Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-16
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Senate Unit Aims at D. G.. Fiscal Equity;
Why Not Demand State of Columbia?
By Jesse c. Suffer


1877 o Ga s
and in compliance with existing law carries the
in the Senate to raise the Federal appropriation
1t the further intention Of the subcommittee seek
equity follow closely the overton plan
which ago. It would be based
Federal amounting to 10 cent of the Districts
It the hope Of District citizens and ss that the
budget will influence the House Of mot only
the S for the coming s but also
between the Federal and District
State Citizen Status Asked But Fitted for Statehood
unrepented people Of Columbia some
admission District Columbia as sovereign State? Such
made for tSe
@ are Tho at an nu been s
who always know Just how it ought Be done should be through
Territory a sovereign State.
ss Ss
President Cleveland Ws
The voess and unrepresened citizens of the
Sc RI aS
put you in jail for that to which the client replied But
the soaea
and extend suffrage well to the residents Washington
satisfying sis
has BEEN due
representation There are
the and House nd the
college members Of its choosing from its the
National atanabe
en Congress make it quasi State Some authorities hold that
power Congress to exercise exclusive
spgg Perry member local and asso-
treatise entitled "A state Columbia held that the admission the
State Maryland which had ceded this the Federal Govern
Mr. Theodore hs Moves editor The Star and chairman the
on M G s
the question Why demand State of Comb?"
he We
territorial requirements of the community
District exceeded population census of the
existing States 1T exceeds population State Union
in public spirit DEVOTION distinctive
Who that sns sre o % as pa
d.. me short number
Americans collected in 70 Of
ntelsent and so horough American population the Dstr
in national taxes, the District Columbian
He added THE District enthusiastically
specifically the high rank among States in every call
With such
If thus entitled
Because there possibility securing
1t not for the welfare either of
unless national representation for the District obtained
District and surrender
by the Nation Of municipal and State control Of its Capital brings
Capital and Washington
Eve that Capital through Congress
@ not cannot m n se long n ont the
Capital from Congress reduce
which
exercising power Of exclusive legislation the 10 miles
conditions which enite privileges
Nation full Capital
powers which inconsistent with that petition
rights
tonal control of the seat Of Government.
Entitled to ALL ask periodically and sacrhngy only for
How Congress equitable
petition? What national legislator
reputation the Nation of its financial obligation
Capital violation of the Nations
be the Capital merely because Washngonians to
present and
Not in either Congress degree
Of Amercanizaton the of the District Columbia"
aion provision Constitution; strong op
position Congress the possession Columbia slightest
District Columbia be represented that the
entation be
OF action the pending joint
when commended that grant in the Senate
would be to make the District
The Summers
The following
The Congress shall provide
elected by constituting
United
legislation
ect to amendment repeal
simple enabling
granted power over the seat of Government not all that the