Evening star., 1946-06-09
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Clubwomen Fight for D. C.. at Chicago
By Jesse G.. Suter
By Jesse 6. Suite,


the particular beverage licenses
has been suggested repeal of the prohb
which be officially
investigated
publication conservative
his advice the liquor trade and all times strict compliance with
publication he states weeks the
business
such group i'll the light OF the recent publicity given
told Alcoholic
Council the State of Wisconsin and that
incredible that there is no organization here representative Of all
and beer snd hard LIQUOR solicitors and
all classes of licenses 1t an industry without spokesman
greatly amplines
religious school and social units Of the District psope Could not
s to car me @ Of wno ma m
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the
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being the public interest because contrary to the expressed public
The District Commissioners he also dqualies for
is the public attitude on particular problem
council idea satisfactory
Columbia v's
for the inclusion in the amplhed council idea.
The only mta9 the num alcoholic beverage licenses
class AZ package selling kinds
limit 300 was fixed by the though the number
until regulation
to time the opinion that far too many
he dsdn have been Issued in other strongly the opinion
classes &C" retailers
An international aspect Of the LIQUOR problem
Ma nay % Ben M m
what he termed gung"
conferences HaD turn out to be lost week ends
protested they were not allowed to have
Dr. @ he hs 5 1a s ed e %
be the United Hunter College
was to set a private bar for the members"
time for esf sn he ee s s M s it tbs
United Nations would think patiently
successful working of this last hope of
two of our judges have called for focus of pub
Cubwomen Convention Asked Aid D. C. Representation
in Chicago including the
from e m The
possible to obtain the long sought the
people District Columbia The purpose Of these dele
by overwhelming majority VOTE One or two repre-
ns ] n will @ work the
COLUMBIA has consistently for
peculiar from parliamentary standpoint is rather
has resort the by bes bv The
always assumed to settle question the will
delegation attempt thwart the will of the
minority
par to make good fight supercal the prepared arguments
ays they may apply force against an
elective local
have no bearing on the pending proposal
What the District asking
Federation convention assembled
% BY M m ent aS
following amendment to the Constitution of the United States
bers elected by the people Of the District constituting
the Congress shall determine All legislation hereunder shall be
amendment and repeal"
This proposal would the
States through the Congress- seat the National
After the adoption by Congress ratification Legislatures
of the States the legislation
legislation all
would continue precisely before difference
after the voteless residents
of Columbia would NATIONAL American citizens have the
participation through
elected Senators Representatives
several States.
argument
on the District minority particular emphasis
Taft
citizens
District taken of the application of the
the Constitution that intended
representatives of all Of the
city and its being controlled parocha spirit
necessarily did not the
of the Nation this representative Nation"
This declaration President
the application the of the
reading OF the portion his quoted
that ut intended the representatives of all the
the country control this CITY, = ="
pending proposed
provide distinctly out the idea of control the District
the people the country unless the permanent residents of the
tct Columbia through their representatives the
Houses of Congress, permitted to participate.
Many regarding the Of the
the status of its residents held by people otherwise well informed
just do the facts entirely
the voting privilege States which they
ter OF the greater proportion residents who of