The Washington times., 1911-10-09
ANTETREATING BEST
SOLUTION TOu|QUOR
ISSUE, SAY GERMANS
Prohibition Condemned by
. Alliance-Drinkinga at
|, Bar Is Decried.

That anti-reating, not prohibition, is
the proper step to take in the direction
of temperance is the text of a resolu-
ton that was unanimously indorsed in
the National German-American Alliance
convention today. Philip Rappaport, of
the Indiana delegation. presented the
resolution and called upon all members
OF the alliance to pledge themselves not
to accept or to give treats and not to
drink over a bar.
These remarks were greeted with ap-
plause, and the resolution was adopted.
Consideration of prohibition was one
of the chief questions of discussion at
the session yesterday afternoon ana
evening.
Prohibition was assailed as an in
fringment on personal liberty. Ihe
State of Maine was congratulated on It's
stand against the prohibition law that
stood on its statute books FOR years
That the State has no more right to
adopt an absolute prohibition than 1t
has to prescribe the manner Of dress
and food of the people was set forth in
the resolutions presented by Delegate
J. S. Sutro, of the New York delegation,
who is chairman of the committee on
temperance
That the press in certain sections OF
the country either deliberately or acci-
dentally misrepresentS conditions and
government, was asserted by several
delegates. Efforts were defeated to
secure the adoption of a policy Of boy
cotting and seeking to coerce those
papers that print Misrepresentation OF
the German land and people.
Defends Newspapers.
Judge Henry Weissman, of New York
led in the opposition to the plan. He
said that the only way to accomplish
results is to call the attention of the
press to any errors it may make, and
in that way to secure corrections. He
said that few, If any, papers, will know
ingly print that which is untrue or mis-
leading.
The resolution calling upon President
Taft TO remove Immigration Commits
sioner William Williams at New York
was adopted last night. Only twenty
six States were represented on the
floor when the role was called, but the
vote stood twenty-four States for the
removal of the official and two against
It The New York delegation present
ed a divided vote, with the majority
favoring the resolution.
Peace Pacts Endorsed.
Endorsement OF the proposed peace
treaties between Germany. France
England, and the United States was
given on the strength of the report of
the peace committee. DR.. Ernst Rich
IArd, of Columbia University, present
ed the report. DR.. William Gaertner,
of Harvard University. presented a res
olution that was favorably acted upon
setting forth that the time is ripe for
promoting a reciprocity treaty between
the United States and Germany.
The business session that opened al
An o'clock Yesterday afternoon did nO
adjourn until 10 o'clock last night
Many committee reports were received
The delegates attended the severa
German churches in the city YESTERDAY
morning. During the afternoon six
Ilsightseeing touring cars carried th'
delegates and other visitors on cir
cult of the city.
At the Library of Congress Librarian
Herbert Putnam personally received the
party. In his brief address he urged
the alliance to aid in making the Ii
brary of Congress the great national
institution that II should become and
in furthering library work in the COM
munities represented in the convention.
With the close of The business ses-
sion last night the convention visitor!
were the guests of the Arion Gesa ng
Verein, the Washington Saengebund
and the Columbia Turn Verein at the
club houses of those organizations. AT
each place President c. J. HeXaner eX-
pressed the thanks of the delegates for
Courtesies extended Refreshments and
programs of music and literary eXer-
Cises were held at each place.