Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1929, Page 3

THE SUNDAY HOLDS D. . VOTE SSETTOCONGRESS Whomas P. Littlepage De-! | elares Representative Would | { Speak for City’s Needs. ! “The granting of representation in| &ongress to residents of the District will | e & boon to the national law making a5 well as to the more than a half | iilion now disfranchised citizens here, k5 providing local spokesmen in_Con- | who are fully conscious of Wash- | [ 's needs and problems, Thomas &L‘tfimze. chairman of the commit- /A%e of the Chamber of Commerce on! ‘enational representation, declared in a talk last night over station WMAL. | ‘While upholding Washington's com- | #mission form of government and its offi- | mials, Mr. Littlepage pointed out that | fhe movement for national representa- | ton would not disturb this form of government, nor limit the control Con- | exercises over the Federal City, | t would provide in both houses of | Congress representatives from the Dis- grict with resultant “positive” benefit to | Poth Congress and the District. { Favored By Members. Many Representatives and Senators | #ow in Congress are in favor of the pro- | posed amendment to the Federal Con- stitution, which would make representa- | tion for Washington possible, the speak- er continued, “and many of these men,” he said, “realize that it would be not only an element of fairness, according to American principles, to extend this | ight to the citizens of the District, but | would be a positive benefit to Congress.’ Mr. Littlepage declared that members of Congress, concerned with national problems, already are overworked and that it is almost impossible for them to glve proper attention to local problems ere without jeopardizing their health. In emphasizing the need of District tesmen in Congress, the speaker inted to the fact that Washington no is & small country town, but a £ity of nearly 600,000—greater than that ©f eight or nine States. Address in Full. Mr. Littlepage's speech follows. Radies and Gentlemen: I am speaking on behalf of the Com- mmittee on National Representation of the Washington Chamber of Commerce. S0 many people I meet seem to have a ‘misapprehension as to what this move- | ment_for “national representation for| the District of Columbia” is that I think it propc= to take a few moments to_expiain it. ‘Those who favor national representa- tion for the District of Columbia are advocating an amendment to the Con- | stitution giving the citizens of the Dis- trict of Columbia the right to select representatives in both branches of Congress and to select presidential elec- tors. It has nothing whatsoever to do with elections for any officials other( than those enumerated. Some people | think that it means the election of all; the officials of the District of Columbia, including the Commissioners and all minor officials. It does not. It in no ‘way interferes with or attempts to take the control of the Capital of the Nation away from Congress and the Federal Government. ‘Would Give Voice in Laws. It will leave the District of Columbia, 8o far as the control by Congress and the Federal Government is concerned, t as it 1s, with the exception that the | ict wil have representatives in! Congress who will have a voice in mak- | ing the laws that its citizens have to| obey. We all know that at the present time the people of the District have ne to say about taxes, military service and the hundreds of other laws! governing the District of Columbia. It seems somewhat absurd that this great outstanding Republic, whose funda- mental principle has been “government | of the people, by the people and for the people.” should refuse to let that prin- ciple obtain in the Capital of the Nation that stands for those principles. We have taken the lead in the world in advocating “make the world safe for democracy,” and yet refuse that same privilege to the citizens of the Capital of the Government that is advocating! that same principle throughout the world. Is it any surprise that the for- eign nations do not regard us quite as sincere as we should like to have them regard us? ‘Washington is a marvelously beautiful city, and is fortunate in having as its werning Commissioners three men of g‘h character and ability. Most of the criticism of the public officials of Wash- ington is entirely unfounded, and if| those who indulge in this criticism| ‘would reflect on conditions in their re-i ive home States they would find that Washington compares most favor- ably with such conditions. But it is ‘wrong in principle not to permit the people here to have something to say about the enactment of the laws which they must obey. Congress can tomor- row, if it 5o desires, pass any law it pleases providing for military service of the citizens of the District of Colum- bla, taxing them upon any basis it de- sires and imposing any other consti- tutional measure upon them that it SPECIAL NOTICE. