The Washington herald., 1907-12-02

nishing Inference That He May /
Ask Inquiry Into Sale of Liquor.
BY the adoption Of a resolution last
night the temperance forces of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, in mass meeting. in
voked the aid Of President Roosevelt in
an effort to regulate the liquor traffic in
the nations Capital
The resolution asks the President to APP
point a commission to make inquiry into
the sale of liquor in the city Of Washing
ton and vicinity
Two Meetings Are Held
Two meetings in widely separated parts
of the city signalizcd the institution OF
the battle yesterday. In both of these the
object was the discussion of prohibition.
In one. that Of the afternoon. il was
announced that a bill making it unlawful
10 engage in liquor selling in the District
viii this day be presented to Congress.
In the evening meeting the point OF
attack was transferred from the legis-
latiye branch of the government 10 the
asked by those who met at that time
representing practically every temperance
organization in this city-to investigate
the consequent effects Of the licensed
liquor traffic" When the resolution en-
'odylnS this request was presented for
'onsideraion. attention was called by its
sponsor. Rev. Zed II. Copp. to the fact
that Mr.. Roosevelt required an iuvestj-
cation Of the methods OF the Eig packing
houses Of the country The inference
VAS that the President can also be called
upon 10 investigate the conditions srIr
rounding the sale of HqGor.
However. the legislative branch of the
government viii not be passed bv with
ont notice. At the evening meeting il
Was also announced that bills for the
prohloltion Of liquor i'm the District are
IN course OF preparation by some of the
societies represented.
Many Church Members Present.
At the afternoon meeting. at which
there were for the most part church
members present. It was announced
;hat many members of the Congress
favor the prohibition in the District.
At the evening meeting at which were
present representatives of almost every
temperance organization I'm the CITY this
statement was strengthened bv others
Of the same nature
With the exception of the resolution
asking the President to investigate IN,
sale of liquor the NEST important ac-
ton taken during the day by the forces
ol prohibition, was the passing Of a reso.
lHtion looking 10 a meeting OF represen.
tatves of all temperance organization,
IN Washington. This meeting. the tim,
for the holding Of which is Yet TO be de
cided. will probably result i'm the hold
ing of monster demons tyation by tn
prohibition forces iD SONS han or thea
ter. II IS possible. in this connection
that when Rev Zed II. Copp. Mrs. Clin
ton ]. Smith, president of the Washing
ton " G. r.. L.. and John r. Mabona2
OF the Prohibition Crusaders. present In
resolution 90 the President. "A demoustra
ton viii be made outside the Whit
House by the forces of the white rib
bon"
The meeting Of last evening was hell
in Bethany Chapel at Thirteenth ana
streets. Rev Zed II. Copp presiding OF
iiccr. i'm calling the meeting To order
said 81 WAS undertaken for the purpos
of forming closer alliance among or
sanizauons of the District which hav
prohibition FOR their aim
Sympathize with Project.
Mrs. Clinton Smith. the next speaker
said the ". c. r. L. has about Id
members in the District and that ther
are probably another thousand in IN
city who sympathize with the precept
thereof
NO matter what law you desire {
make i'm regard TO the liquor traffic j
the District" said Mrs Smith. the il
terests Of whisky will fight it, The ol
Gauizatons must organize among then
selves TO fight back il they are 20 vi
out"
The next speaker was y. +. Vowel
high chief ruler OF the Rechabites. NJ
NowelIs said there are between So0 al
lo09 members of his society I'm Washing
TON. lie said the Rechabites believe
working among those men who hay
fallen into the gutter Of life through n
use Of liquor. He said his organizatiC
has more than $1,000 members in Il
United States. who are opposed TO q
traffic
Mr.. Nowels then took q mildly couch,
shot at the Personal Liberty League ?
said he could not see the tenability of q
position of those leaguers who speak
an invasion Of their personal privileges
citizens. when society seeks "a. preve
them from the sale of liquor Mr. VOr
els said that whenever society is injur,
in any one Of its members by any acti,
of another member. the second may Iay
fully be called 10 account for such intr
sion.
An Oklahoman'S Views.
From Oklahoma came the next speakC
Mrs. Abbie B. Hulerman president of L
Womens Christian Temperance Union
that State. Mrs Hillerman told of I
strenuous times in Oklahoma. when Z
forces of prohibition sought TO bring h
into the Union with skirts clear Of [
stain Of the liquor traffic.
Mrs. Hnlerman said the fight had TO
waged In three different places. and
three different times. First. she sa
when the Statehood bill was up in Co
gross. the tight was wagcd there.
failed. Then it was taken to the ok
homa constitutional convention. The co
vention put the question up TO the peoI
NJ an election. Then and then only was