Evening star., 1949-08-21

of through their n
subjection will of the Congress From the s%
time that the seat Of Federal Government was M
established the District of Columbia and con
tinung present time, there has been much
dissatisfaction the existing anomalous situa- - sn,,,
ton community of lntelgent ~ ..,s,,,
citizens completely cut on from
ton in the councils of foreign territory
The only reference the seat the con.
section Article among the s
TO exercise exclusive all
Ds ste aa e of
of the Government of the United States
Destined to Be Without Country.
Some members of the convention framed the Constitution
had the wisdom this provision me
doubts them and those in the States when
Inclination to believe that Capital community would
become pet OF eeg hoa M Of the inhabitants
who were destined and without country
the establishment of an absolute auocracy Republic
remember that at the time OF the framing OF TINS
be located.
The founding believed relied their
sufficient American spirit OF alr play ana i
omissions through the ample PROVISIONS or
amending the Constitution
Thomas Retrocesson Pamphlet
interesting and informative pamphlet on The question on
M the The t m n
scarcely to be expected under the Circumstances OF hs
that any No to ns po the
particular individuals e themselves ne1
ssiss e guarding against 10 ""S" ' ~
indeed we gather the fact from the
chosen was expected to be peculiarly would be
ali hs sosfs ossRssss @oad SsGn
hended the country from nc s Of n o M na
bad effects O. change Of condition.
patronage that the original
rights which but ew years m ha0 0een 'o'0s "
s4s quarrel with the founding fathers
with the original inhabitants Of this area for up tne @
Americans buy gold brick Those few
would hold that their Yielding Of
hundreds of thousands who naot the Dstcs
Aid Due District by Ceding
responsibility aid in ectng this voteles:
condition of the Americans Of the District o.
rights of the OF the
cedne Alaska and the King Of Spain in csdns
s m Y XSIy d did not
Great were the expectations Of the origna propeos Of the
e pn o the Of land
Equally great were the @ Of the ~ from @ the Gov
boom estate would make realtors Of today
ernmental establishment to its permanent home Members OF the
without political status and.
the late Senator John ingalls, OF Kansas put IT. D
c people have more rights than squae on Government
Representation a Key to Problems.
Throughout the years communys lack political
has @ sss one NO TO the na 'Sss that G
Americans rs may they they be solved
of Columbia of right much entitled
elections representation the Senate ana
Representatives the people of the States There
for either American subjects American slaves IN our
National Capital 4
this situation and solution OF
problem through the submission to the States for
the Constitution The following proposed
enabling Constitution followed by subsequent
aton will start the cure Of an ill Of century standing:
shall provide that there shall be in
the electors President and Vice President
people the District constituting the seat OF
shall determine All legislation hereunder
leho ho hiecf tn nondn put nd
ascraned there people of the District
the Constitution and
to than other proposal
have petoned and submit to
Legislatures ratification None the campaigns waged
prosecuted with the needed vigo and
whful waiting and wish
thinking because the Con-
time That idea Of dih-
largely responsible for the launching from time to
time, campaigns for local elective government.
GoalI S Representation. Z
through local elective the
with Auchncloss
Considerable thought and hard work
high But the OF
the proposal for national would
number supporters and produced most
the Citizens Joint Committee National
District Columbia four
political parties to national pns
;r~1nf h1