New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-07
ON THE SITUATION
RESIDENTS OF LIQUOR DEALERS AS
SOCIATIONS ADVISED SALOON
KEEPERS TO CLOSE.

Strong expressions of feeling on the Sunday
closing question we're given out yesterday by
Hugh DOlan, president of the Liquor Dealers
Association of the State of New-Hork. lie SAID;
was greatly surprised to hear that there had
been any arrests for excise violations, for
had counselled the liquor dealers, both those
holding hotel licenses and those having only
the ordinary bar certificate, to Keep slrlctly
within both the spirit and the letter OF the
law. But there are those, you know, VINO VIII
listen to mans advice. These men nave
opened up and have been promptly arrested. ana
I want to say that they will find that the as
ISOLATION has sympathy for them, nor VIII II
furnish any of those arrested TO-DAY with couh-
sci or bonds. We did not wish 10 nave the po-
lice make capital the expense of the liquor
men, and we hoped the members of the as
soca ton would heed the ACCOMPLISHMENT of the
officers of the organization and keep closed; ana
| am glad to say that far as | can learn with
one or two exceptions, all of those arrested so
far re not members of our association. we are
law abiding citizens and If there nave beeh
slight deyiations from the exact Interpretation
of the law regulat ting the traffic in liquors 1t has
been in response 10 a general pubhc demand.
For my part as long the present law exists
my advice to the LIQUOR dealers is 10 Keep
strictly within Its bounds.
LINDINGF.R SAYS HE IS SATISFIED
Fritz Lindinger, president Of the Central
Ii1uor Dealers Association. expressed his en-
tire satisfaction with the situation. He added
have been pretty well over the city today.
and find that with probably few exceptions
here and there the members of our association
have kept closed throughout the day Many or
those holding hotel licenses. even, have re-
NAMED closed in Difference to the wishes of the
association Those who open under the pro
lection of hotel licenses, so far as | am abie
20 observe are keeping strictly 20 the letter OF
the law and selling drinks onl, with meals or
whatever n customer cares to order NO drink
was sold without al least sandwich. whicH IS
legally a meal What the effect OF all TINS
will he I cannot say. and time alone can tell
It seems to me that a modification or the pres
crt law will be the ultimate outcome OF the SIT
uatcn.
Mr. Lndneer would not discuss the action OF
the patroI!nen in starting the present crusade.
District Attorney Jerome had little to say on
the excise question when seen by Tribune re
porter lie was busily engaged in packing his
trunk at the Brunswick. and the problem OF
getting = multitude Of clothes into the narrow
limits of one steamer Trunk gave him much
more trouble than the excise situation.
Il haven't any men out on it, said he And
have no reports to receive. What's the use
Of my talking about It, anyhow? / don't feel
like talking about it.
Ex-Polire Commissioner Frank Moss declared
that he vas not Prepared 20 discuss the subject
because of unfar1iliarity with the situation. He
said he had no official information at hand, ana
was not certain Of the purpose of the revolt OF
the patrolmen which had resulted IN the CLOSING
Of saloons.
There may he something back of it all he
said but prefer not to give my conclusions
until have investigated the matter more THOR
oughly.'
Police Commissioner Partridge said that from
all he was able 20 observe ii wet day
ION the outside" He would say nothing about
the dryness of the day from an excise point OF
view. .
At the headquarters of the Society for the
Prevention of Crime, No. 100 East Twenty
second-st.. everything was quiet NO repre-
sentative OF the organization could be seen by
Tribune reporter. The sergeant on duty at the
Nalison-st. station said that some OF the agents
of the society had been doing work in his pre-
cinct but with what result he was unable 70 say
The expected exodus to New-Jersey OF thirsty
New-Yor1erS fell far short Of expectations
There was absolutely Crowding OF Terry
boats and there nothing in the transporta-
ton Of passengers across the river to excite
comment.
AS a result of meeting of the liquor dealers
In Queens Friday. at which 1t was decided
20 observe the excise law yesterday, the saloons
were closed in that borough.