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termine war and pease," it added.
In a brief legislative review, the
report said that Constitutional
amendments for national repre-
sentation in varying forms have
had two favorable reports by the
Senate District Committee, one ad-
verse report by the Senate Com
mittee on the Judiciary and one
favorable report by the House Com
mittee on the Judiciary. The move
| ment has more general support by
local organizations than any other
proposal affecting the District Of
Columbia. Added to this local sup
port is that of a number of i'm
portant, influential national. re-
gional and State organizations
The committee said that the plat
form of the 1910 Democratic Ma
tional Convention to grant the right
Ct suffrage to the people Of the Dis
trict had inspired hope not yet
realized
This was the first time that the
national platform of any political
party contained such recognition
OF the District of Columbia the
report added 1T is stated in one
of the resolutions before this COM
mi.tee that a similar plank was in
the la40 national Republican plat
form, but this is entirely incorrect
Many Sign Report.
Besides Mr.. Suter. signers of the
report were Ernest r. Henry, Pet
worth Mrs. Carrie G.. Smith, Ana
costa; Mrs. Leslie B Wright, Forest
Hills: George A. Corbin, Manor
Park; John Clagett Proctor, Bright
wood, and j. M. Heiser Chevy Chase.
On its own recommendation. the
committee was authorized to dill
icently carry out the purposes for
which ii was created as specified In
the action of the federation, jan
uaYv 20, 1926" when it was au-
thorized to further 'in every legit-
mate way. the passage by Congress
and the ratification by the States of
the Joint resolution giving Congress
the power to grant national rep
resentation to the District of Colum-
bia, the right to participate in pres
ldential elections and to be placed
on the same plane as citizens of the
States before the Federal courts
Kenneth P. Armstrong Of the
American Association of Engineers
led off the opposition to Mr.. Suffers
report by arguing that the Summers
Capper proposal does not give ma
tional representation, but merely
empowers Congress TO grant ma
tional suffrage If and when it sees
fit and that they could revoke
it when they saw fit"
This would merely put of local
self-g government" he added
Opposition was also expressed by
Marvin Mclean of Brookland who
took the position that it was 'an
entering wedge for local suffrage" ="
The Constitution, he declared. in
tended the District to be governed
by Congress.
Babp Declines to Vote.
David Babp. secretary of the fed
Grafton and delegate from Connecti-
cut Avenue Citizens Association.
. said he would not be recorded in
the vote. Mr. Suter chided Mr.
Babp for not following the stand
Of his own association. but was ruled
out Of order by Harry S Wender,
president, who said a delegate had
right TO vote as he saw fit
Mr. Suter received loud applause
when he predicted that there would
be no real improvements III the
District until the citizens had repre-
! sentatlves IN Congress
IN other action taken. the fedora
tion, a. Reaffirmed the stand taken
b. the federation in l94l in backing
the OVertOn proposal, calling for
Federal Government payments to
the District on the basis of real
property owned by the Federal Gov
ernment here, 20 asked that the
100000 stricken from the budget of
the Recreation Board be restored:
~ depl0red the limitations placed
on public assistance and recon-
mendcd that 1t be raised to a sum
commensurate with the needs of
proper living or. better still, that
the limitation be left out entirely
10 lildI Lile DiICtIS CndISeu Win tile
responsibility Of this function can
consider each individual case on
its merits and make allowances to
meet individual necessities, and a.
recommend that the number of tire
inspections for "A b and &C
gasoline ration coupons be elimi-
mated by one annually for each
assificatlon.
Uncle Sam will keep EN- flying, If
the Sntrit If HE cifixar, will LA>u