Evening star., 1951-08-12

IN I'm United States and to submit spirit of men
we@~~ @@~%@ anxious to right wrong"
Jesse Suffer- The hearings should given now are in
he forum OF the Senate and House of Representatives
each body should the hearings before
tne legislatures OF the 4S States long overdue.
Volumes Of Testimony Support Representation
For striking unanmity District of Columbia
citizens have earnestly peoned Congress enabling amend
ton the Government of their country petitions have been
supported uniformly by the local business labor
State organizations have plea grant of an
American political unrepresented fellow
Americans of the District.
This campaign beginning organized form in 1916
Committee fhe District of Columbia hearing
reported favoahy to the Senate in 1922 This eamed
In two succeeding Congresses.
by Committees on the udici-
of both House and Senate and by
reported measure favoably in
representation to the House This
failed to be considered by the House because inability
Committees reported
ably to the full committees which failed to act
printed reports hearings have made fine
informative record Because the uness
mee on the judiciary o are reluctant to hold
avoided by hearing testimony by Dr. Meyer Jacoben OF the
States Chamber of
"These authorities" Chairman Wiley
to the committee at request in order present objective state
ments which would for the by
the committee Of the subject of national for the Dis
tct Columbia and matters relating thereto Both these
spoke purely individual capacities rather than for their respective
organizations"
policy confined their discussion purely objective state
ment of historical development of the of the District
activity within
resolutions for constitutional amendment well as home rule
purpose committee executive
enable members become familiar with the
issues involved and that they might freely question
authorities The chairman the committee explained that there
part substitute
of these gentlemen for the testimony of all of the inter-
committee wanted this preliminary and
or not should be held on the capper
such discussion sit felt that conserving
be The Committee finally decided to lay the matter over
until later date at which time would make its decision OF whether
amendment lay indefinitely without vote On
Joint Resolution expired with the end Of the Congress
Committee Needed to Hear Ardent Advocates
representative committee Of the voee and mrepresented ss
Senate Committee Judiciary
the situation clearly through its selected pokemen The committee
citizen of the District Columbia not only needed
Of these American citizens at the National
and enjoy the BLESSINGS liberty to like other American
They politically defective
citizens of their humiliation being simply subjects Of the great
Republic but not its rulers They would have learned how
these vo and unrepresened while denied fundamental
American citizenship which are common to the
SOVEREIGN States These people in seeking hearing were
petition redress of grievances"
Resolution g. was only proponent
that in executive session on February TO- He later had his
OF Trade had reprints made In the
the amendment to the
Constitution would accomplish, he said:
this method unimpared intact the primary
purpose creation of special Federal district for the
namely absolute therein Of single
All conceivable conflict between local authority
authority will impossible en just the trainers
intended that should be impossible Then
will exist but judiciary local and Federal
National Government will continue
supreme respect. But this supremacy will
principles of American government 1t will be maintained without
the sacrifice of the rights of nearly half million OF law-abdng
and patriotic American citizens.
understand that this committee would like to get rid OF this
matter which has been its lap for many years and my advice
member of the Senate is that the best
which accomplish that desire to report the proposed amend
debated in the Then
perfectly reasonable fundamentally American proposal
approved Senate and the House
similar action and then the State Lega
lures ratification by threefourths of the States.
of fundamental Americanm should as
with American principle OF
people, by the people and for the people Ours
of part of the people, by part OF
people, and for all of the people.
"And in conclusion, tell friends that until
Justice is Americans of the Nations Capital
this will the Senate Judiciary
1t settled right
eyes nations usdo we practice what
preach?"