Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-13
|ST0RY Anglers TAFT FOR LOCAL OPTION
Accused of Appointing Romero Mr. Barthods Plan for Dis
to Fulfill Political Deal. trct of Columbia.
CHARGE DECLARED FALSE LIQUOR ISSUE DISCUSSED
New Mexican Senators White Declares People Should
Housc Express Indignation. Jones.Works Bill
CATRONS VERSION OF AFFAIR REPLIES TO THE C. E. UNION
Stamps Published No Motion Made Today
Immediate Consideration
ciary Nomi aion. Of the Measure 81
MIR. BarthoIdt's Plan for Dis
triCt of Columbia.
LIQUOR ISSUE DISCUSSED
Declares People Should Vote on
yones-Works Bill.
REPLIES TO THE C. E. UNION
No Motion Made in House Today
for Immediate Consideration
Z
of the Measure. 81

Local option for the District OF Column
bia and a chance to vote on the jones'
Works excise bill is advocated by Rep
| resentative Bartholdt of Missouri the
only representative so far who has eA-
pressed himself as adverse TO the bill and
| who has been willing TO have his opinion
published in full. Mr.. Bartholdt. on re-
| ceiving letter from r. l.. Holmes, a
member of the Christian Endeayor Union.
| asking for support of the bill, replied
very strongly that he would never sup
port the Jones-Works bill.
In his answer he said:
Il Will say that a compliance with
| your request would infiict a great in
justice upon the District Of Columbia.
| The enactment of that measure with
out consulting the people of the Dis
| trict would practically mean prohibi-
| tion and the confiscation of millions IN
property.
Cites Switzerland Example
when recently the government OF
Switzerland forbade the use of alb
sinthe they Immediately proceeded TO
estimate the damage to individuals and
property and to make compensation for
the same.
Upon reflection you will admit that this
question of this kind. instead of destroy
ing values and incidentally interfering
with the liberties Of the people and their
| innocent customs, either to observe or
relinquiSh which is their inherent moral
rights to determine.
In any event a question such as is pre-
sented in the measure above referred 10,
and which, if settled pursuant to the de-
mands of Incorporate moralizers and re-
formers, would change the whole face or
the National Capital, should not be finally
determined without vote of the people
of the District in accordance with the
! now well recognized principle OF local op-
ton.
For these reasons / shall oppose the
Jones' Works BILL
No Action in House.
The situation regarding the Jones'
Works excise bill in the House of Rep
resentatives is at standstill today. NO
resolution to take il from the committee
4 had been introduced at late hour TINS
afternoon, and members of the rules COM
mittee have not changed their minds
since yesterday, when it was intimated
that no special favoritism would be shown
to the BILL.
Members of the District OF Columbia
Christian Endeavor Union, aided by the
Y. NJ. c. A, the Y. w. c. A. and the Dis
| trict Epworth League. continued yester-
day and last night their campaign in the
effort to line up members of the House
of Representatives in support OF the
Jones-Works excise bill The united ell
| forts, continued today, resulted in secur-
| ing pledges of support from fifty-fve rep
resentatives, the workers claim.
Claim Made by Workers.
| Statements made by the workers who
are active in the campaign for the excise
measure are to the effect that these fifty
| five representatives have declared posi-
| lively they will work for and vote for the
| bill. The total membership of the House
| is, according to the last Congressional
Directory. 1893. but this number has been
| reduced somewhat by deaths and other
| causes. The House membership is not far
| from 800. however, and opponents OF the
excise bill smile when they point to the
difference between the number of claimed
supporters of the bill and the House
membership. To quote the utterance of
| representative from a dry district In
local option state: Let the Endeavorers
| rage and imagine a vain thing; the Jones'
Works bill isn't going to come before the
4 House al this session.
Appeal to the Ministers.
Letters were sent last night and today
| 10 every LiiliSttT tie DiSbitt, aShiio
cooperation with the Christian Endeav-
orers in the fight to get the excise bill
out of the House District committee and
| before the House for vote. Financial
I assistance was also asked of the churches
of the District, and officials of the union
declared today they expect prompt re-
sponses.
Another phase of the campaign has been
the mailing of thousands of postcards
bearing printed petitions for action on
| the bill. These cards have been sent
| broadcast throughout the District, and Of
| ficials of the union say they are being
| returned, signed. by hundreds. To-day
program includes an interview with House
Leader Underwood. and the officers of the
union express confidence that this inter
view will result in action, quick ana GER
| tain. The officers are at a loss TO eX-
plain the discrepancy between statements
| that Representative Fred jackson or
| Kansas has already introduced "A resolu-
ton to discharge the House District COM
mittee from further consideration of the
excise bill and the fact that such mo-
| ton by Mr.. Jackson or any other MEM
ber of the House cannot be found. They
declare the motion was prepared and
| placed on the clerk desk last Saturday
| afternoon a Representative Jackson says
he prepared the motion and filed II. No
such motion is i'm the files. and most
| 1iligent search has failed to locate il.
|