. Retrocesson Demands.
The campaign which waged Congress for
cession of the Federal District Virginia Mary
land eliminated in the Virginia of all
that portion of the 10 miles by
State From the earliest beginning
that the people longer through
agents. to be represented the councils
part in the election of the President
Washingoniana is rich in petitions pamphlets
on the subject which circulated century and
These old in forceu argumentative English expound
the logic as applicable to
existing conditions in 1943
Back in those days local government.
the incorporated Georgetown and Washing
ton Suffrage for local officers expanding
alton in each of these municipalities but the people
participation country The Con-
then and exercised overriding power
these municipalities it would locally
District government today.
The with years and
showed that they recognized this deprivation these
rights a problem of first importance.
An essayist signed Sydney wrote volum
inousy Reocession in series OF lengthy
discussion Of the which provision
tuition regarding the the
cuson: That nothing short of actual
District to the States Of Maryland Virginia
equal footing with the the people
He concludes with what he calls this feeble
fully to portray political condition" and
that may lead to further inquiry and investigation
this important subject His powerful indictment political
condition fits the situation peculiarly striking
1t as follows:
1--WE of the District Columbia. 1t
politically speaking considerable the
lean Revolution We have lost Magma Charta
British subjects and deprived the essential
privileges of citizens of the United States
Can the smaness Of be
keeping degraded political
age? BY what rule justice
inhabitants the Republic
lca slavery, while all enjoyment
have secured to the the most essential of their natural
heent rights? the correctness Of the and eternal
that lies the foundation of this
geographical lines and numerical computation?
and important questions, emphaticaly
Representatives of the States and the people of this
In honorable enlightened bodies detestabe
principles Of the Holy Alliance have often
and denounced Yet what might not these egmaes
Might they not tell
practice the political doctrine that you preach?
Might they not before repobate the political
condition of other nations crusadg
eects OF your example IN OF what
call the march OF mind and liberal principles
attention to portion Of at HOME
who legislation;
have share part lot whatever in the choice
whom they governed whom
thereby establish them predecessors
(he old Revolutionary
Of tyranny
Might they not point to the magnificent stupendou
edhce in which hold sngs: you deliberate
and make all your laws in which the emblems of liberty
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