Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19
CITIZENS OPPOSE
RETURN0F SALOON
Varied Views on Liquor Con-
troll Presented to Fedora
ton Committee.
A meeting q the Special Liquor Con.

A meeting Of the Special Liquor Con.
troll Committee of the Federation OF
Citizens Association viii be called some
time this week to discuss what that
body's stand on liquor control problems
in the District shall be after the repeal
Of the eighteenth amendment. Repeal
Of itself win not wipe out the volstead
law here, but the coming Congress is re-
garded as certain to pass some sort Of
control legislation and the federation
wants to be prepared with a plan ac-
dents of the District.
In order to assure a complete study
and full opportunity for ali interested
to be heard. President James G. Yaden
at the November federation, meeting
appointed large committee, headed by
Henry !. Quinn, to gather and present
the facts for the federation's considera-
ton.
Four Associations Act,
Already four associations have turned
In resolutions on the subject. The
Mount Pleasant association wants its
territory kept free from liquor selling
establishments. According to a resolu-
ton, which 1t adopted, an area bounded
by Harvard and Sixteenth streets, Spring
Road and rock Greek Park would be
kept free from liquor establishments, no
matter what conditions were outside
of it.
The Piney Branch Citizens Associa-
ton arrived at something like the same
goal by q different journey. Although
no formal resolution was adopted, the
members generally agreed that the sale
OF liquor should be restricted, as far as
possible, to the downtown section, 50 as
10 leave the Piney Branch section with.
out liquor dispensaries.
"A resolution adopted by the Stanton
Park Citizens Association had no ter.
ritorial aspects, but proposed that there
De no bar rooms whatsoever in the Dis
trict that liquor be served only at tables
ana from the original bottles by walters
or mattresses, and that no liquor be kept
In the room where it is served.
Inc resolution also advised that all
places In which liquor was served be
Kept open IN fun view Of the street at
an Times, that the District or Federal
government should sell the liquors
wholesale In order to prevent profiteer-
be assessed as another effort to prevent
bootlegging.
Saloon Opposed.
The American University Park Citf-
zens Association adopted q resolution
opposing the return Of the saloon "or
anything that looked like It,"
Chairman Quinn of the COMMITTEES
SAD mat ne had no preconceived ideas
apoue what kind Of liquor LEGISLATION
sne Dlstrlct should have. He said that
ne nau peen talking to many persons
recently, IN an effort to sound out the
pubic sentiment, and that he was i'm
rrcS-ed with the frequency with which
suggestions were made for low rates OF
taxation on liquor.
he said that everybody seems anxious
70 avoid the return of bootle1efn1. and
many believe that low taxation Is one
OF the keys to the problem. High taxa
tion would be an announcement To
bootieggers to sell whisky ON which no
taxes had been paid, he said
Personally, do not drink." said Mr..
quinn, and I have not any very clearly
defined views as to whether we should
have State dispensaries, licensed dealers
or what not. Public opinion seems
definitely set against the return Of the
old conditions before prohibition. but
what new turn they should take do
not know. Several persons have sliQ.
gested to me that we should try to do
away with treating especially the
drink on the house.
Support for Pinchot Han.
When the committee meets we win
have before it several resolutions and
also o description Of the liquor control
plans recommended for Pennsylvania
by Gov. Clifford Pinchot, which have
met some support here"
Vice President Thomas e. Lodge, an
other member of the committee, who
formerly prosecuted liquor cases as .
attorney, said that he too favored
|llberahty and low taxes In tho new laws,
although he had no definite idea Of
what form they should take
The principal thing would like to
see,'' he said, sis law that Is not 80
rigid as to be unenforceable, and one
which would not drive the liquor busi-
ness up back alleys. That was the
trouble with prohibition. I would also
like to see taxes so low that there would
not be much profit in bootleg opera
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