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- olders of the Atlantic Building Company, ., Will be held at the office of the com- South Fi . Alexandria, Va., 930, at 11 o'clock sm. is meeting is for the election of officers and transaction of company busi- ness. ATLANTIC BUILDING CO.. INC., MYRON M. PARKER. Jr.. President. ROBERT C. DOVE, Secrétary-Treas, PART LOAD FOR GREENBBEORO, N. C. Call_Lincoin_ 8452 HAUL FULL OR PART_LOAD o or from New 'York, Richmond, Boston, Fittsburgh and all way points: special ratcs NATIONAL DELIVERY ASSN., INC.. 1317 ¥._ave. Nati 1460. Local moving aiso. REPAIRING. FAINTING, gutter: spouting: reasonable prices. Norih 5314, or night._Alax Roofing Co. 2038 18th st.n.w WANTED, AT _ONCE—LOAD OR PART OF furniture’ or what have you fo haul to or from Phila.. New York and way points: low- est rate and efficient service guarenteed District 8636. BT IHE, BOARD OF “DIRECTORS OF THE oodridge-Langdon Savings & ~Commercial has declared & semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent pius 1 per cent extra dividend payable on January 15. 1930, on its capital stock to_its stockholders of ‘record on De- cember 31. 1929 The books for the trans- fer of stock wili be closed on December 31, 1829 and remain closed through January, 15, BTS £ BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DI e. E ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STQCK- holders of Carty Electric & Armature Serv- ice.. Inc., will be held at its office. 1608 14th . n.w., Washington. D. C., on January 15, 1930, at’3 o'clock p.m WANTED _RETU] m NEW YORK CITY. DETROIT or D ‘to s enert londi o STORAGE CO., INC.. Cli > RTH. Celebrated Cider Barrel OUT PREDERICIC PIKE. BOUR. EVERY DAY UNTIL JANUARY 2. EXCEPT CHRISTMAS. = JANUAF L5 = TIGER GINGER ALE SERER JOF, FOR, AT, Ty ROLEINSOLN 062" No DELIVERIES ON b3 ERAMANN. 150 TO 754 10th ST S.E. OF LEMON SODA, A G. ANUFACTURER A M RANGE, SARSAPARILLA. ETC. WANTED—RETURN LOAD OP from New York, Ehiiadeinn . J.; Richmond, Ve.. and Baitimore, Md, Smith’s Transfer & Storage Co 1313 U St North 3343 SENSATIONAL reduction in taxicab fares; we take you any distance in the city proper, for FURNITURE Atlantie City. REPRESENTATION FOR D. C. THOMAS P. LITTLEPAGE Before the microphone at radio station WMAL Ilast night. —Star Staff Photo. might deem to be necessary. But the | people here who would be called upon | to respond to military service, taxation, and obey any other laws passed by Con- gress would have no voice in Congress about the fairness, justice or necessity of such legislation. % Many Realize Situation. Many outstanding Representatives and Senators in Congress realize this situation, and are in favor of national representation, and many of these men realize that it would be not only an element of fairness, according to Ameri- can principles, to extend this right to the citizens of the District, but would be a positive benefit to Congress. Mem- bers of Congress are already heavily overworked. They must take care of the whole Nation's business, as well as their respective districts and States. The great increasing problems before this Nation today make it almost im- possible for members of Congress to give the necessary attention to these problems without breaking down their own physical constitution. While it is true that these great problems have increased in the Nation's affairs, it is also true that Washington has grown and developed until it is today a veri- table State. It is no longer the small, overgrown country town on the banks of the placid Potomac, but it has a population of nearly 600,000—a greater population than eight or nine States of the Union. It pays more national taxes than any one of 25 of the States and 1 { more than 10 of the States combined. It sent more soldiers and sailors to the World War than seven of the States. No part of this country under the Stars and Stripes has fulfilled more com- pletely its obligation to the Nation than has the District of Columbia—and yet without any voice whatsoever in the affairs of the Government it so loyally supports. The time has long since come when there ought to be representatives of the District of Columbia in Congress whose principal duty is to study the affairs of the District and to present them to Congress when legislation affecting the District is under consideration. The vast majority of the members of Con- gress are ready, anxious and willing to vote the right way on various problems that come up affecting the District of Columbia, and it would be of very material help to them if from among their own membership there was some on: whose primary duty would be to present the facts and arguments on these matters. However anxious and loyal any Senator or member of the House may be to the District, the