Evening star., 1948-11-02


Noyes, the late editor of The Star ich has appeared
in the past National election days.
On this day the people of the United States the citizens
of the American States choose their agents perform the
executive and legislative functions the representative
Republic American sovereignty the possession
of group men, distributed among
the whole people Every American is sovereign IN ms own
deposits his vote in the ballot box
To all fu-hedged Americans this is day of national
To the un-Americanzed Americans of Washington the
day is of humiliation and mourning.
These Americans of the District OF Columbia alone are
eregny which belongs to them and attaches nseparaby to
These Americans of District Columbia constitute
the only community in all the Of the and
of adeuuate is denied representation in the
National Government
In relation to the national laws the sole function of the
the laws which they must obey.
DISTRICT MORE POPULOUs THAN THIRTEEN STATES.
The Americans of District of Columbia according
to the census of 1s4 the Americans OF u OF
the States South Dakota North Dakota Montana Utah
Delaware Wyoming and Nevada They send agents to
ns set 10 a. Mo 5a1os pr an Monssna
Utah. a. New Mexico, a. Idaho, a. Arizona 4; New Hamp-
shire A. Vermont Delaware g. Wyoming, 3, and Nevada
According Census Bureau estimates of July l. e4S,
the District of Columbia with 89S000 exceeded in population
the above list Maine exceeded the District by only 1000
The estimated population of the District exceeded the es
These three States have aggregate representation in Con-
gress of 6 Senators and Representatives
new Executive To the electoral college which Chooses
the President of the United States each Of the 10 States
above sends the same number of votes which each
In relation to national taxes the sole function Of the
other taxpayers the and kind Of
they shall pay and how the tax shall be spent
PAYS oEE taxes THAN
In the fiscal year ending June sO 1913 without any
0f in
national purposes s363204Ss (This amount omits pay
roll under the Social Security and Carrier
OF these acts and are not paid for the support of the
The District of Columbia with Representative in Con-
contributed in national taxes be expended by Congress
for purposes peace than Is States
including Tennessee with u votes in Congress- Alabama H.
louisiana TO- Oklahoma 10; Arkansas o. Mississippi g. South
g. Maine s. Arizona L. Idaho L. Montana a. New Hampshire
a. New Mexico, A. North Dakota, a. Rhode Island a. South
Dakota a. Utah. A. Delaware 3; Nevada, g. Vermont and
The District Of Columbia with Senators Representa-
ves contributed in national taxes to the fund from which
the salaries Of Senators and Representatives paid
S2ss than the aggregate of national taxes paid
New Mexico, vermonsand Wyoming.
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
and the National Legislature 81 men to vote for them
concerning the amount and kind of taxes they should
tax money should be spent The District Of
Columbia contributed in national taxes 1858 21o4se and was
permitted to send representatives to the National Leg
ature to participate deciding how money should
be raised and spent.
fragrant taxation without representation
it is impossible to conceive.
In relation to national the function of the
Americans of the District Of Columbia is fight
dence to command They voice like other Americans
in the councils which determine They have
in the Government which requires them
fight, to bleed and, perhaps to die.
CONTRIBUTED TO ARMED FORCES IN WORLD WAR III
MORE MEN AND WOMEN T''AN FOURTEEN STATES
The latest figures covering the service of citizens of the
District of Columbia in the armed forces World War
show that to the Army the District contributed total OF
683e1 men and to the Navy personnel 2e29 to the
estimated grand total and women
from the District of Columbia all branches the service
This greater than of IA States Maine $685. Rhode
Montana e2576 South Dakota e2ol4 North Dakota
1343 Idaho, 6094 New Hampshire 6897 Vermont 876
Delaware, 49, 237; Wyoming, 30466 and Nevada 1870
The complete figures available regarding casualties
those serving from the District for service in the
Army War Department release of June q, 946 gave
consolidated list of Army dead and missing in World War H.
disclosing that the District of Columbia where 1929 failed
return had the highest of dead missing with
sos cent Among the States Maryland with 22O cent
had the lowest OF the virgnians who went into the
Army 302 cent failed to return For the Nation
whole the dead and missing rate was 298 per cent.
DISTRICTS GROWING HUMILIATTON-MUST FIGHT
BUT CANNOT VOTE.
striking contrast shown between the fighting men
and from the States those from the District of
Columbia when to exercising the voting privilege in
the 1914 national election They had undergo hardship
fight bleed and die for their country side by side But when
only meant to the District fighter that its would bring
him no ballot The orators in the Congress nsent in
their pathetic pleas that every fighter should
be insured the right to VOTE little or no thought
was no constitutional provision for District
and women unable to explain satisfactorily to their
comrades and allies just why those from District
denied the voting privilege
POPULATION OF VOTING AGE EXCEEDS EACH
OF THIRTEEN STATES
The D. c. population of citizens of voting age (21
rncivo of o1to