Evening star., 1951-05-20


merely the subjects and not the equals of the American citizens
s una o coD I snsd e here in s City
cpatng in the Government of their country through
in required They holding allegiance
without political status of American citizenship
Woodrow Wilson in answering his question: Just what
than another it
The most important attribute of the American citizen the
pnd by voting in the IN for and Vice
choice to represent him in the Congress.
Rights Obligations Privileges.
epey @ the n ossve Amer can
ons resting citizen Included rendering
elections obedience to the laws service uries
Union occasion arises and finally all alert
Obligations well as the privileges Of citizenship These are
Obligations they be fared out others
There sdesteppng in being American
seeing americans are given
sses p b a Of all h the H. rights
s people those just rights of which
The preamble to the Constitution should be known intimately
a aRa o a no M srea m 1t AS the
cans whether naalzed must feeling
the % e to form
4ets e, s insure % tranquility provide
& % M and n. our % do 9sn and
Conflicting Emotions
To the voteess and American Of the District of
conflicting emotions When he anayzs the meaning Of being
American naturally suggests to him that he is one Of great body
that he can hardly be full ockhoder in this great enese but but
only holder Of stock subject and
Gus responsibilities but with vote whatever the selection the
As his mind the words Of preamble
Why that the good who bona hde residents
District not recognized being of I'VE the people He
recalls that the few Americans scattered what the
land the Constitutional Convention
&c. originally the residents Of the District Of Columbia
eSta
hed the Constitution and their representatives helped to
It has charged that their action nth
Of the 9Th section of the First Article CT the Constitution which
whatsoever the of the Government Of the United
imagination the who then
stituted the Districts realized
participation the Government Of their country
Representation Urgent Need.
What unrepreented people
rounded OUT and % The g cr ae od
pass and submit to the State Legatures for ratiaton an
ment to the Constitution which will definitely give them political
bona d residents here who qualified American citizens
for Senators to them the Senate
them in the House and electors for President and Vice
National CAPITAL should made to the people
exactly what means to the fufedged governing Americans
these y4te1sss the Nations
should semn resolve make earnest and continuous effort
to so e ru dasd a1s and
Americans in the Government OF their country.
"The shall provide that there
in the the electors President Vice
dent elected District constituting
seat Of the Government the United States such numbers and
hereunder shall be subject to amendment and repeal"
Commissioner Publicly Admits Making q Mistake
Believe this heard Commissioner
District Of Columbia modey admit that early in his official
he had This mistake had responsible
unfavorabe action
huoridaon of the District supply This frank manly public
admission made by Joseph Donohue who began his
March
The occasion of this statement the
the 2h anniversary of the University Park Citizens
Association There number of civic leaders other
citizens associations including the president OF the OF
Citizens Associations presidents that
Commissioner Donohue stated that his action had based
limited information and misinformaton Unfavorable citizen
reaction through letters of both and
decided Immediately thorough study of the entire
available of information stated prepared
discussion uoridaon Of the water supply
Having acknowledged his mistake and made this thorough study
he announced that the following day MAY 1 he would
the Commissioners their action and endeav have the
uordaon operation early date
action
thus correct Donohues mistake.
the American University dinner
number had objected to the selection of Mr. Donohue
His public admission of his mistake and declared
oldtiers could recall instance District
missioner admitting either privately publicly that he had
mistake Accordingly the stock of the Commissioner def
ney advanced number of points.
Candidates for elective Office circulate their prospective
constituents whom sell themselves
practice has the before the
organized citizen his appointment sell
himself but also acquainted with
leaders and learn from them for what they
The new Commissioner impreses who