The Washington times., 1916-02-06
CITIZEN UNION
VOTE ON
DRY" ISSUE
Federation, by 10 to 9 Ballot,
Approves Submission Of Pro-
hibiti0n to Residents.

Submission Of the question OF pro-
hibition in the District to vote OF
the residents was approved by the
Federation OF Citizens Associations
last night. The matter went through
by the close vote OF 10 to 9, with the
provision that women as well a 9 men
be permitted to vote and that the
results of the referendum specifying
the date when prohibition should be-
come effective be filed with the Sec
retary of state.
The vote upheld the minority report
filed by Chairman Charles Shreve. q?
the committee or finance and leRisla-
tion, TO which the BrightwooL Iark
Associations resolution calling for
the referendum had been submitted.
Views of Majority.
The majority report OF the commit
tee, submitted by Jesse e. Suier OPP
posed the resolution on the ground
that the federation already had gone
on record favoring prohibition for The
District, and should not advocate a
referendum on the question for the
following reasons:
/. because there is no election ma
Chinery in the District. and voting her"
should be settled on general lines with
out involving "A particular issue.
= Because. the committee believes, a
"'corrIption fund" would b" used NV
try to defeat prohibition here. to tn"
dctriment of the cause of enfranchIslnG
the District which the comnitt"" Ia
NOrS
3 The sole effect of the referendum
would be to delay prohibition for the
District. as it's result would not bind
Congress. and that body would stu
have to decide the issue.
Opening Wedge to Vote.
The minority report. which was adopt
ed after more than two hours debate.
chiefly on the collateral issues took the
position that the federation should use
every opportunity for getting a vot" on
any question whatever by thn peop.e
OF the District. as an opening wedge to
general enfranchisemcut II denounced
warnings against Il corruption tund.
and stated that those who held vote J
other Jurisdictions must choose Whi'h
, place they would particIpat" in govern
| ment.
! The lineup Of the association on the
: uu, Stlon was close throughout. pro-
| posaI Of reference to committee for
! scnaration Of the liquor from the fran
\ chis" question being defeated bN the
sam" vote OF lo TO that adopted the
minority report. Delegate Garrett. OF
tine Pinchurst Association. who signed
the majority report opposing III" REFER
I endUm. was among five absent DELE
I gates The Rhode Island ANenu" Nss"-
! iarion did not vote.
How They Voted.
/ otherwise the vote hN associations
! was as follows.
For minority "eport. faVOrine r"f"rcn-
! dam. Brentwood Park. Central. Chevy
= Chase. Connecticut Avenue. East End
Suburban. West End, Lincoln Park.
Mid-City Southeast Washingtor Amert-
can Institute of Architecture.
Against minority report, opposing
, referendum: AnaCostia Northwest
! Suburban. RandIe Highlands. Park
View. Petworth. Washington Civic,
North Washington, Benning- kenil-
worth Chillum Castle Heights.
Two free dental clinics, at an in
itial cost OF 81 900 each and $4,000 q
Year for their joint maintenance un-
der the supervision of the Board or
F.ducaIioH. and additional dental in
Spcctors with authority tu refer en-
ihe Clinics. we're adyocated in a reso-
luton submitted by pr. r.. 4. Bryant
for the West End Association. II
was adopted by the federation.
other measures approved ncluled
proposed changes in assessing stree
improvements against ahutting prop
, erty, the providing of free text books
in the high schools. and extending
military training in the high school,
to include a summer camp and use
Of rife ranges, with free uniforms
and equipment.