The Washington herald., 1912-02-18

voted mother than TO see her boy losing
his manhood in drink; but, gentlemen,
do you believe that the passage Of such
a bill would prevent these excesses? I
say no, a thousand times no. II will
have a contrary effect Our husbands
and sons, IL morally weak. will seek and
find places convenient for the indulgence
OF this vice. Forbidden fruit tastes
doubly sweet. We. the wives and moth
ers OF respectable. hard-working hus-
bands and sons. have too much conf
dence in the moral stamina OF our be-
loved ones to desire the passage OF bills
| which viii curtail their personal liberty.
cast. a slur on their manhood, a doubt
on their will power, and question their
! Judgment. Our Lord Jesus INDUCED in
| wine and did not consider IL a sin, nor
did he preach against its use I can
not understand how any true and loyal
wife can advocate measure which Is
AGAINST the holiest right and privilege
OF man, the exercise OF his free will, So
long as he Injuries no one.
How About the TurIzs.
Il appeal to you. gentlemen. as an
anxious wife and mother, who knows
fully her responsibility. and who fears
that the passage of these bills will re-
duce the manhood OF husbands and sons,
In that, by command of law, they will
be forced to break laws in order TO Sc
cure those natural rights which our
Creator has bestowed upon every human
being and which Is beyond the function
OF the government to invade concluded
Mrs. Dornhoefer.
Who wants to be a Turkg'' asked
John Horn, OF Astoria, Greg; Of the sub
committee. in a speech opposing the
legislation. MrS Horn. who came all the
way from Oregon to voice his opposition
TO the pending legislation, had just told
the committee that Turkey was the only
civilized country in the world where the i
sale of liquor is prohibited.
There are plenty of women in Turkey,
but nothing to drink, so who wants to
be Turk demanded the oregonian.
Mr.. Horn said the Bible told of Noah
having been directed to plant a grape
vine and make wine from the grapes.
Senator Nelson. OF Minnesota, chairman
Of the committee. interrupted to sug-
gest that Noah didn't live or land on a
prohibition State. Mr.. Horn. who spoke
with a decided German accent, was
asked by Senator Nelson to address
himself to the subject before the COM |
mittee. He did this because a pre-
vious witness had digressed.
Veil, vat is der subjectg' asked Mr. |
Horn, amid laughter.
The protest of Mr.. Horn concluded a |
lively hearing. The subcommittee |
consists of Senators Nelson, Borah. OF |
Idaho, Dillingham; OF Vermont. Bacon |
Of Georgia, and Rayner OF Maryland. |
The 'prohis" and the "antis" each had /
an inning before the committee. The |
hearing was arranged primarily to give /
the 'antis" an opportunity to answer
the argumentS recently presented to
the committed by the 'prohf' force,
which was headed by Mrs. Mary Harris
Armor, the Georgia Cyclone" who
talked the Senators to a standstill in
her rapid-fire speech.
Sees Endless War.
Mrs. Carrie Fischer. of Maryland. told 4
the committee that the ladies of the Ger
alliance appeared ''as citi-
zens Of this great republic as the wives
OF our husbands. as the mothers Of our
sons, as the sisters of our brothers. and
as the defenders Of happy and peaceful
homes
DO you adversaTies realize that an
endless war will follow the measures they
advocate?" she asked. That war of all
gainst all will necessarily be the out |
come" -
Mrs. Henrietta Grunebaum. Of New
York, speaking in the name of thousands ,
II American women OF German birth or ,
descent in New York City. pleaded with ,
he committee not to sanction such legiG- !
alton. Il plead against the law TO pre- !
rent the importation Of whisky into ,
'ertain States" she said. 1T would be !
/ wrongful attack upon our households. | I
rhe law will rob a man OF a good friend /
"a glass OF beer or wine after a hard
lays work, to be enjoyed in his own :
rouse at his own table, amidst his own \
amily. -
Mrs Margaret Kermes. OF New York. c
poke against any Federal interference r
With the shipment OF liquor into dry" '
erritory. IWhy is only 1oquor men S
loned ! n the bills before you?' asked | a
he. 1T is a well-konwn fact that large '
umbers Of patent medicines are sold all (
ver the country which contain even u
more alcohol than liquor does, and are {
argely used in place Of intoxicating n
rinks by families in prohibition States. c
The declared they were more harmful d
han light wines and beer v
senator Nelson asked Representative n
Sartholdt TO enlighten hig as to any IL
Constitutional right conferred upon the
ltizen OF a wet State to do anything n
II n dry State. which the citizen of
ne dry State was himself prohibited
rom doing. He said that, in his opinion.
he constitution conferred no such right
pon any person. He seemed rather OIL
he opinion that the proposed legislation
nothing more than placing
he citizens Of wet and dry States on
he same footing as concerns traffIcing
n whiskey in dry" States. in
The particular Dill under consideration
y the subcommittee is a measure intro
uced by Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, which,
roposes to prevent the shipment of
-hiskey for Illegal sale into States thot
ave legally prohibited the sale. 1t does
OF, as Senator Bacon pointed out. pro-
ose to interfere with shipments Of
Thiskey into dry" States which are in fo
ended for personal use Il Is believed th