Evening star., 1948-11-14
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
D. c.. People and the Federal Courts;
Power to Create a Non.Sovereign State
By Jesse G. Suter

declared Gwynne o. unconstitutional.
declared unconstitutional intended to extend to the
Dis sn he and its e 1 h s
extends States and the citizens thereof and includes
Supreme Justice John Marshall in 1905
held citizen 10 bs the oS a sn9o et tn. sV s sson
District Columbia citizen of State within
Turther that
subject to the jurisdiction courts
of United States which are open aliens and the citizens h
subject % legislative: judicial consideration"
District and provide the M
the House Committee on the Judiciary
Chairman W. Summers of Texas.
the decision Of the Court Of Appeals were
which had and David Brsss attorney for the appellant
n IN. ua si 1 as
the District often has been as for n such
n mat alter. '
h @
under Congress could make State out OF the
s. create ted the
than by Mr. Theodore Moves late editor
Moves with Of before
Resolution 49, sxyfourth Consress
Power to Make D. C. Mons Sovereign State.
the of his argument, Mr. Moves said: . ~
proposition State The real shock is much
the conSsu5on at an
,5 Lack, ;, 1G%s qs
amecan nf as
m s % s ss d BE denp in thu
stands provided however that no State shall without its
provision imply that state with hit its tS
as new state purposes
Of TIVE so d Ss State a With its lack the
attribute of equality of in the senae may @
and constitutional provisions in regard
congressional representation?
power has given certain
the Naona s fDG sse @
Congress It would seem that the
the with IN:
the On itself % its State the
Territory tul-h hedged State.
be deprived Of equal that with its
sna s sS,s sesa WITH @ a
equal footing @ the might
not be necessary State of the
vh one instead two
exclusive power
nv the the so nas The aso sov it, "00
In other has to 1dm o nsw snd ne
this power without vote in the
rdmenary State limited
fun Ihe epesentation m in both its granting
% m on other sn % not
Does the greater INCLUDE M the e & . given to
by evolution of the District into
as State and ndependen
Of MARYLAND M su e0o far as the
national legislature legislature concerned'
that in certain sections OF the
courts have already viewed tne Dt
been pronounced state unoer
;.sn, d s S s f'9s Pa ss
direct are be
appoioned though the
annooned among included within this
their respective numbers ect aHes ou o
appooned the District Could not congress
that shall sometimes ne Stae
privileges are bestowed ana not DC 'le"eo d" ~ '
imposed?
; These questions however, purely speculative
1 the provisions taken together prevent tne
the of
course oe
Constitution itself On the assumption at cnange
essential accomplish that
this constitutional
Jun;or Colleae Dean to Address Education Committee
Trades Education at its
meeting Tuesday Burlington
speaker Hugh Price of the Mongomery County Junior College
will discuss future plans of the Montgomery County
benefit his
subject of the establishment of such colleges.
Committee through special subcommittee made
part public school organization The the
period nearly its findings
Education Committee and forwarded the
: Trade directors.
report
colleges Of Columbia Of the
establishment the Montgomery College
Recent Actions by the Citizen Groups Summarized
Citizens
increase in the activity Of these negboood The Federation
Citizens Associations Of its
completed their annual elections Of officers and in
elections
the fall and winter seasons work develops
Most OF the meeting last week recorded vigorous