Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-23
At THE WHITE HOUSE
A Prohibition Campaign issue
Promised. A
HEPBURN = D0LLlVER BILL.
Declared to Be Federal Recognition
of the Principle.
OREGON'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY
No Action Taken In Charges Filed
Against Mr.. Bristol-Grosvenor
May Be Cared For.
0REG0N'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY

The greatest German organization In this
country threatens to make an issue in tho
coming congressional campaign II Congress
passes the Hepburn-Dolliver bill. which
gives federal recognition 10 prohibition
A strong contingent of prominent Germans
who have been here appearing before the
judiciary committee of the House to protest
against this measure called upon the Pres
ident today. At the head OF the visitors
were ex-Sheriff Edward ]. Hansen OF New
York and A. Arans OF the same city.
The National German American All
ance. which We came here to represent In
this hearing. has membership of million
and half actual voters. and the organiza-
ton is unalterably opposed to the Hepburn
Dolliver bill" said ex-Sheriff Hansen. The
Germans are intensely interested In this
subject. They see a disposition to push
prohibition through federal channels. They
are not only opposed to anything or this
kind believing prohibition to be the great
est farce ever inflicted upon public, but
they are far more strongly opposed TO the
features of the bill that take away the m
dividual liberty that the German-Amert-
can citizen stands for.
Any bill that prevents man getting what
he wants to drink or eat, In any part OF the
United States. is an infringement on the
Constitution of the country and a worse re-
striction of individual liberty and action.
We feel that the Constitution gives a man
the right to order whatever he wants IN one
state and have 1t delivered to him withou.
interference In another. Any law that pre-
vents that will be bitterly fought by Ger
mans, and we will carry Il into the cam
paigns of the future. We are aroused on
this subject, we find that gradually the
prohibition vagaries are encroaching on the
liberty of the citizen. This whole thing Is
a matter Of state legislation, and the gov
eminent has nothing to do with 1t.
Mr.. Tamsen said there were over 300
lodges OF the National German-Americai.
Alliance in New York city alone. and that
all of them were watching the proceedings
of Congress in all things In which they are
Interested.
Oregon District Attorneyship.
President Roosevelt has not taken action
In the charges flied against District Attor-
rey william c. Bristol of oregon. These
charges were forwarded to the district at
torney with the opportunity to make an
swer. His answer has been forwarded to
the Department of Justice and laid before
the President. but the latter has not had a
chance to read the answer and to critically
examine the whole case. Mr.. Bristol was
made district attorney some time ago upon
the recommendation of Francis J. Heney
of San Francisco who had been named as
special attorney for the government In the
prosecution of the land fraud cases OF ore
gon, which involved Mr.. Mitchell. The pro-
test against HeDeN remaining III lHt biiAto
became so strong that II was necessary 10
put in a local man, and upon heneyS
recommendation Bristol was chosen. Ihs
charge against Bristol, said TO be contained
entirely in a letter of his own handwriting.
is that he accepted fee one side of Il
case and then opened up negotiations Win
the other side for compensation IN pushing
the matter to a satisfactory conclusion.
Senator Fulton of Oregon has been unre-
lenting in pushing the case against Bristol,
who was named without his Endorsement
He was a White House caller today.
The President today received delegation
from Colorado representing the American
National Live Stock Association. headed by
the president, Murdo Mackenzie The live
stock people have been here to appear be-
fore congressional committees on measures
OF Importance to them.
White House omens Of Spring.
The first omen of spring made It's APP
pearance IN the White House grounds 20
dav. It was a solitary blackbird. which
tried to make the most of its lonely con-
dition. The visitor will be followed by
many Others and In few weeks the
grounds will be alive with blackbirds and
robins 1t is in these grounds that they
obtain their food and build their homes.
The White House crocuses have reared
their heads above the grounds where they
are planted and In a short time VIII be
In bloom, dotting with yellow the entire
place.
Grosvenor May Be Cared For.
1t is the intention of the friends of Gen
eral Charles II. Grosvenor. who has been
defeated for denomination in his district.
to ask the President to care for the vete-
ran Ohio politician. The term of General
Grosvenor does not expire until March or
next year, and the President Will have a
number of good places open by that time.
There Is a strong feeling that the Presi-
Iar+ will ola a a
the Ohioan. While a diplomatic post Is
talked of the suggestion has been made
that the interstate commerce commission
would be more suitable to the talents OF
the defeated representative. General Gros-
venpr has been most friendly terms at
the White House and his advice has been