Evening star., 1943-04-11
Civic Bodies, Civic Problems
Annexing Arlington Areas;
Baby Broker and Charity Rackets
BY Jesse C. SuTER.

Baby Broker and Charity RaCketS
BY JESSE C. sUTER
roonng District Conn-
sioners bad Capitol Hill Failure to enforce
law and other safety has
during Commissioners responded
ing notices the and operators of roong houses which
comply the
law and regulations will require evcions
extreme difficulty in finding other quarters
erection but at best this require
siderable of labor shortage though
made available What these dpossesed people
do in the interim the problem which giving the Commissioners
headache
well but the service Pewoh declared to be
satisfactory attended civic meeting
the Public Utilities Commission for reopening the
able obtain the
service they require
predicted District Committee
thorough inquiry into alleged nanitary conditions in the District
Lack of inspectors lack of authority and lack of cooperation
tween different branches the Districts mentioned
for existing conditions against which complaints have
Hearing jurisdiction of
the District of Columbia the large Federal
property in Arlington County Va which Wednesday
last has been postponed
Virginia No date has been for beginning
hearing.
Annexng to District Federal Areas in Arlington
The McCarran bill proposes jurisdiction
the the District of Columbia Federay
owned in Arlington County, Va This would
considerable portion of the Virginia part of the original
square constituting the of the Government of the United States
This bill is approach to the old problem settling
enforcement ursdctona problems defining
the correct boundary line between the State of Virginia and the
District of Columbia this problem approached
There pending the House boundary settlement
would give all of the disputed territory
Districts claims This has the formal Virginia
Legislature. boundary bill pending Senate.
All Of the adjacent in Arlington
BY the United States Government acquired
Of the Legislature the Virginia acquired they
are brought automatically under the exclusive legislative
Congress
Constitution of the United
States power exclusive legislation
IN all whatsoever District
squae by cesson Of particular acceptance
of Congress become the seat of the Government
States and authority
the Of the Legislature
be- for the erection of forts magazines yards
other needful buildings"
Now, in effect, all that proposes that
these Potomac River over which
the Congress Identical legislative control placed under
set of laws and Jurisdiction The
important problems Of
police protection law improving
facilities by bringing the under
proposal see lust what reason if anv either
Arlington the Virginia opposing this legis-
laion The Legislature already its
sovereignty United states and Congress has thereby
acquired the exclusive legislation
these Federal holdings
Many Potomac are of the opinion that the
reocession the Virginia portion was
mistake and Illegal Many
the original 10 miles square restored but one Of
governing today that
is the lack the
participate through their duly elected representatives
Nation
The grant of voting Congress
electoral college the people
the objections the Virginia strip
the original objection
State of Virginia would the
loss Of State if the returned
The District civic will
the developments Of the coming hearing the bill
Who Oppose Wanted District Legislation, and Why?
The called baby broker bill the charity
charity racket bill both the Representa-
ve in the after hearings
sent to the Senate where they died in committee These bills
mated with the civic and welfare The charity racket
had the hearty support the addition
to It's citizens official support
Both problems which bills
today under conditions corrective
needed than The baby broker bill having thorough
is understood objections of which the
public fully
active civic leaders there of knowledge
who the objectors and what their
The indications that identity objecting
ddas institutions their might
helpful in finding remedy Such considered
the publcs business should given public.
Legislation absolutely baby
problem which controlled effectively many other
by which might models
here.
The charity solicitation charity racket bill appears to be
sleeping proponents
coming of Seveny-eighh Congress Legislation
quired for the solution of this problem knowledge of the
opposition and their needed guide effective
civic action.
voluntary system for control charity socita-
ton might worked out Better
with the
sional and religious we'll of the
list might be compiled
would be pubcized available
protection against fraud
used by merchants associations for protection against solicitation
miscellaneous advertising True best
only a makeshift might help.
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