Evening star., 1949-06-28
Home Rule fiqht
Is Pressed al
House Hearing
Subcommittee. Cool
To Chonoe, Heon
Two Proponents

TWO FfoponenfS
TIE fEat tat sUsf4 ApsepsAl -
8 Anlsec fosn q. tesazas rasr fer
Aasl2lnktgsa ~as t&Ern tsssay ~
a bipartisan esssag fvasssas4a. gtysap
!e House satcSsnafsa sssse nsasf sf
shoSr rseuaa~rs have essts,nsd lssrAl
suffrage
StAnca sssplsait faF ezEIs Ia gfes
'hs p4sifsst ar elected and yx.
esty government was
placed before Iftt Has!ar ngaiyae4
sahsoognmiiIr~ ns g~psw-
sentative Aachlne iess Reraalxaa.
O. Ne~ Jsras ard SENATOR
kefauvet Democrat, Il Tennessee
authors ot lac h!l4s 10 give a
measure ef sef To vote Geaa
Nf AncEllne lo~s Aho san
House D.siTIct Committee -ae~
pgosal Of = similar, aus lanxr4 ard
more complicated. e.li last year.
was subjected ta haFraRr 81
questions from suoeaamltsea
members when ne appeared ~ to-
days 'lsai witness As he lest the
stand. however. Representative
Harris. Democrat. os AfkanAAA,
subcommittee chairman al ap~
ponent Of home rule. announced
We arc all sincere In our efforts
10 resolve thls problem uae Nay
OF another
He added that he horea shsn
The hearings we're ended the SUB.
committee could meei TO deAl sltn
the issues "sapeditiousis
Red Isaac Raised Agala.
The question OF communism
again to-day was tied to the home
rule ISsue by Representative Nc.
MILAN. Democrat. Of South caro-
lima. chairman Of Tire tall District
Committee.
Don't YOU think thls IA a rather
had time With all the unrest all
over the country. 10 caaAtdet .
bill Of this kind he shut At sir.
Auchlne toaa in qusstlnatng him
after his formal testimony VAS
osrr.
When the witness InascR lsd he
didn't agree. Chairman MeMiilaa
then aaId
Nothing would please the Reds
and Socialists more iaan 10 set
control Of the sea, Of Government
OF the United States. isnt that
so?"
Again Mr. Aaehincloss disagreed.
Witness Denies Communism.
Al the outAel OF hls testimony.
Mr.. ,AuchineioSs told the sabcom-
mittee. I'd like 10 suggest that
I'm not a Communist, although !
am In favor Of hotns rule
This Gas reference 10 . ktAif-
ment by Chairman MCMILLAN. In
letter 10 . South Carolina resi-.
dent~-brouEht TO ilght last sun
day~~that most Of the people who
had written him in favor OF home
rule had eonsmanlstie tsnden-
ciek "
Mr. Harris responded that he
had known Mr., Auchineioss q
lona time and he saA kufe that
the witness did not have 10 make
such q declaration. Mf. Auehin-
Gloss replied that he had made
the remark In all GOOD hamos
Mr. Mcmillan. who came In late,
asked Mf AuchineIoas shat hs
thought Of an idea Of re~eedlng
10 Maryland all ot the private
property In the District and ieav-
ing as the National Capital only
the areas occupied by Federal
lie asked whether that
wouldn't give the people here .
chance 10 soss.
Mr.. Aughlnclosk dlaaniaaed the
suggestion with the remark II vas
worth study
Mcmillan Attendance Arrusd.
Chairman Mcmillan also took
iasaie with Mr. Ancrineioas on his
statement that Mr. Mcmillan last
year never attended oTse meeting
OF the Auchtncioas Home Rule
Subcommittee lie read from
printed hearings from last yeaF
70 show that on ons occasion hs
had questioned . Dssu1ei Com
missioner who was testlfysng.
II I xvrs aTong about that,
I'm glad 10 have IL eoTfecssd.-
replied Mr.. aachineioss. Then.
after q paav. he added. But I
don't think you were at VERY many
hearings Mr.. McMfilan agreed
that sas the eAS,
Representative o'HsfA. gspRsb-
Iiean. Of Minnesota 6ad naost os
LIE aaestionina Of Mr. Auf1in-