The Washington times., 1913-02-25

drinkers. ..
1t would mean that instead of buying his liquor in
egalized place under the regulation Of the law the
drinker would go bnd-tigers and speakeasies-he
would become lawbreaker and deal with lawbreakers
Wherever prohibition has been enforced, illegal
places for the sale of liquor have sprung up.
As proof that the people of Washington do not want
the Jones' Works bill to go into effect give these
facts -.-.--
The Commissioners of the District made unfavor-
able report upon it.
! The Chamber of Commerce passed resolution
against the bill by large majority.
The Central Labor Union. representing $4,000 work.
ingmen passed resolution against any change in the
present laws.
United German Societies, representing $500 residents
and taxpayers passed resolutions opposing it.
A petition signed by $4,000 adults, residents OF the
District of Columbia presented to the Senate Com
mitee on the District Of Columbia, against similar
bill two years ago. which petition is still on file.
| THE MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION.
In its issue of February 22, The Times said:
''The Times believes it has given the Jones-Works
bill more careful study than anyone else. AS evi:
dence of this, The Times is prepared to point out
faults in the Jones-Works bill which are not in any
way referred to in the advertisement of the Mercan-
tile Association which were included in lhe
Times repeated statement that the measure con-
tanned some provisions which were unfair to the
LIQUOR interests and which should be amended.
BUT THE MAIN CONTENTION OF THE
MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION THAT THE
ZONES WORKS BILL MEANS PROHIBITION FOR
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, IT'S INTIMATION
THAT ONLY SEVEN SALOONS CAN BE LO-
GATED IN THE CITY UNDER THE RESTRlC-
TIONS WHICH THE JoNES-wORKS BILL PRO-
VIDES, is GROSSLY MISREPRESENTATIVE OF
THE FACTS AND AN ENTIRELY MISLEADING
STATEMENT OF THE INTENT OF THE BILL.
| There is the same misrepresentation in other
clauses of the advertisement is contained in that
clause which says This law shall be in full force
and effect after its passage when every member OF
the Mercantile Association who has read the bill
knows that provides for the reduction of the num-
Der Of saloons to not exceeding 800 BY NOVEM-
BER 1, 1914
There is tine same Misrepresentation in other
parts of the advertisement that clause which says
The Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution
against the bill BY large majority" when it is
generally known, was printed in The Times on
the day following the meeting, that this action of the
Chamber of Commerce was not representative of the
opinion of the majority of its members.
There is the same Misrepresentation in other parts
of the advertisement as is contained in the clause
which says: The Central Labor Union, represent
ing $4,000 workingmen, passed resolution against
any change in the present laws" when it is known
that various labor organizations criticised such
action on the part of the Central Labor Union and
when il is known that labor organizations as a.
eOila n
| liquor traffic.
There is the same Misrepresentation in other
parts of the advertisement there is in the clause
which would lead the public to believe that the Com
mssioners of the District we're unfavorable to any
excise legislation because they criticised has The
Times certain portions Of the Jones-Works measure
and offered in substitution therefor bill of their
own
There is no question that the JonesWorks bill
has faults Some of these faults The Times has
repeatedly pointed out. The Times has also repeat
edy sought to have those faults corrected by COM
promise between the conflicting interests, but it has
so far been unable to get any agreement the part
of the saloon keepers to any form of regulation other
than is provided by the present excise law. During
nearly year the liquor interests have kept the Jones'
Works bill imprisoned in the House District CON-
niittee According to the best information The
Times can obtain they are endeavoring to make
these same tactics successful in the Appropriations
Committee, with willingness to entirely defeat the
District appropriation bill, the public utilities
measure, and the anti-merger bill, if by so doing
they can avoid consideration and action the Jones'
Works bill