Evening star., 1921-08-07

argued by the opponents OF the iaS
that it Is no more harm for the poo
man to drink beer in public garde'
than for the rich one to drink wine
home. and that music, one Of the mos
elevating and refined enjoyments
loses none of its charms on the da.
set apart for worship and rest, "A
proved by the emulation among tn.
churches to secure the finest choirs
A convention of thirty German socie
ties met and adopted resolutions de
nouncing the Sunday laws as an en-
croachment upon idividual rights, In
compatible with the state Constitution
and the American idea Of personal lib
erty. Against this movement tn
evangelical churches held a larg
meeting last Thursday. which wa
also attended by a number Of promi
nent laymen. to take action agains
the proposed repeal of the sunda!
laws"
Judge Wylie of the District Suprem'
Court opened the hearing on the i'm.
provement bond injunc
Bond Issue tion August !. 1871
and after four days o,
GAJoAueu. arguments rendered
decision granting the injunction Th'
Star of August 4, 1871, prints th'
news of this briefly, noting the IA"
that the court held that the old deb
must be computed in the calculation
Of District Indebtedness and that the
bond issue would increase the tota
Indebtedness beyond the point per
mitted. The Star in its issue of mex
day, August 5, said:
Without presuming to criticise th'
judicial decision reached with such
suggestive promptness yesterday II
the famous injunction case. We think
the spirit which so bitterly and cause
lessly assailed the board of public
works and secured that mischievous
| result will be deplored by the popu-
lar voice, not of Washington city
alone. but of the country at large.
That the movement had its origin
, in political feeling no sane persor
can doubt an dno honest person car
deny. Whether this state of things
could or could not have been avoided
| by a more liberal course at the outsel
| on the part of those having the direc-
| tion of affairs, Il is needless now To
discuss. The result is the same. The
| fight has been made and the eagles OF
! victory hover for while over the
| standards of those who resist prog
ress, just as though their movement
| had it's foundation in the purest OF
i
solely in the interest of the public
| good.
| "Of course the case cannot rest here
What course the board tof public
| works) will pursue now We are no
! advised. But the work of improve
ment must go on by some authorit!
and under some regulation which will
accomplish the end in view and a
the same time keep within the lette
and intent of the law. A spirit whicl
opposes this is the baleful genius o
laborers without work of grass
grown streets. of vacant houses. .
declining population. of stagnatior
decay, and death.
LAS was well said by Mr.. Cook yes
friday. in response to misconceptio
on the part of the judge as to th
spirit in which the board will under
take to carry out their much neede
work. improvements must go on, b
the taxpayers, through the taxpayers
or over the taxpayers. If necessary
This is the true ground. Those VIII
favor it are the friends of Washing
ton; those who oppose it are tn
enemies. not of Washington. but o
the country at large. and the spiri
of the age, and they must be swep
! away.