Evening star., 1943-10-10
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
War Fund Requires Generous Support;
Without Vote in Congress, No Home Rule
BY JESSE c. SUTER.

WITHOUT VOte IN congress, mo Home Ku
BY JESSE {.
affairs continued during the past
week to make the front in the local occupy
considerable space the raoned print Tuesday
tor Holman Republican, of Oregon announced plan he has
mind for referendum what form of local
government the people of the desire
On Thursday Senator Pat McCaran
troduced bill to government with
mission OF seven and city Both the Holman proposed
referendum and the McCaran called home rule" bill
aroused discussion among members OF the organiza
nons and the unorganzed citizens.
The Public Utilities Commission hearing the petition of
for operation
record held open until Tuesday This delay give the
union he s'reet railway empoyes opportunity TO declare
It's stand on the proposal spokesmen for the civic who
have always opposed change
Of the traction companys petition.
Another highlight of announcement
the recent War Bond Campaign quota
and exceeded that amount by about 100000 Though off,
eiay closed there continues activity expected add
substantially to when
The gives interesting
population September
that the population approximately
$4,000 and that of the Metropolitan approx
maey 13l8oOo One the boards estimates $4,000
and 1,242,000, respectively
Crown Thy Good With Brotherhood''
With the above-quoed slogan its banners the 1914 War
Fund opened President
Nation at 1890 Tuesday night The campaign the Dis
tct of Columbia getting off to an enthusiastic start This
civic the the
cution
ID
that for 1884, The activities which this
is needed cassed in three general divisions They
in the latter the
of Arlington and Fairfax Counties of Montgomery County,
Md, and the Community Chest of Washington.
The than both
and abroad because the Liberal giving will help win the
relieve much suffering and millions from starvation To
get the amount required all Will nave to give much more than for
1943.
the little issued by the Campaign Committee
entitled Why More lh Year,? has on Its front page an appealing
from Coleman jennings campaign chairman
follows The heart and the head both have determining
contribution Community
The heart few questions
hunger homeesess want despair and those who need helping
The head asks why and has right satisfied
for additional
dollars percentages and charts These in graphic
ion in the leaflets and he concludes his with
the cold figures will reinforce the
questions both
The need the real will
until hurts than
allied opinion of the purchasing dollar worthy
than when dollar used for the satisfaction of their
In the language of the slogan taken from the
hymn America, Beautiful" opportunity to
"crovn thy good with brotherhood"
D. C. Votes in Congress Prerequisite to Home Rule
The McCarran bill for socalled home rule the
came as somewhat of surprise top of the earlier
Holman plan for charter commission
tain the form of under which the District people
to i've Senator McCarrans bill into detail than Of
its predecessors in the field of elective local
Under the Mccarran BILL the municipal
would be established complete
in which the District people would continue
voting representation and regulations
commissioners elected wards
be subject by
potent exercise by Congress of its
exclusive legislative the
appropriations In fact the
times been referred to appropriation
limitations in the delegation of
oners would by inference retain Congress
propae Federal funds for the District The Commissioners
inference would appropriate
raised by local taxation
citizens ano
invitation to Congress It's responsibility provide
tion maintenance expansion
Capital
Legislative
by of the list of limitations
actmen OF municipal regulations all Of which
by
Once having set such called home rule govern
ment there would be whatever that
refrain from the of unWaned legislation
wishes of the elective local officials
elected them Such practice has always
by the
of the District
The administrative of government would be
City Manager elected by the Commissioners
While there has been little McCarran bill
discuss 1t with other citizens those consulted show
thsiasm It, The proposed would
its predecessors have been Citizens
power, but gain in local responsibility.
Citizens future investigations
der the proposed and regardless whether
blame neglect interference
blame the District their
be in
The plan for referendum form
ment is regarded by premature They
District people have members
entave the time be ripe for such referendum
District voting representatives in Congress
putting into law the desires shown a referendum
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