Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1930, Page 6

V.FW HEADCALLS FOR VOTE IN D. C. | Maj. Miller Urges Veterans to Aid in Movement in Radio Talk. - ! A stirring plea on behalf of voteless Sashingion was delivered over the radio last night by Maj. Harvey L. Miller, Marine Reserves, department command- er of the District Chapter, Veterans of Foreign ., who ve the first of four addresses in a series designed to urge national representation for the Capital Maj. Miller spoke from station WRC in a program arranged by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in co-operation with the citizens' joint committee on mna-| i and sponsored by | the National Broadcasting C Discussing nation: from the viewpoint of eran, Ma). Miller answered the quest “What concern is it of war veterans r siding outside of the District of Colum- | bia whether or not residents of Was ington enjoy the privileges of suffrage? “Tn men who have served overseas, | of which type of Americans the ranks @ the veterans of Foreign Wars are’ exciusively composed, it is something of a shock,” he asserted, “to realize that in the Cap'tal of the Nation for which we foupht ther: are fine Americans who. though W now in the Win- ter of life, have single bal- lot for a public official, becau present laws they are denied t ‘The Veterans of Forcign Wars ask, that what Americanism stands for?” ty of ours is a big, fine, mod- murity of I'gh-class psrmanent = he saic. “It does not ad- 'n Congress adjourns. We r side here, pay taxes here, volunteer fo our country’s service {rom here, go ove seas to fight from here and, in many eases, come back to be buried here. | Bll;: we vote neither here nor anywhere elser resider Journ Entitled to Suffrage. Maj. Miller poirded out that at the thirtieth annual national encampment of the Velerans of Foreign Wurs in St. Paul, Minn., last August. the organiza- tion ' adopted without dissenting vote resolutions declaring as their bellef “<hat the residents of the District of Columbia are justly entitled to tull suf- frige on a parity with the citizens of every State of the Union and full rep- resentation in the Nationsl Government, which taxes them and sends them to wa Tepresentative of the thought of ove: seas veterans living in all sections of the country, specifically indorsed “the | pending congressional joint resolution Droposing an amendment to the Con- satution of the United States empow ering Congress to cure this existing un- | American condition.” | The program on which Maj. Miller spoke was broadcast from station WRC | between 10:30 and 11 o'clock. Previ- | nbers of the Veterans of For- | progr; by the headquarters at Kansas City and were urged to tune in. The| Overseas Band, composed of 114 pieces, | under direction of Lieut.. Arthur E.| Harper, provided a musical background | to the program, in company with Miss | Elsle Jorss. soprano, the band sodlist. | The second in the series of broad- | casts will be given over the air mext| Monday evening. Maj. Miller's Speech. | The address of Maj. Miller follows: | “In addressing you this evening on | the subject of national representation for the residents of the District of Co- lumbia I have the honor not only to | speak as the commander of the District of Columbia Department, Veterans of Wars of the United States, but also to brnig you this appeal from the | entire national body of that organiza- | tion. In short, I have the honor to| speak tonight with the voice of every | post of the Veterans of Toreign Wars in | sentation was | citizenship that I | s0il to secure liberty and democrac He added that this resolution, | M CALLS FOR BALL MAJ. HARVEY our country, from Bangor to San Diez from Seatile to Key Wost. “At the ihiriieth annual national en- campment of the Velerans of Foreign Wars, held in St. Paul, Mam., st August, the following resolution v.as adopted without » dissenting vot: “ ‘Whereas taxation without repre- Gie of the major impo- sitions which_caused the Uniled States to become w free Nation, and “‘Whereas the Velerans of Foreign Wars of the United States represent as fought on fol oiher peoples from 1898 to the present date. and | “ ‘Whereas Lhe residents of the Dis- trict of Columb'a have cheerfully and willingly obeyed all the dictates of good | citizenship, from bearing arms to pay- taxes, and ‘Whereas the residents of the Dis: trict of Columbia have been sand siill | are deprived by law of the first rights due u citizen of the United States, in | that they do not have the right to vote, consequence of which ihey have no | representation whatever in their Na- tional Government and, not befug clii- sens of & State, cannol sue or be sued in the courls of the United Stales, & right which is sccorded eveu to aliens, | ad “* “Whereas the principal organizations | of the District of Columbia, with the indorsement of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States, the