Evening star., 1943-12-12
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Elective Regimes Not Satisfying;
Voting Part Needed in Ruling Body

Elective Regimes Not Satisfying;
Voting Part Needed in Ruling Body
BY JESSE sUTER
No Home Rule Without Voting Part in Ruling Body.
Hearings the socaed District bill
District Committee have run through
three morning developed people
anxious vote for local officers practically
to vote for representation Congress among
: of President President
Some anxious have the accept
any suffrage which may be given them others holding
to the views Trade
promise of
dons except through the granting of voting arcnaon in tho
Federal Government which, under the Constitution the
National Capital.
Another group of unknown strength because USUALLY oo
ates under opposed
either national local. spokesman
OF with
Nothing developed in the of the
sded assuring through swapping the apponve
commission form elective
can be given to the existing
trict of Columbia will continne tn he axercssd NV ba 10
which the District participation appointments
to judicial President
in whose election District people have no mart
Senate in which the people represented
Careful study of the pending BILL and assuming that the
suggested amendments incorporated
still leave the District far from semblance of
uons by member of the subcommittee indicate desire
city council should be members
the United States Some of the ardent advocates home
in their extreme voehungy desperation Wiling
accept bill form.
During the hearing has times
under home rule through elective local
ments for seventy however
this, called home rule satisfying people
All indicates that it was neither
satisfying satisfactory.
Throughout the municipal governments which
District there was continuous
demand for the eocession component parts
miles square the Virginia eriey-
ances of these people of the past in eont and anealne Ian
earnestly
through the restoration of their American citizenship
particulars practically duplicate grievances today
To it impossible question national
of the Districts dlt suffrage problem The ft the cars
elusive legislation in all whatsoever community
off any community in State
would begin when seeking
for city in State would look Legislature
people have voting that
community in the State Legislature would
aton Of the community.
The District of Columbia setting up
equitable local government would
to its Legislature the
has neither voice vote Its influence the
affected by the size Of its population
up that population not voters but only petitioners
power to back enforce petitions
The conditions prevailing District
completely from those in other community that few
the attempted comparisons pertinent
been found to be unique and requiring unique remedy
One of the most able authorities the
the consideration of this problem Theodore
The Star president of the Association the Oldest Inhabitants
chairman of the Citizens National
resentation for the District of Columbia
Noyes before the Senate the District of Columbia
1916 he statements directly pending
sion their informative following
quoted:
Washingtonians political they
political slaves after they have the elect voteess Dele
hcas the exclusive legislation under the constitutional
provision still remains elected by them and
which they not represented Their chains little
lighter clank loudly they granted by kind
masters little greater freedom movement but they not
The take their property freedom,
life itself is in others chosen them whose rule they
have assented There when the
to tax mprison and to send is not in
self or in those to whom one has voluntarily conded as ones
representatives.
Clearly
has been deprived which, alleged he has sold for
poage not municipal egovernmen participation
results capital upbudng popular
concerned during the first of the c life which
period the community bemoanng and Congressman and
Presidents commenting the conditions Of
Washington and Georgetown though enjoying municipal
government sought and Alexandria, though enjoying municipal
secured retroceon account of their calling
Acknowledgement
Mr. Noyes argument that: District
College nonsoveegn State Its residents should like other
the status citizens purpose
its constitutional exclusive legislation
National District.
unique gives
Capital community all of the rights of citizens
constitutional square,
which supplementary is starngy unique is
American to deprive body of Americans of all political
representative rights than is deprive them of Of
rights.
right privilege
control of the Caua through
ton of the District Congress obviously consistent with
elusive of the District Congress Such
clearly equitable harmony
American principles CT government"
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