Evening star., 1944-01-23
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
D. C.. Status Under Political Equity;
Plea Renewed for Peoples Counsel
By Jesse C.. Snfer.


Plea Renewed for Peoples Counsel
By Jesse C. Sater.
ID. C.. Political Equity Vexatious but Not Perplexins
hearing Capper proposed
the Constitution which
Of the District Columbia
and the electoral college promised by Chairman the
special subcommittee the Senate Committee Judiciary
neon with this the referred problem
granting political rights to these voteess and people
as "a vexatous and perplexing question"
question-f
either Territory attributes
report by the Senate Judiciary Committee the thought
grant national under earlier form Of proposal
would confer State stature on the District
Proponents of District national representation believe that the brief
enabling
objection
con,re.s and on the electors f presidsn and % vi Tdent ~ MENU m
bers elected the constituting
Of the United States numbers and with such
to repeal" J. Res J.
the question being vexaou the citizens with the
100 entirely different than that of Mr.
The long delay removing situation from
National Capital citizens has been and continues be most ve
given study
ons raised chairman through
been carefully considered and and
able authorities These discussions in early pamphlets
before committees Congress articles and
editorials.
rights people Columbia Brevoo
woodward in his series of essays
the Government the Territory of Columbia
published in 1901, is quoted the following:
regard Tetory Columbia) connection with the
whether
ought be represented in the the United States SO
whether in boh and second ought
the election of the President and Vice President OF the
I'm order to to determination of these questions Will be
proper ascertain precision contemplated
analogous being association Of
for under peculiar and singular authority
Territory differs State in this particular
- n sse on1v the authority particularly delegated to it'll
the cnon under the absolute and uncontroab sovereignty
In this situation the people of the Territory of Columbia do not
such they
entitled the rights the of
the people Of the United States and to have participation the
administration Of their general Government
1t the genius Constitution violating
original principle in repubcanim to deny that all who are governed
by participate the formation of them.
therefore ought be represented in
Legislature Of the United States and to have voice the election
President and President But shall they represented the
House Representatives only, in the Senate also?
the United States part of the legislative
principle that those whom
voice in their proper
equal footing with State and give two Senator'S Or ought
a distinction Territory State
this distinction giving representation
the Senate As distinction made be equality
with less than vote would advisable allow
and to assign Senator.
territory of
population
States instance
appear inequab half State
ote94o censusD. population exceeds that Of each Of IL
States and Of the combined population of three saeso
with representation other there
opinion ought a representation
portion to its population"
Regarding the election of President and Vice Pres
the Territory Columbia should placed
ION footing in this particular with State with this difference only
eectOr its population
title it to a part of State"
n Sunday
me the Judiciary the Senate Committee the District
Columbia by Theodore editor Of
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Citizens Ask President to Appoint Peoples Counsel
Though has not disclosed budget
carries the salary and
citizens associations have begun the demand
complied with and the citizens
Public Utilities Commission before the
some OF the have already voted formal
the President that citizens