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

Submission Of the question OF pro-
hibition in the District to a 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 Q, with the
provision that women as well as 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.
filed by Chairman Charles Shreve. OF
the committee on finance and legisla-
tion, to which the Brightwool Park
Associations resolution calling for
the referendum had been submitted.
Views of Majority.
The majority report of the commit
tee, submitted by Jesse, G. Suter, op-
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:
1. Because there is no election ma
chnery in the District. and voting here
should be settled on general lines with
cut involving a particular issue,
.. Because. the committee believes, a
corruption fund" would be used by
the liquor interests of the whole coun-
try to defeat prohibition here. to the
detriment of the cause of enfranchising
the District, which the committee ia
Vors.
3. The sole effect of the referendum
would be to delay prohibition for the
District. as its result would not bind
Congress. and that body would stil
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 vote on
any question whatever by the people
Of the District, as an opening wedge to
general acknowledgements. 1t denounced
warnings against a corruption fund.
and stated that those who held vote IN
other jurisdictions must choose which
place they would participate in govern
ment.
The lineup OF the associations, on the
question was close throughout, a pro-
posal of reference TO committee for
separation of the liquor from the fran
chise question being defeated bv the
same vote of 10 TO 3 that adopted the
minority report. Delegate Garrett. OF
the Pinehurst Association. who signed
the majority report opposing the refer
gates The Rhode Island Avenue Asso-
iation did not vote.
How They Voted.
Otherwise the vote by associations
was as follows:
For minority report. favoring referen
dunn: BriRhtwood Park. Central CHEVY
Chase. Connecticut Avenue. East End
Suburban. West End. Lincoln Park,
can Institute of Architecture.
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
itlal cost OF $1,000 each and $4,000 q
year for their joint maintenance un-
der the supervision of the Board of
Education, and additional dental in
spectors with authority TO refer eX-
treme cases found ~ the schools to
the clinics, were advocated in a reso-
luton submitted by DIR. +. A. Bryant
for the West End Association. 1t
was adopted by the federation.
Other measures approved included
proposed changes in assessing street
improvements against abutting prop
erty, the providing of free text books
in the high schools, and extending
military training in the high schools
to include a summer camp and use
of rife ranges, with free uniforms
and equipment.