Evening star., 1950-05-22
Home Rule Bill
Foes Still Lead
Federation Poll
Kefouver Measure
Opposed by rs Units
And Backed by "


sociations of the Federation o
Citizens Associations still out
number it's hackers by third
This was revealed in surve.
completed yesterday by The Star
The latest tally shows:
For the measure, II.
Against it, 25.
Not yet on record, %.
With many of the association
already closed up for the summer
and virtually all of the other
having only one more meeting II
go, this still leaves about a thire
of the federation membership
with no formal expression of sen.
timents. The federation already
has twice backed the legislation
Congress Veto Opposed.
Principal objections to the
Kefauver bill. which provides fol
local self-government under an
elected city council, appeared tc
be that Congress still would have
a veto power, and that home rule
should not come before, or with
out, national representation.
Two groups which have not
acted specifically on the Kefauver
plan have backed home rule "in
principle" Another foe Of the
bill, however, is the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association
which is not federation men,
ber. Northeast's unfavorable res
olution raises the total Of opposing
citizens groups to 26.
Several associations plan to take
a stand on the matter at their
next meeting, before the summer
cessation of activities. Officers in
most of the others which have not
yet acted said the issue had moi
been brought up.
The Kefauver bill already
has passed the Senate and is be.
fore the House District Commit.
tee. A petition to release it fol
floor action has not yet acquired
the necessary 218 signatures.
Other Bills Introduced.
Two other measures for more
"watered- down" versions of home
rule have been introduced re.
Gently in the House by Represent
atives Harris, Democrat, of Ar
kansas, and Auchincloss, Repub.
lican, of New Jersey. Mr.. Auchin.
Gloss new bill is less sweeping
than the one he introduced two
years ago. Both measures also
have been referred to the House
District Committee.
The federation first blacked the
Kefauver plan. lin principle" and
last January reiterated it's stand
by voting to have the legislation
released from the District Com
mittee for a showdown on the
House floor.
Although about SO signatures
are still needed on the release
petition, Herbert P. Leeman, fed
Grafton president, said he was
confident they would be obtained
Asked about the large number o1
citizens groups opposing the
measure, he declared:
I'm satisfied that the ma.
jority of the people in the Dis.
trict want it. Wherever I have
had ap opportunity to show ar
association just what the set-ur
would be. they've been over.
whelmingly for it."
An earlier poll by The Star
published March 6, showed ap.
proximately the same ratio II
the lineup-9 favorable, 16 un.
favorable and 40 not committed
There have been a few reverSals
by individual groups, but mos
have stood by their original de.
ciSions.
Latest Tally of Associations.
Here, according to the latest
tally, is how the associations fee
about the Kefauver home rult
bill:
In favor-Chillum Heights, Co
lumbia Heights. Connecticut Ave
nue.. Fort Dupont, Hillcrest, Kalo
rama, Lemond Heights, MIDI City
Minnesota Center, National Gate
way, North Randle Community
Petworth. Progressive of George.
town, Southwest, Stanton Park
Summit Park and Washington
Highlands.
Against-AnacoStia, Association
of Oldest Inhabitants, American
University Park, Bradbury Heights
Brightwood, Brookland, Cathedra
Heights, Chevy Chase, Citizens AS.
sociation of Takoma, Congress,
Heights. Crestwood, Dahlgren Ter.
race, Friendship, Forest Hills
Glover Park, Hampshire Heights
Lincoln Park, Mount Pleasant
North Cleveland Park, Northeas
Washington (not a member of tn,
federation). Palisades, Rhode Is
land Avenue, River Terrace, So,
ciety of Natives (this group OBJ.
jected to three specific provisions)
Southeast and the Washingto
mans.
No action as yet-Arkansa,
Avenue. Bellevue, Brentwood Ter.
race, Burleith, Burroughs, Citizen
Forum of Columbia Heights, Du
pont Circle, Fairfax Village, For
Davis, Foxhall Village (not a fed
Grafton member, Georgetown
Kenilworth, Manor Park, Metrop
oils View, Michigan Park, Norti
Capitol, Park View, Randle High
lands, Shepherd Park, Shiple
Terrace, Sixteenth Street High
lands, Trinidad. Thomas Circl
orI Mast Evod