Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-31
resident Wants Congress to
s sr a Law to Prevent Dis
animation Against It.
|ouR1fuL If If HAS POWER.
Jenkins of House Ju-
|dieiary Committee Takes Con-
seryatlys View Of Its Right.
psrerrcd TO Attorney General
,rdre Everest Explains His Ae-
lion in PIausbnrg Case

.5,,cn Ian. a--lf Preside''
's,.s,, can bring such thing about
ssre.s viii pass law when WIZ
-, determination against the NM
i. il tho army or the navy. seVefa'
ses involving this question are penu-
1 .tste courts. hut the more re-
>, case of the refusal of o skating
h proprietor Mt Plattsburs, n. t. 10
ri, two soldiers IN uniform, when
~ t,s,ained by Judge Everst OF tne
rsur, mas given an impetus to tne
f,.o,,ent Sc, on foot by the president
b,ne time ago to Insist tnae wy vi
I'M shall he recognized IN All Npup'ic
faces, ,t, pia,t.
IN interesting phase of the fia
srr case developed today when 1t pc
Sme known the Judge Everest recent-
4 wrote the president stating tne
Sopnds on which he based his declsiVli'
kalntainins that the case was not Que
<i,hin the meaning Of the bill OF rights
Meeting the question OF race, creed Oh
Nor He frankly expressed the op|n-
In however that the matter should be
kken ND by Congress and a bill passed
kakine IT an offcnse 10 discriminate
kaInst the uniform OF the army or
INV This letter was referred by the
resident 10 Chairman jenkins of the
Suse judiciary committee. VINO TOOK
Ather conservative view as 10 the right
4 Congress to deal with the question.
HI suggesting that the opinion OF the
hdgo Acknowledgement and the attor-
3 general might be sought IN refer
hce thereto Chairman Jenkins al the
kme time related two instances which
hd come under his personal obserYa-
Ion where proprletors Of public cafes
td gone to guests and notified them to
&tar their coats or else icaye the prem
5es. This was not discrimination
sainst the guests IN question. but was
objection to their mode Of dress, .
pstlon IN which he thinks the proprie-
Irs were justified.
However. acting on DIR. jenkins sDg-
BtIon, the whole subject has been re-
fred to the Encouragement for his
cffon,
IN his endorsement. Judge Advocate
IN. Davis SAYS:
rRespectfully returned IN the militia
secretary, Section - A, of the bill
right az the state OF New York
Nntains the requirement. If a person
Fho owns. occupies manages or con-
rrols building, park, enclosure or
pther place, opens the same to the pub
tc generally at stated periods or other
Eise, he shall not discriminate against
lny person or class of persons in the
Price charged for admission thereto.
4 person violating the provisions of
lhls section Is guilty OF a misdemean-
Dr.
Section % provides that all persons
hithin the jurisdiction of this state
pau be entitled 10 the full and equal
recommendations. advantages, facilities
lnd privileges OF inns, restaurants, ho-
Fs, eating houses. bath houses, bar
'er SHOPS, theaters, muslcales, public
'onveyances on land and water, and
n other places of public accommoda-
zen or amusement, subject only TO the
Enditions and limitations established
BINS
The foregoing requirements are more
comprehensive in their terms than ia
Sfetlon Y, in which exclusion on the
sfglnd OF race, color or previous con-
tbited 20
IN VIEW Of the very general char
.gef o. the language used In the Sec
WE above cited, II is recommended
,n4i me papers in this case be referred
Y lhe department Of justice with the
isVuesI mat 1t be examined with
WV 70 determine the propriety of OBJ
ramlg q review of the decision rem
E 'as BY the court of original jurisdic-