Evening star., 1948-11-02

600 less than 570O0O 5000 more than Rhode Island
more than Arizona 3So0oo 1 600 Utah 00O
5000 more than New Hampshire se7ooO 10000
900 than Idaho (3l800O 900 more than New
Mexico 0oo $4,000 than Vermont 2ssooo $4,000
more than Delaware useooo, $4,000 than Wyoming
d72Ooo) and 42l 600 more than Nevada s1Ooo).
The District in its unused and at this time unusable
serve OF voting power makes showing of potential strength
emitting it to respectful consideration
After suffering all reasonable carefully calculated reduc
tions the potential voters of the District constitute subsan
tal army for whose favor the worldly far-seeing
politicians will day compete with display Of
sympathetic helpful consideration instead of slurrng it
contemptuousy mputng to the community ncurabe political
unfness and to the Nation impotency to this evil
HURTFUL AND UN-AMERICAN INCONSISTENCIES.
What gross inconsistencies are evident in present
BY Americanizaton schools and otherwise we Amer-
canize the immigrant aliens who flock here to haven
of refuge yet inconsistency neglect the Aericanzaton
almost million residents of integral part of the original
On every national election day the air is filled with
appeals to and denunciaton of the millions of
fail to vote The patriotic Americans who proud
right to participate in the exercise sovereignty
the Americans before whom the pearls voting
opportunity are cast in vain Uncle Sam appeals to the
patriotism of nonvoting Americans he denounces and
threatens them But how Uncle Sam appeal dnounce
or threaten them with any effectiveness when he himself
at the seat OF sets the example of contempu
ously surng the basic principles of representative Govern
ment?
How lash the stay potential voter when
he himself arbitrarily bars from the possibility of participation
in their National Government community Of Americans
who cannot vote in the States and who constitute
most intelligent conservative and progressive municipalities
in the Republic?
NATIONAL REPRESENTATION A DISTINCTIVE BASIC
RIGHT.
National representation distinctive right
American citizenin Government Of the people by the
people, for the peopin Government which justice
in consent OF the governedn representative Government
which inseparably couples taxation bearing
soldier with representation.
Since the Americans in the District pay national taxes
obey national laws and to in the Nations defense
they entitled on American principles to be in
the National Government which taxes them which makes
laws for them and which sends them to war
How is that Americans do not exercise this
right and power vital part of their American heritage?
The Constitution makers unintentionay omitted to fix
the political status OF the future residents of the Ten Miles
Square constituting the seat of Government unnten-
aonay failed to give Congress the analogous that
which possessed in relation the admission Of Territories
to statehood of granting representation Congress
electoral college to the population of the District when
became ft
Amendment of the Constitution Is required to correct
this uninenona omission Under such amendment it is
proposed that without making State Of the District
Columbia and without deprvng Congress of of its
exclusive legislative control Of the National
Capital would be grant to the people
Of the District voting representation in Congress and the
college, f. This power would be exercised By
Columbia are fit to enjoy this fundamental right.
The proposed amendment would cure this omission
the Constitution by adding the following language:
Ihe Congress shall have power to provide that there
Vice President members elected by the people Of the
District the seat OF the Government Of the United
shall determine All legislation subject
amendment and repeal"
Are the people of the District fit numbers intelligence
and to enjoy these national rights privileges
a
sufficient numbers in a limited space" and
they meet all the territorial requirements
about to be admitted to full statehood though
IN this constitutional amendment asking statehood for them
selves.
The District exceeds population every State
Union at the time OF its admission, except Oklahoma.
The community in intelligence, in public spirit in pa
totc devotion in distinctive American characteristic
Is unsurpassed in the United States
The distinctive American privilege national representa-
ton decoraes the American with badge of honor and
him with It's lack surs the Washngtonian unfit and
defective classifying him politically with the convict and the
unatc and surs the Nation in this respect nAmecan
and impotent.
What the amendment proposes equitable itself and
compulsory in accordance with American principles and
traditions.
National representation of the District will proclaim to
the world that the great Republic is devoted the prin
Government capable
ing them other republics with capitals controlled
districts These nations have not found themselves mpoen
to give full national representation to the people of their
capitals.
It will proclaim to the the people of Washing
ton t to participate in national representative
ernment the people Of any national capital Other
nations have not Disseminated political rights
their national capitals and other cities.
National representation will clothe the Washingtonan
with vital American privilege which he undeniaby
equity entitled will cleanse him Of the stigma and stain of
Amercansm and, curing his political impotency will
arm him with certain power.
1t will relieve the Nation Of the shame of Americanism
at its heart and Of mpotency to this evil
1t will infict injury hardship either Nation
Capital to counteract these benefits.
After four have Americans will again
this day of patriotic pride in exercising the highest privilege
and bestowed the citizens of the worlds greatest
Republic Shall election day 1852 permitted today
to be day of humiliation to the people of the
District?
NATIONS SHAME OF UN- -AMERICANISM AT ITS HEART
An evil condition maintained by the Nation at the Nations
Capital is rightly viewed typical and characteristic The
shame is national, not local.
Autocratic nonrepresentative in the only
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