Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-13
The German-Amerteau Org AMI ration
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In this City.
THEIR OBJECT TO IsFLUENCE LEGISLATION
IN REFBRENCK TO THE SALE OF BEER The
OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH, ere.
The German American Representative Com
mittee OF the District OF Columbia is a new
organization of the German citizens, composed
OF nve delegates from each legislative district,
their object being TO oppose all restrictions by
! the authorities upon the sale of lager beer and
\ 70 oppose laws for the compulsory observance
/ or the Sabbath. In the preface TO their consti-
tuition they state that "there never existed in
! this District an organized body of German
Americans for political purposes until the 10th
I day of October last, when, aroused by the tenn
/ perance movement which was sprung upon both
! political parties, they assembled ia mass meet
| ing over five hundred Germans being presently
! and resolved to unite, without regard to former
party affiliations, for the one great purpose the
! defedt Of all present and future moremeHts Of ne
/ temperance fanatics" At this meeting a resolu-
| ton was passed creating executive commit
tee, empowered and directed to organize per-
msnent body, consisting of delegates from all
| parte of the District, charged with the duty OF
! guarding the rights and privileges of the Ger
mans against any encroachment, by law or
otherwise, that may in future be attempted.
Subsequently q constitution AMI bylaws was
adopted in accordance with what has been
stated above. The object Is declared to be Ito
incite and perpetuate, on the part of the Ter
mans Of this District, lively feeling OF interest
in all social and political questions; to perfect
their political education; to induce resident
Aliens TO become citizens, and assist them in
obtaining their naturalization papers, and to
battle unitedly and energeticslly against any
anu al movements 10 effect this
lt Is proposed "to organize citizens clubs in
every legislative district; to hold freq ueut meet
lngs, in which local politics shall be ventilated
anu erect the repeal o. obnoxious laws already
e1stlng ana prevent the passage OF new laws"
Inc recent action taken by the police commits
siOners IN relation to liquor licenses Is given a
new impetus to this organic alton, several OF its
members being affected by IL.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
a meeting Of the organic alton was held last
night, Mr.. Simon Wolf in the char, and a re
Nised code OF bylaws was adopted.
Messrs. A. II. Underwood and Matthew Trim
Bile, from the committee to memorabilia Con-
gress in favor of the extension of the elective
franchise in this District expressed their hearty
approval of all the measures proposed by the
representative committee, and favored a mass
meeting to-discuss the questions now agitating
the Germans.
Mr.. Wolf stated that he had waited on
Gen. Chapman, who had informed him that
ne would favor the views of the Germans
in every possible way; that be would cheerfully
introduce bill, First, to give all the official
advertising to the Journal the same as the Re
PVblicaH, Chroaicle, and STAR, and that he
would see that this committee, or any other,
should receive hearing; second, that he intro
duced bill In regard to the powers of the board
Of police, as he was in duty bound to do; that
ne would do the same for us or any one else, az
long as the bill was respectful in character and
cone, and that he would aid us before the cDm-
mttee to discuss our side of the case; third that
the taxing OF church property was certainly a
public necessity, but as to how il should be
brought about was somewhat uncertain, but
be was cert .inly ready to cooperate"
A committee (Messrs. Richter, Wagner. Sauer
Benter, HolstetD, Augenstein and Leins,) was
appointed to cooperate with members OF the
meeting.
The chair stated that in an interview with
Governor Shepherd, regarding the charges
made against Henry Will, esq, hour inspect0r
that official had stated that he ignored the accu-
because Mr.. Will was a German. He had far
ther stated that he was perfectly satisfied with