New-York tribune., 1914-12-23
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
AMENDMENT REJECTED
Continued from page !

Pigs" Drink Cuts into Support Of
In his preliminary speech Mr.. Hob
son pointed dramatically 70 these piac-
ards, and they we're removed 10 the
lobby when he finished, as the anti
prohibition orators did not relsn
background Of printed arguments LOT
the other side. 49,,
Representative Gallivan. or Massa-
chusetts. filed a protest with the dooI-
keeper Of the House against the all-day
presence Of Mr.. Hobson's exhibits IN
the centre Of the chamber ana the va Ala-
hama prChibitionist agreed TO remove
the placards after his opening speech
Pepperv Five-Minute Speeches.
The debate opened with peppery .hye-
n,inute speeches on the adoption OF the
mile making the Hobson resolution
nrivileged. and il soon became apparent
That even members who are opposed
IN prohibition were willing 70 vote TOT
tho rule and for the consideration OF
the troublesome question. Accordingly
there was no roll call on the adoption
Of the rule.
II was during debate on the rule,
however. that the galleries, thronged
With white ribboners, became so dem
oustrative that Speaker Clark was
obliged TO forbid applause. Representa-
tive Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, had made
an impassioned temperance speech, and
was greeted with loud acclaim by the
crowded galleries when he finished. II
vas this applause which stirred SPEAK
er Clark.
"The chair desires to say" he quick
Is announced. that persons IN the gal
leries are here by courtesy OF the
House. The rules forbid expressions
Of approval or disspproval in the gal
leries. The House has serious work be-
fore il to-day, and this Is not "a show.
I shall have TO ask the galleries to
refrain from demonstrations
Occasionally thereafter there was a
ripple Of applause from gloycd feminine
hands. hut there were no turbulent
outbreaks such as marked the opening
minutes of the oratorical battle.
More than fifty speeches, long and
snort, were delivered to-day, and all
members had the privilege of extending
their views i'm the record. the chief
argument for the resolution was that
Of Representative Hobson, who swung
into his best oratorical stride as the
rule was adopted. For the opposition,
Mr.. Underwood, the majority leader
and Mr.. Mann, the minority leader
we're the hesdliners.
During his speech Mr.. Hobson. who
was recently defeated for the Sena-
torial nomination iu Alabama by Mr.
Underwood, looked At the majority
losder and said:
"It may be that ! am politically
dead. | shall not return TO the next
Congress. II may be that my political
life was destroyed by the liquor IN
tcrcsts. but ] do not hesitate TO say
that ! am not afraid Of political death.
would rather hold my head up and
fight like man though ! die hun
dred political deaths. ! would rather
do mans part in this struggle 10 cut
the milestone Of degeneracy from the
lcck Of humanity than 10 be United
States Senator from Alabama. And If
: know my own mind ! would rather do
that than be President of the United
States"
That whiskey is killing daily more
men I'M the United States than the war
is taking away I'm Europe was one OF
the statements emphasized by Mr.
Hobson, who said:
NtEG NUdlNN SHOW IiidN IIINNI D.
causing the bulk of crime, pauperIsm,
insanity and accidents. Liquor causes
premature death Of about 100000
Americans every year. Liquor cor
rupts elections. is responsible for tho
growing degenerate vote, blghts out
free institutions and brings about the
downfall Of republics. It seems ironi-
cal for men TO call upon liquor in the
name of liberty.
when the great war I'M Europe Is
over it will be found that the sum
total killed on the battlefelds for all
the nations will average about ! 800 a
day. Alcohol averages 1000 a day.
Liquor is more destructive i'm America
than universal war in Europe"
The keynote of Mr.. Underwood's
speech opposing the resolution and,
in fact, the keynote of practically all
the opposition speeches was states
rights.
81 believe in local option so far as
my own state is concerned said the
majority leader 81 believe that is the
best way TO enforce the law. My OBJ
lection to the pending amendment is
that 10 would rob the states Of their
jurisdiction over police matters and
local self-government and would CON
centrate power here at Washington
Retort by Adsmson.
Mr. Underwood asserted that boot
Logging was more prevalent i'm the pro-
hibition state of Georgia than i'm the
local option state Of Alabama. This
aroused Representative Adamson, Of
Georgia, who retorted that "if this con-
dition exists. it is because Georgia Is
trying honestly to enforce its prohibi-
tion law
This is not a question Of temper
ance. it is one Of education" continued
Mr.. Underwood. There is one way to
work this problem out, and that is by
education The one government with
out prohibition laws is Germany, but
there has been a greater growth in
temperance societies IN Germany than
IN this country, which has more pro-
hibition statutes than any land"
The minority leader, Mr. Mann,
sounded the warning that il would be
impossible TO enforce nationwide
prohibition law unless the federal gov
ernment intended TO 90 into the busi-
DOGS ANDDTVO,