Ame Pederation of Labor and the Ni tional 1 re tedly y striving to | cure un-American condition through an amendment W the Consti- tution of the Untied States empowering Congress t grant unto the residents of the District of Columbia voling repre- sentation in the Senate and House of Representatives, the vote for President and Viee President and access to the Federal courts upon the same basis as citzens of the several States, therefore e it “ ‘Resolved, That the Veterans of Foleign Wars of the United States of | America, in thirtieth annusl national encampment assembled, at St. Paul, Minn,, record our bellef that the resi- dents of the District of Columbia are Justly entitled to full suffrage on & parity with thé citizens of every State of the Unlon and full representation in the National Governmeut, which taxes them and sends them to war. We further record our approval of the pending congressional joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Con. IMENS WEAR| THE FEVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. O, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 19%. OT IN DISTRICT L. MIL stitution of the United States empower- ing Congress to cure this existing un- American condition.” Asked to Contact Legislators. “The department commander of each State departmeni, and through him each pest commsander, 35 hereby re- quested (o contact in writing their re- spective Senators and Cougressmen, asking them to fully support legislation that would grant to the residents of the District of Columbia the full rights and benefits of complete suffrage, particu- larly as embodied in the aforesaid pend- ing cougressional joint resolution, as one of the fundamental principles for which members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars have gladly fought on foreign soil. t first blush one might ask ‘What concern is it of v ur veterans residing outside of the District of Columbia whether or not residents of Washington enjoy the privileges of suffrage?’ In- deed, that vei question was asked at our thirtieth national convention in St. Paul, but was soon answered to the sat- A Rellection of )/ou That is exactly what a letterhead is when it goes out over the world to carry your business mes~ sage. 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At St. Paul buddies and shipmates from the various States were dumfounded to learn that here in the Nation's Capital we had no such thing as suffrage; that here we v&ere really not citizens of the United States in the full meaning of the word, The ballot box is a sacred right to an American. of Columbia we are denied that sacred ht, and when our members from the various States of the Union were made fully aware of this un-American state of affairs they readily and unanimously passed the resolution for District of Co- lumbia national representation. , Not fonly did they pass the resolution, but Wil back up this resolution with indi- viduel letters to their respective Sen; tors and Congressmen urging these offi- cials to vote in favor of legislation pro- viding national representation for the District of Columbia. To our comrades and shipmates from other States, we of | the District of Columbia oc sition of comrades in distress, and ou obligation makes it imperative to aid comrades in distress, “To men who have served the colo overseas, of which type of Americans { the ranks of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars are exclusively composed, it is the Capital of the Nation for which we fought there are fine Americans ‘vho, though they are now in the Winter of ilfe, have yet to a single ballot for 2 public official, 'aws they are denled that right. Veterans of Foreign Wars ask, * what Americanism stands for? “This city of ours is a big, fine, mod- ern community of high- permanent residents. It does not adjourn when ‘We reside here, pay er for our country’s om here, go overseas to fight s that neithe: here nor anywhere e Population Exceeds 7 States. “The District of Columbia has popu- { lation both in quality and quantity. 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In per- centages of men who served in the World War the District of Columbia showed the way to 43 of the States. The population has increased to more than & half million and at present ex- ceeds or.equals that of each of nine States, “As In the States, our organization here is confronted with many veterans' problems. When such problems occur, let us say for example, in Massachu- setts, and when legislation will remedy conditions, your Massachusetts veterans go to their Senators or Congressmen, the ballots of the veterans having | helped to elect these officlals, and for remedial legislation. When we the District of Columbia are confronted | with similar problems we must ask our comrades from other States to go to the bat for us, because we are denied the right of full citizenship, “Our -forefathers fought and gave | their lives for ‘no taxation without rep- | resentation.” They did not mean i tion without rep: ntation, except | in the Capital of the Nation we died or. “When Abraham Lincoln spoke his immortal lines, ‘that government of the people by the people for the people shall not perish from this earth,’ he did not | add ‘except in the District of Columbia.’ “Today our organization is kept busy taking care of wounded and disabled men for whom the World War will never be over. It is hollow mockery to look these broken overseas fighting men in the face or to stand before the Tomb | of the Great Unknown in Arlington and hark back to the days when we fought ‘for democracy’ for other peoples | and do not even have the privileges of | democracy as residents of the Capital City of our own country. It would be | funny if it were not so tragic. ! “It does not take a master memory | | to recall the great promises made back in 1917 when the long ranks of olive drab, blue and forest green swung past the reviewing stands outward bound for death or glory. Anything and every- thing ‘the boys’ wanted would be grant- ed them if they would only go out and win. Fine promises of those hectic days are now valued at a dime a dozen, The veterans resident in the District of Go- | lumbia have asked for the fulfiliment | n | right of the President of the United upon thousands of voices from every State and city in the Union, the Veterans of Foreign Wars are asking for what is thelr just due—the right of suffrage in the city they call home. “The Veterans of Forelgn Wars will not believe that the framers of the Con- stitution of the United States intended that American citizens anywhere be de- | nied the right to vote. ‘Would Not Alter Government, “The leglslation we ask of Congress would not alter the form of govern- ment. We do not ask to elect & mayor and aldermen. We do not ask that the of none of these promises. Now, backed by the thousands States to appoint local officials be re- voked. But we do ask for proper repre- sensation in the Senate and the House, just as the States have, and the vot for President and Vice President, so that we can at least say that we are citizens and not merely inmates of the istrict of Columblia. “The Veterans of Foreign Wars is an | old-organization and a proud one. Our outfit takes its hat off to no other or- ganization. Our bond of comradeship is one founded on service under the Stars and Stripes on foreign soil. I know of no finer bond of comradeship. The Veterans of Forelgn Wa founded in 1898. Our ranks ar posed of men who served their cou on foreign soil or in hostile waters over. seas and under fire, in the Army, Navy, | arine Corps or Coast Guard. We do not have to theorize on the supreme duties of cl!lu hip as called for in | time of war. We do not have to go to the movies or to read books to learn what the real service of American citi- zenship is about. We have made the sacrifices d laid to rest on foreign soll our comrades who made the su preme sacrifice. We fulfilled our duties citizens in time of war out where e going was tough., With peace we return o the peace-time duties of citi- zenship, carrylng the battle for a better United States of America forward and up. That is why we ask for full privi- leges of citizenship in the District of Columbia. “All over the United States Veteran: of Foreign Wars posts have been re. quested to listen in on our program to. night. To them I have the honor to bring the word: ‘Back up your national convention at St. Paul with direct ac- tion now. Write to your Senators and Representatives now and tell them it is the wish and desire of your post, as a body, that the privileges of national representation in the District of Co- lumbia be accorded residents of that District of Columbia.' “Our organizatiop, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is an evergreen organi- zation. It never dies as long as. the Stars and Stripes see action on foreign soll. Others will die out as time takes its toll. We will not. And from now on until victory is ours we are solidly behind the movement for national rep- resentation for the District of Colum- bia, The veterans who served overseas have a habit of stringing along in the thick of the fight until victory is ours. So we will stand solidly behind suffrage | for the District of Columbia until that ame right of citizenship is granted. “The time-honored insignia of our beloved order, the Veterans of Forelgn Wars, is the cross of Malta superim- posed by the seal of the United State: Since the days when the cross of Ma was worn emblazoned on the mailed coats of the ancient crusaders at the walls of Jerusalem that device has been the badge of the overseas fighting man, It is our badge today. e Veterans of Foreign Wars are America’s true knight- hood. 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