Evening star., 1950-11-07

To the -Americanzed Americans of Washington
is of humiliation and mourning
These Americans of the District of Columbia alone are
denied the opportunity
eregny which belongs to them and attaches nseparaby to
them Americans.
These Americans the District of Columbia constitute the
only community in all the of the continental
contiguous United intelligent pubcpired,
of adequate resources-whch denied
National Government.
District residents They take making
laws which they must obey.
DISTRICT MORE POPULOUS THAN THIRTEEN STATES
The Americans of the District Columbia according
1850 census with population Of sO2l7S ounumbered the
New Mexico South Dakota North Dakota Montana Idaho
agents
to make laws for them the remaining four States three each and
the combined Delaware Wyoming by
ss4s These three States have combined representation Of
of the District have representation.
function of the District
is to pay III They have nothing to say like other
pay and how the tax money shall be spent.
STATES MORE THAN SIX STATES COMBINED.
In the fiscal ending June sO 1s48 without
representation whatever the taxing body the District
Columbia paid in national taxes nternal for national
purposes 1868 cIhs amount omits payroll taxes
collections under the Social Security
these socaed taxes trust fund for the of these
acts and not paid for the of the Federal Govenmen
The District Columbia with Representative in Con-
contributed national expended
for national than
Alabama IL Louisiana TO- oklahoma 10; ARKANSAS O. Mss
ppi South Carolina g. West Virginia Colorado g. Nebraska
s. Oregon g. Maine Arizona. Idaho, Montana
Hampshire A. New Mexico A. North Dakota Island
South Dakota a. Utah. a. Delaware 8; Nevada 3; Vermont g.
and Wyoming. g. E<Hff 81 "@2 ~ ...
The District Columbia Senators or Repre-
entaves contributed national the fund
the salaries of Senators and paid
than the national
namely Nevada South Dakota, North Dakota, Mexico
Vermont Wyoming.
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
These States combined paid in national taxes ss147s775o
and sent to the National Legislature 81
concerning the and kind of they should
how the tax should be spent The District Columbia
contributed national permitted
to send representatives to the National Legislature to
cpate in deciding how the tax should be raised and
spent.
more agrant Of taxation without representation
impossible to conceive
In relation to national war the sole function of the
Americans Of the of Columbia to fight obedience
command They have voice like other Americans
councils which determine war They have
bleed and, perhaps, to die
CONTRIBUTED TO ARMED FORCES IN WORLD WAR II
MORE MEN AND WOMEN THAN FOURTEEN STATES.
The covering the
Columbia in the armed forces World War
to the Navy personnel 2s to the Marine Corps 1885, and to
the Coast Guard 1920 This makes estimated total Of
103376 and from the District Columbia
branches of the service This greater than
Maine 98695; Rhode Island 921O2 Utah. Mexico.
6523 Arizona g. 489 Montana 2576 South
North Dakota 81 43 Idaho 60914 Hampshire
s6S7e; Delaware 33237 wyoming 80 466 and Nevada
1870.
Regarding casualties. the District Columbia so2s
failed to return had the highest rate of dead and missing with
sos cent For the Nation WHOLE missing
298 per
DISTRICTS GROWING HUMMIAT1oN-MUsT FIGHT
BUT CANNOT VOTE.
striking between fighting
from the States and those
when exercising the voting privilege
national election They hardship fight bleed
cards for absentee ballots passed
District fighter that its would bring him ballot
Congress nsstent
that fighter land should
National Capital there constitutional pro-
vision for VOTE Our District
explain satisfactorily to their comrades and allies
from the District were denied the voting privilege.
POTENTIAL VOTERS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED EACH OF
TWELVE STATES.
The population of voting age the 1910
census 47479 Exclusive of aliens citizenship
rpored) The District total population all
1850 8O2178 of 81
the 1910 voting figure by 81 would give
estimated STA, 500 in 1885,
bulletin There is an unascertanabe
number of in the District Columbia voting
residence in any State"
there were approximately
estimated voting figures 1850 4605OO who
voee This number would be greater than
voting each of II States number
in two other States.