Milford chronicle., 1946-02-01
Washington People And The Vote

washington fcoplC Md The Vote
washington. ID. {. This Gov
crnncnt l. committed to the demo-
cratic principle that is for the de-
pendent peoples themselves to de
cid" what their status shall he" ."
NAT is the opinion OF President
rUmdn with respect to Sclf-g0> r.
bnmcnl tor Puerto Rico. Hawaii.
Alaska, The NirSin Islands and the
Philippines.
In his recent message to Con-
2resS he also made a dciinite plea
mat tn" District 0t Columbia
>hould no longer hc treated AS a
dependent area" He asked the CON
&reSS to take adequate steps to as
sure that citizens Of the United
States are not denied their fran
chSc merely because they reside
"t the National Capital" President
truman is ln0'c rGht ON this issue.
But the mlsnamed Capper- sum
ntrS constitutional amendment will
not help the People Of the Distri,
ol Columbia Representative sum
ner% repeated that opinion on TIE
radio, a few days ago. He said The
proposed amendment would not H.,
/; demand upon CONGRESS-. The CON
eresS would simply be able to do a,
It pleased even nothing.
On the other hand the Presidcni
meets the issue Scuarcly. We
should take adequate steps to as
sur" that citizens OF the United
States are not denied their fran
NhiSC merely because they reside al
the National Capital" The CON
AreSS repudiated the Constitution
and passed laws in the 1905 deny
in@ the Pcopl" the right to vote. Ali
congress has to do is to pass good
laws to return stolen rights to the
People of the District the same
rights as are enjoyed by the States.
and arc asked for in behalf of our
dependent territories.
Strangely inconsistent. the
v "5hlnGtOn newspaper and the
I tlZonS Associations and the husi-
ness interests haven't opened their
columns, or their faces to Kill this
Worthless tapper-Sumners ReSolu-
tion. Ihat scheme. in one form or
I mother, has been swallowed by the
people OF WASHINGTON. d. C.-thcy
deserve to be ch0ked.
Mayo" Congress isn't so much to
blame. after all. when the only real
that has conc ro hat on
TINS issue IN - years is President
ruman. 1t is a simple matter for
onSreSS to take adequate stems
I" assure that citizens IF the init
ed states are not denied thcil
iIanchia" merely because they re
S'do ~ IN" National capital
lh" rCopl" of tho district arc
SllII facing this issue hind-cnd-tu.
Ih"y will have to turn face-for-
ward or remain in their dog
house.
Naturally The Boys Want To
Come Home
Our American soldiers who have
rc"n ON strike against being held
IN service in foreign lands ohioct
TO thcF new job Of control over
1000 miles of boundary lines and
!" Keep G"rmdns and laps from 60
lHS Wlld. General Eisenhower ba,
fl"d I" settle their strike"
Race Issues
Lc@lSlation pending before CON
Sf'SS appears to have revived uld
disputes that originated in tho ci,iI
war. Southern Senators and Pom
'H'n'"atlVes are battling to dix.
T., ,'h'ln"'c against their negroes.
ne old issue seems to breed now
and there are battlo,
WIN soft gloves between tho wbito.
ana IN" blacks in WASHINGTON u e
out Of the refusal of th,
''T"c''dr companies To rmnlo,
i"2r"eS. Some of the churho.
nave taken IN the battle and thoy
''o I'ttln% excited over tho ouc..
ION % social equality lust ms II
,''I' were not enough trouhles
nay nave been laid upon the door
''P9 "' an OF us by the war.
Pr0blcmS OF TOmorrov
ne frrsident's message asks for
,dd ,pPI"n'lationS non totaling $35.86o-
'oo''oo, and making. at tho can,o
nm lmF thr declaration that the Ad-
''l!liHtf"tlon will cut down mo
unlic l,li dcht, Tor the first time since
ANN avn, coolidge was in office
;,, ,n1 SENATE has swallowed many
'l''cr pills in confirming the nnmi,
'",,onS I",, sent to it from the White
IL Is fair TO report that the pro.i
''Ill ..l ; recommendations laid before
on%reSS are more unpopular than
rs own party. ''''e'' vi
10" About Coming Elections
Don't count political chicken. ho
ore they hatch. Democrate.'1l no "e-