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from these opposition witnesses
he said, but some of them were
Mortified that there might be rep
resentation without taxation"
He had reference to objections
that the plan would permit persons
living here a year but not paying
the District income levy because
they claimed domieile in State to
vote in District elections.
"It should be remembered" he
said, that many millions of persons
in the United States pay no Federal
income tax but are not barred for
this reason, from participating in
national elections"
AS at yesterdays hearing, labor
representatives gave solid support to
the home rule plan. Jesse B. Man
beck, who is secretary of the Cen
tral Suffrage Conference and a
member of the Columbia Typo
graphical Union, testified that pas
sage of the charter bill would be
in full accord with the principles
and objectives of the country's
founding fathers.
1T was never intended" he said,
that residents of the District
should lose their political rights.
For IT years we have been made
political prisoners as residents of
the District. 1t is about time we
were given our freedom as Ameri-
can citizens"
Benhof Supports Measure.
William H. Benof. president of
the Anacostia Citizens Association,
Endorsed the bill and DR.. Clark
Foreman, president of the South
ern Conference for Human Welfare,
in also indorsing it, urged that the
bill be amended to include declara-
tions against segregation and to
provide for proportional representa-
ton for minority groups.
L. A. Meadows, president of the
Manor Park Citizens Association,
said it was as true today as in the
Colonial days that taxation with
out representation was tyranny"
The witness said his group in
dorsed the bill in principle and
praised the work of the Home Rule
Subcommittee in drafting the meas
ure.
Other Witnesses.
Others expected to testify today
are:
Arthur Fawcett, Department of
Social Welfare, Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches; the Rev.
Charles w. Sheerin. Department of
Social Relations, Episcopal Diocese
of Washington.
Also the Rev. J. F. Whitfield,
president, Interdenominational Min
isterial Alliance; Benjamin Striner,
District Pharmaceutical Association
and the Shepherd Park Citizens AS
sociation; Horace J. Phelps and
Ernest F. Henry, Petworth Citizens
Association; Woolsey w. Hall, Cen
tral Northwest Citizens Association.
Morris Miller, Citizens Council
for Community Planning; William
A. Hill, executive secretary. District
Branch, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People;
Maynard B. De Witt, American Vet
erans' Committee, Greater Wash
ington Council; Jacob L. Crane, jr.,
president, American Institution of
Planners, Washington Chapter:
John w. Andrews, vice chairman,
National Conference on Prevention
and Control of Juvenile Delin-
quency; Leon A. Ransom, chairman,
Committee for Racial Democracy
in the Nations Capital.
Mrs. Hester Stoll, District Chap
ter. American Association of So
cial Workers; Mrs. George Tobias,
Washington Group, American As
sociation of Medical Social Work.
ers; Mrs. Charlotte Sillers, Wom-
ems Auxiliary, United Public Work
ers (CIO); Mrs. Frances Lichten-
berg. District legislative chairman.
Washington League of Women
Shoppers, and Mrs. Mary Gregory,
president. National Association Of
Colored Women.