fact | remains that for at least nearly half of the time he is compelled to be in his own State and out of personal touch with the problems of the District of | Columbia. Problems Accumulate. ‘These problems accumulate here dur- ing vacation time for Congress, the | same as when Congress is in session, | and it requires a constant, careful study | of these developing factors to be able | to present ‘hem to Congress when the | time comes for legislation. The more carefully any one considers this phase of it the more clearly he will see its importance. Much has been said by those who do not understand this situation as to who would control the balance of power in the District of Columbia. On its face this is another one of the bugaboos | that is used as an excuse but not a reason. The balance of power in any election is controlled by the majority of the voters in such an election, and it is absurd to assume that any politi- cal party or group of individuals or interests of any kind and character could permanently control the majority of voters of the District of Columbia. No city in the United States has a citi- zenship of higher intelligence and better qualifications to vote than the City of Washington, and certainly the citizens of no city in the United States have a hetter opportunity to study and know the importance of electing high-type men to office than do the citizens of ‘Washington. Literature Available. No doubt the question arises to those of you who are listening and believe in this matter as to what you could do to help. And right here let me stop to make a few suggestions. The first and most Important thing is to fully inform yourself about all phases of this ques- tion. Naturally it is impossible to ex- plain all these matters in a short speech over thé radio, but there is maintained in The Star Building by the voluntary contributions of the citizens of the District a Citizens’ Joint Com- mittee on National Representation. If| you will write this committee at The| Star Building, you will receive litera- ture discussing every phase of this question and giving you full and com- plete information. I would suggest that. you first do this, and then, after in- - | forming yourself, discuss it with your friends, get literature for them, and write letters to any Senator or Repre- sentative with whom you are personally To BUSINESS MEN Who Want to Increase Business in 1930 COMPETENT advertising and sales promotion man, with Washing- ton and New York experience, will be available soon. He offers the benefits of a sound mer- chandising train- ing, gained in one of the country’s greatest stores, pius a flair for writing sales - producing copy, plus a knowl- edge of local con- ditions. Full or part- time proposi- 35¢; no charge for extra pas- sengers. BELL CAB CO., National 1770. tions consid- ered. Address Box 100-J, Star Off acquainted, setting forth your views on this question. 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To talk about a citizenship of nearly 600,000 constituting a model city when no one of the 600,000 has anything to say about the laws which govern them is absurb on its face. Why is there any more rea- son for a citizen here to be disfran- chised than in any other city or State in the Union? This question will never be settled until the citizens of the Dis- trict of Columbia are given representa- tion. Children's Outlook. On last Inauguration day I was im- pressed with the great number of boys and girls who live in the District of Columbia who were watching with much admiration the great inaugural cere- monies of the Chief Executive of the United States, and I realized that this was the only city in the United States where the rising generation could never hope to have the opportunity to vote for a President unless he or she left their home city and moved into some other State. They can be drafted into the Army or Navy to support the Gov- ernment in time of war; they can be assessed taxes to help pay the expenses of the Government; they can help in- augurate a President—but they cannot have any voice in the selection of a President or any other. official who governs them. The District of Columbia is the only place under the Stars and Schwartz “Perfect” Blue-W hite Diamond —for Christmas “Never Mind the Money” Open An Account—and Pay Weekly or Monthly is W atches—Silverware—Clocks Novelty Jewelry—Rings Toilet Sets CHAS SCHWARTZ & SON Perfect Diamonds St. N.wW. St. N.W. WATCH C., DECEMBER 22; 1929—PAL ONE. Stripes where taxation without repre- sentation is not regarded as tyranny. Philander Johnson of The Washing- ton Star in a very apt, appropriate and effective way stated briefly the situa- tion when he said: “Two American voters Met here just by chance. ©One came from Russia. Bill Provides for Citizenship. 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