Evening star., 1947-11-30
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. c.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30.

Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Some Revision of "Home Rule" Plan;
Lottery as Substitute for Taxes
BY Jesse c. Suter
D. c. Home Rule Preliminary Plan Being Revised
week the mi Of the Ho%ss
which made public reaction
budget freedom from congressional
s though % % To BE %
subject to charges services between the District and
Joint omttss the
s s the the
council member with his subject approval
Free ns om roDe review by the he as
from during which Congress might
Congress initiate bill m0tvate veto
Provide that adoption of simple resolution by either the House
% the the the
plan veto
days subject review and
Committee under so-dy waiting period neither House
S ea ys9 @ the 60 vs the Mns M @ II Sys
would die would have to the White House
st ten @ ono or s s1ss IS pens the pscsmmene
Other Changes to Be Studied.
of other d., asos are e. be studied s BY ne
The original
each Of the four divisions These
residents oreah the four sections
Amy os n1s e5eess Mny
va selection of all the members of
sin
honestly the entire District Of Columbia
Attention has been called to the the proposal for the
section. the % in the
which
Voting Requires Modification.
The the on the al
national elections considered by critics be satisfactory
rights denied citizens
aSon Sems e sa on ae0 s e earn In "
Objections granting local suffrage District residents @ who do
form of local taxation real personal
e pons de resdents Of the Det Of
ieeai tsxaion Including the District tax
M % th TT the stan so nSovs a m thu fna % dVd ,n
tax law lies with in the tax . Of tn voting ing
unrepresented people
M fsi: as
here they avail themselves of the privilege of escaping any forms of
Subcommittee. Power to Offer National Representation.
notwithstanding type Of reorsanzaon Of the government Of
Which the Citizens Of the District Columbia are not
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m M the he Which Will @ M
fact emphasizes both the Importance and the fairness Of defining
and n ns to ssm
bs er home sne % wo be- 0ao oce s0'0
proposals
when this question raised boldly declare that 1t beyond the scope
vitality the matters
that whatever
submitted recommending affirmative action and sresng
American viewpoint the entire
effective the District Of Columbia
Advocates Offer Lottery as Substitute for Taxation
record urging the
control substitute
local taxation The action OF these
influenced old theory that people gamble In
foreign lotteries
stringent
legislation completely ignored The United
1920 excluded the mails the ordering
handling of lottery tickets
buildings in the financed
City Hail. the United States
financed record Of the lotteries as
Hall would be raised of
building originally placed 100000 to be
lottery According TindaHs History
disastrous
owing to the defalcation Of one of the managers .
"a, 1920 with elaborate
the building partly finished Congress
portion 1t
marshal
building s4512s
reimbursed the city by Congress IN
United Courts and appurtnan
ofhcials"-TindnHs History
is learned that the lottery financing OF the
a
Opinion . Lottery Evils
lotteries consistently and deservedy
reputation of the past According to Americana Tine poor
than the rich They diverted from
splendid
gains these schemes to withhold
their receipts falls tna class Wnic
least afford to bear it,
gambling mutu in the District of
Citizens Associations conspicuous IN